Directv had a policy of allowing you buy the receiver, and then charge charge you an additional receiver fee for the second receiver up to eight. A few yrs ago they went to all leased receivers, with you paying a lease fee on the second receiver and any others.
You can buy a HD DVR only one model - HR Pro series 21 is for sale and not leased
http://www.2000networks.com/...p/directvhr21pro.htm As for the channels - no company cable or sat US or Canadian sells programming ala carte.
The smallest package Directv offers is the Family Package with local channels included for $29.99
http://www.directstartv.com/...l_choice_family.html This is my problem with satellite services $29.95 plus $10.00 for two extra receivers and I am paying $9.95 plus taxes more fore less than what I am getting from cable. Yes satellite is all digital but as I have said the digital and analog picture on my plasma tv looks pretty much the same . The only big difference is the HD on my local stations which I get free. I do not like my cable company but the way things are now I have few choices. Pay through the nose for sattelite service for 150 channels I will never watch or stick with my cable service. My wife watches many of the cable channels that are not offered on satellite services unless you pay $60.00 plus. I personaly woul rather go back to the antenna and not have to pay money to either cable or satellite.
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Why does DIRECT-TV keep jacking up their prices?
Does Direct TV actually own the satellites that they receive programming from? If they do then maybe that would answer my question? Why is all satellite tv service more expensive than my cable. I do not live in or near any large urban area which increases all pay tv costs. My cable is company is probably one of the least customer friendly in the country , Charter Cable. I would like to switch to a satellite provider but it would cost me another $40.00 a month to get the stations that I actually watch now. As of now I pay $40.00 a month and have 3 TVs connected. The expanded basic from Direct is $60.00 plus $10.00 fore 2 extra receivers. I do not need or want 3/4ths of the 200 stations that Direct TV wants to shove down my throat. No matter how much programming and other frills I still have to pay double what I am paying now to get decent programming from Direct TV. Even Direct's basic package would cost more fore much less programming than I have now. Also with my cable I can get my local stations in HD without a converter box. I have a plasma TV and the difference between digital and analog on the other stations is negligible so for me digital is not worth another $40.00 a month. 
Because they are GREEDY. Let take as much money from the public a possible. 
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