I have until recently been with DirectTV for over 8 years. A few months ago one of my receivers went 'out' and I went to Best Buy to purchase another one. Thankfully a very young sales rep. informed me that even though I am purchasing a new receiver, I don't OWN it, I am only purchasing it at a discounted rate and that when I call DirectTV to activate the new card I will be re-committing myself to a new 24 month contract, (think cell phone services). Well, luckily my parents had kept their old receiver so I switched out with... read full review »