Best time to switch to Dish?

[logdog]

I still have 4 months left on my DirecTV contract but I'm thinking about biting the bullet and paying early termination to take advantage of an offer to switch back to Dish for a $500 gift card. I can't see the $500 offer being available much longer if the merger is eminent. I had planned to go back to Dish regardless because I miss the Hopper 3 functionality. Thoughts...

 

[CSM]

This DTV/Dish Network isn't eminent it will still take a year to get approved. Maybe even scrapped if the bond holders don't like the sweetened pot that DTV just gave them.