Can I keep my Directv rec. when I leave Directv?

[dfecarter]

In all likelihood in a month or so I will be switching from Directv to Uverse. Have been a Directv customer for about 5 years. I have three receivers. My HDDVR HR24 I pd. $199 for about 2 years ago. Can't remember if I bought it from the Directv website or an independent on line retailer but obviously I activated it through Directv. I also have an HR22 and an Hr20 I believe.
Am I entitled to keep any of them? I suspect the answer is no but can't recall the rule on the boxes.
Thanks...

 

[Claude Greiner]

More than likely everything you got is leased and needs to be returned.

 

[Hutch1814]

In all likelihood in a month or so I will be switching from Directv to Uverse. Have been a Directv customer for about 5 years. I have three receivers. My HDDVR HR24 I pd. $199 for about 2 years ago. Can't remember if I bought it from the Directv website or an independent on line retailer but obviously I activated it through Directv. I also have an HR22 and an Hr20 I believe.
Am I entitled to keep any of them? I suspect the answer is no but can't recall the rule on the boxes.
Thanks...

Call and ask them to check the RID#'s and that'll tell you but like Claude said, more then likely everything gets returned. $199 for an owned box is highly unlikely.

 

[gtafun]

In all likelihood in a month or so I will be switching from Directv to Uverse. Have been a Directv customer for about 5 years. I have three receivers. My HDDVR HR24 I pd. $199 for about 2 years ago. Can't remember if I bought it from the Directv website or an independent on line retailer but obviously I activated it through Directv. I also have an HR22 and an Hr20 I believe.
Am I entitled to keep any of them? I suspect the answer is no but can't recall the rule on the boxes.
Thanks...

If you paid $199 for an hd dvr then it is leased, owned equipment cost more than $300, another way to know is if they put you in a commitment if im correct

 

[dfecarter]

Thanks for input...yeah I have a fuzzy recollection that I may have asked them about the HR24 and they answered something like well it's work $600.
As far as my commitment goes, it's up in August but can get out of it now at a rate of $20 per month. Maybe I'll luck out and they'll waive the last 2 month, yeah right.
I once got out of a Dishnetwork commitment by emailing some exec. - if anyone has an email for Directv I'll take it

 

[markfp-1]

If you're leaving them as a customer, I don't see any reason they'd want to waive the fee. What's in it for them?

 

[dfecarter]

Nothing, other than to make my final exchange with them more favorable in hopes that I'll return someday. Well I'll be calling in a few weeks to cancel service and will get my questions answered then.

 

[brooklyndude]

Hi, I just closed my DTV account after 6 years. My building finally got FIOS. What a picture and lightning fast internet. And at least $60 per month cheaper. I was told to return my HD-DVR and HD non-DVR receivers when they send a box for them. Also was told to keep the standard box and the HD dish. I took the dish apart and threw it out.

Not gonna miss the weather related problems. The only thing I'll miss is Sunday Ticket.