No
No native setting on E* DVR's.
I have D* & I keep my two HD DVR's on "Native". Is there a "Native" setting for E* boxes also? I'm fortunate in that I don't have many bills & I'm not in debt,so I thought about adding E* to my household also along with D*(as soon as I clear some trees from my back yard that would block signals to E*). To womboughjj,check out habu.tv. It's an IPTV service for American TV overseas. I know it doesn't help your situation stateside,but It could give you more to watch than AFN Freedom(assuming that you are going to the Middle East or Afghanistan).
No native setting on E* DVR's.