3 years ago I had Dish & when I cancelled it all they wanted was for me to mail back the box & told me to just leave the satelite dish in place. It was on a pole & last week I had Direct TV installed. They put it on another pole in a different spot because of having to locate 5 satelites. I didn't have to pay anything extra for it. Just thought I'd let you know. I'm having some video issues & have them coming back out on Friday. I'll ask the guy about your situation too.