Ahh, Ok, that makes sense of owning one if they will only lease 2.Dish will only lease two Hoppers. So I have no choice but to purchase the other two. Same situation when I had 722s, lease two and I had to buy two. I have read in this Forum someplace that owning your own you can get out of the 2 year contract thing.
If I could reduce my fees ($7 per TV) by owning vs leasing the equipment, I would purchase my equipment in a heart beat, but since the fees are the same no matter if you own it or not, none of it makes sense.