All in all a no-go. I went to the directv web site to turn sunday ticket on, and it says I already have it, even though I canceled it last month. The only button there is to cancel, and when I hit that it says I have to call to cancel.
So I called and said "cancel service" at the voice prompt. Got a nice guy, explained the array of problems that I'm having with the dvr's, that I've been a customer for most of the last 15 years, that I just got a promo from comcast offering me cable internet and digital tv for less than my internet service costs, and that the main reason why I'm still with directv is because of the nfl sunday ticket. I explained that I'd seen a lot of people, some of them customers for a lot less time than me, reporting on the internet that they're receiving the sunday ticket with a $20/month 6 month credit, and that considering my length of time as a customer I felt I should qualify for the deal.
The guy flat out assured me that there is no such promotion, and that anyone who said they've gotten it simply isnt telling the truth. I explained that without the sunday ticket, there wasnt any reason why I shouldnt just buy a couple of tivo's and use the cable tv that was already coming into my house. "Okay!", and he was ready to set a disconnection date.
So I guess its time to go get the tivo's and get them set up with cablecards.