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  • lease fee on replacement unit?

    My old RCA DirecTV Tivo unit died recently, bought a higher capacity unit from Weaknees, but now they are charging me a 'lease fee' for the replacement unit.
    I also have another receiver in a bedroom (which is the additional $4.99 as usual). I thought since this was a replacement unit it should be part of the original contract. Original and replacement units were non HD.

    my reply from DirecTv:

    "Just so you know, most DIRECTV equipment offers, even through retailers, are for leased equipment only. ...Equipment costs can be sizable and we believe leasing provides an affordable alternative to get the advanced products you need. "

    Anyone have a similar experience?

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    The economics and the monthly billing are the same whether it's leased or owned. With an owned receiver, it is called a $4.99 'mirroring fee'...the only way to get rid of the charge is to cancel all units except this one. DIRECTV charges $5 for each access card after the first.

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