Ditto what Wayne said. And with Direct TV, set up is easy. Receiver will walk you through the set up, and you simply plug in the local zip code and bingo, you have the azimuth and elevation. Rough in the dish setting and then there is a signal meter as part of the setup process with an audible tone which makes it easy to align; as you slowly adjust the dish, the meter will beep, faster it beeps, better the signal. Once you get the hang of it, easy. Once I have my dish set up and have aligned the azimuth and elevation based on zip code input, takes me five minutes (Non-HD) to get a good signal. I listen to the Beep through the window while the wife reads off the meter readings. Once I hit 90 or so, tighten up and relax. In answer to your other question, with Direct TV, you sign a contract and are billed monthly based on what channel options you choose.
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