here's a good idea....get a satellite, i have directTV, order extra receivers for "other rooms" (free at install, extra cost to upgrade). Get a few friends to use those "other room" receivers in their house/appt (extra old dishes are very easy to acquire i got my 2 free, 1 is HD) they can't tell if the receivers are on one or 3 dishes as long as you don't plug in a phone or cat5/6 into the receivers.... split the bill, win win.... 200+ channels with lots of HD for 30 bucks a mth each