My wife and I are getting ready to dump cable.. Comcrap wanting us to get a new box, however with Dish, their DVR is just a minor fee one time fee and a few dollars extra.. One more reason to dump Comcrap..
Comcrap keeps trying to get me to come back; I'm more concerned with trying to get my hands on a Canadian (BEV/SC) system to go with my DirecTV.
I've been on Dish Network for over 3 years. The Receiver/DVR combo is awesome. Sure, you pay up front for the DVR, but there isn't an additional charge for the DVR like TiVo. When I do my "dish move" next year I'm going to get their "super-duper-woohoo!" Receiver/DVR. Records two channels at once, watch one while viewing another, Pic in Pic, 100 hours recording time (might be more than that since I checked)
I wish Direct TV would do the same thing so I could get the NFL package...but that would be my only reason to switch from Dish Network.
You'll love being on the Dish.