.It's not going to worth it to use those receivers. The access cards are active on your friends account and they can not be switched to yours. A new access card will cost you about $30 each. A service call to install 2 more boxes will cost you about ...
Nakamichi Dragon... ah a trip down memory lane, i still remmeber the button layout vividly, from staring into the audio shop window... ah but then i remember that price tag too... they were extremely good stuff. still are.. they have shifted thier ef...
what a inane question, why don't you ask them why they charge for what.