You can stop and start your service at your convenience and only pay for the days you use.
We have been using Pay-As-You-Go since Jan 2014 with a Tailgater antenna and a VIP211k receiver.
Here's how we do it:
1. To start using the service, we either call or open a chat on the web site.
2. To stop using the service, we either call or open a chat on the web site. If we have not used the full month, this holds our credit balance of the prorated unused days for the month.
E.G., suppose we have paid $80 in Jan and have used half a month. Our account will have a $40 credit balance. In Aug we have our account activated again. We will then pay $40 to activate a new month. At that time our credit balance is $80.
HTH;
John