Hi JT,
You need to decide what is important to you. No sat at jome I assume your a cable kind of person? Have you considered switching to sat tv? If you have no desire to switch at home then Dish pay as you go is your best choice. If you were to go sat for home, then you need to decide what is important to you. Direct has the best sports packages. Other than that its a toss up. Cost after the first year will be about equal for either. As for antenna, Dish you can get one of the portable domes, or go with either and use a standard tripod mounted open faced dish. What ever you choose a automatic roof top is a poor choice here in the PNW. Trees will hinder or prevent reception.