Take Dish Network for a test drive

So..um...curous if the grass is greener is on the other side. Dish Network is allowing new customers to test drive their services for up to 30 days. Normally this is 14 days (I have used this) but their is one small catch. You have to sign an 18 month contract before the trial begins, but other then that, this is a nice offer for some people. Dish Network does offer the most high-def programming anywhere and is available nationwide....not that HDBeat is favoring any service over another...*cough*