It needs to be used for a day or two in india becoz thats the only way it can be activated.The techs will come and install everything including the small dish and conect to the TV,U need to call the customer service for activation (usually they do it).then make advance pament for as many months as u want and whichever packages,once that is active, disconnect the settop box and bring it in ur luggage. Here u need a much larger dish to get the signals. Its illegal to take out of india, just dont try to call customer care from here u will get disconnected..abe