Bell is happy enough that you are actually paying your bill, that they will never bother you about it.
Not quite true. Bell have an entire department, "Signal verification" that call paying Customers and hasle them about receivers on their accounts.
If you have 3 or more receivers, you will be on the list of Customers to call, now with 1.6 million Customers, it could be a while before they call you but your ARE on that list.
When they call, they will want information off EVERY active receiver on your account, if you CANNOT provide this info, they can and do, deactivate any receivers that you cannot provide information from. They will want you to go the the TV connected to the Receiver and punch in MENU, 6, 1, 3, this gets you to the 'system info' screen, they will then request the details contained alongside the "Location ID". They can change this at a moments notice. Without access to this info, they can deactivate the box.
Now, as stated before, unless a phone line is connected, Bell do not know where the receiver is, period but if you have them in multiple locations, just be aware.
As for a Cottage, etc, the official line is that only 1 location can be active at any one time, so you are expected to call Bell and tell them you are going to the Cottage, so they can disable receivers at your house, then as you head home, you are once again expected to call and have the House receivers activated and the Cottage one deactivated. What a crock......
Just get a second Dish, try to use the same setup as at your main location, otherwise you will need to run a "Check Switch" every time you move a receiver.