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Live TV won’t start after pause

I paused my live tv for a few minutes and then hit Play and then FF a couple times to get to the current live time of the program. But, when the progress scroll bar at the bottom of my screen gets to the current time, the program freezes. It never restarts on its own. Hitting Play doesn’t do anythin

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New Genie 2 HS 17

Replaced a failed Genie 2 HS17. Went through all the proper steps. Trouble now is reconnecting the 2 wireless clients. The wired clients come up just fine. Restarted clients, restarted Genie 2, checked that Genie 2 is alive on my local network, etc. Error code is 615 (Lost Video Connection).. Any cl

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Ethernet Connection Detected message

How do I stop this annoying message? I have good satellite reception and don’t want the unsolicited ethernet connection message followed by “streaming may take a few minutes”

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Arcam receiver and RC73

Does anyone know how to pair Arcam AVR31 receiver and RC73 remote? Arcam is not in Directv database, and none to the Google lookup codes listed will work. A few years ago I was able to get partial functionality, (volume control only), but now nothing works. Spent hours on phone with tech support to

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NBA league pass and New Orleans Pelicans team broadcast

I can't see any of the New Orleans Pelicans broadcast as an option in the Houston area market through my league pass subscription. My only viewing option to watch is through the team they are playing's broadcast. My son's in L.A.'s NBA League Pass on YouTube Tv provides him with both options.

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Gemini Remote Should Not Have Been Released Yet

Gemini is still in Beta testing although DirecTV doesn't acknowledge it. It fails at most tasks: While marketed as "control all your devices with one remote," it does not control many functions on a Samsung TV like apps and inputs. Control of apps is inconsistent and the apps lose track of what show

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broken email billing

For close to 3 yrs I have been forced to wage an all out war just so I can pay my bill. ATT keeps saying they don't own Directv anymore. That is a lie of course. Why else would ALL the bills come from ATT and the checks are made out to ATT but then when there's a problem it's all about Directv. In o

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Gemini (sat) keeps crashing

I have 3 Gemini receivers. All of a sudden the one in my family room after about 6 hours, crashes, screen goes blank, but Gemini and TV are still powered on. Picture comes back, repeats itself time and time again. Call the dedicated Gemini line, and they are sending me a new receiver. In the meanwhi

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watch shows recorded on HR20-44

Can I watch shows recorded on HR20-44 DVR without Satellite hooked up? In other words can I take my DVR with me camping and watch the shows we recorded. We will NOT have satelite service or a dish even hooked up. Thanks

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Genie 2 Replacement

After 6 years, Genie 2 starting to give problems (aborted recordings, occasional pixelation, etc. Dish reception is very good via test. I can pick one up on eBay pretty cheap. I have no problems with installation knowledge. Any precautions I should take, is this a good idea? Thank you.

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