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How to turn off Pause Ads

Sometimes I need to focus on something besides TV, so I hit the pause button. There have been ads that pop up when I hit the pause button. But this week I've noticed the ads now have motion. The TV screen is still alive and moving when I hit the pause button. How do I turn those off? We stream Direc

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Guide not recording a whole series

I have had World News Tonight on ABC for years. Within the last week it stopped recording the series. I never changed anything. I did find that instead of recording it in it's usual 5:30PM time slot it was recording at 9PM on some alternate channel or at midnight. I canceled all of the series. I tri

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How to stop gemini remote from turning on AV receiver

I have a gemini air device and a Samsung TV connected to a Denon AVR-X1000 AV receiver. I want the remote to turn on the Gemini Air device and the TV but not the AV receiver. But the remote insists on also turning on the AV receiver. Every attempt I have made to remove control of the AV receiver has

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Why can't I get directv on my samsung screen?

I have a samsung screen model UN65KS8000, why can't I get directv installed?

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Start from beginning

I called DirecTV about this annoying pop up. I was told that it was part of a new system update. This is unacceptable. Let's make our voices heard loud and clear. WE DON'T LIKE CHANGE WITHOUT INPUT!!!

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Never get the text one time code

Anybody else having trouble logging in when they ask you for the one time code and you never get it then you try to email it and it takes so long at times out then you’re locked out for 24 hours because you try too hard. I love to have two-step verification if it works, but this system is definitely

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Recording List & Guide Thumbnails Missing

I have 2 Gemini Air's and 2 Osprey boxes. They have been showing preview thumbnails for the guide and the library/recordings list up until about 1-week ago. Now, there are no thumbnails displayed, just blue boxes. You have to navigate to each "box" to see the name of the recording. I have tried: reb

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Program may not play if network congested

We have 3 TVs ,2 are samsung that we play direct tv via the sets browser. We have ac3rd Sony that plays via Amazon firestick. I get continual network congestion throughout the night and last nihhtvat 1am on the 2 Samsungs but not on the Sony. Just to add i have att 1 gig internet.

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DVR recordings

One of the biggest downsides in moving from satellite to streaming is the 9 month expiration on dvr recordings. Is there anyway Directv stream can have a “video vault” that would protect say 50 hours of recordings ?

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Paying extra for no ad versions of free streaming apps

How much longer will it take Directv to add this feature ? Xfinity already gives Disney/Hulu for free, and allows the user to pay an extra 8 per month for the ad free version.

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