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Confused about DirecTV Hardware Choice
I'm interested in ordering DirecTV satellite service. I prefer that over the streaming service, because I already have a DirecTV dish on my roof (service with that dish ended in 2019). I'm confused, however, about the choice of hardware available: Gemini Receiver or Standard DirecTV Receiver. My un
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alexa interface to genie H44-500 receiver
I've tried several alexa-compatible universal remotes, and nothing seems to pair adequately with the Genie H44-500 receiver I have. The receiver isn't on the pairing list for the remote, and attempting to program the device using my RC73 remote fails on more than half the buttons, including critical
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Using an HR54-700 with DirecTV Sreaming
I recently dropped U-Verse and replaced it with DirecTV Streaming. My LG Smart TV will not allow the DTV app to load. AT&T advised that I needed to rent a 'box' for $5/month extra. I have an HR54-700 from a prior DTV subscription. Can I use it to connect to the net and sent the DTV Streaming s
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How do I change recording settings from record all channels
When recording tv series I get showings from all channels rather than just the current showing. How do I set up series manager to only record the current upcoming show instead of all the shows repeating on all channels.
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how do i get upgrade for sports
have basis cable thru my apt building but want to watch sports
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Hot HDMI arc /unit into TV
Why is my HDMI unit that plugs into my 2 TV's get so HOT! One is hotter than than other? Also my TV's BOTH #! Freeze , #2 Sometimes blurry doing sports , #3 changes channels & #4 search intermittently mostly during after 8pm? I checked internet today & I have 32.15 Mbps. I see
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Remote not working
Sometimes the remote will arrow down the lists but most of the time it doesn’t work. I tried taking the back off to replace batteries. Problem with that! I cannot get it off. Anyone have a hint for that?
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Genie deleting all saved episodes of a program when I'm only deleting a few of the episodes
This problem started happening about two or three weeks ago. At first I noticed all of the episodes of a program that I had saved had disappeared. I thought maybe I was careless in how I deleted the newly recorded episodes of that program that I didn't want to save. But then I noticed it happened ag
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