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DIRECTV Equipment
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Suggestion for an improvement in the firmware for the DVR receiver box.
I have a suggestion for an improvement in the DVR equipment firmware. Sometimes I will inadvertently delete a recording that I had no intention in deleting. Currently, when I delete a recorded program, it is gone forever. I have deleted recorded programs by mistake, such as having a program highli
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My Zipcode somehow was changed on Screen, How Do I get it back To home zipcode
noticed today that the weather channel was giving me weather for the west coast... I am in FL. the zipcode some how was changed. How do I correct the zipcode on my receiver? when I look at the settings, it show's zero. on weather channel they have 90245. &nb
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From Samsung to Onn ROKU TV
I need to replace my Samsung TV that's on DirecTV with an Onn ROKU TV and still use DirecTV input. How do I do this? Technology has left me behind at 70
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Gemini C71K-400 Operating Temperature Too Hot Causing Reboot?
I have recently installed one Gemini which is connected to my Genie 2 HR-17 using a wired connection DECA-->Ethernet. It replaced a Genie client C61K-700. I have two other Genie clients. All the Genie clients have worked great. The new Gemini box will occasionally lose satellite con
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Pause/resume
I'm changing over from DISH to Directv. With DISH, I can be watching a movie, leave the movie to watch live tv, and then return to the place in the movie when I paused. This is a very valuable feature. So how do you do this action on Directv?
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upgrading my internet service, should I change DTV equipment?
I have DTV service with an HR44 and have been satisfied. I live in a remote location with poor over the air signals. Until now, my internet service was also satellite based (slow and expensive), and just recently was able to get Spectrum fiber optic service with solid 300 Mb/sec data. So, at the mo
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DIRECTV BANNER STUCK ON SCREEN
One of the receivers is stuck on the “DIRECTV” logo screen. It plays music in the background like elevator music but I can’t do anything else. And it won’t get off my screen so I can watch the channels
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Upgrage/Manage Equipment
I have been a DTV customer for over 10 years now; I have not logged in to my account in probably 3 or 4 years. In the past when I went to "My equipment & services" my DVR was listed along with my Genie Minis (I have 4). I do not see any of my equipment listed there now. Is there an
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Replacement dish and lnb will not get signal
I have been using a 18x20 oval dish with the 3lnb with older SD receivers. The setup worked fine until the dish was damaged and had to be replaced. I set up a new dish and lnb but now I cannot get signal on 101 and 119 satelites, 110 shows 98 percent signal strength. everything worked f
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Upgrade to same model receiver?
I received an email with details about a "self installation" to replace my existing receiver. A few days later the new box arrived and I installed it. What struck me as odd is it was the same model as the replacement and 5 years old. What's that all about? The annoying activation pro
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