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Watching on Satellite
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Screen went dark when I selected a channel. Reset doesn't work
Tried to bring up a usual channel, 44. Screen went dark, remote stopped working. New batteries, resets, etc. Blue 'on' light now there, but TV message 'no signal, is it on'?
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Rewind issues
I'm still having issues with rewind on both live TV and recordings. It pixellates after you start watching again after going back. I've been having this issue since the update of the menu in August. My case management specialist said the issue has been escalated to engineering. &n
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Missing NBA league pass
I have bought NBA league pass through the NBA app and linked my direct tv account but I do not have any of the channels on my tv.
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Digital side channels
Why doesn’t Directv provide all the digital side channels available locally on over the air tv?
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channel 312 sound cutting out during programming
anyone else experiencing this? during commercial sound was fine and when programming returns, sound continuously cuts out. Now it's happening on commercials too. I reported to Directv. doesn't appear to be happening on any other channels. No issues last night, so far happening all
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How to fix pixelated locals
Over the last couple of days we have been trying to watch NBC Sunday Night Football and the World Series on Fox on our receiver in Charleston, SC, and the signal has been pixelated and had major artifacts continuously, and even occasional dropouts. This has never happened before as we have been cust
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FF playback
HI, I am considering switching from Xfinity. This question concerns Satellite service only. I record a lot of MLB games. I usually don't have time to watch a full 3 hour game, so I currently am able to go to the first FF speed on my xfinity remote ( between normal and 2x) and clearly watch e
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Error code
When I sign into my new TV I get code 8013 I don't know what that means all my other devices are working good
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We recorded the Packer game but the recording takes me to YouTube?
We set the dvr to record the Packer Game today 10.27.24 at noon on channel 6 Fox and the recording tells us to launch YouTube? Why can't we watch the game and why is it telling us to launch YouTube when we recorded it from channel 6?
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Can't watch programs
For five days, we keep getting the message that the receiver is having problems communicating with the Sat Dish. It's NOT what's wrong. What's wrong is that they are updating the software and instead of doing it in the middle of the night they do it during the day and during Prime Time viewing. This
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