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Watching on Satellite
Watch your favorite shows and channels on Satellite.
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DirecTV stream vs DirecTV satellite combined?
I decided to make the switch to streaming as it is $90 cheaper than satellite. I called to cancel satellite and they told me that DirecTV stream is included because I'm a legacy customer (40+ years). I thought the satellite and streaming service were different. The agent said I could keep the satell
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Replay button jumping too far back
Since the last update, when the replay button is pressed quickly several times, instead of jumping back 6 seconds per press, it jumps back to the last tick mark. This occurs with both recordings and live TV. I believe this is the only button with an issue. I’ve contacted DirecTV several times. They
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Is there a shortcut I can download onto my PC for DirecTV?
Just like I have shortcuts for Google, Microsoft Word, iTunes, etc, I'd like to have one for DirecTV on the home page of my PC.
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APPLYING FOR DIRECT TV
I am new. How do I apply for Direct tv and what kind of packages do you have? All I want is Netflix USA Lifetime And HLN
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Press to stream program from the beginning
This option has appeared recently. I appreciate the functionality for specific channel or program but if you go to settings, guide, dvr list, or any other screen, it appears and nothing will make it disappear
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Is Satellite consistent and reliable without internet?
Is Directv reliable without internet service? I currently use streaming services for various channels, and my internet service is disconnecting regularly. Over the last couple of years my internet service has degraded considerably, it takes about two hours to watch a 42 minute program since the inte
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ABC Sound Distorted
Why is the sound distorted on ABC during football games? I saw a comment from a previous post by someone else where it was recommended to make sure the audio on that channel is set to English Dolby Audio. I made sure that was set correctly (it was). What else can be done to correct this? All other c
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NBA league pass
I got the DIRECTV NBA league pass this year it lets me watch all games on my TV but the app after I sign in with TV provider I can only watch the nba tv channel
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Channel 659...SportsPak
This channel is in SportsPak, but is the only channel in that group that I can't recieve. Have done 3 restarts and refreshes and had Chat try for an hour. All to no avail. Others with SportsPak have said this channel is not working for them. Any other advice?
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Starz content locked
I have a subscription through DIRECTV for Starz. On the Starz app I can successfully use my TV Provider to login. I can watch some content but almost all movies have a padlock icon and it won't let me watch it. When I try to watch content with the padlock icon I get this message: So now Starz wants
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