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Watching on Satellite
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Series manager List Gone
We had to get a new cable box as ours was having issues. I know the things that were already recorded would be lost but we also lost everything we set up in the Series Manager for future recordings. Is there anyway to get that back at all or will we need to re set up all the series recordings we had
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Is there any Special Music Package?
I was reading one of the random blogs and found a comprehensive list of music channels which seems to start from channel 800. Why I do not have these all music channels? Is there any special music package that needs to be subscribed to get all listed music channels?
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Channel 5
When will channel 5 be back? it has been out a looooong time & many of our favorite shows are on this channel. this negotiation seems to be taking a very long time. Why?
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Not Missing NBC
At first I was disappointed to see that NBC was missing due to contract issues. As time has passed I am finding that I am NOT missing NBC, replacing it with other sources, e.g., Peacock and NFL+ Premium. Hoping DIRECTV stays the course and negotiates for lower pricing. I do not want to see an increa
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International packages
Hello Community, Can you purchase an international package as a stand-alone service or is there a minimum package you have to order before adding on an international package?
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anime Vod
anime VOD channel quit receiving updates about a month ago. Now there are no titles listed, when I contacted the anime network they provided the following response. . Should we contact Directv ourselves? You certainly can do that, please tell them that AN has sent the content, but it hasn’t been upl
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Direct TV dish
I recently upgraded to a smart TV . Direct TV upgraded all my hardware equipment. Since than I get a sixty second delay when changing channels. Direct TV has changed out my Genie tower and internet box three times to no avail. The Direct tv techs that have come to my house ( four times )tell me its
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Intermittent closed captioning or Dtv subtitles
Both Dtv subtitles and closed captioning have become very intermittent when trying to watch programs. Sometimes it works, sometimes not. This has been happening for about 2 weeks or so.
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Msg NJ Devils Game Blurry
I am a satellite customer and the devils games on msg have been unwatchably blurry for the last few games. It does not have this problem on the directv stream or the msg app but does have issues on the satellite feed. The islanders game on msg 2 is crytal clear no blurry action at the same time. Thi
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