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How to turn off Pause Ads
Sometimes I need to focus on something besides TV, so I hit the pause button. There have been ads that pop up when I hit the pause button. But this week I've noticed the ads now have motion. The TV screen is still alive and moving when I hit the pause button. How do I turn those off? We stream Direc
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Guide not recording a whole series
I have had World News Tonight on ABC for years. Within the last week it stopped recording the series. I never changed anything. I did find that instead of recording it in it's usual 5:30PM time slot it was recording at 9PM on some alternate channel or at midnight. I canceled all of the series. I tri
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Start from beginning
I called DirecTV about this annoying pop up. I was told that it was part of a new system update. This is unacceptable. Let's make our voices heard loud and clear. WE DON'T LIKE CHANGE WITHOUT INPUT!!!
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Recording List & Guide Thumbnails Missing
I have 2 Gemini Air's and 2 Osprey boxes. They have been showing preview thumbnails for the guide and the library/recordings list up until about 1-week ago. Now, there are no thumbnails displayed, just blue boxes. You have to navigate to each "box" to see the name of the recording. I have tried: reb
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Program may not play if network congested
We have 3 TVs ,2 are samsung that we play direct tv via the sets browser. We have ac3rd Sony that plays via Amazon firestick. I get continual network congestion throughout the night and last nihhtvat 1am on the 2 Samsungs but not on the Sony. Just to add i have att 1 gig internet.
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DVR recordings
One of the biggest downsides in moving from satellite to streaming is the 9 month expiration on dvr recordings. Is there anyway Directv stream can have a “video vault” that would protect say 50 hours of recordings ?
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Paying extra for no ad versions of free streaming apps
How much longer will it take Directv to add this feature ? Xfinity already gives Disney/Hulu for free, and allows the user to pay an extra 8 per month for the ad free version.
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Too Many Streams
I only use DStream at my home location, but have gotten a Too Many Streams error message a few times. We are supposed to be allowed 20 except for a few channels. Each time it happens there has only been one other device streaming. Each time I have had to reset my home location to continue. You are o
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Please add Add Free Disney+ Hulu option.
Hello, When I signed up for direct tv last week, the rep confirmed the disney+ hulu package would be add free, I cancelled my paid for 20 dollar a month subscription and just found out the package through direct tv was the "With Ads" package, please allow DirectTV Stream users to choose an add free
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Local channels 0n only one tv
I cannot get any local channels on one of my tv’s. My zip code is 34983. I tried pushing the red button and also resetting. Still not working.
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