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Thursday, April 28th, 2022

Internet connection required

About every 3 minutes I keep getting a message at the bottom of the screen saying "This feature requires internet connection- Connect Now /Connect later". I don't have internet and have never had this message pop up before. I have to continuously select "connect later" for the message to go away.

EDIT: I did reset the box and it quit giving me that message for one day but started again.

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4 years ago

What box?

If Mini Genie Client, did you reset the Genie before resetting the Mini?

Does this happen on others or just this one?

I would check the remote in case it is transmitting in error (stuck button, worn out, low batteries, etc.).

If you only did a red button reset, I would consider at this point unplugging power for a minute. That can clear any cached memory that may be causing the issue. If this is a


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