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Thank you, I appreciate the response, and was really afraid of that answer since we loose all recordings and have to re-enter all the series we record. Huge bummer.

So I went to schedule and appointment on line which took me to the Troubleshoot & Resolve page which says:

Looks like there may be an issue with your receiver, that may interrupt your ability to watch TV. We're aware of the problem and hope to have it fixed soon. We can let you know when we've fixed the problem with the method of contact below.

Should I believe this and just wait?

@litzdog911 AT&T agreed that the Genie must be going bad, so they replaced it yesterday. Then this morning we get the same error and I have to reset the Genie! This really (Edited per community guidelines) since we lost all our recordings and scheduled recordings for nothing.

I also noticed that you listed 4 different Mini Genie Clients, which is more than the HR54 can support at one time. Each Client takes a tuner away from the Genie, but it only has 3 to spare as it keeps the other 2 to itself for Picture in Picture (PiP). So though the Genie can pair with 8, only 3 at most can be used simultaneously.

When you next have a free upgrade, replace one of the Minis with an HDDVR. That way you gain 2 tuners and 500GB recording space of its own. Allows all TVs to be in use and you don't have all your eggs in one basket, which is a more capable and reliable setup. No difference in monthly cost between Client and HDDVR (or even HD non-DVR).

I really wish they didn't allow the Genie to pair with more than it can use, but I understand there are select instances where it is ok (such as having one in a workshop or exercise room where you don't end up with the chance of all TVs in use at the same time).

We have been using this for a long time and never had this issue, and as I said, I get a different error when to many mini's are are trying to access the Genie. Two of the genies are in guest rooms and are rarely used, and have not been used since after the DirecTV tech left yesterday. I don't want the extra hassle of another DVR. It also doesn't explain why on the Whole-Home Settings -> Manage Clients -> Network Details Page it says "Not Available" for the one that is currently having the issue, and "Not Connected" for the two that haven't been used, and "Wired" for the one that was used last night.

That should not change the answer.

HDDVR and HD non-DVRs are receivers, not Clients.

Mini Genies are Clients, meaning they are an extension of the Genie. The number of Clients active on the account is what sends info the Genie telling it how many it can be paired (authorized) with.

DirecTV has no way to know what is plugged in as the satellite transmission is one-way. So they can only see what is active/authorized on the account.