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Rusted Bolts

some of the bolts on my dish istallation are rusting.  aside from the obvious - replace them.  what's the best way to prevent against this or is it even necessary.

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What about using a TiVo roamio or bolt with an antenna only, along with a genie? Will that work?

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Directv TiVo box

Hi I would like to know what is the latest directv TiVo model that can hook up to a system with a genie dvr I know whole home won’t work along with other things I just want to watch tv and record on the TiVo if the TiVo doesn’t work what is the oldest HD dvr that will work preferably one with the ol

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DirecTV does not distribute Tivo Bolt products. Are you sure the offer is coming from DirecTV? More details, please. 

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Taping on 2 TVs

What equipment from DTV do I need to be able to tape on 2 tvs?

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Wind Gusts

What is the sustainable wind gust for standard HD dish size. 4 bolt to roof with 2 stabilizer arms(2 bolts each)

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Slim Line Antenna Mount

I am in the process of a new home build. I intend to purchase the DirectTV Whole Home DVR + HD service. From the forum it appears I will receive the SWM slim line antenna. The house will have a tile roof. I want to build a custom antenna mount on the roof that is easily accessible for installation a

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You can remove the bolt holding the mast to the mounting plate and remove the dish and leave the mounting plate attached.

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Direct TV satellite installed on my property with out my approval or ordering of any Direct TV service. How do I get this equip removed?

How do I have a Direct TV satellite removed from my property that was not ordered by me? I have had COX as my provider since 2013. I have received no support through customer service.  The say they are not able to assist me because I do not have an acct.

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I know you did mention that you had uninstalled and reinstalled the application itself, have you tried clearing the app data? Sometimes your phone will still keep data caches and files from previously used apps. Is it happening on multiple devices or

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U verse app not working

Over the past week my u verse app on my iPhone 6 is saying "u-verse mobile service is temporarily unavailable". It worked for about a week after I originally signed up for AT&T but now it continues to give me this error message (900). Any suggestions? I have uninstalled the app, restarted my pho

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By the way, the problem I was having with satellite reception switching over to streaming was due to a broken bolt in the vertical mast that supports the dish. Depending on wind direction, mast would become non-vertical.

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Satellite reception problem with Channel 256 - Turner Classic Movies

Since about last Thursday, I've been having reception problems with Channel 256 (Turner Classic Movies). Currently, during live broadcast the Audio / Video is out of sync. When I DVR-record the same film (or rewind DVR on current broadcast), video will skip forward few seconds, pixellate and will

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OOH, I HATE when this happens. Upon further review, it looks like the new bracket will fit on the existing fine-tuning head.  I was looking for three bolt holes, but I think there are three slots for skew adjustment instead. (The fine-tune head

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Does Slotted Reflector Work on Old-Style Tilt/Pan head?

I have DirecTV at home and in my RV. Both use Slimline reflectors.  The RV has a Travel'r on the roof, and I carry a tripod for use when there is a problem with line-of-sight from the rooftop. (I use the AT&T/DirecTV technician's meter for tripod use.)  I accidentally damaged the refl

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Post mount

Jus a few quick questions. What are the dimensions of the dish mounting brackets? Will the mounting bracket of the dish be able to be bolted onto a 4x4 post? Or, will the post be too narrow? If so, I'm thinking I could bolt a piece of a 2"x8" board to the 4x4. Thanks in advance!

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Yes, the suffix S indicates a SWM dish which requires a power inserter. The monopoles are a must and should be installed at right angles with the base in such a position so the lag bolt will catch a underlying structural member.  They should be

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lnbs and monop[ole installation

i have a SL5SNR04 LNB and a h24 receiver do i need a P1-21 power inserter too. what the best way to set up the monopoles to avoid wind problems? thanksMarta

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That’s okay—I have a bolt and roamio with 4 tuners each and they both use antennas. Directv is supposed to come soon throughout my apartment building and if I can continue to use both tivos as well as their genie, that’s fine.  I can switch bet

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Directv TiVo box

Hi I would like to know what is the latest directv TiVo model that can hook up to a system with a genie dvr I know whole home won’t work along with other things I just want to watch tv and record on the TiVo if the TiVo doesn’t work what is the oldest HD dvr that will work preferably one with the ol

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Just like what the first user said Outdoor isnt included in the Ultimate package. I suggest you check the channel lineup online. It couldve been a free preview or a complementary channel (those ended recently) You could have Outdoor channel back by:

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Missing channels

We signed up for the ultimate package partly because it had the Outdoor Channel. We had it at first, but now it’s gone, and we’ve only had our direct tv service for six weeks. I haven’t changed the package, and we were not notified that it would be taken away. My husband is upset. Does this type of

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The service tech came out today.  He was great and took care of my problems.  He replaced the HD/DVR for me and corrected some problems from the original installation.  Turns out when my dish was installed the tech didn't tighten down the cables to t

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Playback freezing

We have two HR22/100 Directv HDDVRs. One of them is having an issue with freezing when playing back a recorded program. When it freezes up it may take 5 seconds or 5 minutes to restart. And the receive will not respond to commands from the remote when frozen. But remembers does after playback starts

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The Slimline dish has 2 dithering knobs for fine tuning. The 2 lock down bolts on the Elevation and also the 2 for the azimuth should be loose. To keep the dish from tilting forward the bolt that holds the elevation dithering knob needs to be tighted

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RV with SLdish model: AU9-SL3

I have Slimline 3 (AU9-SL3) that does not require the power insertion. It feeds an HD DVR and a HD receiver. Using the B Band converters. It is on a heavy duty tripod. I have set this sucker up a dozen times with no hassle at all in other locales. My bride, of several decades, yells the sig strength

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You are really ignorant and I am done with you. I have had a tivo for 20 years and the last five years they have had 6 tuners and you choose which channel each tuner is on and they buffer 45 minutes so you can rewind then forward. Do u know what goog

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Pause, rewind, forward live tv

I just got the Directv Stream service. Have tried it out on my firestick app and my samsung tv app. I can't seem to figure out how to rewind and forward live tv. I can pause live tv but nothing else. Also, with cable I get my local forecast on the Weather Channel. But on the DtvStream weather ch

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