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Funky remote function
My remote for Uverse TV doesn't work properly. I often have to press key repeatedly before it responds, and it seems to be way too sensitive to being aimed exactly. Yes, I have replaced the battery. What might be wrong?
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U-verse TV Equipment
Why does tv service go down every single night?
Every single night our programs are interrupted and we have to "reboot" the entire cable box multiple times and jump through all the monkey tricks to no evail. This is getting old.
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U-verse TV Account
I have some judder correction enabled already in the Samsung settings... I can play around with that, but since no other app does this, I don't really feel like it is the correct long-term solution. Something funky is going on with the stream.
Jutter / Frame Rate issue.
Just got DirecTV Stream and am having an issue. When ever I use the DTV Stream Box and tune to a channel, say ESPN, or MLB or Fox News, if there are any graphics scrolling across the bottom of the screen, they are juddering, after about 10-11 seconds, it clears up, the scroll is nice and smooth and
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LUDWICK577 above, gave GREAT advice! It was simple & fixed both my Samsung TVs. HERE IT IS: Do you have HDMI CEC enabled in the Samsung TV settings? It's called Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) in the tv settings-in external device. I keep mine disable
Remote turns TV off and then on again
When I use my DIRECTV Stream remote to turn my Samsung TV off, within seconds it turns back on again. How do I fix this?
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I TRIED TO HAVE DIRECTV SEND ME ONE AND THEY REFUSED ANDWANTED TO HAVE SOMEONE INSTALL IT FOR ME!I USED TO INSTALL DISHES AND RECEIVERS BACK IN THE DAYWHEN GOOD GUYS AND MONKEY WARDS SOLD THEM!I CAN HOOK UP A COUPLE OF CABLES! I DON'T NEED SOMEONEHOO
DO I HAVE TO GET MY NEW DIRECTV RECEIVER FROM DIRECTV OR MAY I BUY ONE ON EBAY AND ACTIVATE IT ON LI
DOI I HAVE TO GET MY NEW DIRECTV RECEIVER FROM DIRECTV OR MAY I BUY ONE ON EBAY AND THEN ACTIVATE IT ONLINE MYSELF? I DON'T NEED AN INSTALLATION PERSON TO DO THIS SERVICE!!
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This has been a feature request to DirectTV for years. These idiots at DirectTV couldn't give two shits about fixing it. If you "customer service and service focused" DirectTV engineering people, please fix this. It's soooooo easy to code, a monkey
"Are you still watching?"
I get this question often when I leave my TV on any ONE channel for several hours (usually 4 hrs)...and there's a count-down clock running that means the system is going to shut me down or change the channel if I don't respond within the next few seconds. WHAT THE (Edited per community guidelines
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Radio-Frequency (RF) Remote for VIP2250?
I am having difficulty getting our AT&T U-verse VIP2250 receiver and remote control to play nicely together, largely because of the funky angle/behind-glass location of the receiver. I suspect that a Radio-frequency (RF) remote would solve the problem - can anyone confirm if this possible? If so, wh
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U-verse TV Equipment
That is true! It is some funky Directv_WVB....etc. WiFi name. However, I thought that the whole point of the wireless is to be wireless. As I said before, I had the C41 wireless mini for over 5 years with no drops at all....and now all of a sudden th
Directv Gemini disconnects from Genie 2
Hi, Recently I got the new Gemini box from Directv and added the box to the Genie 2. Before I used to have C41 wireless mini gini and had 0 disconnections. Since I got the Gemini, I've had about 16. It loses the connection to the Genie 2 and then reconnects back in about a minute. Does anyone exper
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This is FANTASTIC advice! Whenever I notice anything is funky or doing something it should not be doing, I restart the box that isn't working via the menu. If the issue is still occuring, I unplug the RG (modem) for approx 30 seconds. If the issue is
You may have to reset your boxes for free preview
Just after 1 AM ET, I noticed that the HBO channels no longer had the "you are not subscribed" banner but they were black. Only one worked. I restarted the box and all were then working. Enjoy!
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Can you hire monkeys instead of your customer service
Your direct tv disconnect my service by mistake and when i called to get the issue resolved they told me that i have to pay the early cancellation fee and sign up for another 2 years of service so i can get my service back. I have all my conversation recoreded and i can send it to you. I mean a monk
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DIRECTV Account
@LARRYSTEEL wrote:I TRIED TO HAVE DIRECTV SEND ME ONE AND THEY REFUSED ANDWANTED TO HAVE SOMEONE INSTALL IT FOR ME!I USED TO INSTALL DISHES AND RECEIVERS BACK IN THE DAYWHEN GOOD GUYS AND MONKEY WARDS SOLD THEM!I CAN HOOK UP A COUPLE OF CABLES! I DON
DO I HAVE TO GET MY NEW DIRECTV RECEIVER FROM DIRECTV OR MAY I BUY ONE ON EBAY AND ACTIVATE IT ON LI
DOI I HAVE TO GET MY NEW DIRECTV RECEIVER FROM DIRECTV OR MAY I BUY ONE ON EBAY AND THEN ACTIVATE IT ONLINE MYSELF? I DON'T NEED AN INSTALLATION PERSON TO DO THIS SERVICE!!
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Network Connection
Have 2 HD-DVR and 1 STDR.Local area network and wireless network running from a 2wire DSL modem.2 pc's connect via Ethernet and 1 via wireless.connected to DIRECTV via DECA Broadband Adapter and Ethernet cable.network test on DIRECTV cannot connect, gives error code 71-73-144 (don’t know where to fi
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Watching DIRECTV
Come to think of it, I have not noticed the issue when utilizing the DirecTV app through our Fire Cubes. Again, if I order another three cubes to replace the funky DirecTV boxes, then I'm out the price paid fot the three DirecTV boxes I purchased wh
Constant Streaming Issues... may face the situation & go back to Comcast
For the last two months we have experienced constant buffering issues with our network programming & our apps. In addition, we keep getting network connection lost when all other devices (i.e.: phones, other TV's (Fire Cubes), iPads & laptops all work. We have Comcast Internet with 1GB and m
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We do have one other SD receiver in the house but it's not on "the network". My suspicion is that the old HD-20 in the basement has something funky with the way it's set up, as it appears not to be sending updated information to the more modern DVR i
Whole Home red circle
I have two HD DVRs, BASEMENT and BEDROOM and the Whole Home DVR service. From the BASEMENT I can watch any programs recorded on the BEDROOM DVR, no problems. But if I try to watch a BASEMENT recording from the BEDROOM, the shows all have a red circle with a fat white dash in the middle, and I get a
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yep, I was having trouble, and my Gemini was hooked to that funky Directv_wvb whatever network, and I was having breakup/stalls. Moved it to my 2.4 (and also tried my 5 gig) network, and now no problems. I doubt seriously my Gemini has 2 separa
Directv Gemini disconnects from Genie 2
Hi, Recently I got the new Gemini box from Directv and added the box to the Genie 2. Before I used to have C41 wireless mini gini and had 0 disconnections. Since I got the Gemini, I've had about 16. It loses the connection to the Genie 2 and then reconnects back in about a minute. Does anyone exper
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Moved TV, now 771A
Earlier today, I moved the TV and all components to a different wall (same room). Now there is an error message on the screen 771A. Tech support believes the SWM has shorted out and a technician is scheduled for Friday. I read here in the sticky that 771A can result from a "switched outlet". Is that
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DIRECTV Equipment
Well the technician just left my house after installing a new H24 receiver. UNBELIEVABLE!!! No H25 with a smw switch! I asked the technician why I'm not receiving the H25 since they are the newest and need a technician, and he said AT&T are only inst
Why does it take weeks to receive a replacement receiver??
I have been a loyal customer with Directv for 22 years. My directv receiver H21-200 which is over 10 years old quit powering on last Saturday. I went to this site and chatted with Randy who told me a receiver would be sent via FedEx in 2 days free of charge. I then receive an email Monday stating an
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Horizontal White Lines
A strange phenomena has befallen on my Toshiba DLP HD tv and I can't quite figure out what's causing it. When watching pretty much any channel, either local or something they are retransmitting (HBO, ESPN, etc) I occasionally see a very thin - one line horizontal white line that appears for a brief
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DIRECTV Equipment
This sounds like it may be a job for DTV representatives or the installers. I understand the ins and outs, but the installers were able to somehow get one receiver to only see one of the DVRs. How this magic was accomplished is beyond me, and conne
Limiting access to DVR
I have two HD DVRs and two HD receivers, and during a troubleshooting effort last night, the exclusive relationship between the DVRs and receivers was broken. How do I go about making it so that one receiver can see a DVR, but the other receiver can not? I know it was setup this way originally, so
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Do you have HDMI CEC enabled in the Samsung TV settings? It's called Anynet+ (HDMI-CEC) in the tv settings-in external device. I keep mine disable on my Samsung tv or funky things happen lol
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Remote turns TV off and then on again
When I use my DIRECTV Stream remote to turn my Samsung TV off, within seconds it turns back on again. How do I fix this?
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