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Mixed results for a new HR20-700

My first two days of using the new receiver are a mixed bag. I set up a bunch of recordings that I didn't care that much about, just to make sure everything was working OK. As I mentioned in another post, it took DTV two calls and over two hours to get my DVR active and recording. The first show I r

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Help with resolving mixed technology failures and glitches

I am trying to locate the contact information for someone at DirecTV to assist with the above. I have a 7500 square foot home and we have at least 14 boxes of different types-almost all hard wired-but the technology is mixed resulting in various failures, glitches and nonperformance. I need someone

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Mixed Up Channels

I just started looking at this forum so Im not sure if this issue has been addressed. Just recently my channels will intermittantly switch to another and then back and forth. This seems to mostly be in the evening and not weather related. I have a standard D10 reciever and all my transponder signals

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Direct TV remote going nuts on Living room HD DVR

Tonight I pulled up the guide and went to start scrolling down to see what was on. When I stopped scrolling one by one it paused and then started scrolling all by itself. It will do this after which ever direction I go up or down it scrolls the same up or down. It also does this under a recorded sho

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Channels Mixed UP

One receiver let me see around 5 minutes of current program and all of a sudden it freeze and then changes to another program but doesn't change channel. Most of the time the new program is one of those selling stuff. So far it is happening with the first 20 channels (local channels)Already did a re

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Picture mixed up and freezes

I have 3 boxes 2 in the 2 bedrooms and main in the front room. My bedroom box is the one that the picture messes up and freezes up. I have looked the other bedroom and that box never is used. Can I swap boxes to see if that would work? The main box is fine.

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DVR is going nuts

When first turned on only on off and volume would work had to restart twice for it to work. Then while watching a recorded show everything went blank and the DVR restarted by itself and I had to fast forward to point I was watching again.

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Network has gone nuts - HELP

Installer came out today and added the HR24 to my two existing HR22's and turned on WHDVR.I had the HR22's on a very solid gigabit home network. He added these small white boxes to my 22's which from what i've read in here are the DECA's. He also left my live network cables plugged in. (The 22' have

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Channels all mixed up

A few days ago, I noticed that all of my channels are being wrongly reported by the guide on one of my receivers.  For instance, the Comedy Central channel is currently showing VHI Classic. There seems to be a small set of channels that are just repeated for all of the listings in the guide.  The ot

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Equipment return - mixed information from ATT and Uverse

I was having problems with my recordings.  After a troubleshooting and being a couple of times by Uverse phone tech, a tech told me DVR (which is at least a few years old) needed to be replaced. He placed the order for me to receive a replacement DVR.  I ask him did I need to return my current DVR. 

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Search feature is driving me nuts

I will just give an example. Looking for NFL game. I hit search. I type in NFL. 42 listings. Most of the listings are for future casts and do not display date/time etc. I click on a selection only to find it is for next Sunday game?? Repeat this step for listing after listing until I find the one I

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AM I nuts for being an ATT customer?

Ive had Uverse since 2009 and with the exception of recent issues only had service calls twice since 2009. At my current address Ive had 0 issues in 6 years, then 6 months ago it started freezing/pixelating frequently. 7 sets of equipment and 9 service visits there's no resolution. In a recent encou

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Satellite service mixed with app in different location

I have been asked to relocate for work. We will be keeping our current home on West Coast and buying another in the South. Obviously, I do not want to pay for two accounts. I would like to keep current satellite service on West Coast due to questionable internet speeds and use App in other house (Fi

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Texas Rangers on Bally 676 mixed up recordings?

I set my recorder (DirecTV) for both the Texas Rangers (baseball) Post Game show and the Texas Rangers Insider. Many times I do not get the Post Game show (I understand when not on Bally) and its the Insider show and then vice/versa.  Not what I'm paying for...  Please don't record an Ins

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ufamily musicchoice

Hello,I have the ufamily package and like to use the music choice app but drives me nuts how the uncensored channels are banned. Is there anyway to change this?

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Possible to disable/block/turn off autotuning

Is it possible to disable/block/turn off autotuning? The kids are driving us and each other nuts with it.

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Its all there, you just need to locate it.  As you're standing behind the dish, the fine tune knob for elevation is on the left, and the lock down nuts are on either side of the az/el assembly.  The fine tune knob for azimuth is on the right, and the

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SIMPLE DITHER LOCKNUT QUESTION.

I have 3 HIDEF SAT DIRECTV DISHES. None of them have the DITHER LOCKNUT setup referred to in link:http://www.dbsinstall.com/PDF/DirecTV/HD_KaKu_job_Aid2_06.pdf  Half way down page and also called Locknut Screw. I was wondering when this locknut was discontinued and why and without it, how do you DIT

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Why are these threads all mixed together?

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NBC, WTHR, CBS - September Contract Negotiation

Why was NBC dropped from the channel lineup? This is a major network that I watch frequently. I am not happy about this change and don't remember receiving any notification of this change.

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I really appreciate your help. I knew the new technology would drive me nuts (I'm old) but the prices for DTV were just getting too high. Thanks.

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Using RC64 remote on Stream receiver

The remote that comes with the new Directv Stream receiver is terrible. It seems the old RC64 mirrors everything except the FF & REV functions. If I press either, the recorded program will continue to stay in FF or REV mode and will not resume normal play speed. Is there another button that may

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Is Genie better than my DVR

i have heard mixed reviews

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NOT FINDING WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR?