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This dish I was using was borrowed from a friend.  I came across this SL3 and was told that it should be compatible.

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SL3 Installation problems

I have a dish at a camp.  Currently I have the old 18x20 3lnb dish with D12-500 receiver.  The reciever is wired directly to the dish in a one reciever set up, with no issues. I am trying to setup a new dish - A slimline 3 (SL3K4NR0-01) with the same D12-500 reciever.  I cannot, for the life of me,

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Network TV on Demand, Am I missing something?

Since the phase 2 upgrade at least or possibly longer I can no longer find network TV in the VOD service.I swore it was there before and I have access to cable and premium channels in the on demand menu but not regular TV networks. Did they go away or  am I missing something?

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Am I missing something?

I thought I was able to negotiate a much better deal than I had last year when I got noticed they were going up on my bill $40 when my discount year was up and I was going to cancel the TV part and keep WIFI and I got one bill at a discount but since then it's been $154.36 so can someone tell me if

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I couldn't make that work. I also borrowed another lnb. Didnt work either. Totally unacceptable. DTV has yet to contact me. 2 or 3 of us can't be the only customers with this situation. Just send me a new hs17.

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Can’t setup satellite system, can’t get to satellite signal strength page in menu to eventually connect to satellite

I have a genie HS17-500 and I can’t begin to setup my satellite connection. As soon as I turn on the power and the genie goes through all the setup phases, it stops at “Recordings” setting on the left hand side of the “settings” page after pressing menu on the remote. I therefore can’t get to the sa

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Learned Something Today

Yesterday afternoon the room in which I keep my computer was being painted. Right after the painters left, all of my U-Verse services went out. I assumed the painters had done something to cause the outage. I talked to tech support and after several tests were run the rep scheduled a tech rep to com

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The MPEG-2 shutdown is in-progress. It was supposed to already have been completed, but the pandemic and internal challenges slowed it down. Your D12s are on borrowed time. Either replace them or just accept to not have those 2 TVs when they stop wor

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geni install

We currently have 2 HDDVR's and 2 legacy receivers all going through SWM switch. Considering the upgrade to Genie. DTV representative said we may need new cabling. This is a non starter for me. House was built with RG-6 throughout. I also resist independent installers inside my home. I prefer doing

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Guide Shows HD Channels -- TV doesn't get them

I purchased an inexpensive TV from Walmart---LED-LCD- TV ( LE24Ho60) for my daughters bedroom.  I borrowed the Directv HD receiver from another room and connected all with an HDMI cable.  When I get the guide for the channels ( directv remote) I see all the channels including, of course, the HD chan

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From 2WIRE to Dlink same error 13 and 22 ready to ditch something.

I tried everything with the 2WIRE and always the error 13 and 22.  I purchased a new Dlink 628 thinking it would be plug and play and NOPE.  Error 13 and 22 like before.  I have changed a few things but like before same thing. I am frustrated enough to go to UVerse or something.  What should be free

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Something Strange......

My 2 HD TV's were hooked up by a DTV installer just using the red, white and yellow cable from the box to the TV and of course the cable from the wall.I was gone for the weekend and came home and now the 2 TV's won't work unless I run a cable from the "out" on the box and into the TV.Any ideas what

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H24-700 does not show whdvr in settings

I installed a new h24 along with my hr23-700 for whdvr. The problem is the hr23 does not recognize another receiver and the h24 doesn't show the whdvr in settings. I don't have the deca and I'm using my router. It worked with a borrowed receiver when it was in beta. Hope someone can help. Thanks

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DVR won't record while we're watching something else

I am aware that something can record on my DVR while we watch something else on another channel, or at least that's always been the case. I am also aware that if two things are set to record at the same time, only one can record if we wish to watch something else, or we can watch one of the programs

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Further info:I replaced the supplied ethernet cable to the WAP (direct from the RG) with a newly purchased cable, and we still get the Press OK notice from time to time.Coincidentally, I replaced the HDMI cable from the wireless receiver to the TV (s

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Cisco wireless receiver known issue with playback of recorded content

The wireless STB has a known issue that T needs to address. When viewing recorded content, either SD or HD, the message "Press OK to See Your Recording" appears about every 5 minutes in a white box at the bottom of the screen. The only way to rectify is to press OK, which brings you to the recorded

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How can I get the big ten network

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Blinking Orange Light on Direct TV Mini Receiver

I have a DIRECTV (Mini) C51-500 in my bedroom that is all of the sudden saying "Mode Not Supported" and is blinking orange. I have reset it and tried all of the usual unplugging, restarting and trying different HDMI Ports, to no avail.The only possible cause of this I can come up with is that I hav

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@Lawoman - Connecting component may even be better or may need a little adjusting. It is equivilent for HD. You do need HDMI for blue-ray. But, U-verse is not blue ray.   Also, this is just to trouble shoot. You do not have to leave it that way. In f

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Volume on Vizio 4K Ultra HD

Hi,We just bought a Vizio 4K Ultra HD and hooked it up to our Uverse wireless receiver. Sometimes when I turn on the tv and box, the volume doesn't come on. I have to leave on the box and turn the tv off and on till the volume comes on. We called Vizio and went through some tests and the volume work

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Am I missing something?

I've been researching On Demand for a few days and want to make sure I'm not missing anything.  Is hooking it up as simple as connecting a wireless router via ethernet to the HDDVR?  Thanks

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connecting HDDVR to standard dish

Upgraded to RCA standard receivers in RV because they would not work anymore, got one HDDVR and one DVR, can not get either one to work, I only have a standard round dish and one wire coming into RV, There are two "Sat in" on reciever can not get past set up page, says cannot find satelite singnal,

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Well, is this "escalation team at ATT Customer Care" located overseas again?  I really do NOT have high hope for the overseas CSR.  I have spent coutless hours on the phone with them, simply trying to get a replacement modem, but to no avail.  To dat

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TRAUMATIZED by AT&T customer service!

New U-verse internet customer, just signed up 15 days ago, already been traumatized by the AT&T customer service. The internet was installed on July 31, went down on Aug. 09.  Called and requested a tech to come on the 10th, because it was a Sunday, so that I don't need to take half-day off from my

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