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What Direction Must the Satellite Dish be pointing

If I am in South Florida in which direction must the satellite dish be pointing?South West ? etcRecently I was in Myrtle Beach SC and it was pointed North East

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must upgrade?

Let me see if I understand this correctly, in order to use my network not only must I pay $3 a month but another $2.50 a month for a package upgrade as I currently have TC+ and the next comparable package costs more(of course). I was leaning towards the service, beta was nice but it seems for the ca

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U-verse unavailable this morning

Did they die in the electrical storm last night or was it me.

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Must H25 be connnected to swm?

Can a H25 be connected directly to the slimline satellite? or must it be connected to the swm? Have a cable running from the satellite to a tv on patio. Does not go through the swm in the attic.

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@BCTODD wrote: When looking my Direct tv account I saw a purchace for Beauty and the beast and a rental for Jungle Book. I didn't make these purchases. I don't even have internet at my home so i couldn't have. Please remove them from my bill. Thank y

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Movies purchased and rented that I didn't buy

When looking my Direct tv account I saw a purchace for Beauty and the beast and a rental for Jungle Book. I didn't make these purchases. I don't even have internet at my home so i couldn't have. Please remove them from my bill. Thank you!

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Xfinity Races Must Not Be Blacked Out

Xfinity Race live broadcasts must be available to me . C'mon ATT ,resolve this Fox Sports 1 broadcast issue or you will lose this customer.

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I'm not aware of anything that should affect your current InMotion dish's ability to receive SD satellite channels.  Of course, HD reception is a whole different beast and requires a different satellite dish to receive the HD channels.

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DirecTV IN MOTION for Standard Definition DVR

I have been using a KVH R5 IN MOTION sat dish in my motorhome (RV) for the last 4 years. Now I am hearing rumors from other RV friends that Directv will be making changes in the near future that will cause the IN MOTION feature to no longer work. Do you have any information on this subject? We haven

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Why must DVR be unplugged when connecting Cables

I am wondering why the HR-21 must be unplugged when connecting or disconnecting cables. Is this referring to satellite coax or any of the HDMI, digital coax, or analogue cables. I am concerned since the DVR from the cable company did not have these restrictions. Is there possibility of damage to the

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DVRs die as do computers, phones and (heck) even refrigerators and cars! I don't get why people think that this electronic equipment will last forever.  It doesn't.  It has a limited lifespan.  Now, if you want to be upset that you

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dvr erased all of my programs

I've had a Pace 8010 dvr about 1.5 years with UVerse service. When I tried to watch a recorded program yesterday I discovered that all of my shows were deleted. I had about 100hrs of programming!  Gone! I did a system reboot twice before I called tech support to no avail. The only thing that tech su

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must restart firestick every day to use Directvstream

Everyday when I try to use the Directv stream app with my firestick I get an error and must restart the firestick. Any solutions?

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Nope. They use a combination of billing zip code and IP address of the device to determine location. You need a static IP address if your provider changes your modem address. As for resets, maybe. Contact them. They may die it once but they want cont

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Not connected to home network

I have had directv stream for only 9 months and have had issues from the beginning with having to reset my home network. I have already used all 4 allowed resets and can now only watch tv on two of my tvs at the same time. I have talked with my internet provider and am unable to get a static IP addr

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U-Verse is a different beast compared to traditional cable companies. It doesn't use the same tech and isn't compadable with cable cards.  As for the remote, I don't see a Tivo as being supported on the manufacturers list. Consider getting a  Harmony

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Uverse and Tivo

Have two tivos which require cable cards. Since switching last week you cant use them for tv since uverse doesnt have cable cards. Will uverse use cable card at some point or at least have use of net flix app .I can still use them for netflix and the digital local channels but it is a pain too switc

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"This program must be recorded manually"?

I'm trying to set up a series recording for the show Powerless, but my box isn't letting me. I found it through searching, set up the recording, and got the message, "Due to last-minute scheduling changes, this program must be recorded manually." Click OK, it brings me to screen where I have to ente

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were both receivers D11's? Well you probably got a refurbished receiver and those die too

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2 Standard Receivers broke within a month of each other

Just wondering if anyone else has encountered problems of the receivers suddenly not turning on anymore and if so is there a fix? I had one go out last month and then last night the box I moved in to replace the old one did the same thing.

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Movies purchased and rented that I didn't buy

When looking my Direct tv account I saw a purchace for Beauty and the beast and a rental for Jungle Book. I didn't make these purchases. I don't even have internet at my home so i couldn't have. Please remove them from my bill. Thank you!

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Need a replacement remote controll. I have had this controller for 15 years now, finally decided to die on us.

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My remote is not functioning. How do I get a replacement?

My remote control will no longer operate. I've replaced the batteries. How do I get a replacement? Thanks for your help!

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@ HATE AT&T. Liars, cheaters, crappy customer service. I wish AT&T  would just die as a corporation.

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CUSTOMER SERVICE IS RIDICULOUS

OVER THE LAST 4 DAYS WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT TIMES, NUMEROUS DIFFERENT AGENTS, AND FINALLY A "MANAGER" LAST NIGHT.  I DON'T KNOW WHERE THESE PEOPLE ARE TRAINED, BUT NOBODY SEEMS TO HAVE A GRIP ON REALITY.  THE ISSUE STARTED WHEN WE LOST OUR LOCAL CHANNELS AND REALIZ

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I made no assumptions. There are no requirements deal must be struck, you get the channel, etc. Negotiations can continue for however long interest remains. Sometimes they stall out until some time in the future one side decides to make an offer agai

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No Dallas Mavericks on Directv Stream!

Why!? The Mavericks have moved this year to KFAA channel 29.   It’s available for satellite dish customers but not me the stream customer.  Please fix this!

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