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Manhole infront of Webster Bank 359 Queen ST Southington CT

We keep getting calls at the water department for the manhole around 359 Queen ST Southington CT.  Water has been draining out of it for weeks.

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Magic Jack

I recently replaced my standard landline phone with a Magic Jack.  What do I need to properly connect both of my HD DVR's so they receive updates and am able to order movies or search YouTube?  I have a whole-home setup.

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LG Magic remote controlling my directv recorder

i would like to know how (if?) i can control my directv recorder with my LG Magic Remote...and just use the LG Magic remote

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The Orlando Magic force TV providers in your area to black out the Heat games. The Magic want you to watch their games, not the Heat.

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Why are so many games BLACKED OUT?

How come any Miami Heat games are blacked out (I live in Orlando) on the Florida Sports channel? I search through every channel and it is not on my local ones? What is the purpose of having the channel if you black out every game.. And I mean every game....

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use LG Magic Remote instead of Directv remote

We recently purchased a new LG OLED 77" TV. We can't find a way to use only the LG Magic Remote and not have to use both that one and the Directv remote for certain functions.  I read  on a blog that you need to have the newest Directv equipment for this to work.  Anyone else having

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dvr goes black at the end of the show

Hi all, On multiple channels, and different times, the screen goes black when we try to play back shows we record.  Sound is there, but no picture.  It's like it can't record for more than 50 minutes. Please, any help appreciated.

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Persistent black bar on the right side of the screen

For a week we have had a black bar on the right side of the screen with the outline of a blue box. It all started one night when a small dog stepped on the remote control. We would greatly appreciate if anyone could tell us how to make this go away. Thank youSo far we have tried.Rebooting x3Resetti

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Season 1-3 of Black Sails

Why can't I find Seasons 1 through 3 of Black Sails On Demand?

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Black lines on the top of the screen sometimes.

We have been getting black lines on the top of the picture that does not happen all the time. It does not matter if the tv first comes on or is on a while. It is inconsistant. Also the remote control is SOOOO VERY SLOW. we changed the battery several times to no avail. Much slower than other tvs in

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Black box blocking half of the TV screen

Just recently, my BR TV has started having a rectangular black box that blocks most of the bottom half of the television screen. In the box, at the top line, is the date and time along with a few other letters and numbers that change rapidly. These are in white. I can't get it to go away. It does no

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Black screen in middle of picture

I am having a black screen showing up on my TV sets in two different room. One is an older model and the other is a month old. At the top of the black screen is a series of letters and symbols that keep changing. What is this and how do I get rid of it? Is it a signal feed problem?Thanks

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Lower channels have big black lines on either side of the picture

We had issues with the DVR recording when it wasn't set to and it wouldn't shut off.  Talked with unverse support and they did a reset and that took care of that problem.  But when the TV came back on, all the standard channels have large black lines on either side of the picture.  The picture looks

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I have black space on both sides of my picture. I can adjust the picture size to eliminate the black space. However, when I use the Guide on the U-verse remote, the info is off the screen. Has anyone experienced this?

I have black space on both sides of my picture.  I can adjust the picture size to eliminate the black space.  However, when I use the Guide function on my U-verse remote, the info is off the screen.  Has anyone experienced this?

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Black square in middle of screen

I have a large black square in the middle of the screen. The channel is playing behind it. I'd comparte this to message screen that is overlayed over the programming. I have no idea what happened, but obviously I want to remove the square. When I turn the cable box off, the square goes away but retu

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HR21-700 Black Screen of Death

Well, I had an HR20 with the hard drive dying, so Directv swapped it out for a black HR21. I'm getting the BSOD (black screen with no programmihng), causing me to do a red button reset. This thing is very annoying, and one would think Directv would have the bugs out of these boxes by now!

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Intermittent black screen

What is the protocol to eliminate the problem of a screen going black for a few seconds at frequent intervals?

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Black box

Does the black box allow you to watch TV on multiple channels in your home. Does it provide 520 MB of wireless services?

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BLACK OUT last inning of a game?

Was anyone else watching the Red Sox/Devil Ray game this evening? With 1 out and 2 men on in the bottom of the eighth inning I got the black screen with the message saying to contact customer service for ordering information x721. After calling and then resetting my receiver, I was forwarded to tech

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10 Movies That Highlight the Black Experience in America

The Black experience in America is often overlooked in cinematic history. Prolific Black actors and actresses of the 20th century could only find roles as supporting characters or as interlopers in films featuring majority-white casts. However, we are currently in a golden age for storytelling that

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Black Box in Middle of Screen

Every so often black blank box will appear in the middle of the TV scrren near the bottom and won't go away. We've tried resetting the box, cutting the power on/off, etc. It sometimes go away afterwards but eventually return. It's an intermittent problem and only occurs on one TV set. I cannot find

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