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Consisten interpretation of forum rules

Several times I have had a post deleted because I referred to my web site that has helpful tips and information.. Note these postings are DIRECTLY in the spirit of the forum rule: Introduction Welcome to the Community Forums operated by DIRECTV, LLC. ("DIRECTV", "we", "our" and "us"). DIRECTV prov

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DTV arcane blackout rules MLB

I am so fed up with this issue! This is concerning DTV blackout rules for MLB games. And don't blame MLB... This is just so wrong. I live in Ft Walton Beach, Fl. Located in the panhandle area, half way between Pensacola and Panama City Beach. I am an active subscriber to the DTV MLB package. I am a

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HOA rules - can't drill thru walls

I just had a Direct TV technician at my townhouse to install a dish on the back patio using a non-penetrating tripod mount (which is within the HOA rules), and then some douchebag member of the association board actually came over to my house in the middle of the install and starts threatening us wi

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direct TV streaming services for TV and Internet and Vacation mode rules

what are the rules for suspending service while being on vacation for 4-5 months?

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WWE Extreme Rules

Did Uverse decide not to show the PPV i don't see it listed not that i am complaining because i am signed up for WWE Network just asking i can watch for free .

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NHL Center Ice Blackout rules

How can I find out what the blackout rules are? Here is an example of a recent issue:I live in NJ in an area that is between Philly and New York and subscribe to NHL Center Ice. The Philadelphia Flyers were playing the Montreal Canadians in Montreal and the game was being shown on the NHL network. I

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Aussie Rules Football Live on FS2- Yeah!

I have been a longtime Aussie Rules Football fan and could not believe my eyes when I saw it LIVE on Fox Sports 2!  I was up early and saw the Adelaide Crows taking on Melbourne.  Cool! I did know that games were on FS+ (1653) but did not know that they were on a FS1/2 station.  Since I don't get 16

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HOA Rules conflict with new rules for Directv installments on roof area

I live in Los Angeles county and rent a townhome that is part of an HOA. When we moved in 1 year ago, we signed a two year contract with Directv. The technician went on the roof of our townhome (3 stories high) to replace the old dish since it was falling apart and the facia board was rotted/termite

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My problem is I cannot record Fatal Attraction - an Investigation ID series, (I Thought), without being stuck in "AT&T Playback" mode which prevents me from FF through commercials. I replaced the DVR but still cannot record Fatal Attraction outside o

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AT&T playback mode

When watching certain shows recorded on DVR, Playback mode  prevents me from fast  forwarding thru commercials.  How do I get out of playback mode on my DVR?

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FCC Rules

I spent 25 years in the TV industry.  FCC requires that local service providers "Must Carry" local channels.  What is up with losing NBC and CBS?  Do I need to call the FCC?

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Blackouts In College Sports

I completely understand the blackout rules for MLB, the NHL, and the NBA. I have no problem with them, and realize it is not U-verse who is dictating the terms. What I do not understand are the blackout rules for college football and basketball on the RSN's.  Could someone explain them, and is it th

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The NFL makes the out of market rules not DTV check with them.

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NFL Sunday Ticket

Desire to subscribe to NFL Sunday Ticket.  We live in the Cincinnati Area but desire to follow the Cleveland Browns (3.5 hours away).  I understand that ALL out of market games would be available to us.  My question is:  Based on where we live, are the Cleveland Browns considered an out of market te

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Lift the "in-market" blackout of local games in the Extra Innings package

I'm pretty sure that if and when baseball starts up, there will be plenty of fans still fearful of attending games. Television will be how most fans will be watching games. But there is a very large amount of fans that still can not watch the local heroes on television because they are Directv subsc

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Forced Choice of Services

I live in an apartment complex; the property manager has forced all the tenants in this complex to get Dish Network as the television services; we aren't allowed to choice who we want as a provider; are there any rules that prohibit them for forcing us to get a particular service?

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Part of The Menu is cut off of the screen

Hi. Part of the menu is cut off of the screen and i dont know how to fix it, and its really hard to navigate through On Demand. On the Guide its cuts off the channel name(like the 3-5 letter abreviation of the channel) and the time at the time is cut off to and i would really like to know how to fix

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Sorry but rules don't bend simply because you don't like them. You are not so special that the rules don't apply to you. If you cannot accept that then certainly go ahead and cancel your service. If you refuse to pay the service as it is setup and co

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MLB Extra Innings

I bought MLB Extra Innings in April while in Florida using my Florida account. I would like to transfer the remainder of that package to my Connecticut account but Directv says they can't transfer a package from one account to another even though they did it for me in the past after a lot of hassli

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@shewjr wrote:u will only get the dallas stars...texas rangers and the dallas mavericks on fox sports south west....redwings are blackout in the dallas market because of blackout rulesI want to add to what shewjr just wrote. The blackout rules are ru

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Fox Sports Detroit in Dallas, TX

Hello - I recently added the HD Premium Tier specifically for the Fox Sports Detroit channel (1737).  I live in Dallas, TX and want to watch the Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers games which are broadcast on the FSD channel.  The Red Wings game is on right now, but the channel says that the game

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Out of the country

Why does my directv app not work out of the US?

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