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Bravo5six

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Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 10:46 PM

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Large vertical colored bars when watching TV

OK here we go again. Fox News is not on Uverse again. No other channel has these problems. Newsmax and OAN got dropped recently over "business decision". ATT need to fix these "technical difficulties" or start losing subscribers.!

There is no such thing as coincidences. 

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Bravo5six

5 Messages

2 years ago

Changes to U-verse TV channels

Learn why some channels may not be available.

Way to go AT&T! Buried deep in your support website the only help all you offer this:


"DETAILED INFO
We pay networks for the right to provide the channels you watch on U-verse® TV. When our agreements with these networks expire, we can usually renew or extend them. But, in rare cases, we may have to stop offering certain channels.

For more info about channel changes that may occur, check out the  notice appearing in USA Today (PDF, 44.2KB).

Note: For additional info about your TV channels, see  TV Promise.

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Cljeske

4 Messages

2 years ago

Back on!  

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Bravo5six

5 Messages

2 years ago

I see that.
Can't wait for Fiber Optic in my neighborhood, whoever gets here first.

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baseballisback

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2 years ago

You can't blame AT&T if it's an issue upstream.

If it was a carriage contract issue, there'd be a blue screen with a message and other Fox-owned channels (such as Fox Business and FS1) would also have that same message.

The message would also appear overnight and not at a random time during the day.

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baseballisback

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2 years ago

AT&T makes large-scale donations to that party.

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rgerry1

2 Messages

2 years ago

Is anybody else having trouble this morning with frozen channels? Fox, tcm, cnn are all black screen or frozen picture

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Kgip25

2 Messages

2 years ago

Fox News came back on last night but it’s gone again this morning. Fox News and Fox business. What is the problem?

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skeeterintexas

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Fox News is just one of MANY channels missing this morning.

TNT, TBS, Discovery, FX, Comedy, TV1, TRU, JC, GSN, Freeform, CNN, Weather, TLC, Animal Planet, Science, AHC, ID, Nat, DAM, VH1.

Let's take off our tinfoil hats and try to find an answer, right @baseballisback ?

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2 years ago

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GreatGarloo1203

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Fox news gone again.  

2 years ago

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skeeterintexas

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Not unlike the other 20+ channels missing.   🤷‍♀️

Fox News came back within an hour.  Let's hope the same thing happens today.

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2 years ago

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thartle59

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2 years ago

I turn to 1210 and it has rainbow vertical lines on screen or just black!
Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Why is Fox channel 1210 &1211 going on and off the last 2 days?

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Dcginny

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2 years ago

Fox News not on. Color bars! 

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Constructive

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 apparently no one has heard of technical difficulties 

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2 years ago

skeeterintexas

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Let's trade in the tinfoil hats for an old fashioned test pattern.  😝😝😝

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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kjung409

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How about we trade in the jokes and just offer up some honest-to-goodness communication from AT&T, huh? What the heck is going on, and how long will we have to wait for a resolution?

Seriously, there are MULTIPLE channels showing a black screen (a test pattern would at least be some type of communication, no?), and y'all are just posting the same (stupid) replies to the multiple posts here and it is not helping.

2 years ago

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skeeterintexas

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All of the wayward channels have returned.  If you're not seeing them, reboot your receiver and

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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kjung409

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Good to know, thank you.

2 years ago

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Aapasia1921

2 Messages

2 years ago

AT&T you are screwing with subscribers !!!  Is getting to be too much !!!

Miami, Florida

Note: This comment was created from a merged conversation originally titled Loosing Fox News connection

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 apparently no one has heard of technical difficulties 

-------------------INCLUDED IN EACH POST FOR CLARIFICATION______
While AT&T employees do look at forum posts from time to time, we are here to represent the forum with our experiences as customers and do not represent AT&T in any official capacity with our responses and do so on our own time unpaid and off the clock. As employees we are not rewarded nor compensated to participate in these forums This forum is comprised of regular customers to communicate with other customers to offer advice and share experiences same as any other user Although there is a small team of customer care specialists that monitor the forums the sheer volume of posts are simply too many posts for these agents to respond to each one of them.
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2 years ago

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kjung409

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@Constructive - if it is truly "technical difficulties", is it so hard to let subscribers know that, instead of letting us go crazy with conspiracy theories?  A little communication goes a long way.

2 years ago

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skeeterintexas

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Sorry....but the days of the test pattern are gone.

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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baseballisback

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Hmmm... Faux Snooze viewers and conspiracy theories? Well, they're the ones that choose to do so.

"Loosing Fox News connection"

Well, then take your wrists and tighten them up! A-ha! A-ha! A-ha! *Pennywise.gif*

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2 years ago

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kjung409

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Okay, I get it - the 'conspiracy theories' comment was over the top. My bad.  FWIW, I don't give a (Edited per community guidelines) about Fox/Faux News. Wifey is upset about missing TCM channel and the many others that are (or were this morning) not showing up. All we see is a black screen, nothing more.

@skeeterintexas - a test pattern would be better communication than the blank screens we are seeing.

2 years ago

TMHavenaar

2 Messages

2 years ago

I am unable to watch Fox and Friends - why?

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skeeterintexas

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Fox News is just one of MANY channels missing this morning.

TNT, TBS, Discovery, FX, Comedy, TV1, TRU, JC, GSN, Freeform, CNN, Weather, TLC, Animal Planet, Science, AHC, ID, Nat, DAM, VH1.

Let's take off our tinfoil hats and try to find an answer, right @baseballisback ?

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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 apparently no one has heard of technical difficulties 

-------------------INCLUDED IN EACH POST FOR CLARIFICATION______
While AT&T employees do look at forum posts from time to time, we are here to represent the forum with our experiences as customers and do not represent AT&T in any official capacity with our responses and do so on our own time unpaid and off the clock. As employees we are not rewarded nor compensated to participate in these forums This forum is comprised of regular customers to communicate with other customers to offer advice and share experiences same as any other user Although there is a small team of customer care specialists that monitor the forums the sheer volume of posts are simply too many posts for these agents to respond to each one of them.
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2 years ago

skeeterintexas

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@Constructive. Are we the only ones that remember these?

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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yep star spangled banner would play and this came on right after the station went off the air, worst part was on saturday mornings it was still up (technical difficulties) and my morning of saturday cartoons were ruined and i was forced to go outside to entertain myself, after all we only had 3 channels back then but we never went to a conspiracy theory as p o o p happens

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2 years ago

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To help regulate P O O P I understand fiber improves the condition.


https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/fiber/art-20043983

more fiber. You've probably heard it before. But do you know why fiber is so good for your health?

Dietary fiber — found mainly in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes — is probably best known for its ability to prevent or relieve constipation. But foods containing fiber can provide other health benefits as well, such as helping to maintain a healthy weight and lowering your risk of diabetes, heart disease and some types of cancer.

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2 years ago

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Jmm1234

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2 years ago

You've removed (Edited per community guidelines) channels and this is not acceptable.  My mother who is 91 years old listens to Fox all day.  It just happens to be a glitch? In the atmosphere today do you really think you LOYAL customers believe that.  Fix it or this will be the last straw.

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skeeterintexas

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Fox News is just one of MANY channels missing this morning.

TNT, TBS, Discovery, FX, Comedy, TV1, TRU, JC, GSN, Freeform, CNN, Weather, TLC, Animal Planet, Science, AHC, ID, Nat, DAM, VH1.

Let's take off our tinfoil hats and try to find an answer, right @baseballisback ?

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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@skeeterintexas apparently no one has heard of technical difficulties 

-------------------INCLUDED IN EACH POST FOR CLARIFICATION______
While AT&T employees do look at forum posts from time to time, we are here to represent the forum with our experiences as customers and do not represent AT&T in any official capacity with our responses and do so on our own time unpaid and off the clock. As employees we are not rewarded nor compensated to participate in these forums This forum is comprised of regular customers to communicate with other customers to offer advice and share experiences same as any other user Although there is a small team of customer care specialists that monitor the forums the sheer volume of posts are simply too many posts for these agents to respond to each one of them.
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2 years ago

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skeeterintexas

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Apparently they need to bring this back (ahhhhh...the good old days).

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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Tess6676

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2 years ago

Channel 1210 has only color bars, started yesterday

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skeeterintexas

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Nope....there are were other channels not working.  There were more earlier but they are back.

ETA:  Fox News is back albeit the transmission seems wonky.

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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Tess6676

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Thanks, I see its back on, but cutting our badly. Wonder what's going on? Must be the libs sabotaging FOX news!

2 years ago

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skeeterintexas

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🤦‍♀️

Don't mess with old people.  The older we get, the less "Life in Prison" is a deterrent.

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2 years ago

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Mws217

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2 years ago

Fox News channel has colored vertical bars (1210). However Fox Businell network (1211) is working fine. 

Started last evening 2/8 around 6:00pm. 

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stevewiz

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2 years ago

While watching a dvr of 'the Five' on fox news channel yesterday the 8th feb, just an hour and a half after recorded at 18:56 into it (right after a commercial) the screen went to large vertical colored bars ie. a pseudo test pattern(?) remained till concluded.. Never seen this before, Anybody?
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skeeterintexas

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Fox News was off the air for a bit yesterday....apparently during the time your DVR was recording.  🥴🥴🥴

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2 years ago

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baseballisback

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Apparently Faux Spews viewers haven't heard of forum etiquette.

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2 years ago

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skeeterintexas

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....like checking for posts that might offer an explanation?  Surely you jest.  🙄

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2 years ago

baseballisback

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Like I said...I can be reading this thread, click that blue button and then start a thread in whatever forum I want.

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2 years ago

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kjung409

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Looking at the numerous posts asking for information, it seems some people are actually "checking for posts that might offer an explanation." The problem is two-fold: (1) there is no "sticky" message that prominently displays any relevant information, and (2) the same stupid replies y'all give on every single post makes it extremely difficult to get to the heart of the matter.

And @baseballisback , your first reply to this message is confusing! First off, who (in this thread) are you referring to?  "Faux Spews?" "forum etiquette?" Perhaps you meant to reply to a different message.

2 years ago

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