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The Ultimate Satellite Roadmap: 2011 Glossy UI, Red Button Apps, and 5K Resolution Support.
We are actively rallying subscribers online to push corporate to upgrade our hardware experience. Satellite receivers shouldn't run sluggish, cloud-based streaming layouts. We need a return to dedicated, high-performance programming optimized directly for local hardware like the Genie Main Servers (
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New Menu
I HATE (yes, hate) the new menu. Can't find anything and totally frustrated. 20+year customer but may have to change providers to something user friendly!
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Can't stream channel 385 with Choice package
I subscribe to Directv satellite with the choice package. When I travel I want to stream H&I (385) but it is not available to stream. The pdf channel guide says it is available. How can I fix this?
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New Menu rollout fiasco.
The other day DIRECTV rolled out a new update. I have yet to realize any improvements from the old one. The thing that really (Edited per community guidelines) is my two TCL Roku TV's open in the smart TV section and I have to select satellite feed to get to DIRECTV. It's always been this way and wa
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Remote doesn’t control power on/off on Samsung TV
I re-programmed an RC73 Genie remote to pair with my Samsung TV which is connected to a small receiver box. There was only one code available for my model. Everything works except the Genie remote is unable to turn on/off the TV. I get messages “not available” with a yellow triangle with an exclamat
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Grandfathered XTRA Package vs Premier Package
I have an old XTRA Package I have been grandfathered into. My price has recently been jacked up to 160.99. I have HBO/SHO at 29.98. The regional sports fee is 19.99. That adds up to 210.96, before services and taxes. While looking into ways to move to a current package to cut my cost, I see the Prem
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New List format is awful
The new List function is horrible. Under the old format, I could select recorded shows with one button. The new function is counter-intuitive and just awful. Whoever thought of this ought to be fired. Is there a way to revert to the old format? Aside from the never-ending commercials, this gives me
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Please restore the old LIST format for recordings
If anyone at DirecTV actually reads this, please restore the simple “list” function of recorded programs. Two days ago, its was replaced on my satellite service with a cumbersome, counter-intuitive image-based screen with a “browse” button that doesn’t browse, it takes you back where you started in
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When can we expect a bug fix for the new UI? (July 2026 - Workaround included)
I, like many others DirecTV users, am somewhat disappointed that the newest update to the User Interface is very buggy and leads to a runaround. The current experience is to click the list button and have the blank screen that talks about how to record "Live Shows" and how it will appear on the scre
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Scripps stations are back!
https://www.directv.com/insider/news/scripps-resolution/
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