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Watching on Satellite
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We recorded the Packer game but the recording takes me to YouTube?
We set the dvr to record the Packer Game today 10.27.24 at noon on channel 6 Fox and the recording tells us to launch YouTube? Why can't we watch the game and why is it telling us to launch YouTube when we recorded it from channel 6?
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Can't watch programs
For five days, we keep getting the message that the receiver is having problems communicating with the Sat Dish. It's NOT what's wrong. What's wrong is that they are updating the software and instead of doing it in the middle of the night they do it during the day and during Prime Time viewing. This
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Why was my recording canceled by LIV? What does that mean
I went to watch the Bulls game late last night and only 1 minute was recorded. Checking history it said “the recording was canceled by LIV”. What happened? I don’t want this to happen ever again.
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How to create a Folder & put a movie and its sequels in it?
How to create a FOLDER for movie and its sequels?
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Rewind
I can't get my rewind to work correctly on my recordings. It pixellates, freezes, audio off, etc. I have had all of my equipment changed: satellite, tower and receiver. Numerous service calls. Anybody got any answers?
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delete something in my library
when I watch a show on my Iphone I can't delete the show. When I go into my Library I have to select the show, then fast forward it to the end to delete. I used to have a playlist option under my recorded shows. I could go to that and delete the show. That feature seems to be gone now, and I have no
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Recorded packer game
I recorded the packer game but it won’t let me replay it unless I go to YouTube? I’ve never had a problem watching shows or games that I recorded.
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Disable the mini player
Is there a way to do disable this website feature? Perhaps it can be removed by an adblocker?
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Service Interuption
I updated my internet to fiber optics recently. Do I need to update directv to stop screen freeze up or broken record repeat at times or screen going black. This happens for longer than 30 seconds in all cases. I have 2 tv on all the time and this has happened on both tv at same time.
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DirecTV stream vs DirecTV satellite combined?
I decided to make the switch to streaming as it is $90 cheaper than satellite. I called to cancel satellite and they told me that DirecTV stream is included because I'm a legacy customer (40+ years). I thought the satellite and streaming service were different. The agent said I could keep the satell
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