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Watching on Satellite
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Up until a couple of weeks ago, I was able to watch baseball games on Bally's sports north using the Directv App, but now i get a screen that says watch on tv or record. I am authorized to get the games based on zip code and package and can watch using the receiver or even the Bally's app, but not t
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Record new episodes only
I have my DVR set to record new episodes only of air disasters. However, it records old season episodes. DirecTV doesn't even show the number of the season correctly. An advertisement showed A new season starting next Saturday. When I went to look at that new season it showed season 3.
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local channels, using repeater RF instead
Channel 10 in Sacramento has 2 operating radio frequencies, RF Ch 10 and RF Ch 36 (repeater). I don't receive RF Ch10 but RF Ch 36 is very strong. I can edit local channels to only see RF Ch36 (I get 2 CH 10_1's so pick one) but then I won't see Ch10 in the guide. What can I do to ensure I only see
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Stuck closed captioning
How do I get rid of a section of closed captioning that is stuck on the screen. I have tried turning off closed captioning, successfully, but one or two lines remain visible on screen. How do I get rid of that without rebooting the entire system?
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Are Local Channels Missing When You Use DTV (Satellite) App with SmartTV or Streaming Device
Just off phone with DTV Satellite renegotiating my rate and agent advised I could save the $7 per tv fee with my Genie minis by using the DTV app on my smartv or streaming device. I just downloaded on my firestick and checked the app - it is working but I noticed that I cannot access some of the loc
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History Channel missing
Hello. my mother recently noticed that she no longer had access to the history channel. Is there a way that I can get this restored for her? Thanks,
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HR44 Software Update 6/4 0x1ab7
Hello everyone. My HR44 had a software update on 6/4/2024 0x1ab7 When you hit menu and get into the what's on now or playlist section I see that the color has changed from black to navy blue it looks like. Not sure why the changed the color and was wondering if anybody else's changed too.
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Channels freezing
Why do channels freeze every few minutes, especially channels 2 and 5? Sometimes it takes 5-10 minutes to come back on.
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