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    Directv pricing

    tsduke I hope you don't think I was attacking you, my post was a tongue in the cheek reference to the level of helpfulness in giving you the customer service phone number which I'm sure you already had. Unfortunately I don't have an answer for you, but hope that you do find the info you are...
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    Directv pricing

    Obviously since you were capable enough to log onto this site and post your question you are incapable of going to directv.com or *gasp* looking at your bill and finding the phone number. So this leads to the very helpful answer of giving you the customer service phone number. ;) Honestly I...
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    Price increase during a RECESSION?

    While I agree that it seems like a terrible idea to raise rates during an economic downturn, D* isn't the only company doing this. Fortunately for us we have freedom of choice. If D* isn't competitive any longer and you have a cheaper alternative that works then you should take it...
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    DIRECTV question

    I know that in MDU markets (Multi Dwelling Units, ie. apartments) that you can do a month to month agreement, but there are several downsides. (I'm not sure about regular residential service, but I have to assume there is something similar to the monthly lease plan for MDU.) You don't get any...
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    Lazy installer: Need info before reschedule

    It does sound like you got a lazy installer, but there is also quite a size difference between SD and HD dishes and there are extra support legs that should be used so his claim that it wouldn't work where the original dish was could be true. The biggest problem you're going to run into is the...
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    Upgrading Equipment while out of contract

    It's not a terrible offer, but it certainly can't hurt to try again and see if you get something better. If they really think you're gonna leave sometimes they'll pull out all the stops and give you a getter deal.
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    Non Commitment Upgrade

    I haven't tried this with D* but when I was with E* and wanted to do a receiver upgrade they tried to tie me into another year commitment when I was already out of my original commitment. I told them this would be a deal breaker for me and I would just leave for D*. Suddenly I was transferred...
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    HR 22 skip issue

    I've been experiencing something similar to this, and found it was my TV that was the problem. Are you using an HDMI connection? I've used HDMI for both my VIP622 when I had E* and my PS3 and never experienced this until I got an HR-22 when I switched to D*. Now every once in a while I'll...
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    Best Deal...

    I guess it depends on the deals you are finding and what you want to get out of it. I had E* through AT&T so you got a small discount on all your services, phone, internet, sat, etc but then you had to deal with a special customer service line and couldn't call E* directly. I assume the deal...
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    bird dog

    I'm always surprised by this type of response. It reminds of the geniuses on Craigslist who tell me I should look on Ebay for items. I'm just gonna assume that anyone who managed to find their way here and ask something is smart enough to type ebay.com into their web browser and search for the...
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    TVGOS in Directv

    For what it's worth a quick Google search turned up this: List of DIRECTV receivers known to work with the TV Guide On Screen system - Macrovision That is a list of known receivers to work with TVGOS from D*. It shows a D10 but nothing newer than that. Don't know if this is a feature they...
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    3x4 switch

    Not 100% sure what's in the Winegard distribution box, but I saw in the title of your post 3x4 switch. If that's what I think it is then you have a multi-switch which allows you to connect multiple receivers to one dish. You should be able to run cable from the output of that to your 2nd...
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    On Demand setup

    That adapter would work with a PC but not a receiver. You need a standalone ethernet to wifi adapter, ie. a gaming adapter. Check out the link in my previous post.
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    On Demand setup

    I'm guessing that since you mentioned running a cable from your PS3 you have a wifi router already. That being the case I agree that a wireless gaming adapter should solve the problem. Something like this should work: Wireless Gaming Adapter - DWL-G820 Wireless Gaming Adapter by D-Link
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    hr-22 & on Demand not working

    Since you can connect ok if you are plugged straight into the router, I suspect it's the switch that's the problem. If you have a laptop you could unplug the ethernet cable from your receiver and attach it to the laptop to test connectivity back to the switch. Are you always using the same...
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    Upgrading Equipment while out of contract

    I would love to say that D* (or any other company that wants to hang on to current subscribers) would gladly give a current customer a couple of "free" upgraded receivers for staying on. ( I put quotes around free because of course anytime you get something for free it would cost you at least...
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    How can this be possible

    LOL. I agree just count your blessings and hope that when the snow does affect your picture it's low enough to the ground that you can clear it easily. (Snow and ladders are a recipe for disaster!)
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    variable audio from D* receiver

    It sounds like you have a similar setup to mine. I have the speakers in my TV turned off and the audio output from the TV feeding to my surround system. The audio receiver controls the volume, which I was able to set up as AV1. Once that was done I could setup the remote with a punch through...
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    DirecTV does not support multi room DVR functionality DISH does

    The solution that E* has is great as long as you don't mind crippling the capabilities of your DVR, ie. I should be able to dedicate 2 tuners to 1 television and not have to worry if they are both busy recording something when TV2 wants to watch a show. The other complaint I had about E* is...
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    DVR two feeds?

    If you only have one wire to work with, and can't run another the only solution is a SWM. This will allow you to connect one wire from the output of the SWM to your receiver and your receiver would then be able to internally utilize the signal as though you had 2 wires. Here is a link to what...
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    new install - new directv user

    I'm not sure who your cable company was, but I've had HD with Comcast, E*, and D* now and they all have some artifacts. The worst by far was Comcast though. I haven't noticed it as much with either E* or D*. My only bitch about D* is the number of HD HBO's compared to what I had with E*. I...
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    New HD Install Questions...

    I just made the switch from Dish to DIRECTV and I'm very happy. The dish will be bigger than what you have now, so be prepared for that. Depending on how you are setup now, and whether or not they use a SWM or not will decide if they need one or two wires to the DVR. If they go with a SWM LNB...
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    DirectTV HD problem

    I am having this same exact problem. After some looking at the signal strengths I did notice that tuner 2 had 0's across the board for the 99 sat. I grabbed a b-band converter from my other HR22 and voila no more problems. I talked to an installer I know who said they've had some bad b-band...
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