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    FCC Approves AT&T DirecTV deal

    I hope they do some good bundling of services. Although I've been with DirecTV for 16 years, we had to keep Time-Warner for phone and internet. I'd drop them in a second if AT&T/DirecTV offered a good packagel.
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    Why aren't CNN and HLN located along with the other news channels?

    Most people are creatures of habit and would complain up a storm those channels (or any of their favorites for that matter) got changed. Maybe not on these boards, but the public in general. It's like when a store moves things around. They may have a logical reason, but watch out for the...
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    When DirecTV does a software download

    I'm in New York, but as it turns out he got his download early the next morning around the same time. I checked all four of my DVDrs and they all got it, that first night, at different times and all within a window of about 40 minutes. He doesn't have a lot of patience and after the problem...
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    When DirecTV does a software download

    Hit "menu", then scroll down to "settings and help, hit that and when that changes hit the settings icon. The info page will appear and you'll find it there.
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    When DirecTV does a software download

    This has me curious. I know when they do a software download it's not like they push a button and the whole country gets it at once. A few days ago, I began reading that they had started to do the one that would correct the problem that causes recordings to automatically delete themselves. I...
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    Recordings

    I discovered this issue last night. My neighbor experienced the same thing and called DirecTV this morning and was told it was a problem related to a recent software load. I not a technical person and haven't searched the forums to see if this has been discussed before. Perhaps, some of our more...
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    Should I Switch From Cable?

    Most states don't have a "3-day cancellation" law and some that do are very limited. Here in New York the law only applies to sales made in a person's home by a salesperson and doesn't apply to phone, internet, mail or other sales.
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    How has the weather affected you?

    In my little corner of the country, upstate New York, we're use to dealing with lots of snow, the streets get plowed promptly and the airport remains open, although often flights can't get here because others are closed. The killer this year was the extended frigid temperatures. Ten below zero...
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    The Weather Channel....is BACK!

    I think TWC has shot itself in the foot. If they can't reach a deal to bring it back and there are no mobs of angry viewers storming DirecTV's gates with torches and pitchforks, other cable and satellite services are going to think twice when it's time for them renegotiate. Times have changed...
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    blackout

    I remember it too. We lived in the Albany, NY area and my Dad turned his transistor radio and the only station he could pick up was somewhere in West Virginia. People came out of their houses looking to the skies certain that it was a Russian attack.
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    Should I call and try for a better deal?

    Good advice, and as some people have found out, if you're belligerent and threaten to quit you might just find that they've taken you at your word and pulled the plug by the time you get off the phone.
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    Retention Dept Cancellation Question (Is This Typical?)

    I think a lot of companies, not just DirecTV are tightening their "give away the store" customer retention policies. If you're a good customer, with a legitimate concern, they'll be glad to work with you, but if it's obvious to them that you're just looking for a freebie or that there's no...
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    Why in the world does DMV make you put you put your address on the license ?

    I know what you're saying about cops not needing your address, but in a hundred different instances, other than a passport, a driver's license is considered the primary form of ID and for that reason needs your address on it. Personally, I'd prefer some form of universal photo ID card instead...
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    New customer given an R16?

    I know a number of people who have HD tv's, but only get SD service from their cable or satellite company. Sometimes it because of money, but often it's because, at least to their eye, they really don't see a difference. I have a neighbor who bought a huge TV, I think it's 70", but refuses...
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    canada tv

    When my wife and I were on a tour of the Canadian Maritime Provinces a couple of years ago all the hotels had cable which carried American stations for the major U.S. networks which wasn't surprising. What was, however, was where they came from. The closest was a PBS station in Rochester, NY...
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    What Papa John's doesn't want you to know about their food

    I've never cared for Papa Johns pizza, or most of the national chains for that matter. Most cities, certainly this one, have a number of great local independent pizza shops. That's were the best ones come from. A little experimenting will usually find the "perfect" pizza for every taste.
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    Early termination Fee

    It varies from state to state, some have laws others don't or they may be different. Here in New York, for instance, there is a 3-day cancellation period, BUT it's only for purchases made in the customer's home when a salesperson is there. It does not cover phone or internet sales of those made...
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    Protection plan issue.

    Don't know if that's the OP's problem, but just looking at the the extreme and crazy weather around the country over the last few months and it's got to be making a difference to some people. Here in my little corner of the world (upstate New York) we've been having extreme heat and humidity and...
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    Question that has probably been answered before on the HD Extra Pack

    A friend of mine cancelled it recently and tried to get it back for free and couldn't. It never made any sense to me that they'd let you do that in the first place.
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    Cinemoi is gone....

    While it carried the type of films I enjoy, I figured right from the start that it wouldn't be around long. Folks that like foreign and "artsy" films make up an extremely small percentage of total viewers. A channel can't survive with out a broader base. Probably didn't help to that DirecTV...
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    DIRECTV Price

    Unless something has changed. The two-year commitment just restarts at that point and the remaining time on your old contract just drops off. The total commitment never exceeds two-years.
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    what do I need to hook it up directv

    Perhaps he has to self-install because he's really a "little bit" North of Directv's service area (if you know what I mean). But that's his business.
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    Why I Would Never Drive in Russia

    Probably just as many crazy drivers in this country and one could do a similar video about them. Looks to me like the snowy and icy roads are not as well taken care of in Russia as they are here however. Of course the pedestrians who step out into traffic without looking are nothing new here...
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    Directv installer is here!

    That's terrific. I've always said that the vast majority of installers are good at what they do and want to make the customer happy. Unfortunately, we hardly of those guys on boards like this. It's usually the screw-ups that people write about.
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    Drive in theaters

    I worked as a projectionist at drive-ins in years past and always loved it Unfortunately, within the next year or so, many small-town drive-ins, along with indoor theaters will be forced to close. As the motion picture industry finishes its conversion from 35mm film projection to totally...