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    xfinity triple play

    I'm in my 3rd month of Verizon fios double play with increased speeds to 50/50mbs and multiroom DVR. I can see the difference in picture Verizon vs D* and at times noticed hesitations in the picture on he main DVR. A couple of times there has been 30 to 45 second "hiccups" in the connection...
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    DirectV problem

    After being a customer of DirectV from 1997 to 2010 and then again in 2012, I thought I had studied and understood the company's policies. When I signed up again in 2012, I added the Equipment Protection and kept it throughout my contract period. Back in April of this year, my Genie bit the...
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    Xfinity's X1

    My Directv contract is coming to an end and I'm not too crazy reading about Hughesnet, I'm trying to decide between Xfinity doubleplay and Verizon Fios doubleplay. I have Xfinity internet now and own my own modem which is a definite plus over Fios. However I haven't heard too many good things...
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    Genie VS Tivo

    I'm at the end of my 2 year contract and I'm down to the Genie (HR34) and no clients. I've been comparative shopping Fios vs Xfinity vs Directv the latter thinking of downgrading to a Tivo box from the Genie. Anyone know the costs involved? Is a Tivo subscription also required? I know that...
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    Error messages on Genie self-check

    I'm wondering if anyone has experience this problem.... I've done a search and didn't find any threads that matched my problem. Today for the 2nd time in a month my Genie lost it's picture and started doing a self-check. This went on for well over 4 hours with the notice on the TV screen...
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    To cut or Not to Cut

    First off, Happy New Year to my fellow Satellite Guys members and thanks in advance for any comments, opinions or answers to my questions. I'm 16 months in to my contract and would like to add ShowTime to my subscription and pay for it by eliminating a client and the equipment protection. I'm...
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    Upfront fees and additional monthly fees

    Newbie here... I have a few questions and appreciate all replies. Thank you. I was a DTV customer from 1996 to 2010 when I moved in an apt that faced the wrong way for a dish. One thing about DTV was the additional HD costs. I see on Dish, you can elect for HD for life. Here are my questions...