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    Directv Select Package Pricing

    I have The Directv Select Package with a H25/100 receiver. My bill runs around $57 with tax & fees that I got from the loyalty department back in February of 2020. Is this about the best deal that I can expect in today's environment? Has anyone renewed with the loyalty department lately and...
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    Can't Get My Directv Discounts in my Bill

    I have been trying to get my agreed upon discounts in my Directv bill for the last 8 months or so. I also can't get the Showtime charge removed even though the service was turned off before the free promo expired. Every month I call the loyalty department and they say they have no control over...
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    Simple DVR outside of Monthly Pay

    Thanks for the responses. I didn't know about HDCP copy protection; that explains why there are no DVR's outside of TIVO etc. I have read that several HDMI splitter's remove the HDCP...which I guess wouldn't be considered legal. As far as analog goes can one get near HDMI quality with the...
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    Simple DVR outside of Monthly Pay

    I have Directv; the most basic H25 receiver and a HDMI splitter (1 in 8 out). I want to configure a simple DVR setup where I can record what channel the H25 is playing at a certain future period of time. I live alone and have UHF remotes throughout the house with HDMI cables going to various...
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    DIRECTV Renewal Discount

    My Directv account discount expires on March 31, 2019. I called the Loyalty Department today (3/26) to inquire about another discount for 12 months. I am currently getting $35 off on a select package. The CSR said she only had a $20 discount available to me at this time. I asked her if other...
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    DIRECTV Will Raise Prices Next Month

    I am referring to the new Dish Flex Pack(skinny bundle) for $39.99. It doesn't have quite as many channels as my Direct select package but it has every channel (except for 1) that I watch.
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    DIRECTV Will Raise Prices Next Month

    I am currently on Direct and my contract will expire in April. New customers always get a better deal so I am looking at going to Dish. Does anyone know how long you have to be disconnected from Direct TV to be considered a new customer?
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    DTV on Primestar 1.2M Dish

    Thanks for the link. I also looked at some YouTube videos on the subject and learned quite a bit. I also found a related video for someone who wanted to take their DirectTV RVing and a way to keep it simple and just receive Std Def on 101. They showed a menu in satellite setup to have the...
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    DTV on Primestar 1.2M Dish

    Got it...thanks. The Std def channels are right next to the High def. The next time I get rain fade I may try stepping down to the Std def for possible relief on KU. Somehow that power inserter must step down to 18 volt and 13 volt from its stated 21 volt output.
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    DTV on Primestar 1.2M Dish

    Great thoughts. The rainfade reception could be just standard def instead of high def and I do have a SWM setup looking at the power insert-er. I can't see a standard def version of my high def channels in the guide. I wonder if I am even authorized to get the standard def version of my high...
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    DTV on Primestar 1.2M Dish

    This is one of the legitimate Channel Master dishes-like you see on commercial rooftops for credit card access. I don't want to touch my current DTV setup-my thought was to have a secondary setup to be used in rainstorms only...that is why the voltage passing manual switch. That is also why...
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    DTV on Primestar 1.2M Dish

    I recently subscribed to Direct TV(cheapest Select package) and of course have experienced some rain fade. I am contemplating running a second RG6 coax with a manual high frequency voltage passing switch to a 1.2M Primestar Dish. I have a KU circular LNBF with only 13/18 volt switching...
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    Directv RF Remote H25 Receiver

    OK, thanks...great explanation!
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    Directv RF Remote H25 Receiver

    The Directv H25 receiver has a plug to connect a dongle for a RF remote. The best price for these seems to on ebay. I want a RF remote to use on TV's in other rooms that are going to be connected to the main receiver thru RG6 coax. The H25 came with just an IR remote which is sufficient for...
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    Directv H25 Receiver

    That's the same thing as jcrandall mentioned earlier in this thread.
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    Directv H25 Receiver

    The problem with that cable is the video is red/green/blue rather than yellow.
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    Directv H25 Receiver

    What is interesting is that it doesn't seem to care about simultaneously displaying the programming in digital and analog until you pull up the user interface...primarily the guide for me. It appears as though the component video cable is proprietary to Directv. Thanks for the info.
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    Directv H25 Receiver

    Is it going to be switching even though the modulator is turned off? Is this switching so rapid that it is not discernible to the human eye?
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    Directv H25 Receiver

    I just had Directv installed and have the H25 receiver in my living room. The primary TV is hooked up through the HDMI cable. I live alone so I don't need the ability to watch different channels at the same time. I hooked up a modulator through the RCA plugs(red, white & yellow) and have RG6...
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    Direct TV Satellite Dish Installer's Guide

    The Direct TV installer came out today. They are now using a very short stubby mast that only extends out 8" from the mount. This avoids the use of monopoles because of the small amount of leverage the mast can exert on the mount. He ended up using my pictured 1 1/2" pole. I tried the sheet...
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    Direct TV Satellite Dish Installer's Guide

    I went down to the retailer showed the sales person the SLMTUER and he said that is not Direct TV hardware. Do you know if the retailer has to pay extra for this or does Direct TV just give away this hardware to the retailer like they do the Dish Mount. I found a link here...
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    Direct TV Satellite Dish Installer's Guide

    WOW...thanks for this PATECO. I got to thinking-I wonder if the fact that this Dish uses KA makes it more critical that the Dish be solid and that is why they frequently use monopoles.