Recent content by macbd1

Before calling DTV today I rebooted once more and re-scanned all available channels. I don't know if DTV downloaded a fix of some kind, or what, but good news is that all of the local 'air' HD-DT-SD channels magically returned this time, including Fox. There are still a few errors and problems...

Not so happy an ending after all, the saga of DTV's 1.2.12 download continues: A DTV rep called early this afternoon (Monday Oct 12), yeau via telephone, asking if everything was working ok now (like DTV Cust. Svc and 'Tier Two' Tech Spt maybe did something to help -- not in my case, see my...

Further info relative to my earlier posts, of possible help to others: I am told by a DTV rep that DTV will now manufacture the Hughes receivers under the DTV name. However, I had already obtained a new replacement Samsung SIR-TS360 yesterday (Oct 11) from Circuit City by that time, after...

From the http://www.hns.com/ site (the Hughes DirecTV Systems Support page), Hughes Network Systems says they no longer manufacture DirecTV systems equipment -- so obtaining their HTL-HD receiver from Circuit City does not seem attractive. But with DirecTV not responding about a fix for the...

I'm a new subscriber and it's interesting to see these postings. My 6-week old Samsung SIR-TS360 received the software version 1.2.12 upgrade Thurs Oct 7 at 2AM or so. Problems began that day and the upgrade change was my first suspicion after perfect operation for six weeks. My problems...