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    HR34 (Genie) Responsiveness compared to HR24

    It's odd. I just got the genie today and find it so far to be pretty darn responsive. My older HR22 is slow as can be.
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    Cool. Thanks!
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    I finally went ahead and called directv today. Went right to retention, and they offered me: free genie, free genie client (wouldn't give me an HR25) and free cinema connection kit. I had to pay $99 for installation plus an extra $3 for the multiroom. They're also giving me $15 off a month for...
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    Thanks guys!
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    One other question: what extra will it cost me per month if I make those upgrades? The $20 "advanced receiver fee" plus $6 per box?
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    It's easy enough to do. I probably would just for safety's sake.
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    Yeah, that's one of my fears. I don't want to push things for that reason. We've been safe so far that none of the installers who've come through (we had a lot of dish alignment problems over the years) have brought it up.
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    Cool thanks! So if I go the MRV route... I should keep the HR22, get a new HR34 and an H25. That would give me 1 HD box, and 2 DVRS/4 record sources?
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    Another genie vs MRV question

    I haven't been able to find an answer to this, so I apologize if it's been covered elsewhere... I currently have 3 TVs at home, an HR22 and 2 very old standard boxes. Dish is a Slimline 3. I want the ability to DVR up to 4 items at once, rather than the current 2, while at the same time...
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    101 satellite down?

    Thanks guys. It resolved itself within 10 minutes - but there was definitely nothing blocking the dish, which had me wondering what was up. No cause for alarm, go about your business.
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    Help! Ongoing HD issue

    Update - finally got a good day for DTV to come out. The installer took one look at the cabling and shook his head, but was hesitant to do a full re-cabling job. He tested all of the lines and discovered - as you guys suspected - the one for 103 wasn't working. His diagnosis? A bad connector...
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    101 satellite down?

    very weird. Now everything's fine again. it's like it went blurp for 5 minutes...
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    101 satellite down?

    Suddenly I'm getting no signal on 101 on all the boxes in my house. Was working fine 10 minutes ago. In NJ - perfect weather. No sign of obstruction. Anyone else?
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    Help! Ongoing HD issue

    Well...my plan is to call DTV again and explain this to them precisely. Then, of course, I'll have to fight with the installer who will only want to do a patch job. But we'll see how it goes...
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    Help! Ongoing HD issue

    3 receivers - 2 standard def, 1 HD. There are 3 lines coming off the dish that go to the multiswitch. The original installer "didn't have enough cable" so he did it as 2 runs with a combiner. Having wired my own install at 2 previous houses, I knew enough to ask if that would be a problem and...
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