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    HD Extra Pack - 3 months free offer gone?

    The online removal of the HD Extra Pack worked for me. I re-logged back into my account and now it only has $4.99 as the option. Was anyone else successful recently in getting 3 months free after removing it online?
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    Using DECA to get an ethernet connection with no set top box present

    No, you need the SWiM multiswitch for the DECA to work. There are other various Ethernet over coax implementations but they are expensive, around $150 for a pair.
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    Using DECA to get an ethernet connection with no set top box present

    Yes, it will work as long as you have the SWiM installation and a coax run is part of the DECA cloud.
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    Using DECA to get an ethernet connection with no set top box present

    No problem, glad to help. Actually, I wouldn't call DECA a poor man's solution. The DECA connection supports transfer rates almost as high as 200Mbps. A network configuration very similar to DECA is used in many FIOS installations. They simply have more sophisticated coax to Ethernet...
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    Help! Have HR24's with whole home DVR but want to connect other ethernet devices

    The HR24 DVR has the DECA built in. When they say you can use DECA or Ethernet with the HR24 they correspondingly refer to the internal DECA inside the DVR and an Ethernet cable connected to the Ethernet port directly. You can't have the DECA box connected to the DVR. It will not work. Also...
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    Using DECA to get an ethernet connection with no set top box present

    Yes it will. While the DECA is not supposed to be used with anything else but DirecTV equipment, technically speaking it will work just fine since it's nothing else but a coax to Ethernet converter. Make sure your DECA adapter is powered. Your non-DirecTV device will be "stealing" bandwidth...