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    When DirecTV does a software download

    This has me curious. I know when they do a software download it's not like they push a button and the whole country gets it at once. A few days ago, I began reading that they had started to do the one that would correct the problem that causes recordings to automatically delete themselves. I...
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    And the award for the dumbest crook goes to...

    True story. A guy walks into one of our local banks this morning and informs the teller that it's a stickup and to give him $20,000. She hands him over some cash, he leaves and the bank calls the cops. A short time later, the crook discovers he didn't get $20,000 and heads back to the bank...
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    A bizarre program guide issue

    I record a lot of movies from TCM and so I like to program recordings as far out as the DVR allows me. Since I'm recording from one channel, I usually go to the program guide, click on the channel ID, then push info and I get the schedule for just that one channel. So far so good. Of late when I...
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    Upgrading from a "grandfathered" package

    I'm looking to drop the premium channels, which I rarely watch, to save some money although I'd like to keep Encore, especially for the Western channel. As I see it, I have two choices either drop everything but the Starz package or switch from Total Choice Plus to the Choice Ultimate package...
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    HR-21 recording problem

    I'm gong to call DirecTV tomorrow, but thought I'd run this past the experts. I was away on vacation and when I got back I discovered, that while listed on my play list, several shows did not record. I figured something got screwed up while I was away and let it go. The last couple of days I...
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    Installation reschedule question

    I was scheduled to have a dish upgrade today so I can go HD. I already have the receivers, just need a new dish. Yesterday I got a call from the installer (Halstead) who said they would have to reschedule for next week. She went on to say said that DirecTV had overbooked 60 installations for...
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    A Scammer at My Door

    So the doorbell rings yesterday and when I look out I see this rusty old pickup with a ladder on it in my driveway. When I went out the guy with the truck says he noticed my dish and had a "great" offer for me. For just $150 he'd cancel my DirecTV service and "fix" my dish so I'd get all of...
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    Replacing DVRs

    Although I visit these boards almost daily, I'm afraid have haven't been keeping up on equipment. Here's my situation. I presently have 3 DVRs. My two oldest are R10s and I have a more recent R22-100. The R22 is fine, but both of the R10s have been acting up lately, sometimes freezing up or...
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    Two accounts on same dish?

    We own a two family house, living in half and renting out the other. A prospective tenant noticed our two DirecTV dishes and asked if we'd allow him to get it instead of cable, if they rented the apartment . I said that we'd be ok with that. After he left , my wife asked me if we'd have to have...
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    No PPV letterbox films?

    I never order PPV movies, so I haven't been keeping up with things. My favorite movie rental store recently closed so I thought I would check out PPV listings to see what they had running and I was amazed that there wasn't one letterboxed film listed. I remember when I first got DirecTV, I...
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    Big Button remote

    I searched this and while I did find a thread, I didn't find an answer to my question. Will this operate an TiVo R-10?
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    DirecTV TiVo "standby" mode

    I've only had TiVo for a few weeks and wonder how I managed to get along without it for so long. We're going on a two week vacation, should we put it in "standby" or does it matter? Also if I'm understanding the manual correctly, it will still record what's on the "to do" list. Correct? Anyone...
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    DirecTV TiVo question

    Just upgraded my DirecTV service to TiVo this week and and while I love it, I'm slightly confused. There is a button on the remote labeled "window". I can't find anything in the manual about it and when I push it nothing seems to happen. What's it for?
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    Why self install?

    I've had satellite in my home for about 5 years now, and when I first got it I had it professionally installed . When I upgraded I also chose to have it installed again. I've always wondered with both Dish and DirecTV offering free installation, why would anybody, especially a first-timer, want...
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