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  1. JD Hogg

    DTV Poor Customer Service + Billing Nightmare

    The $45 in "credits" include 2 friend referrals. I've referred 6 new accounts/friends to DTV in the 1 year that I've been with them. NEVER doing that again after this experience - regardless of the $10 savings on my bill.
  2. JD Hogg

    DTV Poor Customer Service + Billing Nightmare

    I was trying to get a new Genie box because my current Genie receiver sucks donkey nutters (freezing, slow response, black screens, issues w/ C31 client etc) and DTV didn't want to replace it for me. Fed up, I decided to look elsewhere (ie cable TV) and wanted to give myself a "cushion" just in...
  3. JD Hogg

    DTV Poor Customer Service + Billing Nightmare

    No. I thought about switching to cable TV but it would have been around $30 more p/m than what I'm currently paying DTV (with fewer channels). I scheduled my DTV cancellation about 2 1/2 weeks in advance but DTV decided to pull the plug a week earlier w/o my consent and w/o any notice.
  4. JD Hogg

    DTV Poor Customer Service + Billing Nightmare

    This is my first FULL bill/statement since they prematurely cancelled me and NONE of my credits were applied. They credited the $45 towards missing from this bill towards my next month's bill which will have it's own $45 credit (total credit should be $90 for next billing statement). My...
  5. JD Hogg

    DTV Poor Customer Service + Billing Nightmare

    Fair enough - but what IF the credits are NOT automatically applied on my next statement again. What would be the best approach then?
  6. JD Hogg

    DTV Poor Customer Service + Billing Nightmare

    At the end of September, I had scheduled in advance to cancel my DTV service on 10/16/13. About 1 week prior (on 10/10/13), DTV went ahead and shut off my service. I called them up and asked why my service was disconnected prior to my scheduled date and I was told that it was a glitch in their...
  7. JD Hogg

    C31 Client Losing Signal/Black Screen from HR34 (requires Genie Reboot)

    Red Rest Button > on blue "Hello" screen > press "0,2,4,6,8" on the remote control
  8. JD Hogg

    C31 Client Losing Signal/Black Screen from HR34 (requires Genie Reboot)

    Sorry, typo. I meant a 2-way splitter. One goes to my HR24 receiver in one bedroom and the other goes to the C31 client.
  9. JD Hogg

    C31 Client Losing Signal/Black Screen from HR34 (requires Genie Reboot)

    I checked and it does have "RG6" printed on the cable. It's connected to a 3-way splitter (with a lime green colored label on it).
  10. JD Hogg

    C31 Client Losing Signal/Black Screen from HR34 (requires Genie Reboot)

    I do have a white coax cable running to the back of the C31 (how do I tell if it's an RG6)? I manually forced a software update (0744) on the Genie to see if that fixes the issue. Is it also recommended to completely default/restore the Genie and set it up again from scratch - and same for the...
  11. JD Hogg

    C31 Client Losing Signal/Black Screen from HR34 (requires Genie Reboot)

    The past few days my C31 client is losing complete signal (black screen) about twice per day. The only thing that brings the picture/connection back is a red-button reset from the HR34 Genie receiver. Doing a red-button reset from the C31 unit does nothing. I have checked/replaced the HDMI...
  12. JD Hogg

    Retention Dept Cancellation Question (Is This Typical?)

    Once before - about 1 year ago when they replaced a faulty HR24 receiver with a HR21 receiver (garbage compared to HR24). Had to "cancel" service and received a call few days later and only then did they agree to send me out an HR24. Shouldn't have come to that. DTV should replace current...
  13. JD Hogg

    Retention Dept Cancellation Question (Is This Typical?)

    Will DTV call my bluff? Who knows. From past experience, they will call me and talk me out of cancelling and offer some discount + goodies to stay. Time will tell. I have a couple of weeks to weigh my options - as do they.
  14. JD Hogg

    Retention Dept Cancellation Question (Is This Typical?)

    ^^^ Because I knew I was dealing with a terrible rep and I was caught in the moment and was shocked/disappointed in his handling of this situation. Besides I knew that in a couple of days I would be receiving a phone call from DTV trying to persuade me to "change my mind."
  15. JD Hogg

    Retention Dept Cancellation Question (Is This Typical?)

    ?Was never given an opportunity to ask for anything. Dude just went ahead and scheduled my cancellation date and wished me a nice weekend.
  16. JD Hogg

    Retention Dept Cancellation Question (Is This Typical?)

    Called DTV's 800# and said "cancel" at the prompt and was forwarded to retention dept. Spoke with an agent and asked when my contract end date was and how much the ETF is if I were to cancel service. When asked "why"...I told him that I was very upset that DTV is going into it's 2nd year with...
  17. JD Hogg

    HR34 vs. HR44

    Did they extend your contract to get the 34 swapped with the 44? If not, how did you go about getting a 44? I currently have a HR34 and the sluggishness is killing me.
  18. JD Hogg

    PAC-12 Urges DIRECTV Customers to Switch Providers

    Does anyone know if DTV is giving those who voice their displeasure to retention dept. about not carrying the about the Pac12 Net (for the 2nd straight season now) any comps/gifts? Is it worth a shot being that I'm in Pac 12 territory (USC/UCLA)?
  19. JD Hogg

    Extending the Recording Ending Time > 3 hours (HR-34)

    lacubs, iceberg - many thanks!
  20. JD Hogg

    Extending the Recording Ending Time > 3 hours (HR-34)

    Never done a "manual" recording before. Can someone please tell me how to go about this on the HR34. ?Thx
  21. JD Hogg

    Extending the Recording Ending Time > 3 hours (HR-34)

    Thanks Jimbo, but to clarify, I want to extend the recording end time by MORE than the 3 hour limit. ?Is this doable or is 3 hours the max?
  22. JD Hogg

    Extending the Recording Ending Time > 3 hours (HR-34)

    Is this possible (manually somehow)? Thx
  23. JD Hogg

    HD EXTRA PACK

    Cancelled my HD Extra Pack yesterday via online and when I went to activate it today (same as always - $0.00 for 3 months)....I got the "The product you requested requires one of the following receivers. Please select a receiver below" message. I have a HR34 and an HR24 receivers on my account...
  24. JD Hogg

    "To Record This Episode, Press (R) on Your Remote"

    The solution is that you need to add a minimum of 6 recordings to the Genie's "Series Manager" list and that stupid pop-up goes away (on the HR34 and on any C31 clients too) I found this out the hard way - by trial and error as DTV had no clue and no one here could figure it out as well.
  25. JD Hogg

    End of Contract

    End of contract? Consider yourself LUCKY! I'm counting down the days until my DTV contract ends (long ways to go) so I can bolt. I can honestly say that I have not been impressed with DTV's equipment (sluggish, buggy, glitch, etc) and their prices keep going up. In my case, it's not worth it...