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    Cancelled service & DTV won't reactive SD receivers for WINBACK offer

    Because now I have to setup a new installation appointment and waste time with that instead of just calling in being able to have my current SD receivers activated in ~10 mins. I don't really care about HD service and/or DVR since I have my own DVR. Plus, they said they would waive the HD/DVR...
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    Cancelled service & DTV won't reactive SD receivers for WINBACK offer

    How? If I didn't cancel I'd be paying $110/month for SD service. The WINBACK offer I got over the phone was for HD + DVR (2 tv's) for ~$53/month after the $200 GC is factored in ($68/month without). How is that backfiring?
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    Cancelled service & DTV won't reactive SD receivers for WINBACK offer

    I cancelled service ~2 weeks ago (Choice, SD only, no DVR on the old pricing structure, i.e. Choice = $88/month, additional tv's $7/month, Whole Home HD + DVR-$25/month). I called 2 days to see if there were any good WINBACK offers and was originally offered a deal of $60/month (Choice) + RSN...
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    Tennis Channel?

    Just wanted to add that it appears Tennis Channel is now available on Choice. You should not need to upgrade to Xtra in order to receive it. Source: (read the comment on it for confirmation)
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    Tennis Channel?

    The Tennis Channel standalone streaming service, "Tennis Channel Plus" is different from the regular Tennis Channel. They both are streamed via the same app, Tennis Channel Everywhere, with regular Tennis Channel requiring your cable/satellite credentials to stream. But TC Plus has usually...
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    i'm switching to DirecTV, which should i expect from DirecTV when i do get hooked up with it

    I don't have experience with this personally, but I don't believe that is correct. You can hook up an external hard drive to certain DVR's, at least per DTV's website. https://support.directv.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1763/~/can-i-increase-the-recording-capacity-of-my-standard-dvr-or-hd-dvr%3F
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    MLB.TV 2016?

    No, the lawsuit does not change anything about in-market blackouts. You will not be able to watch any Phillies games on MLB Extra Innings. Also regarding the Follow Your Team $10 option, it does have to be an out of market team (i.e. cannot select the Phillies in Philadelphia) and also, as...
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    Slingbox question

    No, they will not. Everything is routed through Slingbox's servers so you need the external internet connection. An annoying byproduct of this is that I wasn't able to use the Slingbox on occasional periods when Slingbox's servers were having issues (didn't happen often for the 2 years I had...
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    Slingbox question

    It doesn't matter which Slingbox you select as long as the inputs on it match whatever outputs the cable box you will be hooking it up to has. One thing to keep in mind though is that different models have different compatibility if you're planning on watching via a roku, amazon fire, etc. For...
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    Post what DirecTV retention offered you!

    I called a week ago to cancel (was seriously considering it, i.e not just threatening to leave, and thinking about going to SlingTV for awhile until CFB starts again in Sept). The rep offered me $41/month credit (technically $31/month for something and additional $10/month credit for auto bill...
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    3 day replay?

    Yea, it's mainly for the Scripps channels (HGTV, DIY, Cooking Channel, Food Network, Travel Channel, etc.) and a few others. It is not available for both ABC Family & AMC. It works fine although sometimes it takes awhile for an old program to load initially and I have found some issues with the...
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    First black mark

    I had the exact same error while trying to watch the WVU-Maryland game last night on TNT via SlingTV (Roku 2). In the first half, it froze probably 3-4 times and each time, it stopped, then gave the "Content Not Authorized" error. Eventually I exited out of the Sling application and restarted...
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    How long will Sling TV be offering free/discounted equipment?

    I called yesterday to ask about the details of the 3-month prepayment since I plan on switching after my DirecTV contract is up in 2 months (i.e. does it start as soon as you pay or can you wait a week, a month, etc. to redeem it?---Answer: it starts right away) and the CSR said the same thing...
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    MLB Extra Innings and MLB.TV

    I'm not sure if both MLB.TV packages included Spring Training games last year, but this post appears to indicate that they did (www dot baseballgb dot co dot uk/?p=17647). When is your DTV Extra Innings subscription set to renew? Basically what happened last year was the "free" MLB.TV account...
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    MLB Extra Innings and MLB.TV

    The blackouts for MLB.TV are based on the IP of the device you are using to watch it. So wherever the device is located, you'll be blacked out based on that. It is not tied to the billing info you enter (either on MLB.com if you buy it directly from them or on file with DirecTV if you get it...
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    Root Sports PIT alternate channel 659-2

    Root Sports Pittsburgh was scheduled to air the WVU-Towson game Saturday 9/6 night from 7:30 - 11:00. However, the Pirates Fri 9/5 game was suspended and continue Saturday starting at 3 PM (it didn't end until ~ 4:50 PM). Then an hour later (5:50 PM), the regular Sat game started. However...
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    Sportstime Ohio on DirecTV Choice

    Just to post an update, I called back tonight and spoke to a different CSR and eventually a supervisor. Basically, to summarize, it's a mistake on the website and should not be included in the CHoice package for my zip code. He (the supervisor) mentioned something about a change in STO on May...
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    Sportstime Ohio on DirecTV Choice

    I was looking around my channel lineup online the other day (DirecTV Choice package in Morgantown WV--Pittsburgh DMA) and noticed that SportsTime Ohio (662) was listed as one of the channels I should be receiving under "Nationals". I do not have HD service, only SD. When I went to ST Ohio it...