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    Looking to go back to DirecTV - some questions

    I cancelled my service several years ago, returned the "leased" receivers and uninstalled and discarded my slimline dish. Looking to reinstate service and I don't want any installers coming to my home. What's the current model D* DVR that I can buy online? Does D* still use access cards? What...
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    My H20 may be fried?

    I have an owned H20. Last night it wouldn't turn on so I pushed reset. It went through the reset cycle and began working again after getting the initial satellite download. However it only worked for about 15 minutes and then I got "searching for satellite". I tried reset again, and it would...
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    HD Access Special Offer $0.00

    I subscribe to Total Choice, which I understand D* is no longer offering. My billing statement would show Total Choice at $47.99 and HD Access Special Offer $0.00. I was getting my locals in HD, HD Net and my regional sports packages in HD. My receivers are H20 and HR21, both with the B Band...
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    What HD MPEG4 Channels should I be receiving?

    This is what I'm subscribed to with D*. DIRECTV DVR Service TOTAL CHOICE SHOWTIME HD Access The only HD I get are my locals, my RSNs, HD Net and Showtime. The others, such as CNNHD, Animal Planet HD, etc., etc. give me a screen message that says something like "Not purchased"...
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    Peaking signal on 5 LNB Dish??

    Yesterday I finally replaced my 3 lnb dish with a slimline dish. I had no difficultly in getting readings in the 90s on 101, 110 and 119. However, I'm having trouble with 103. On 103(a) I get no readings and on 103(b), my readings are in the 50s and 60s. I don't have any signal level meters...
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    Understanding DirecTV's Lease Fee?

    I have two receivers, one of which is an H20 (MPEG4) and the other is an H10-250 (MPEG2). I already pay a $4.99 additional receiver fee (plus DVR fee) for the Tivo. I want to replace the H10-250 with an HR21 so that both my receivers are MPEG4. Will I have to pay a lease fee in addition to...
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    FIOS in Sarasota, Florida

    Has anyone had Fios installed in Sarasota? If so, what STBs did you get? What was the wait time between order date and installation date? Thanks,
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    Superstation WWOR Baseball Blackouts

    Can anyone tell me if Dish is blacking out NY Yankee games on WWOR for those subscribing to this superstation and not living in the New York DMA? I want to subscribe to this station for the purpose of getting the Friday night Yankee games. I've called Dish customer support several times and...