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    Dod Help

    I called directv Sunday to ask about DOD and was told I could order a kit for my HR21 starting on the 10th of this month. One was 30.00 for a poweroutlet and the other was 60.00 for a powerstrip. What I want to know is will everything you need to setup the DOD service be included in the kit...
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    HD DVR on SDTV

    Yeah the tv is relatively new..about 8 months old and has Component inputs, rca inputs, and I believe S-video. I was just worried he would refuse to do the job and had even thought about going to a rental place and renting a tv for a week.
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    HD DVR on SDTV

    I am finally getting my HD-DVR installed this coming monday but I am not getting my HD television until Christmas(no matter how much I beg the Wife wont give it to me now). I am wondering if there will be any problems getting the reciever installed to my digital television or will the installer...
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    Upgrade Horror Story

    Alas yes I have one year left in my contract due to a replacement reciever that was sent to me. I was not told that when a piece of equipment went bad that when it was replaced, without the protection plan, you automatically got a two year contract slapped on you.
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    Upgrade Horror Story

    I have been with directv since about 1998. I would think the length of my stay would also make me a good customer.
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    Upgrade Horror Story

    Does anyone know an email address that I can use to email a supervisor at directv?
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    Upgrade Horror Story

    The Wife already had me check out the difference in pricing and I would be spending about the same amount as I am now but I would have a faster internet connection( I would go from 3mb to 5 mb).
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    Upgrade Horror Story

    Just wanted to share this horror story with you guys and see if anyone has ever had this happen to them. I called customer retention last night and asked about upgrading my R-15 for an HR-20( I had previously emailed Directv and gotten a 1-800 number and pin to call). I was told I could get...
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    Considering H20?

    Okay, I am considering the plunge to HD tv as everyone on this forum has got me curious and jealous. What I am wondering is should I take the plunge now and get an H20 and hope that the HR-21 goes down in price soon since I think it is a little expensive or just wait until the HR-21 goes...
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    Will D* Use Some of the Additional Bandwidth for More SD Channels?

    It owuld be nice since there are probably....oh I dont know...maybe about 12 million or so of us? I guess Directv doesnt think we are important though only those 3 or 4 million with hdtv sets should be catered to the rest of us can go and take a long walk off a short peir in their view. Dont...
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    Beaumont, TX locals

    any news on any other markets getting locals this year?
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    Atlanta Locals On Ms Gulf Coast

    Had a quick question and am hoping someone can help answer it. My inlaws are coming down for a few months from Atlanta and want to know if they can get their locals here on the mississippi gulf coast( does the spotbeam reach is what I am really asking) and will Directv turn off those locals...
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    Anyone Know About This?

    I was cruising the dbstalk website and saw that when liberty takes over Directv according to their FCC filings they plan on having all DMAs serviced by the end of 2008. Is this true and is it possible? Just curious because I had heard nothing about it.
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    Question About Mpeg-4 Hd Reciever

    I was surprised to see one myself. I thought that directv only made the ugly silver duds now.
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    Question About Mpeg-4 Hd Reciever

    I am planning on upgrading to hd through directv soon and was searching ebay to check out used hd recievers when I stumbled upon a listing for an mpeg-4 black reciever. Does anyone know if this reciever is available, what the model number is, and how do I get it so that I dont have to upgrade...
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    don't get caught moving

    I live in an area where the my locals market ends 12 miles from my house exactly(mobile , Al). I can not recieve anything by antenna due to interference from local ship yards and other such facilities. My other locals come oout of Gulfport and there are only 2 of them ABC and FOX. I can not...
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    Question About Lease Program

    IF I didnt have the protection program then I would have to just go out and buy a new reciever? What is the lease good for then?
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    Question About Lease Program

    If I have a reciever go bad do I have to directly contact directv and send the reciever back for a new one or do I just go out and purchase a new one from the local electronics store? I was wondering because I have the protection plan and do not see the sense in keeping it if directv...
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    Do it all over again..

    Cable....I am tired of not having my locals
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    D* & Comcast locals hookup

    I have Cableone and if comcast is anything like them then they will probably want to run a seperate line into your house and put another cable outlet.
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    Need Help Please

    Okay, I have finally decided to "move" into the dma that is 10 miles from my house(Mobile, Alabama) and I need some help. Do I just call the CSR's and tell them that my physical address has changed and give them a made up address? Also I have a voicemail phone number from that area code that I...
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    Any News On Sd Locals

    I meant to say live 10 miles not love.
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    Any News On Sd Locals

    Is moving illegal? Will I go to jail or be sued? I love 10 miles from the Mobile alabama DMA and those are half my locals on cable.
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    Any News On Sd Locals

    Has anyone heard if D* is planning to do anything with SD locals or are they only worried about HD like everyone else is now. Sorry to sound bitter but it seems like both companies have forgotten the other 8% of us who can not get locals be it HD or SD. I guess I will have to wait for another...
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    Moving

    where would I go to check the spotbeam map.....I mean what website that is.