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    Canceling protection plan?

    I can understand where somebody in an apartment ( without homeowners insurance) and a sizable investment in their A/V equipment might find it worth the extra $10/mo for D* covers everything PP.
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    Genie secret handshake to get client working

    You have the steps down, the delay in resetting client would be to wait until the Genie is booted up and "rebuilding program list"
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    Using Deca for Tivo Networking

    WOW Hard to believe nobody has an opinion on this on whether or not it will work.
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    Multiswitch Question

    So he can just go with R25 receivers in the guest house instead of clients (?) and it "should " work.
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    Using Deca for Tivo Networking

    Okay, I know I hate people that post the same question in multiple threads, but I figured more people familiar with D* Deca are here than over in the OTA forum. I know I can split off the signal from my Cat6 to feed other devices,been there done that already to feed the daughter's BR player...
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    HR23-700 died power supply

    Over the decades I have learned that all electronics need that smoke inside them to work, once you let it out they are dead. If you actually own the unit, just pull the HD out and save your 300gb of recordings. Of course you will need a working donor to put it in.
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    Whole Home DVR issue...

    Are the other DVRs showing the content on the box that has the problem ? Reboot the Genie, for whatever reason it lost contact with that HR23. All the other receivers use the Genie as a server.
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    Vacation house dvr box portability

    If you have smart phone or tablet, there are plenty of free apps in store/market to help you with aiming. From there is it just a matter of slow miniscule adjustments until you get it locked in.
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    Avoid pay early termination fee on my directv contract

    I want a job that forces me to live in a beach front home, can you get me a referral ?
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    Protection Plan / New Receiver Upgrade Questions...

    You should be eligible for the upgrade through PP whenever your current contract expires. If you have 2 months left on your current contract when you enroll in PP, then in 2 months you can ask for your upgrade and sign a new 2 year contract. In my case I signed up for PP in June, but current...
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    2 HD DVRs, 1 HD non-DVR to Genie?

    If it was me I would trade 1 HD-DVR in for Genie ,keep the other DVR as long as it is working , The HD receiver would depend on which one it is. Whether you get a genie client or an H25 receiver the monthly bill will be the same. You will have 3 receivers and DVR service. Given the choice, I...
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    HR34 Genie with AM21N missing OTA

    Oversimplified , but have you done a RBR on both the Genie and AM21 and then gone through the entire new setup of the 21 ? Another stupid question is, do you have the antenna cable going through a surge protector ? I thought I was being smart and protecting my AM21 by going through a cable...
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    beginning to think i made mistake going to direct

    I've been having signal issues with local NBC station, and agree it is with the station not D* ,since I have the same issue when watching it with OTA antenna.
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    They don't want 'em,I don't want 'em, anybody want em ?

    You could always call them anonymously with the receiver ID numbers and ask if they could be activated
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    SWM 771 & 775 errors

    Chip, Neither had I ,that was why I assumed it was an alignment or more likely a LOS problem ,because I would have full signal, then it would drop off to in the 50s-60s .
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    Do I need DirecTV's protection plan?

    I was never one for buying any ext warranty or PP on anything. Then I had a problem and saw that it was going to cost me $150 for a new SWiM and PI. I but the bullet and signed up for PP then waited the 30 days required for coverage to take effect. I was planning on waiting the obligatory 60...
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    SWM 771 & 775 errors

    My 2 cents I started out with sporadic 771 errors which graduated into 775 and then 776 errors. I thought it was just an alignment issue,or tree branch swaying in the breeze at first. It turned out to be a bad SWiM 16.Got a new SwiM a few months ago and have not had a problem since. I played the...
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    Using DECA for "other" network activites

    You don't need a CCK, you need a DECA Ethernet to coax adapter. Whether you split the coax and run 1 to the HR24 and the other to the Deca and continue to use your HR24's internal DECA, or use the DECA adapter to run Cat5/6 to an ethernet switch and then just run cat5 to the HR24 ethernet port...
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    HR24 DVR Freezing Up On Playback--Ever Since Firmware Update

    If you really want to keep those old recordings, just transfer them to another media source. While you may not keep full HD quality, it is easy enough to hook an old VCR up to the component outputs ,or get a USB transfer cable for your computer (if like most you do not have a video capture card...
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    FXX moving to channel 259

    When Fox rebranded Speed 607 as FS1 DTV moved it down to 219 with ESPNs ,NFL, NHL, NBC sports etc. However the rebranded Fox Soccer to FXX they left it up on 619 with FS2 and the regional sportsnets where nobody knew it was there. They could have left FS1 up on 607 and nobody would have cared...
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    Where do recovery kits go if you've "moved"?

    You just gave the perfect example of why so many "owned" boxes end up on Ebay & CL. Somebody waits a month or 2 doesn't get the return kit ,so they assume that the boxes are now theirs to sell . Directv does not see it that way when somebody tries to reactivate it.
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    FXX moving to channel 259

    Since Fox did away with Speed channel, and FS1 is in with espn etc I never go up into the 600s. FXX belongs in the 240-250s with FX,TBS,TNT etc. Never understood why they put it up with the regional sports nets
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    c41w + setup = $200 & 24-month contract renewal

    It won't extend it another 24 months, it will reset your clock to 24 months from the day you activate it.
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    new guy here need a little help<<<<

    If you can be happy with SD in your shop, than an 18 round is much more forgiving when it comes to aiming it properly yourself if you have any LOS issues from the shop. You can easily find a new dish and sd receiver for under $100 and adding it to your acct would just be the $6/month for another...
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    Cutting the cord today.

    This thread definitely took a sharp left turn from the OP I can see where "some" might see cutting the cable and going with Sat to be considered cord cutting, but I see no way that adding cable service could be considered "cutting the cord". My son is a cord cutter, he lives in BumF*ck MO...