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Blows my mind too. HBO is most popular premium network. Hell, it was the first! You may also notice the paltry D* lineup as well, and the two measly HD channels. There clearly is some major issue between the two. It could stem from the fact HBO is owned by Time Warner, and D* is their competitor.

I am having the exact same problem here in Phoenix! Signal levels are normal (in the high 70s and 80s) on most transponders. It is happening on the local channels in both HD and SD and on both of my receivers. No other channels are affected, just the locals. It's driving me so crazy I have had...

It seems like every cable system in the country has HBO On Demand and it is kind of silly for D* to not offer it. I am sure there have been some disappointed new subscribers.

I have to agree with the OP, Directv's SD channels are hideous! Not quite as bad as Youtube, but pretty close. Because of that, I will only watch their HD channels. The same goes for Starz on demand (SD)movies. I won't watch them because the compression is way too high.

Because they are not airing network programming and commercials that would conflict with stations in other DMAs.

P Smith, it would be very helpful if you added a non-technical description to your technical explanations. Also, the use of abbreviations that we are not familiar with doesn't help either. The vast majority of us have almost no idea about what it is that your talking about. It makes your...

The dish is on the roof and I don't have a ladder. I am renting the house so it's not really worth it to me to buy one. Does Directv charge for service calls?

I live in Phoenix and I happened to notice that the signal strength for the 103 (c) sat on all transponders seems really low. Generally the values are in the 60s and 70s with an absolute clear view of the sky. Is this normal? I never really had any problems until just a couple weeks ago when we...

When I lived in Houston 6 months ago and had Comcast, the HD quality was decent. Here in Phoenix, I get some clear QUAM channels that pass through my Cox connection that I use only for internet. Most of those channels are our local affiliates and the quality is really really really bad. So much...

I noticed that when I am downloading VOD content my connection is not being saturated. Meaning Directv is not pushing the content out at full speed like they could. Also, I want HD VOD for the movie channels. Currently the PQ on the SD movies is so bad that I will not watch them. Waaaay too...

Bluegrass, the fraud and piracy statement from Directv seems geared towards those that are causing a loss in revenue to Directv. The Canadian is technically not causing a loss to Directv's bottom line because he is actually paying for the service. Ultimately if someone was ever caught, more...

It seemed like it was declining about two months ago, but then it went back to "normal". I have Cox cable for internet and some of their unencrypted QUAM channels pass through the filter on my line. Most of the channels are my local HDs, and let me tell you that the difference between Directv...

You are not alone. I am getting the same message on Fox Reality and Comedy Central. There may be more but I just haven't flipped through them all yet. It should be noted that I have an HR21-200 and the latest CE. UPDATE: Reboot fixed it.

My locals are from D* since I am in an area of Phoenix that is shadowed by mountains and OTA isn't possible without a rooftop antenna. The channels I'm talking about are my PHX locals, HGTV, and TNTHD. Nothing has changed with my setup on my Hitachi plasma 42inch 1080I or HR21-200. The issues...

Since subscribing to Directv back in February, I have been extremely pleased with the HD PQ. In fact, it exceeded my expectations. However, the past two or three days I've noticed signs of added compression on my local HD channels and some nationals for that matter. What I'm seeing is a lot...

I am very very upset with them for rolling 0206 out nationally. I had some extremely annoying issues with it. Not just audio, but rather momentary screen blackouts happening every 10 to 15 minutes or so. I have also had my system freeze twice, both of which required a reboot. In fact, I was so...