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I hope they do some good bundling of services. Although I've been with DirecTV for 16 years, we had to keep Time-Warner for phone and internet. I'd drop them in a second if AT&T/DirecTV offered a good packagel.

Most people are creatures of habit and would complain up a storm those channels (or any of their favorites for that matter) got changed. Maybe not on these boards, but the public in general. It's like when a store moves things around. They may have a logical reason, but watch out for the...

I'm in New York, but as it turns out he got his download early the next morning around the same time. I checked all four of my DVDrs and they all got it, that first night, at different times and all within a window of about 40 minutes. He doesn't have a lot of patience and after the problem...

Hit "menu", then scroll down to "settings and help, hit that and when that changes hit the settings icon. The info page will appear and you'll find it there.

This has me curious. I know when they do a software download it's not like they push a button and the whole country gets it at once. A few days ago, I began reading that they had started to do the one that would correct the problem that causes recordings to automatically delete themselves. I...

I discovered this issue last night. My neighbor experienced the same thing and called DirecTV this morning and was told it was a problem related to a recent software load. I not a technical person and haven't searched the forums to see if this has been discussed before. Perhaps, some of our more...

Most states don't have a "3-day cancellation" law and some that do are very limited. Here in New York the law only applies to sales made in a person's home by a salesperson and doesn't apply to phone, internet, mail or other sales.

I think TWC has shot itself in the foot. If they can't reach a deal to bring it back and there are no mobs of angry viewers storming DirecTV's gates with torches and pitchforks, other cable and satellite services are going to think twice when it's time for them renegotiate. Times have changed...

Good advice, and as some people have found out, if you're belligerent and threaten to quit you might just find that they've taken you at your word and pulled the plug by the time you get off the phone.

I think a lot of companies, not just DirecTV are tightening their "give away the store" customer retention policies. If you're a good customer, with a legitimate concern, they'll be glad to work with you, but if it's obvious to them that you're just looking for a freebie or that there's no...

I know a number of people who have HD tv's, but only get SD service from their cable or satellite company. Sometimes it because of money, but often it's because, at least to their eye, they really don't see a difference. I have a neighbor who bought a huge TV, I think it's 70", but refuses...

When my wife and I were on a tour of the Canadian Maritime Provinces a couple of years ago all the hotels had cable which carried American stations for the major U.S. networks which wasn't surprising. What was, however, was where they came from. The closest was a PBS station in Rochester, NY...

It varies from state to state, some have laws others don't or they may be different. Here in New York, for instance, there is a 3-day cancellation period, BUT it's only for purchases made in the customer's home when a salesperson is there. It does not cover phone or internet sales of those made...

Don't know if that's the OP's problem, but just looking at the the extreme and crazy weather around the country over the last few months and it's got to be making a difference to some people. Here in my little corner of the world (upstate New York) we've been having extreme heat and humidity and...

A friend of mine cancelled it recently and tried to get it back for free and couldn't. It never made any sense to me that they'd let you do that in the first place.

While it carried the type of films I enjoy, I figured right from the start that it wouldn't be around long. Folks that like foreign and "artsy" films make up an extremely small percentage of total viewers. A channel can't survive with out a broader base. Probably didn't help to that DirecTV...

Unless something has changed. The two-year commitment just restarts at that point and the remaining time on your old contract just drops off. The total commitment never exceeds two-years.

Perhaps he has to self-install because he's really a "little bit" North of Directv's service area (if you know what I mean). But that's his business.

That's terrific. I've always said that the vast majority of installers are good at what they do and want to make the customer happy. Unfortunately, we hardly of those guys on boards like this. It's usually the screw-ups that people write about.

Around here anything metal that's left out on trash night will be quickly scarfed up by "trash-pickers" who prowl the streets in beat up old trucks. Some people don't like that, but they do a service by taking stuff that the city won't. If they can make a couple of bucks by selling it for scrap...

I bank at a small local bank and debit cards are free, but it does depend on the bank. Many do charge a fee, but will wave it if the customer has a direct deposit every month. Best thing is to shop around.

I haven't recorded an upcoming free weekend in some time, but when I did it with a manual recording it worked. Of course, maybe things have changed since then. Give it a try and the worst that will happen is it won't record.

About the only time I use it when there is something special going on like the election, hurricane, so I guess I won't miss it that much.

When the #1 TV station in my city went HD, one of its competitors started broadcasting its newscasts in what they call "enhanced widescreen" which fills the screen, but is still SD. People around here just call it "fake HD". Probably what Baby First did. I just checked out that channel (for the...

You might be right, but I'm thinking with only a couple of months left they might be willing to give him a good deal anyway. After all, that way they'd know they got him on the hook for two more years instead of giving him time to shop the competition. Besides, if he doesn't like what they say...