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Gentlemen,
I have a DVR - R15-500 and for over a year now I have had an irritating problem. At least once a week one of my channels will be pixilated and unviewable. It is usually one of my MLB EI channels or one of my two local FSN channels (692 or 694).
Initially, if I rebooted the problem would be corrected. However, now (thru a tip by a DTV tech rep a while back) I must swap my two lines coming into the box. While this does work...1.) It is a pain in the ass to have to keep doing...2.) I am certain that after awhile all of that unscrewing and rescrewing will take its toll on the connectors...and 3.) I am paying for the service and it should be corrected permanently.
However, every time I call the tech reps, they make me go thru the reboot thing and then swap the cables and it is fixed and that's it and they won't even consider replacing the DVR.
Any suggestions will be appreciated. I thank you in advance.
I have a DVR - R15-500 and for over a year now I have had an irritating problem. At least once a week one of my channels will be pixilated and unviewable. It is usually one of my MLB EI channels or one of my two local FSN channels (692 or 694).
Initially, if I rebooted the problem would be corrected. However, now (thru a tip by a DTV tech rep a while back) I must swap my two lines coming into the box. While this does work...1.) It is a pain in the ass to have to keep doing...2.) I am certain that after awhile all of that unscrewing and rescrewing will take its toll on the connectors...and 3.) I am paying for the service and it should be corrected permanently.
However, every time I call the tech reps, they make me go thru the reboot thing and then swap the cables and it is fixed and that's it and they won't even consider replacing the DVR.
Any suggestions will be appreciated. I thank you in advance.
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uh i dont... i work directly with Directv... I used to be a HSP tech for Premier Communications in Oklahoma City, OK til the filed bankruptcy, now i work for Directv and everything i get is paid for, including cables, fittings, gas, and i mean EVERYTHING, except pants and boots.
i dont know where you get your source saying there is no tech that works directly for directv. who do you think does commerical installs? some HSP can do it but direct usually sends a tech from th closes directv office but however in our case now, we can do them and contractors are strictly home installs around here.
this is how you can tell:
if the van has a "Contractor with xx company" under the directv on the doors (mainly the front driver and passenger) would say.
when i was employed for Preimier Comm, it was printed with Premier Communication sticker with a Directv Loga above it, now mine doesnt say anything now and its a 2009 Chevy van.
:shrugs:
dont believe me, call my office and ask if they are contractors...
btw thetech2009, it looks like you got letters under your driver side door and probably says sub-contract of MasTec or whatever, mine used to say sub-contract Premier Comm if i remember correct.
[edit] Heres a pic of my van...
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so your paycheck comes from DirecTv???uh i dont... i work directly with Directv... I used to be a tech for HSP for Premier Communications in Oklahoma city til the filed bankruptcy, now i work for Directv and everything i get is paid for, including cables, fittings, gas, and i mean EVERYTHING, except pants and boots.
i dont know where you get your source saying there is no tech that works directly for directv. who do you think does commerical installs? (some HSP can do it but directv usually sends a tech from th closes directv office but however in our case now, we dont have a contract job.
this is how you can tell:
if the can has a "Contractor with xx company" under the directv on the doors (mainly the front driver and passenger) would say.
when i was employed for Preimier Comm, it was printed with Premier Communication sticker with a Directv Loga above it, now mine doesnt say anything now and its a 2009 Chevy van.
:shrugs:
dont believe me, call my office and ask if they are contractors...
btw thetech2009, it looks like you got letters under your driver side door and probably says sub-contract of MasTec or whatever, mine used to say sub-contract Premier Comm if i remember correct.
[edit] Heres a pic of my van...
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wow they are finally stepping up, i guess if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself
wow they are finally stepping up, i guess if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself
IDK they did hire SDtech. judging from some of his replies I say just because he works for them doesn't mean a thing.
wow they are finally stepping up, i guess if you want something done right you gotta do it yourself
well it does go back to who the contractor is bc directv employees mandates certifications... when i started, i didnt get certified but the general knowledge and went on my way.
now the stats of techs that dont get cert lacks the percent compared to someone that is certified, most contractors have to pay 200.00 to 400.00 per HSP tech they get to get certified and most techs come and go, when Premier Comm was in business, out of 30 techs in our area, only 5 of them stayed while others come and go, you do the math...
Directv employees are required regardless, Contractors are suppose to do it, but not have to.
You got lucky that MasTec certified you and majority of the contractors arent.
you got the certifications where you can move anywhere that is hiring Directv.
grydlok said:
they hired me bc my old team leader from Premier Comm wanted me to come back after the directv said they'd take over bc i wasnt gonna put up with the new contractor that took over where they took our vans away and told us to drive our own vehicles and hiked up the parts and cables. Pay went down.
So they called me and told me and I said id come back and i did. thats been since april after directv made their decision in March, 2009.
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No idea what improvements might be involved.
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Please post your remote make/model here and any details of your issue. We are looking to collect as many examples as possible. I may reach out to you for your receiver number, but please do not post it here.
If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.
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If you've already reported this to me, please repost it here so I can track all instances in one thread.
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I was having similar issues last night while watching and recording the NLCS game on 148. When I tried resuming the game at one point the screen went blank and I couldn't get my H3 to respond to any remote commands. Eventually the Hopper went to a HD channel but still no remote response. After a while the Hopper went into a re-boot cycle. This happened at least 3 times. I was using an IR universal remote only.
A little frustrating to have the game broken up like that but at least the Brewers won
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Sometimes a thread gets so many posts in it that is can cause issues for the server so that why today we introduce The Song Name Game Part 3!
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Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
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So let the game continue!
The last song was added by Bobby who posted...
One Meat Ball - Andrews Sisters
CONTINUE ON AND HAVE FUN! WELCOME HOME TO SATELLITEGUYS.US!
Here are the original rules for the game as posted by WebbyDude back in 2006. http://www.satelliteguys.us/threads/68645-Song-Name-Game
Just name a song title and the band who performed it. The next person does the same thing, but needs to list a song title or band name which includes a word from the previous entry. Pick songs from any genre.
Example:
Long Live Rock and Roll -- Rainbow
Rainbow in the Dark -- Dio
Another example:
Ride the Lightning -- Metallica
Lightning Strikes -- Ozzy Osbourne
Get it?
An additional note: we all know that song titles, sometimes, use profane words. Because this is a family friendly website it is advised that you clean up that title up a bit. This is accomplished by using something like sh!t instead of the real word. Thanks....
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This started a couple months ago. I have 2 H3s on one network, both with 2 EHD identical 3 TB seperately powered so all recordings are accessible by all 4k & J4s (8 of them).
On one H3 (not the main one that controls the MOCA network), after it reboots, it doesn't recognize it has two EHDs plugged into it. Rebooting the EHD by their power source doesn't fix it. Resetting the network doesn't. Software h3 reset doesn't fix it. Rebooting MOCA h3 doesn't fix it but so far, after 3+ cold boots (unplug pwr to H3 with unrecognized EHDs), it finally it figures out they are plugged into it. BUT.... Then when you open a program it only partially shows series and episodes, but instead of showing recordings, it only shows upcoming airings. HELP!!!!
On one H3 (not the main one that controls the MOCA network), after it reboots, it doesn't recognize it has two EHDs plugged into it. Rebooting the EHD by their power source doesn't fix it. Resetting the network doesn't. Software h3 reset doesn't fix it. Rebooting MOCA h3 doesn't fix it but so far, after 3+ cold boots (unplug pwr to H3 with unrecognized EHDs), it finally it figures out they are plugged into it. BUT.... Then when you open a program it only partially shows series and episodes, but instead of showing recordings, it only shows upcoming airings. HELP!!!!
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Thanks JohnGalt1234 - That's interesting. I wonder are the Boot Strap versions different between a Hopper 3 only and a Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus setup as I have the later. I guess when charlesrshell is able to since he has both setups, he can do the test. Unless the bootstrap version is tied to when the specific Hopper 3 is manufactured, in my case, mines is from February 2016 when it was installed.
At least Google Search AI is saying the bootstrap version will never change and unique to each Hopper 3.
This is probably why different people seem to either have the issue or they don't because the bootstrap code could also be tied to the hardware revision and
components other than the internal HD.
At least Google Search AI is saying the bootstrap version will never change and unique to each Hopper 3.
This is probably why different people seem to either have the issue or they don't because the bootstrap code could also be tied to the hardware revision and
components other than the internal HD.
JohnGalt1234 - So you basically have 2 Hopper 3's. The CasinoH3 is the one that is Hopper 3 only while Master Bedroom is a Hopper 3 with Hopper Plus setup.
Master Bedroom uses Android TV (ATV) software so the DISH part is actually a app and will behave differently as you can probably tell the Guide's are different on the Master Bedroom which will resemble the same guide used on other ATV devices such as the Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4. If I am correct, the CasinoH3 is the one with the problem since you did say the one dated 09/05/2026 is the naughty one while 08/15/2026 named Master Bedroom is the nice one. Usually I would expect the CasinoH3 to be the one without the problem because it's Hopper 3 only and Master Bedroom would be the one with problems because it has the Hopper Plus involved. That is why they behave differently because CasinoH3 is running the native Hopper 3 software while Master Bedroom is running the Android TV software and also it runs a app called DISH known as package com.dish.atv.launcher, the version for mines is P15403 2026100917 so it's probably the same version as the Hopper Plus software version with the date of October 9, 2026, not sure what the 17 means except maybe revision 17?
This explains it better than I can. Sorry, had to take all the ads out.
Master Bedroom uses Android TV (ATV) software so the DISH part is actually a app and will behave differently as you can probably tell the Guide's are different on the Master Bedroom which will resemble the same guide used on other ATV devices such as the Joey 4 and Wireless Joey 4. If I am correct, the CasinoH3 is the one with the problem since you did say the one dated 09/05/2026 is the naughty one while 08/15/2026 named Master Bedroom is the nice one. Usually I would expect the CasinoH3 to be the one without the problem because it's Hopper 3 only and Master Bedroom would be the one with problems because it has the Hopper Plus involved. That is why they behave differently because CasinoH3 is running the native Hopper 3 software while Master Bedroom is running the Android TV software and also it runs a app called DISH known as package com.dish.atv.launcher, the version for mines is P15403 2026100917 so it's probably the same version as the Hopper Plus software version with the date of October 9, 2026, not sure what the 17 means except maybe revision 17?
This explains it better than I can. Sorry, had to take all the ads out.
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Really excited for this season with Kentucky having a new coach and some really exciting recruits. Probably won't last long, but here's hoping this season is great.
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Nah, you just don't understand how ignore works, which is why you made your own NFL thread thinking there wasn't one
Was thinking same thing. It should be a good week for sec shorts and roll callThey ought to have fun with this…
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A continuation of a thread from the pub, just general discussion of AI.
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
Brief 60 minute clip about next gem autonomous fighters - not remote controlled, but rather collaborating with controllers and aircraft in the theater.
View: https://youtu.be/DRm0mbp_n1k
We've literally got a movie already about this
View: https://youtu.be/a2PW7a9ViDc
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Oops.
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AI Agent Blamed for Deleting Entire Upcoming Season of TV Show
An AI agent reportedly deleted the entire final cut of the upcoming season of a Swedish reality competition show.
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I was watching some of this guy's stuff and realized some of you may not be familiar. Basically his show is Candid Camera meets a magician. This is a comp of a few of his exploits. I first learned of him when I was out at a meeting in Denver about 10yrs ago. The men I was sitting at the table with started talking about this show and said it was one of the funniest things they had seen. When I got home I started watching it....yes, it is funny.
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@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
@99W...... D11, D14
@101W.... D16
@103W.... D12, D15
@110W.... D5
@119W.... D8
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Anyone else watch this show? Any guesses as to what was in the box Gibbs gave to Abby that was on her desk? It look liked it was glowing.
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
I also heard that someone was leaving the show at the end of this season. Any guesses as to who thats going to be?
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Tony as the director.
Would you rather have LaRoche ???Tony as the director.
No. Bring in someone new.
Tony is not serious enough for me. Parker is too close to the team and Tim is too young to take over IMO.
I don't think Tim and Tony are that far apart in Age ...No. Bring in someone new.
Remember what Tony said to Tim when they first got back together ...
Tony said: I am the New Tony, Tim .... (something to that effect)
Tony has changed, he's been running his Security Business ... I'm sure he has grown up.
Give it time ... your judging the New Tony from the old Tony.
It sounds like Tim won't be around the Team much longer either.
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Direct YouTube Link - Local AI Coding from Scratch: A Practical Beginner's Guide
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