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frytzz

Last reply Jun 27, 2011 · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

Slow Hr-22-100 Piss poor CS

I am an 8 year customer with Directv. I have a hr22-100 that I have reset, unplugged and hard reset. My problem with it is that it takes anywhere from 1-3 minutes at least twice a day to do anything to the box. I can't change the channel, bring up the guide etc.....

I called customer service and for the first time with DTV I am pissed, I was transferred twice to the wrong department. I then asked for retention - and the Rep told me that 1-3 minutes plus is acceptable. It has only started to do this in the last month.......It makes no difference how much is on the DVR it still does it.......He tried to argue with me and tell me that I was eligible for a free upgrade at a cost of 199.99 to me. That is not a free upgrade.........

Could someone that has Ellen's email please post it for me.....

I am so pissed...

Brian

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SPECIES11703

Jun 25, 2011

My hr-22 100 did the same thing. I fix it by doing a total Re-Format of the Hard Drive. I believe that the drive becomes fragmented like a computer hard drive does over a period of time and hence takes longer to access the info stored. Try this and see if it works.

frytzz

Jun 26, 2011

Wow, what a difference a week makes. CSr roulette pays off once again.
The box that they sent out will not turn on, so I called DTV back and went
straight to retention, Geez did she hook me up.. I am being upgraded to MRV
and the on demand for a total cost out of pocket of 52.00 and that includes tax.
Hell she also gave me (without even asking) a 10.00 credit for 6 months and
a another 10.00 credit for 12 months. She gave me the first credit for having MLB
EI and the other credit just for the hell of it.....
06/26/2011 XXXXXXXX8640 MLB EXTRA INNINGS 2011 - $10/6mMLB11SAVE ($10.00) ($0.55) 06/26/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 PLUS HD DVR - $10/12moBasePkg ($10.00) ($0.55) 06/26/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 MLB EXTRA INNINGS - Charge $0.00 $0.00 06/26/2011 HD-DVR Receiver - SalesOrderCredit ($99.00) ($6.44) 06/26/2011 MultiRoom Upgrade/Cinema Kit - SalesOrderCredit ($99.00) ($6.44) 06/26/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 HD-DVR Receiver - Charge $99.00 $6.44 06/26/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 Standard Installation - Charge $49.00 $3.19 06/26/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 MultiRoom Upgrade/Cinema Kit - Charge $99.00 $6.44 06/26/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 Update/Upgrade Equipment - Charge $0.00 $0.00 06/21/2011 XXXXXXXX8640 Cedar Rapids (HD) ADT - Charge $5.99 $0.33 06/21/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 SHOWTIME - Charge $0.00 $0.00 06/21/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 PLUS HD DVR - Customer Retention ($10.00) ($0.55) 06/18/2011 Payment - CCard ($131.92) $0.00 06/04/2011 Monthly Bill $0.00 $0.00 06/04/2011 XXXXXXXX8640 Leased Receiver - Charge $6.00 $0.40 06/04/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 PLUS HD DVR - Charge $82.99 $4.56 06/04/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 Primary Leased Receiver - LeaseFee Free Rcvr ($6.00) ($0.40) 06/04/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 Primary Leased Receiver - Charge $6.00 $0.40 06/04/2011 XXXXXXXX9748 MLB EXTRA INNINGS 2011 - Charge $34.99 $1.92
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Again Directv comes through in the end. When I went to the 3rd party rep to
confirm the order he said he couldn't guarantee me a hr-24, but the other rep
told me everyone that is getting MRV is getting an hr-24....

So I guess I'll have to wait until Wednesday between 8-12 to see if I
get the HR-24 like she said I would.......

The technician is also taking the old box that is causing the problems and
the new box they sent out last week with him when he leaves...
I don't mind the new 24 month commitment when they take care of me like they
did today..... $47.00 plus tax for MRV and 180.00 in bill credits for an entire year.
WHAT IS NOT TO LIKE........

Brian

DodgerKing

Jun 26, 2011

sweet deal

ftaisawesome

Jun 27, 2011

Sluggish problems with my HR-22 as well. Not as bad as the OP though.

jlfarris

Jun 27, 2011

My HR-21 is giving me fits of late also. It's been not quite a month, and we're getting up to a few minutes of delay when going to the guide or DVR programs. Our HR-24 downstairs isn't doing anything like this, so it can't be the whole home DVR system. At first, I thought it was because we had a lot on the DVR, so I deleted a bunch of old programs (getting it from 35% free to over 70% free). It's not as bad as it was (it locked up completely once, and I had to reset the box), but it can still take over a minute to bring up the guide at times. I guess I'll try to get a hold of DTV to see what luck I have in the next week or so.

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SatZach

Last reply A moment ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Hello again

I haven't posted in almost 17 years. Over the air, sat, offline, anything-but-the-internet is still one of my avid pursuits. Been playing with offline tv viewing and offline web browsing. I have great appreciations for this site still being here. It's so hard to find public communities that haven't sold out to social media company.

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dishstaller

6 minutes ago

Got to admit, I had to look up "offline web browsing". I had never heard of it.

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Scott Greczkowski

4 minutes ago

Welcome back, as you can see we branched off into a bunch of things since Satellite is what it is now, so lots to talk about here.

Jimbo

A moment ago

dishstaller said:
Got to admit, I had to look up "offline web browsing". I had never heard of it.

From what I understand, it's just saving a article or whatever, to Save it so you can read it later ....
Unless he's talking something entirely different ... the way I am looking at it, you Still need the Internet to load it originally.

Bruce

Supporting Founder Lifetime Supporter

Last reply 5 minutes ago · posted in Internet Television (IPTV) Discussion Forum

How things have changed

I was reading this article

Cable TV ‘cord-cutters’ became the majority in 2022

The steady decline of cable and broadcast television, and the rise of streaming services, reached a sort of inflection point over the past year. Last summer, for the first time, streaming ser…

thehill.com

That said this-
Last summer, for the first time, streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime claimed the largest share of the television viewing audience, surpassing both cable and broadcast TV. Streaming captured 34.8 percent of July viewers, according to Nielsen data, compared to 34.4 percent for cable and 21.6 percent for broadcast.

And then, sometime in the second half of 2022, cord-cutters became the majority. The share of cable and satellite television subscribers dipped to 48 percent, according to a report from Samba TV, a television technology company.

Now I do not consider those with YTTV and the likes, Cord Cutters, but they still do not have Traditional Cable/Satellite delivered Live TV, so I decided to do the math.

There are, now, 129 Million Households in the United States.

In 2015, there were 100 Million Cable/Sat Subscribers , no streaming Live TV Service.

Today, there are 66 Million Live TV subscribers, including Cable, Satellite and Streaming.

Roughly, Streaming Live TV has 14 Million subs including all of them.

So that means, Cable/Satellite now has, roughly, 51 Million Households

So in just 8 years, lost 49% of their subscribers and by the end of this year, expected sub count to be, roughly, 45 million households.

That means a total loss of 55% since 2015 at the end of 2023.

But out of 129 Million households, 45 million will mean only 35% will get Cable/Satellite Delivered Live TV by the end of 2023.

Imagine what 2024 will be like.

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Bruce

Today at 8:58 AM

And again, 15 months in a row, streaming wins-

Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%

Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.

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Jimbo

Today at 11:08 AM

Bruce said:
And again, 15 months in a row, streaming wins-

Cable and Broadcast added together-36.4%

Streaming with a massive 49.6%, 13.2% higher than Broadcast/Streaming.

View attachment 194983

Your Still Thrilled about all this ?

These numbers will Never be accurate as many people use Both still ...

You have services like Hulu Live and You Tube TV that do, what you call Cable, but they ARE Streaming, so Which is is ?

Does it get counted 2x as both Streaming and Cable ?

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b4pjoe

Today at 11:17 AM

Jimbo said:
Your Still Thrilled about all this ?

These numbers will Never be accurate as many people use Both still ...

You have services like Hulu Live and You Tube TV that do, what you call Cable, but they ARE Streaming, so Which is is ?

Does it get counted 2x as both Streaming and Cable ?

I think Hulu Live, YTTV, Fubo, and DIRECTV stream among others like my Internet provider has a TV service like Broadcast/Cable but it streams like the four services I mentioned and would be listed under Broadcast/Cable. Imagine how bad the numbers would be if they were listed under streaming and not Broadcast/Cable. I'm sure someone will correct me if that is wrong though.

Jimbo

Today at 11:19 AM

b4pjoe said:
I think Hulu Live, YTTV, Fubo, and DIRECTV stream among others like my Internet provider has a TV service like Broadcast/Cable but it streams like the four services I mentioned and would be listed under Broadcast/Cable. Imagine how bad the numbers would be if they were listed under streaming and not Broadcast/Cable. I'm sure someone will correct me if that is wrong though.

Well, your showing the same as I am, its impossible to get those that use both, as well as those that ARE both.

b4pjoe

Today at 11:23 AM

Jimbo said:
Well, your showing the same as I am, its impossible to get those that use both, as well as those that ARE both.

Well they are both but I think they are only counted as Broadcast/Cable/Other.

Bruce

Today at 1:08 PM

b4pjoe said:
Well they are both but I think they are only counted as Broadcast/Cable/Other.

Jimbo said:
But, Originally they were Streaming ...

be4joe is correct, YTTV and the likes are not included in streaming, from Nielsen's FAQ-

What about live streaming on Hulu and YouTube?

Linear streaming via vMVPD apps (e.g., Hulu Live, YouTube TV) are excluded from the streaming category.

Jimbo

Today at 1:16 PM

But they ARE Streaming as well, so they Should be counted as both, which would make the Streaming numbers even More prominate.

Q.
Who does the Counting for Streaming ?

Neilson does the Broadcast/Cable ...

b4pjoe

Today at 1:25 PM

Jimbo said:
But they ARE Streaming as well, so they Should be counted as both, which would make the Streaming numbers even More prominate.

Q.
Who does the Counting for Streaming ?

Neilson does the Broadcast/Cable ...

But they are basically airing a number of live channels just like Broadcast, Cable, and Others so that is why they are counted that way.

Bruce

Today at 1:31 PM

Jimbo said:
But they ARE Streaming as well, so they Should be counted as both, which would make the Streaming numbers even More prominate.

Q.
Who does the Counting for Streaming ?

Neilson does the Broadcast/Cable ...

Same.

Ratings for streaming content is extremely accurate, since the service knows who is watching what and when, when we hit ok on our remotes.

Ratings for Broadcast/Cable shows has always been a estimate.

Jimbo

5 minutes ago

Bruce said:
Same.

Ratings for streaming content is extremely accurate, since the service knows who is watching what and when, when we hit ok on our remotes.

Ratings for Broadcast/Cable shows has always been a estimate.

If I flip thru shows on an app, 3-4 in a few minutes, does that still show that I watched the whole episode ?

If I watch the Super Bowl for 5 minutes, does that count as watching the Super Bowl ?
Is it the same if I just watched the Commercials.

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dishstaller

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12 minutes ago · posted in The Chit Chat Club

Been putting off buying a front/rear dashcam. This Civil Rights Lawyer video now has me moving forward

This was actually one of the more disturbing videos I've seen on this channel. IF this guy hadn't been driving a Tesla which has 360 degree cams, he would probably become a felon and had his life ruined.....all because of a lying cop. The other officers in this video didn't impress me too much either, their whole mentality was how can we nail this guy.
This is a perfect example of why I'm always a bit nervous when I get below Perry, FL. There is a huge difference between north and south Florida and everyone who lives here knows this.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4Q8q0KQQ14

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Dish 4K Event Listings (No Discussion)

This is a thread that will keep you apprised of 4K events that will be showing on Dish channel 540. Keep looking here for information.

As of today, 9-27-17, there are no scheduled events posted for the next 2 weeks. That is subject to change on a daily basis.

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CFB, BYU at UCF, Saturday 10-24, 12:30PM PDT, Channel 148-01.

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Scott Greczkowski

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Last reply 51 minutes ago · posted in DIRECTV General Forum

New Gemini Box

The following is from Reddit. -
View: https://www.reddit.com/r/DirectvStream/s/orzHBkmqQW

There appears to be a new DIRECTV Gemini OTT box, the C81KW-650.

The FCC listing is partially available, and a Geekbench entry confirms it uses an Amlogic S905X5, a solid SoC for a set-top box.

I also see 4GB of RAM, and the manufacturer is SEI Robotics.

DIRECTV C81KW OTT Box - Android TV Guide

Ok found a picture of the Box too on Reddit:

View: https://www.reddit.com/r/DirectvStream/comments/1twlex0/comment/opzeqi1/

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GRB1959

Sep 23, 2026

A new Gemini box for DirecTV streaming possibly becoming available in January of 2027? That would be welcome news.

I have been exploring leaving Dish DBS ever since a software update around Aug. 10, version H711 and now H712, is causing problems with IR signals and the Dish Hopper 3. As a result my Sofabaton X2 universal remote no longer works perfectly as it did prior to the H711 and H712 Dish Hopper 3 firmware updates.

I have been a little leary of the current hardware available for DirecTV streaming as the Gemini Ospry box fits my needs, however they are getting a little long in the tooth and finding the 4GB RAM (SKU: 60233) Osprey box complete with remote and power cable is somewhat challenging. I see that the 2GB RAM Osprey boxes (SKU: 60164) can be found on Ebay and at Walmart online used, however a 4GB Osprey box is preferred.

Now I wonder if I should just wait it out until the new Gemini box for DirecTV streaming becomes available. I want a box with an Ethernet port and the Gemini Air is WiFi only. If the new Gemini box does become available in January of 2027 will it be lease only via DirecTV or will we be allowed to purchase them?

slow_poke_pete

Sep 23, 2026

GRB1959 said:
A new Gemini box for DirecTV streaming possibly becoming available in January of 2027? That would be welcome news.

I have been exploring leaving Dish DBS ever since a software update around Aug. 10, version H711 and now H712, is causing problems with IR signals and the Dish Hopper 3. As a result my Sofabaton X2 universal remote no longer works perfectly as it did prior to the H711 and H712 Dish Hopper 3 firmware updates.

I have been a little leary of the current hardware available for DirecTV streaming as the Gemini Ospry box fits my needs, however they are getting a little long in the tooth and finding the 4GB RAM (SKU: 60233) Osprey box complete with remote and power cable is somewhat challenging. I see that the 2GB RAM Osprey boxes (SKU: 60164) can be found on Ebay and at Walmart online used, however a 4GB Osprey box is preferred.

Now I wonder if I should just wait it out until the new Gemini box for DirecTV streaming becomes available. I want a box with an Ethernet port and the Gemini Air is WiFi only. If the new Gemini box does become available in January of 2027 will it be lease only via DirecTV or will we be allowed to purchase them?

there leased at 10.00 per box. unless you can find em at ebay or wally world where people have gotten em before. or you could get a roku apple tv firestick if you don't need the channel numbers

GRB1959

Sep 23, 2026

slow_poke_pete said:
there leased at 10.00 per box. unless you can find em at ebay or wally world where people have gotten em before. or you could get a roku apple tv firestick if you don't need the channel numbers

I appreciate the reply. My wife will be using this as well so a numeric keypad to change channels that actually works is a must and I want it to have a hardwired Ethernet port so that leaves the Gemini box as my only real choice.

dishstaller

Today at 12:43 PM

GRB1959 said:
I want it to have a hardwired Ethernet port so that leaves the Gemini box as my only real choice.

The Roku Ultra series (the larger square box models that attach via hdmi) have ethernet ports

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b4pjoe

Today at 1:28 PM

dishstaller said:
The Roku Ultra series (the larger square box models that attach via hdmi) have ethernet portsView attachment 194992

This thread is about the new box for the DIRECTV Stream service. And yes it has an Ethernet port also.

dishstaller

Today at 1:51 PM

b4pjoe said:
This thread is about the new box for the DIRECTV Stream service. And yes it has an Ethernet port also.

I didn't just mention this for no reason.....see posts #10 and 11 where Roku was clearly brought into the discussion. I'm NOT trying to hijack a thread but ADD information to it.

Scott Greczkowski

Today at 1:51 PM

I know a few people who have gotten one and I am told like most modern streaming boxes this one also has HDR on all the time.

b4pjoe

Today at 1:59 PM

Scott Greczkowski said:
I know a few people who have gotten one and I am told like most modern streaming boxes this one also has HDR on all the time.

My guess it is like the 2 previous boxes where you can turn it off/on but requires a reboot once you make the change for the change to take effect. Not sure if there is some limitation in the hardware that won't allow it to change automatically to what is in the content like other devices do. Even DIRECTV satellites own C61K changes on the fly.

Tom Speer

Today at 2:15 PM

Scott Greczkowski said:
I know a few people who have gotten one and I am told like most modern streaming boxes this one also has HDR on all the time.

I only noticed that as a problem on TVs that handle HDR poorly. They don't have enough peak brightness or enough dimming zones. For instance, TCL makes three lines of TV, sort of like the old Sears model of Good, Better, Best. On my 4 or 5 year end low price model, HDR looked awful (My neighbor likes the TV now). The midrange model from the next model year ithat I have at my Lake home now looks pretty good in HDR all the time. The midrange TCL QM7 model from last year at my other home looks spectacular, as I remember. I haven't seen it for 6 months.

If I had a TV that does HDR poorly, I would configure the Gemini to disable all HDR.

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b4pjoe

51 minutes ago

Tom Speer said:
I only noticed that as a problem on TVs that handle HDR poorly. They don't have enough peak brightness or enough dimming zones. For instance, TCL makes three lines of TV, sort of like the old Sears model of Good, Better, Best. On my 4 or 5 year end low price mode, HDR looked awful (My neighbor likes the TV now). The midrannge model from the next model year ithat I have at my Lake home now looks pretty good in HDR all the time. The midrange TCL QM7 model from last year at my other home looks spectacular, as I remember. I haven't seen it for 6 months.

If I had a TV that does HDR poorly, I would configure the Gemini to disble all HDR.

I agree with that. The 2 LGs that we have Gemini's on looks far better with HDR enabled then it does with HDR off.

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Today at 2:12 PM · posted in The Chit Chat Club

What supplements have you found that really helped your overall health

Didn't see a thread like this so I figured why not start one. This is about natural supplements. If you aren't into supplements, fine, but please let those of us who do want to discuss this discuss it.

The first one I wanted to mention has been a real life changer. I'm 62 and still do all of my own install work at my business....also do all the yard work at the house. A few years ago I started noticing that I was losing my range of movement, it was even getting hard to bend over and lace up my boots. Almost got stuck in an attic because I couldn't get turned around once the work was done. Didn't think much of it and figured with age comes stiffness that was only going to get worse as time went on.
It was then that I stumbled across a video which was discussing rotator cuff tears and why they were to prevalent these days. Turns out, the culprit is a simple deficiency in MANGANESE which is key in keeping your tendons flexible. Most anti-biotics strip your body of any manganese it might have had which is why certain anti-biotics, especially those in the Cipro family. I actually knew a man who had two tendons tear while on that stuff.
Went to Amazon and ordered some manganese. Now it took a while, it wasn't instant, but gradually I have regained all of my flexibility. I can bend over and touch my toes while standing with no pain and putting on my boots is no longer a chore.
Pretty cheap too. The bottle I ordered was a 200 ct for under $13. They said to take double the normal dose for the first month because most people are severely lacking, then go to one a day.

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