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  1. DIRECTV Programming
    Which makes perfect sense, and only makes me wonder more why I haven't run into it before. I guess I need to get out more.
  2. DIRECTV Programming
    For reasons that aren't entirely clear my wife was watching TV in bed at 4 AM when she discovered that ALL of the Starz/Encore channels were signed off for 50 minutes beginning at 4AM. They were not dark. They ran a series of test patterns, color bars, resolution targets, etc. Naturally she...
  3. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Funny, one of my HR22s just updated in the last couple of day. I noticed the cyclone in the guide and info banners had become a death star and looked. It had just updated the previous day. But my HR24 hasn't updated since January. Didn't check the other three yet.
  4. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Personally I don't like giving anyone the ability to reach into my bank account and take money. I had a bad experience with it early on in my life with the vendor making the withdrawl early and overdrawing my account. That left me holding the bag for the charges and I've vowed to do everything...
  5. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Yes. They will. I have 5 HD-DVRs all sharing playlists with one another with the whole home feature activated.
  6. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Shades of 2006. The HR20 had myriad problems that were similar...but not necessarily identical to...the issues you are describing. Those of us that remember the "Pinky" and "IKD" bugs (among others) are probably not entirely surprised.
  7. DIRECTV General Discussion
    It's whatever you make it. You have people attaching external drives of multiple terabytes. You're darn tootin' it's being used as an archive device by a lot of people. It may not be how you use it but that is no indication that it cannot, should not and was not built to be used that way...
  8. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Because if the Genie fails you lose ALL of your recordings. In a distributed architecture your vulnerability is limited.
  9. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Meanwhile I've got an HR20 and an HR21 that they said were not recoverable...with the access cards...that I haven't yet bothered to take to local controlled waste disposal center. Coupla' more fluorescent bulbs, a motorcycle battery and some old paint to make the trip worthwhile and they're...
  10. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I got my HR20-700 replaced with an HR24 in November of 2014 when the HR20 finally failed. I think of it as my spiffy new box since the remainder of my installation is made up of 2 HR21s, an HR22 and an R22 with HD activated. Until they solve the issue of the recordings being tied to the...
  11. DIRECTV General Discussion
    So every time you log in there's an idiot on here. Coincidence?
  12. DIRECTV General Discussion
    The only assured free upgrades come with purchasing the protection plan. Your monthly receiver fee does not come with free upgrades. The 299 and 99 dollar charges are standard charges for placing "new" (cough, cough) equipment into service on your account. You also extend your commitment by...
  13. DIRECTV General Discussion
    You gotta' do what you gotta' do. No argument here.
  14. DIRECTV General Discussion
    So it's not so much that the bill has gone up as the freebies have dried up.
  15. DIRECTV General Discussion
    I would suppose that if I added Sports Pack they would likely do the same to (for?) me.
  16. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Florida. While we don't have State or Municipal Income Tax, we do have a bevy of other taxes. And also, that tax amount will go up because I took it from my January bill before the rate hikes. Other Charges, Adjustments & Taxes Taxes 9. Sales Tax 3.36 10. Communications Service Tax 15.73...
  17. DIRECTV General Discussion
    My bill is in that $200 ballpark. Here's how it breaks down. I have the XTRA package. $81.99/mo. I also have all the premium movie channels. $53.99/mo. The HD/DVR/Whole-Home charges. $23/mo. I have an RSN fee. $3.51/mo. Sales and communication fee taxes are just under $20.mo. And the...
  18. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Actually in the course of my normal interactions with DirecTV I am routinely offered discounts. I have not ever called in for the purpose of requesting them though. The closest I ever came was writing to the office of the president a few years back to protest having to buy the inflated Sunday...
  19. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Fair enough. I'd probably call that shopping...which I do exhaustively to find the best price before I buy...but as you said it's a matter of definitions. I'm not one to split hairs over meaningless semantics. :righton: In fact, you could say I'm Anti-Semantic.
  20. DIRECTV General Discussion
    Sure, the terms of which were clearly defined in tiny print and completely non-negotiable.
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