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Lost your remote?
No worries! Whether you need a new Genie, Universal, or Gemini remote, we've got you covered. Plus, satellite customers can use their phone and the DIRECTV app as a remote. Order your replacement today and get back to enjoying your favorite shows in no time. Visit DIRECTV Support for more info.
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🚨 Breaking News: Your DIRECTV satellite receiver is acting up! 😤
Step 1: Press the red reset button. Step 2: Refresh your receiver. Step 3: Restore to factory settings. RIP playlists. 😢 Step 4: Celebrate with a dance party! 💃🕺 For more details, check out this page. 📺
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Sound problem on 4k tv at 1080i h24 receiver
Just got a new tcl tv and am having problems with the sound. The receiver is defaulting to a 1080i signal. There is no audio with the Dolby turned off on the receiver. If the Dolby is on, it blurts little segments of audio. If I manually change the resolution down to 720, audio is fine. I tried usin
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Is DirecTV streaming better than satellite?
I have had satellite for a long time. The receiver often loses connection to the AV receiver among other issues. I have been thinking about leaving DirecTV and going to streaming only. Curious about what would be lost or what would DirecTV streaming be like.
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Upgrading Equipment
We are long-time satellite customers with a 10 year old HR44-200 that is still working albeit a bit slow at times, with 3 wireless Genie minis and a wireless video bridge. Today when I logged into my account I got a popup about getting a free Gemini device which got me thinking perhaps I should look
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Avaliable Equipment
Was just wondering for the future if I do move. Is there any equipment at the moment that doesn't require a coax cable or a reciever. Kinda like a plug in and stream. I hears the gemini wireless was a option but you need one of the hd dvrs.
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How to Add an Osprey/Gemini CW71 Box to Satellite
I have followed the instructions from this post and get to Step 4 and have found no way to add the box as a client: Good evening everyone! After much research and struggle, I’ve finally been told of a way to get the Gemini C71KW-400 boxes for STREAM use to be used on satellite, perfectly fine. This
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Upgrade options for HR24-100
I currently have an HR24-100. Only allows me to record two shows at a time and has limited storage capacity. The channel chaning is also very slow. I also have a HR21 HD receiver. What are the simplest options to upgrade my DVR situation? I was thinking to keep the HR24-100 and add an HR54 for more
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Trying to remove receivers from our account that came in RV that we sold.
I have had 4 receivers on my account for years that we no longer have because they came in 2 RV's that we purchased built into the cabinets. No way to remove them and we sold them 4 and 2 years ago. Now they want to charge me for not returning equipment that I never signed a lease on, just added to
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