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I would check out Playstation Vue. The picture quality is superior to DTVN and it affords me a number of additional local channels. I've tried them all and prefer Playstation Vue. | |||
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| I have not yet begun to procrastinate |
Haven't had any problem with AMC on my end. Sounds like the receiver might be due for a replacement if you've had it for a long time. If your other rooms are part of the "whole home" package or Genie, they run out of the main base unit too. The only way to talk to anyone at DirecTV that has a clue and is not a dick is to call customer retention. Even then, it's a coin flip that you get someone with a clue because AT&T. -------- After the game, the King and the pawn go into the same box. | |||
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Each of my receivers are all on their own; I don’t have a whole home system like Genie. I have figured out it is all of the channels that end in HD that I am not getting. I am wondering if my dish moved a little or something. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
Turn your TV and DirecTV box on. Hit the menu button on the DirecTV remote. Scroll down to Settings & Help, press select on the remote. Highlight Settings and press select on the remote. Scroll down to Satellite and press select on the remote. Highlight View Signal Strength and press select on the remote. On the + next to Satellite keep pressing select on the remote until you get to 99(ca). 99(ca) has most of the national HD channels like HGTV, AMC, food, etc. There will be numbers in the rows 9-16 and 17-24. The 9-16 and 17-24 are the transponders on the satellite. The numbers next to them are their signal strengths amd can range from 0 - 100. Good strength numbers for a properly aligned dish are 90 and up. Mine are 97 - 99 on all the transponders. 60 - 90 will still give you a picture. 0s across the board mean you aren't getting a signal. If you are getting signals from the other satellites, it is probably not a cabling issue and most likely the LNB on the dish. The LNB for HD service has 5 separate signal receivers, the roundish white capped things, one for each satellite. There's only three white capped things, the one on the right has 3 signal receivers built into it. | |||
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| Truth Seeker |
For 99(ca) I am getting low 50’s. I had changed the settings in my receiver to show non-HD channels in my guide so I can at least watch the HD channels in standard definition. Well just a few minutes ago my DVR automatically changed to AMCHD for walking dead and it is showing just fine, yet all of the other HD channels still give me the 771 error code. I guess someone wants me to see Walking Dead in HD tonight. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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Better Than I Deserve! |
I've had DirecTV Now for a couple weeks. While it isn't as easy as Dish Network that it replaced, and the "DVR" sucks, it does give me the live TV that I need to get by. I'm trying to reduce expenses and it did the job for that. I also tried YouTube TV and DirecTV Now channel selection is much better. Wife and daughter like the interface of YouTube TV better and it was cheaper. ____________________________ NRA Benefactor Life Member GOA Life Member Arizona Citizens Defense League Life Member | |||
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| Truth Seeker |
Well now I have no satellite tv at all! A Directv tech came out to “fix” my problem. Since I installed my original dish myself on my chimney 18 years ago he said he could no touch my dish as they are not allowed to get on the roof at all. So he said he would replace my dish with a new one located at the edge of my roof and all would be fixed.....nope. The tech spent 5 hours trying to get my tv to work. He said he is not familiar with older satellite systems or “legacy” systems as he called it because they are no longer trained on them. He only knows how to install the new Genie system. So here I am now with no Directv at all. I would like to try the Directv now, but it looks like I will have to go out and buy a streaming device just to try it which sucks if I don’t end up liking it. I watch Netflix and Hulu on my Xbox and the Directv Now app is not available on it. I have two smart TVs but the only come with a few apps and you can’t download any others so I would have to get a device....ugh. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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| Truth Seeker |
I just checked with Best Buy, and if I buy the Fire Stick and do not like the Directv Now then I can return the stick. I guess I will try this. NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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| A teetotaling beer aficionado  |
The streaming sticks are pretty cheap and Dirct TV Now is merely a "channel" within the streaming device. If you don't have/want DTVnow there are still quite a few free channels you can watching. As to how good is Direct TV Now... It's less expensive than other alternatives but that's about all it's go going for it. The interface is slow and clunky, you can't switch quickly between channels. And depending on your internet service, you could see a lot of stalls while it catches up. There has been a message at the bottom of the splash screen that says a new improved version is coming. Great, but that message has been there well over a year. If you watch one channel for a long time without doing anything, it will cut you out and ask if you're still watch. They have a long way to go with this product. Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves. -D.H. Lawrence | |||
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Will dtn work through spectrum internet service? I’ve read this whole thread Am confused. | |||
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| A teetotaling beer aficionado |
As far as I know it will work with any internet service provided the speed is adequate. Think of it as kind of a YouTube. Men fight for liberty and win it with hard knocks. Their children, brought up easy, let it slip away again, poor fools. And their grandchildren are once more slaves. -D.H. Lawrence | |||
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Currently sreaming directv now on Spectrum internet in Ohio. | |||
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| Stupid Allergy  |
Direct TV Now’s customer service blows and they have NO phone number. Got a problem? Type it out in a chat room.  "Attack life, it's going to kill you anyway." Steve McQueen... | |||
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| Man Once Child Twice |
We’ve had it since it was first offered. We got in and got their Go Big pkg (105 channels?) for 45$. There is a big learning curve compared to cable. 90% of the time things work well. The other 10% you’re tearing your hair out. About used to it now. If you are not a patient person, keep on going. | |||
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I am using direct tv now at a vacation rental this week and it is better than I thought it would be. At home I use the Charter/Spectrum streaming app which I use through a Roku box and the Direct Tv works just as good picture quality and menu interface wise. Not sure what the property owner is paying for the Direct Tv now but the channel package is decent and if I didnt have access to the Spectrum I would consider it. | |||
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It was fine, but I ditched it when they closed the $10/mo loophole. Now I have Philo which is $16/mo & has the channels I like. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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Check out the Sony playstation Vue. It's similar to the Direct TV streaming service. I've had the Sony for over a year now and like it. The prices are similar. | |||
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I had Hulu, DirecTV Now, PlayStation Vue and Sling TV for their free trial period. I remained with PS Vue because I liked its interface best. Another reason is because i can use my PS Vue account credentials to sign into other streaming apps on my Apple TV 4K. I have the viewing package that, with tax, puts it at around $60.00 per month. Retired Texas Lawman | |||
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| Truth Seeker |
Can PlayStation Vue only be used on PlayStation or is it an App that can be used on Xbox or streaming stick? NRA Benefactor Life Member | |||
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Sony Vue can be used on Apple TV, The firesticks, Roku, PlayStation boxes, and etc. I stream mine through a Roku. The monthly fee is the total monthly fee with no additional charges like cable tv has. You can use it on up to 4 or 5 devices (like tablets such as ipad) and/or multiple streaming devices (roku/firestick/apple tv). It has free DVR and I never have any buffering issues or anything like that with it. I've had it well over a year now and am very happy with it. What devices are supported on PlayStation™Vue? You can enjoy PlayStation™Vue on a variety of devices, including: PlayStation®4 consoles PlayStation®3 consoles Roku® Players and TVs (firmware 7.7 and up) -- read more about PlayStation™Vue software versions on supported Roku Players and TVs Amazon Fire TV (all gens) Apple TV® (4th gen running tvOS 10.0 and up) Android TV (all gens) On the web at psvue.com/watch (most recent versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Microsoft Edge, as well as previous “evergreen” versions.) Mobile and tablet devices iOS devices: iOS 9 or higher Android: Android phones and tablets running Android OS version 5.0 or higher Amazon: Fire HD6 tablets and above Google Chromecast (1st gen and up) | |||
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