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DirecTV is arguably the largest direct broadcast satellite company in the world. Established in 1990 by Liberty Media and operating out of El Segundo, California, DirecTV has over 15 million customers as of late 2005, along with five million customers using its Latin American service as of early 2008.

DirecTV offers its users a plethora of television services, including over 100 High Definition channels, exclusive sports packages, including NCAA Basketball's Mega March Madness and the NFL's Sunday Ticket, and a comprehensive series of message forumswhere fellow subscribers can get help from each other and satellite TV experts.

The satellite system's history hasn't been completely free of controversy. In December 2005, DirecTV had to pay $5.3 million for placing calls to potential customers that were part of the United States' "Do Not Call" registry.

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• Finding Sat 101 Difficult in the woods.

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  I just returned from 14 days out chasing Elk here in the northwest. My 5th wheel trailer has a working DirectTV box. I have a 36" single LNB dish. The "finder" boxes I have both give me strong signal readings at 136 degrees mag and 32 elevation. No signal strength appears. I did initially have some success on two ...
  5 hours ago

• buying a Leased box???????????

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  I looking for the correct answer or maybe a trick on how to do it. I am looking to buy another HDDVR box so I can MRV and record more the 2 episodes in one night. Can/How can I buy one of those hddvr boxes on ebay and but it on my account I called this mourning and lady said NO you can not do that I thought u ...
  6 hours ago

• Benefits of a DirecTV DVR

  
  Xigaware — Authority: 157
  The digital video recorder has to be the greatest add-on to my television. Ever since I got connected to the DirectTV Russian package and their new DVR, my TV viewing habits have been altered. Let me give you an example. If you haven’t ever watched TV with a DVR, or a TiVo, you don’t know what you are missing. ...
  16 hours ago

• Unsubed Channels showing on Guide

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  When I select the guide option to show the channels that I receive and then hit Guide, a number of channels that I dont subscribe to are still listed. For example, I do not subscribe to Showtime and the main Showtime channels are not listed. However channels "539 - SHO3HD" and "542 EXTRHD" are shown, with their ...
  22 hours ago

• (DTV) The DIRECTV Group Falls Short of Estimates

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 532
  The DIRECTV Group, Inc. ( DTV ) reported revenues of $5.47 billion in the third quarter of 2009. On a geographical basis, revenues from United States grew 9% to $4.7 billion due to solid subscriber and average revenue per unit (ARPU) growth. The company added 136,000 net subscribers to its customer base in the ...
  23 hours ago

• Audio dropouts on ShoHD-West

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  Im not having any signal issues (no picture break-ups at least), and Im always using the latest wide release firmware (not the CE). Every week my DVR (HR-21) records Dexter from Sho West HD. Throughout each episode, the audio drops for 1-2 seconds at least a few times per episode. I dont get this issue with any other ...
  1 day ago

• Directv for travel trailer

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  We just bought a fifth wheel travel trailer. We are directv residential customers and want to be able to get same while we are out camping. Will Directv install a dish on a tripod for us? We dont want one that mounts on the camper. Can we buy our own dish and borrow a receiver from our home to use while traveling?
  1 day ago

• best way to mirror signal from new hd dvr

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  I just got a new directv hd dvr hooked up and am wondering what is the best way to send the signal to a second tv. I have used coax in the past, but that is not possible with this receiver. I read in another thread here that all of the out ports are always active on the receiver, so here is my setup and ?: I plan ...
  1 day ago

• Searching for signal....

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  Getting this on (so far) every channel. I have signals in the 90s on 101, 110, and 119, but 0s on the 99 & 103. This is only happening on one receiver (H20). Could this be a b-band converter failure? I am trying to find a extra one I had to test it. Thanks in advance!
  1 day ago

• League Pass in HD

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  Online it says I have League Pass, but when I go to the 750s I only get the SD games and the HD games say channel not purchased? What gives, all my other HDs come in fine, is there now a super fan for the NBA LP? Im trying a restart now, if that fixes it Ill let you guys know.
  1 day ago

• SL3-SWM Single Wire LNB advice needed

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  Hi everyone! I havent been here for awhile. I am planning to help my friend order the proper LNB/Antenna combination for his HR22-100 receiver. He has only 1 wire running into the house from where his existing DTV dish is located. So it looks like the SL3-SWM would fit the bill in this case (paired up with a DTV ...
  2 days ago

• Who Really Offers the Most HD Channels?

  
  Key 2 Loans and More — Authority: 126
  The battle is on! Actually, it’s been raging for quite a while. The various providers of pay-TV content all claim to have the most high-definition channels at one time or another. As one might suspect, the number of HD channels any particular service is offering depends a great deal on how they are counted. ...
  2 days ago

• Portable Directv HD

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  Does anyone know if/when Directv will have a portable satellite antenna similar to Winegard RoadTrip MiniMax Automatic Stationary Satellite TV Antenna that will pick up HD signals? This picks up DISH HD, but only Standard Def Directv.
  2 days ago

• Vid-Biz: DirecTV, Target, Boxee

  
  NewTeeVee — Authority: 704
  DirecTV Added 136,000 Subs in Q3; revenue was up 9.7 percent to $5.5 billion. ( Multichannel News ) Target Rolls Out Web Vids for Holiday Shopping; comedic clips cover such topics as family traditions and other oddities. ( AdWeek ) Boxee to Unveil Beta on Dec. 7; new version will have a new UI, better ...
  2 days ago

• DVR Question(s)

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  Hi Everyone! Im posting this for a friend who is having trouble signing up (site says hes a bot). Quickie. I have an HD DVR upstairs. It is hooked to the DTV router that plugs into the wall outlets. One coax comes in, no problems. I have a HD receiver in the basement. TV is SD but used the old HD for it. It has ...
  2 days ago

• Spending more time with the whole family!

  
  Sari Rapet — Authority: 117
  Most people spend their time in work places longer than at home, it becomes worst for those of us who stay far from their work places, so most of their times are not at home! At night, when they finally get home, they need some activities that can bond the whole family together. One of the cheapest solutions is by ...
  2 days ago

• Remote television codes

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  Just had the direct tv technician set up DVR for my living room tv. He spent a long time trying to code the remote to the tv without any success. The previous remote worked well up until a couple of weeks ago when we no longer could turn it off and on or work the volumn. Need help. The tv is a panasonic approximately ...
  3 days ago

• Thursday Notebook

  
  The HeldenFiles Online — Authority: 130
  After the jump, spoiler-laden notes on Wednesdays "Friday Night Lights" telecast (only on DirecTV) and, briefly, "Modern Family." Todays mailbag column is here . Topics include the banjo-playing kid in "Deliverance." After a somewhat rocky start a week ago, "Friday Night Lights" rebounded very well with its ...
  3 days ago

• DirecTV 3rd Quarter Results

  
  SatelliteGuys.US — Authority: 167
  From The DIRECTV Group, Inc. - The DIRECTV Group Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results "The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTV) today reported that third quarter 2009 revenues increased 10% to $5.47 billion, operating profit before depreciation and amortization1 (OPBDA) increased 8% to $1.35 billion while operating ...
  3 days ago

• New Apricorn 2TB DVR Expander for DIRECTV

  
  Desinformado.com — Authority: 486
  Apricorn, announced a 2TB DVR Expander design for DIRECTV DVRs, the largest capacity DVR external hard drive on the market. Apricorn’s DVR Expander can add up to 1124 hours of standard programming or 250 hours of high definition programming to DIRECTV DVRs. Available in 1TB, 1.5TB and 2TB capacities, the DVR ...
  3 days ago

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