I see where DVR receivers can be obtained, used or new, for a reasonable price. The question is - if I used such a receiver, would D* AUTOMATICALLY charge me more, citing "DVR Service", even if I don't sign up for any such "service" but merely chose to use the DVR manually? Ethically, unless...

I got a functional 6900DTE HD box for a good price. The catch - no remote. No biggie. I figured I could get a universal remote to control basic features. If not I could at least change channels with the front buttons, right? WRONG. I cannot do a channel search! There only are power, up...

Any information on if HD reception is going to become "standard" with DirecTV? What I mean by that is; when last I checked, they charge a premium to get HD programming. Which is unfortunate because I'm already paying much more than I did when I signed up in 2002. Since the new broadcast...

A few months ago, my LNB failed and I lost signal. I fixed the problem by using an LNB that came from a used dish. In late July I was gone for 10 days. When I came back my reception was poor, with many drop-outs. I chalked it up to bad weather - but I quickly realized even when weather was...

After a heavy rain which was causing my DTV signal to go in and out for 2 days, eventually I found that there was 0 signal on all the transponders (no other changes had been made at that point). Whilst it was still raining a little (but not enough where it should interrupt signal) I tried...