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cathart
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DirecTV Question
I have a DirecTV system in Los Angeles. At the moment, we take one of our receivers with us down to Mexico, where we have a Dish, and we can get all
of our LA channels. We are moving in June, and have bought a condo in San Diego. Of course, we will then call DirecTV to move us to San Diego. The
problem, however, is that our Condo will not be ready to move into until September! That means that we will need to leave the old system hooked up at
our old house until we are ready to move into the place in San Diego. My question is this: Since my DVR is hooked up to the phone line, do I need to
keep the PHONE and the television the DVR receiver is hooked up to connected until September too? Otherwise, will DirectTV disconnect me?
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cathart
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Oh, and BTW, the new owner of our house, who is a friend, has said that it would be fine to leave the stuff there until September.
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Diver
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Call them and tell them your are remodelling and will have the phone disconnected for a few months. They will continue service.
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I have Dish Network here in Nevada and do not have a phone line connected. Works great
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cathart
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That's a good idea, Diver--but if I the phone is actually disconnected, does the satellite still communicate with the receivers so that they will work
in Baja, and will DirectTV know that I am using them in Baja?
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Phone line
I am not an expert (anybody who knows the details, please chime in), but when my system was installed I was told the phone line was used when you
ordered movies/programs through your system.
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comitan
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Cathart
You will be able to get your direct TV but will not be able to use the complete system DVR I believe is similiar to TIVO for watch shows at a later
date.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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neilm
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Try unplugging the phone, now.....
and see if everything works OK.... you can order movies by phone or online (I think).... I've used DirecTV for years w/out phone, (and all over the
West) but don't have a DVR.
Neil
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Cathart,
I am in Baja and use Directv with out a phone line. I just use am LA address for billing and get all the local channels. I think the phone line is
used when you order movies/programs through your system. I am not sure on how the DVR works, because I do not have that. I would also love to know if
that works without a phone line. Does anyone out there have Tivo/ DVR working in Baja without a phone line??..
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comitan
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TIVO does not work without a phone line, I was told the earlier series would work so bought one, I have not been able to get it to work.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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bajablue
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 bummer..
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cathart
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I know I had a new receiver installed for a television upstairs, which they did attach to a phone line in that room, but when I unplug that receiver
from the phone line, the TV no longer works at all--I can't get any reception! Maybe that only happens with the new receivers, though--I'm hoping
that's the case--because we have only one of those, and we can take that one, and the one with the DVR to San Diego in September when the Condo is
finished.
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Works for me. Here at home (Encinitas) we have two Directtv recievers with Tivo, connected to the phone line. Down in Baja, I was using an old Sony
Directtv reciever but loved Tivo so much, I decided to get another for Baja. BUTTTT..... DirectTv/Tivo had parted ways. BUTTTTT....... DirectTv had
their own reciever with recording options and was giving them away!! Well I payed $99.99 and got a $100 rebate. Now that recorder is sitting happily
down Baja way with NO phone line and works fine. System not nearly as good as a Tivo, but funcional enough for my needs (baseball, Jerry Springer, all
fishing shows). Here`s a good link--
http://www.dbstalk.com/index.php
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bajablue
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BornFisher,
so you are saying that you do not need a phone line for that new recorder? I have heard that when you initially set it up, you need it connected to a
phone line. Then after that, you are good to go and do not need one. Please let me know..
Gracias
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BornFisher
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I wish I could answer that but after I brought it home (Encinitas), I plugged it into a phone line. In fact about the only benefit over Tivo was it
had Caller ID!! Very convient! Didn`t even have to move to see who`s calling.
I can see where you may need to hook it up initially to download info. But after that you`re home free with no line required.
Always an idea-- buy your gear at Circirt City where you can return anything for any reason for 30 days.
Also check
http://www.directtv.com/DTVAPP/global/secondaryIndex.jsp?ass...
Best $5.99 you can spend a month!!
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Thanks again for the info. I will look into this and hopefully it work for me as well....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by cathart
when I unplug that receiver from the phone line, the TV no longer works at all--I can't get any reception! |
Since Direct isn't in constant contact with the receiver this should tell you that receiver operation is dependent on imput line voltage.
What you need to do is supply that specific voltage to the 'phone line in' on your receiver.
I won't attempt to tell you how but if you're at all familiar with electronics, you'll figure it out. 
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My Dish Network works fine without the phone line connected...go figure
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We've used both current-model DirecTV and Dish Network receivers here with DVRs and no phone lines connected, _ever_. The receivers get their software
updates/DVR info/Programming Guide downloaded from the satellites, not the phone line.
The phone line is only used by the receiver to call home to the Mother Ship to upload any Pay Per View charges. If the receiver holds this info for
too long then it may become disabled so don't use your remote to order PPV. NeilM is right, you should be able to order PPV online or by phone.
Don't know about DirecTV but Dish Network occasionally uses the phone line connect to "audit" multiple receiver accounts to ensure that all receivers
are still in the same location. If one or both don't answer, expect them to get deauthorized at some point. This is not a problem if you have only one
receiver or a dual tuner model, or if you have certain types of VOIP setups.
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Ordering Dish PPV Online
Awhile back, I decided to order a Dish PPV online, BUT I found nothing in the ordering procedure to specify WHICH receiver I wanted authorized. After
looking through all of the FAQs and finding nothing, I wrote an e-mail to tech support. Of course, I phrased the e-mail carefully and told them I
periodically used one of my receivers in my RV and might want to direct a PPV to that receiver. Instead of answering my question regarding the
possibility of doing so, they replied that I would need to set up a separate account for RV use. I am assuming, therefore, that the online procedure
will default the PPV order to the primary receiver on the account. I realize that wouldn't be a problem for most of the Baja residents, but it
wouldn't work for me.
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