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Old 06-23-2020, 10:03 PM
John_W John_W is offline
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I've had Directv since 2008. No problems, I actually had HD reception all the way through Hurricane Irma. It's costs more than streaming, but I like having the on-screen guide, quick recording capability and 350+ channels.

The biggest complaint I see posted on here is about twice a year you might lose reception during a heavy downpour for ten minutes or so. You have two options, most people aren't aware of this. The easiest is to put on a recorded program on your DVR, I have about 80 movies right now, or switch to the backup channel, the SD Standard Definition. Let's say you're watching TNTHD on Channel 245, bring up the on-screen guide, then select all channels and the channels that you have hidden will reappear. Chose channel 245 that doesn't have the HD after it, and you'll get a slightly less clear version of the channel 99% of the time.