Direct tampering with favorites

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After much complaining and the threat of cancellation, Direct sent me some
D10 receivers that were not -200 style. They work without Direct changing
the favorites!


"C what I mean" <no spam@frontiernet.net> wrote in message
news:9Apfe.731$8g.603@news01.roc.ny...
>I have a Direct TV TiVo and six other receivers. Two of the receivers are
> older style Hughes. One of those is HD. I have 4 newer style D10-200
> receivers
> that are about a month old now.
>
> The problem is that when I set the favorites list on the newer receivers,
> DTv adds their advertising channels to those lists about every couple of
> days. They apparently can't do it to the Hughes receivers for some
> reason... they remain unaffected. This is getting F#$%ing annoying. I
> can't keep my favorites lists as I set them no matter what I do.
>
> They only add DTV, pay sports channels (they don't work.. they are just
> there) and other things like their satellite launch. Nothing but channels
> related to what DTV wants you to purchase or watch.
>
> I have called Direct and they are clueless... so they say, that is until I
> reached a senior tech.
> He told me that until enough people complain, they won't change it.
>
> Any ideas on how to stop this practice other then tell them to shove the
> whole thing and go to cable???
>
> Oh yeah.. it doesn't seem to effect the TiVo.. at least I don't think it
> does.. I never really use the TiVo guide.. too slow.
>
>