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10-04-2005, 08:32 PM
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has gone his way...
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DirecTV Forum... Monitored...
forums.directv.com
Got this email today:
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Hello ebonovic,
First, we’d like to welcome you to the DIRECTV Technical Help Forums and thank you for sharing your expertise with the rest of the community.
But, you might have noticed over the past few days that some of your posts were edited or taken down. We wanted to inform you that we had to remove or edit your recent post due to objectionable content. As posted online in our Terms and Conditions:
Be honest. When talking online with other community members, please refrain from random bashing or unfair comments or statements that you don’t believe are true. Your opinions are respected by your peers and can impact their thoughts and actions. Please don't post about "hacked" DIRECTV System cards, receivers or DIRECTV DVRs. DIRECTV does not support modifying the hardware or software of your DIRECTV System, so no discussions of opening the receiver or other types of modifications should be discussed in our forums. Posts of this nature may be removed.
Below is a post we edited to give you an example of posts that we will edit/remove:
-) The "Phone" line connection method is no longer used by DirecTV to provide the Guide Data and ShowCase data. It comes via the the SAT signal.
-) The "Phone" line requirement is really only enforced when you are first activating the unit, after that you can use the box successfully (though be it with a daily nag screen).
-) The phone lines are currently used to "trigger" software installations (that are downloaded via the SAT), upload PPV data, and View habit data. They are also used to enforce mirroring restrictions, but it has been a long time since I have heard of someone being bit by that.
-) The USB ports are primarily not active, as DTV is afraid of the content creators and distributors, people having the "possibility" of networkable access to the "digital" versions of the programs...
See: www.tivocommunity.com for much more information on what you can do with those USB ports, and options for using the DTivo without a phoneline.
Sincerely,
DIRECTV Forum Support
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The section in red was removed from the post...
Oh well... guess it crossed line regarding "hacking"
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10-04-2005, 08:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ebonovic
forums.directv.com
Got this email today:
The section in red was removed from the post...
Oh well... guess it crossed line regarding "hacking"
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Well, Earl, let's be honest here....It was only a matter of time before you upset someone! 
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10-04-2005, 08:46 PM
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10-04-2005, 09:39 PM
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you silly lunix hackers 
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10-04-2005, 10:10 PM
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I think it had more to do with kicking them in the balls about the USB ports and calling D* " 'fraidy cats " of the content people.
I, for one, LOVE IT!!!
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10-04-2005, 10:28 PM
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10-04-2005, 10:30 PM
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has gone his way...
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It is not like I am lying or saying anything wrong....
Guess they don't want their forum providing... ALL the answers
No biggie...
Just thought it was intresting through...
Less then a week... not too bad...
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10-04-2005, 10:33 PM
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ebonovic: your helpful nature is not welcome at DirecTV!!!
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10-04-2005, 10:39 PM
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Tiiin ROOF. Rusted!
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It is not like I am lying |
Ah, but you were. They told you so.
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10-04-2005, 10:44 PM
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strangely enough my post linking my HMO howto page still exists
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10-05-2005, 12:05 AM
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That's because they don't understand a word of it...
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10-05-2005, 12:32 AM
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Maybe they didn't like your reference to tivo.
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10-05-2005, 02:39 AM
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You're not alone ....
I tried answering a question at the DirecTV Forum where someone was asking about operating their DirecTV Receiver using a 12V DC supply. I tried to post a response with a link to a Radio Shack voltage inverter, and the word "Shack" was flagged as offensive!?! Does DirecTV have something against Radio Shack, or is there some new slang usage of the word "shack" that I'm not aware of?
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10-05-2005, 02:43 AM
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Originally Posted by litzdog911
You're not alone ....
I tried answering a question at the DirecTV Forum where someone was asking about operating their DirecTV Receiver using a 12V DC supply. I tried to post a response with a link to a Radio Shack voltage inverter, and the word "Shack" was flagged as offensive!?! Does DirecTV have something against Radio Shack, or is there some new slang usage of the word "shack" that I'm not aware of?
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Maybe there's an S-Hack?
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10-05-2005, 02:46 AM
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Maybe there's an S-Hack? |
Well, I got around it by mispelling it as "Shacck". Crazy.
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10-05-2005, 07:36 AM
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Now with added dalf
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Originally Posted by litzdog911
Well, I got around it by mispelling it as "Shacck". Crazy.
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That ad with SHAQ is offensive - perhaps that's why?
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10-05-2005, 09:20 AM
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What Me Worry???????
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Earl You Da Man. Stick it to em. Keep coming here to show us what the y take out. Show them up for the chicken Sh*&'s that they are. What are they afraid of? The truth hurts. Btw Can you link me there so I can posts some truths!! In fact lets all give those ^&^%%$#$ censors some real work to delete!   |
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10-05-2005, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Billy Bob Boy
Earl You Da Man. Stick it to em. Keep coming here to show us what the y take out. Show them up for the chicken Sh*&'s that they are. What are they afraid of? The truth hurts. Btw Can you link me there so I can posts some truths!! In fact lets all give those ^&^%%$#$ censors some real work to delete! |
http://forums.directv.com/pe/index.jsp
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10-05-2005, 09:40 AM
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What Me Worry???????
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Tanks. I thought it was a general D* forum for chit chat. Of course they dont want outsiders coming in and giving Tech advice. They want to be in control. Do not attempt to adjust this forum.We control the horizontal. We control the vertical. Join us here each week when the control voice takes you to " The Directv Limits"!
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10-05-2005, 09:47 AM
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Well, Earl, let's be honest here....It was only a matter of time before you upset someone! |
Lest you forget Earl was the one that discovered the HMO files on his R10. We all know they weren't happy about that.
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10-05-2005, 10:43 AM
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has gone his way...
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Oh yah... I forgot about that....
An exact copy of that R10 screen posting, made it around in the DirecTV email system....
Ooops... Guess I am blacklisted...
Again... pointing out that: Non-DirecTV employees should be doing the Beta testing....
Or at least be PART of the beta testing.
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10-05-2005, 11:16 AM
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Originally Posted by litzdog911
Well, I got around it by mispelling it as "Shacck". Crazy.
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That's the problem. They must search for HACK, so any variation of it causes the message to be flagged.
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10-05-2005, 11:39 AM
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Actually, if you read the ToS on that board, it says somewhere that this is a place for experts like Earl, etc to answer peoples questions. Not D* employees.
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10-05-2005, 02:40 PM
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Don't forget, the same thing happens here -- it's even been automated. Viz:
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10-05-2005, 03:29 PM
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strangely enough my post linking my HMO howto page still exists
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Prolly thought HMO was a typo. They don't want to know about any homo how-to's.
You know they have a "don't ask - don't tell" policy over there.
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10-06-2005, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by litzdog911
You're not alone ....
I tried answering a question at the DirecTV Forum where someone was asking about operating their DirecTV Receiver using a 12V DC supply. I tried to post a response with a link to a Radio Shack voltage inverter, and the word "Shack" was flagged as offensive!?! Does DirecTV have something against Radio Shack, or is there some new slang usage of the word "shack" that I'm not aware of?
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There was a pirate's website that was called "Sat Shack" a while back. I don't know if its still around, but that might be the cause.
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Well I added my two cents to your post on D's site. Go check it out when you have time. I would really like the 'official' word on why they will not active the usb ports to be able to use HMO etc... I'm sure they will just remove the post or change it but it would be noce to know why they have such a problem with it.
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Originally Posted by ebonovic
forums.directv.com
Got this email today:
The section in red was removed from the post...
Oh well... guess it crossed line regarding "hacking"
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10-08-2005, 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by litzdog911
You're not alone ....
I tried answering a question at the DirecTV Forum where someone was asking about operating their DirecTV Receiver using a 12V DC supply. I tried to post a response with a link to a Radio Shack voltage inverter, and the word "Shack" was flagged as offensive!?! Does DirecTV have something against Radio Shack, or is there some new slang usage of the word "shack" that I'm not aware of?
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It could be that R-Shacck doesnt sell D* equipment anymore.
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Bingo! Glass house, meet rock. AVSForum too
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10-12-2005, 07:32 PM
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Oh my gawd - I'm a DirecTV TechKnow Guide!
I feel so special!
http://forums.directv.com/pe/profile...berID=10102731
The day after DirecTV asked me to participate in this, they editted my standard hard drive replacement messages because "Discussions of networking or opening up the Tivo is against the Terms and Conditions of the Forums, but we appreciate the thorough and helpful suggestions you have been offering in the community."
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