Need access card help fast!

elorahd · 05-20-2006, 07:51 PM

I got a used dvr off of ebay. It came with an access card. To my surprise I hooked it up and everything worked immediately. So I set up to record a bunch of movies this weekend. Well, the card suddenly doesn't work. I called D to activate but they say I have to get a new one for my account. Is there any way around this, at least temporarily? I'm pissed because I'm now going to miss recording all the free movies this weekend if I can't get this fixed or bypass it somehow. Please help!!

maharg18 · 05-20-2006, 07:54 PM

Unfortunately your hosed, as it is Directv's policy not to active used access cards.

Dkerr24 · 05-20-2006, 09:40 PM

Unless you consider the 1000th running of Shrek 2 a good thing, you're not missing much with this free everything weekend.

ClemSole · 05-20-2006, 11:35 PM

Just cough up the $20.00 for a new card from D*. If you bought it from ebay you get what you paid for.

The_WRAiTH · 05-22-2006, 07:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maharg18

Unfortunately your hosed, as it is Directv's policy not to active used access cards.

They activated the one I got with the Philips reciever I bought off e-bay a month a go... I guess it all depends who you talk to..

danny7481 · 05-22-2006, 08:46 AM

its all on who you talk too, when i got my second tivo, the first person i talked too wouldnt do it, but then i called back and the second person didnt have any problem activating it.

elorahd · 05-22-2006, 10:12 AM

I wish I'd known that before I went ahead and bought another one....