Question posted by judyshaw45 on December 8th, 2011

Suddenly There Is No Signal. What Can I Do?

Snow instead of a picture

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Answer #1: Posted by techie12330 on December 8th, 2011 10:33 PM
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Unplug your satellite TV box wait 10 minutes and plug it back in. If you still have the same problem then you should contact DirecTV for further instructions. The phone is on your monthly bill.

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