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Sunday, August 25th, 2024 8:50 PM

Dvr recording lock up

While watching recorded shows on an x1 dvr connected via cable, it often buffers and locks up. This can happen on Netflix Hulu and Amazon Prime as well. It does not happen on live cable channels on the same dvr/tv. It does not happen on our second tv/dvr. It does not happen on our phones or laptops. Why?  It is not controlled by our cable modem or router. We can unplug those and still have the issue or not. It happens more often at night when others in our building are also watching tv but can occur at any time and then work again and then fail again. We’ve replaced the box and that didn’t help. The cables are tight. Help.

note - we are getting 1 gig internet. Will that help or is that improvement unrelated. 

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3 months ago

Thank you for meeting us here in our community about the issues with the DVR freezing, @user_62eux5. You have the right team for assistance with this. We'll have to run some diagnostics on your cable box to see if my system can pick up any issues. In order to do so, please send us a Direct Message with your full name and address. We look forward to your reply.

 

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3 months ago

What I asked was whether the improved 1gig  speed on our account might help (coming this month) and if what the cause might be due to it happening in the evening only when many people in our building are using the cable/internet/netflix etc. 

since it is only at night, do you have 24 hour support or will you be closed when we direct message? 
For now, we are trying a new cable to see if that helps. 

Official Employee

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1.7K Messages

Great questions @user_62eux5! The internet speed does not impact the cable services. Peak hours should not interrupt your cable services either. Our team is available from 6 AM EST to 12 AM EST and 365 days a year. If you reach out to us outside of our office hours, a member from our team will reach out when our office opens the following day. 

 

We’d like to send some troubleshooting signals to see if we can resolve this issue. If that does not resolve the problem, we can schedule a technician to take a further look. Depending on the technician’s findings, they may put in a request to replace the line going to your address.

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