
Streaming Setup & Equipment
Help for activating and setting up your streaming experience.
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Does DirecTV actually want customers? Worst customer service experience ever
Hey all. I really want to give DirecTV Stream a go. It has all of the channels that I need and no other streaming services do. It looks like it is a common thing to have credit card issues upon trying to sign up and I also had those issues today. I had to call and, of course, it was a bit difficult
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Easy directtv stream remote with big buttons
What or where can I get an easy directtv stream remote with bit buttons for senior citizens to use on a Samsung tv?
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How do I get the Weather channel to to give local weather Streaming
DIRECTV streaming has a Ip address which is incorrect and can’t be changed and shows as my home , their tech support is an oxymoron. I use T Mobile internet.
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Unable to record local channels at 2nd location
With lots of help from a DIRECTV retention specialist and info gathered here, we transitioned from a Satellite account in March 2025 to a Streaming account using a Gemini Air device. Our initial satellite service was in Arizona and we setup the streaming account before leaving the state. We are now
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Universal remote?
Do they make a universal remote with appropriate lighting so you can see the remote versus the DIRECTV stream remote?
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Directv Stream
We are considering changing from satellite Directv to Directv Stream. 1. Can we record a program and watch a different program live at the same time? 2. We have 2 TVs at home. Do we order a “box” for each tv? 3. We have a 2nd home. Can we order a 3rd and 4 th box for that house and use the same acco
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Trying to connect my Logitech Universal remote to DirecTV
The standard version of this device does not include an infrared (IR) receiver and therefore cannot be controlled with a universal remote such as Harmony. Tip: There are, however, IR adaptors that can be added to this device that allows universal remotes to control it. If you have an IR adaptor, go
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New service device Gemini Air - Frequent Black screen on TV startup
I read a resent post on this topic and a DirectTV rep. Moved this issue up the tech help level and no still no reply. Why does about every 5th TV startup with DirectTV remote results in a needed reset of Gemini Air devise to correct a black screen at startup? TV Sony Bravia 4k, 5 years old This is a
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Sharing sister's account at different home
I have a used C71KW-400. How do I set it up? Do I use all her credentials and when I get my own account factory reset it and put in my info?
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