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Is DirecTV streaming better than satellite?
I have had satellite for a long time. The receiver often loses connection to the AV receiver among other issues. I have been thinking about leaving DirecTV and going to streaming only. Curious about what would be lost or what would DirecTV streaming be like.
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Upgrading Equipment
We are long-time satellite customers with a 10 year old HR44-200 that is still working albeit a bit slow at times, with 3 wireless Genie minis and a wireless video bridge. Today when I logged into my account I got a popup about getting a free Gemini device which got me thinking perhaps I should look
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Avaliable Equipment
Was just wondering for the future if I do move. Is there any equipment at the moment that doesn't require a coax cable or a reciever. Kinda like a plug in and stream. I hears the gemini wireless was a option but you need one of the hd dvrs.
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How to Add an Osprey/Gemini CW71 Box to Satellite
I have followed the instructions from this post and get to Step 4 and have found no way to add the box as a client: Good evening everyone! After much research and struggle, I’ve finally been told of a way to get the Gemini C71KW-400 boxes for STREAM use to be used on satellite, perfectly fine. This
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Upgrade options for HR24-100
I currently have an HR24-100. Only allows me to record two shows at a time and has limited storage capacity. The channel chaning is also very slow. I also have a HR21 HD receiver. What are the simplest options to upgrade my DVR situation? I was thinking to keep the HR24-100 and add an HR54 for more
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Trying to remove receivers from our account that came in RV that we sold.
I have had 4 receivers on my account for years that we no longer have because they came in 2 RV's that we purchased built into the cabinets. No way to remove them and we sold them 4 and 2 years ago. Now they want to charge me for not returning equipment that I never signed a lease on, just added to
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Gemini remote not controlling on/off of Samsung TV.
Gemini remote controls the Direct TV control box just fine. On/off to the control box no problem, channel selection no problem. Gemini also controls TV volume. Gemini will not control the on/off of my Samsung TV. Tried fixing this may times without success. Tried to enter the Samsung model number ma
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No HDMI port on my TV
We have an older flat screen TV that lacks an HDMI port for the Direct TV Gemini to plug into, Our TV is built into a wall cabinet, so there is no way to access the back of this TV. There are We were told by a DirectTV rep that we'd need a converter. We have various female ports on the front of the
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