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DirecTV Gemini feedback?

What’s the general feedback on the new Gemini unit? I’ve been told I'm eligible for it, but I’m hesitant about being an early adopter. Another concern is that it would tie me into a 1-year contract, which I don’t have with my current account. What do you all think?

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AirBNB account

do i need a separate account for each rental (different addresses) or can they all be under1 account?

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Billing Dispute

I cancelled my DirecTV service in March of 2020 at a local AT&T store. I returned the equipment on March 23, 2020 and have the receipt to prove this.  We moved and started new DirecTV and Uverse service @ our new home.  However, AT&T continued to deduct money from my account for t

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TV shuts off after exactly 15 minutes...

TV shuts off after exactly 15 minutes, but it only happens when watching directv. Does not happen if watching appleTV through the same AV receiver as directv or if streaming directly through TV.  I've checked auto off/sleep timeres etc.

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APPLYING FOR DIRECT TV

I am new. How do I apply for Direct tv and what kind of packages do you have? All I want is Netflix USA Lifetime And HLN

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Gemini with Harmony Elite

Looking for the correct setting for my Harmony Elite remote control to work with Gemini??? The " DTV stream box" setting doesn't work correctly and leaves a lot to be desired...Anyone have any luck setting up a Harmony with the Gemini receiver???

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Press to stream program from the beginning

This option has appeared recently. I appreciate the functionality for specific channel or program but if you go to settings, guide, dvr list, or any other screen, it appears and nothing will make it disappear 

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How to get rid of "press << to stream program from beginning" message.

Whenever I look up info on a show I am watching, I now get a message that says "press << to stream program from beginning". It never used to have this and now you can't read what the show is about because this message covers it up.  It is very annoying and I can't figure out how to remov

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Is Satellite consistent and reliable without internet?

Is Directv reliable without internet service? I currently use streaming services for various channels, and my internet service is disconnecting regularly. Over the last couple of years my internet service has degraded considerably, it takes about two hours to watch a 42 minute program since the inte

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ABC Sound Distorted

Why is the sound distorted on ABC during football games? I saw a comment from a previous post by someone else where it was recommended to make sure the audio on that channel is set to English Dolby Audio. I made sure that was set correctly (it was). What else can be done to correct this? All other c

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