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Saturday, December 10th, 2022 11:32 PM

Multiple dwellings

I have 3 dwellings on same property, how many receivers will I need? How many tv's can be on at same time?

ACE - Expert

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6.4K Messages

2 years ago

Are you asking about DirecTV satellite or DirecTV Stream internet service?

Contributor

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4 Messages

2 years ago

Satellite

ACE - Expert

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2 years ago

Wrong forum. Moving to satellite DirecTV.

ACE - Sage

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2 years ago

How far apart are the three dwellings?

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2 years ago

mother in law cottage is about 30ft away from main house,  garage apartment separate dwelling 30-40 ft away.  thinking of putting a tv in Gazebo about 20 feet from Garage apartment.

ACE - Sage

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2 years ago

You could probably handle that setup with a Genie DVR and some wireless Genie Mini Clients. 30-40ft is pushing the limits of the wireless signals, especially if the signal has to travel through too many walls. I'm guessing it's not feasible to run coax cables between each dwelling?

Contributor

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2 years ago

between mother in law dwelling & main house   coax is feasible.  but between detached garage/gazeba area no.

ACE - Expert

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2 years ago

DTV receivers are made for indoor use.

ACE - Expert

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2 years ago

Alternatively, install a receiving dish on each building if you can get regular HDDVRs (i.e. HR24) for the additional spots. No difference in monthly cost, but more up front for the custom setup as standard install covers one building/one dish.


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