Viewing Content on Genie DVR

@Juniper thanks for the reply and the detail. Yeah, it is the ongoing $7 per month per TV that I have a problem with. I have had TiVo's for years and with a single TiVo receiver and a single CableCARD...I can watch the content I pay for on many other TVs in my house using TiVo mini's. Yes, I had to pay a one time price for each mini but it was a one time price and I have used them for years. DirecTV's service is fantastic but their pricing model is consumer gouging. If I do decide to go with them...it will only be for a couple of years until 5G rolls out...I think that will have a big impact on DTVs user base.

nope, 5g is a pipe dream for anyone in a rural area.

its short distance, and does not do well with trees.

DirecTV's billing model, per their agreement with the networks, is you pay for each TV getting the service. It is more specifically a per TV service, not simply a per household service. So you want it on more TVs then you pay for them.

The good thing is that DirecTV has it at a flat rate per additional TV ($7). Some other providers charge $10 to $17 each based on what level the box is. So DirecTV keeps it as a mirroring fee.

Satellite, cable, and streaming providers have different infrastructures and agreements with the networks. As such they can have key differences in their billing models to support their setup.

@Juniper not sure who is charging $10 to $17 per TV but as I mentioned...with Cable, when using TiVo's/Mini's you only need a single CableCARD to cover up to 8 mini's. I know there is the upfront cost of the TiVo equipment but I have had mine for years and have long surpassed what I would have paid DTV for equal amount of TV coverage.

Same thing with Streaming providers. You have the upfront cost of the streaming devices (but they are cheap) but then most streaming providers allow at least 3 concurrent streams for the low monthly price you pay.

I have pretty much decided that I am going with YouTubeTV. Best bang for the buck for what we watch and 3 concurrent streams.

Dish for examples lists those kind of charges. It was their way of saying you don't pay for HD service, but that is because you put more cost to the equipment. On their Residential Agreement on the last couple of pages.

Streaming providers have little infrastructure, as they rely on your chosen internet provider to deliver the service. Their plans do state up to how many devices it includes. And the equipment is not provided by them, instead you get your chosen media streaming device (Firestick, Roku, etc.). So there are less things they have to maintain financially. But they have been seeing price increases, so wondering how long it will take to be more in the realm of traditional TV providers.

Hope the streaming works out for you. Each provider is geared towards different markets, with some overlap of course. Some of us don't live where there is good enough internet (if internet at all) to support streaming. With more and more devices using internet (TV, game consoles, computers, thermostats, refrigerators, etc.), we need a good baseline countrywide. I believe focus needs to be shifted from improving the already great areas to keeping them stable and improving the more rural areas, as well as where internet traffic travels from one provide to another. (And no repeat of that Sorcerer's Apprentice Syndrome that happened just over a year ago.)

@mdram4x4 we will soon be off of Comcast as they don't service the area where our new home is. Their Roku app has been in Beta for years now. I don't currently use their app as I have TiVo's and Mini's.

At our home in Tennessee we had Spectrum. They too have their own app (it is free) and they tell you when you sign up that if you want, you can use their app on a streaming device in lieu of renting a receiver. Experience was no different than if you were using one of their receivers...except you could not record stuff.