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Voice control for DirectTV satellite??
Is DirectTV EVER going to put voice control on their remote control for satellite? It is such a pain to search for movies and shows one letter at a time. I know there's a phone app maybe with voice control, but I don't want to use my phone as a remote.
Is there a universal remote with voice control that works with DirectTV satellite? BTW, our WiFi (Edited per community guidelines) so I don't want to switch to Stream. I also really like the clear satellite picture - much better than cable.
shannon02
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3 years ago
If you have a Genie you can use Alexa. This is a customer to customer forum DVT never tells anybody about new products until they are ready to release them.
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NellieK
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3 years ago
I'm hoping DirectTV sees my post and updates the Genie remote. I know, wishful thinking, right?
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Juniper
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3 years ago
After the initial Genie, DirecTV went with a simpler remote instead of their traditional universal one. To date, DirecTV has left voice control to 3rd party options such as Alexa. Unless the new co-owner changes direction with equipment flexibility than I would not expect this to change.
You are most likely correct that your individual request in a public customer to customer forum would not be influential enough to have DirecTV invent a new product.
As a side note, I suspect you meant your internet is not good enough for a streaming option. WiFi is just a wireless connection option, such as computer to printer (if both support) even if you have no internet at all.
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