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Recording local stations when away from home location (Directv Stream boxes at second home)

We are at our winter (second) home and have two Stream boxes. We can view our second home local stations fine, but can not record them. I have read in the forum that we need to change the zip code, and are allowed to do it four times a year, which is not a problem. But I can not find where to change

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Two Homes in Two States

Hi, we have a main home in Indiana and a vacation home in Florida. In Indiana we have TV's with Fire Sticks and in Florida we have TV's with Roku sticks. We rarely stream on a mobile device. It is just me and my husband and we typically travel together and maybe once a year will be in different home

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"Are you using the app for the Samsung Smart TV?" Not sure I understand. I downloaded the Directv Stream app to the television. Are you saying that the Directv app and Samsung TVs don't play well together? That would completely change the economics

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My Library access recordings

When I select a recorded show to watch the Direct TV Stream dialog box comes up with "Delete Recording". Gives me no option to watch the recording.  I have to go up, down, back, forward and return to finally get it to give me a dialog box that says "watch now".  Also, if I pause or close

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Using Whole Home/Directv Cinema AND extending your wired/wireless home network

Hello, I am a long time DIRECTV customer and eagerly participated in the testing phase of Whole Home.  When we added the DIRECTV Cinema (formerly DIRECTV on Demand) I saw a chance to increase the performance of my home wired/wireless network.  Like many, we have multiple devices that require interne

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RE: Multiple Homes

We have 2 homes, one with 4 rokus and another with 2.... If my wife is up north can she be using both Roku's while im at home using rokus all streaming content?

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Transfering receiver b/w 2 homes

I have service at home #1 that just has the NFL package. I want to activate new service with normal service and NO NFL package at a weekend home. Is it possible for me to bring the recevier from home #1 to home #2 to watch the games? Is it legal?

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2 Homes in different States

Hi all, I have my primary home in NY and a vacation home in Florida. Can I use streaming in both locations simultaneously? Sometimes I or my wife will be in one home vs another. Also, will I be able to get local news and sports channels in both locations?  Anything particularly relevant someon

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Watch recorded shows on dvr from away from home?

Is there a way to watch recorded shows from my DVR at home while on vacation away from home on my tablet?

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two homes

So I have Directv Satellite in my primary home. I am building a weekend home about 180 miles away. Using my satellite credentials I can log into the Directv website and watch some programming on my lap top. However when I use these same credentials on my smart tv using the Directv app i receive all

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Two homes, one receiver

I have direct tv at my permanent home in Jenkins, Ky.  I also have a lake home on Cherokee lake in Rutledge Tennessee.  I take a receiver with me from Jenkins, ky to rutledge tenn on the weekends.  I am not getting locals at the lake home.  I have programmed with the remote to show the locals, but s

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New large home. Should I wire for Whole Home service or standard, and what's the difference in the wiring?

I'm confused on the difference in wiring for the two separate options.  I have current directv service which each receiver is wired (dual tuner) has 2 wires going directly to the dish. In then new home, I'm considering wiring for Whole Home DVR so the three HD DRV receivers can all share programs wi

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Whole Home/Internet

I have the whole home set-up.  I had it added to my existing set-up, which included the powerline adapters.  Since adding the whole home, I cannot connect to the internet.  I have an AT&T DSL modem/router and the HDR-23.  Do I need to purchase the connection kit and disconnect the powerline adapers?

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Direct TV for two homes on property

I have a main home and a casita on a 1/2 an acre property. Would I have to order Direct TV twice to cover both homes or just one order can cover both homes?

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Can I watch my directv business account at home?

Hi I pay a ton for business but don’t have an account at home can I watch from home tv?

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Can I watch my local channels on my android tablet when im away from home?

When I'm home I can watch local channels on my android tablet as I've validated my receiver's local IP address from within my app.  I'm away from home connected to my son's  high speed internet  feed and I cannot connect because the  validated IP address is  a local address  on my home router.  Is t

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Multiple Homes

I have two homes, one primary and one more of a weekend / vacation home.   I have 3 TV's in my primary home and 2 in my other home.  Often I run down there on the weekend and my wife stays home.   Do I need two services then or can I use one service at both locations? I have 2gb

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Apple TV New Homescreen

Hi, is the new look home screen and left double menu coming to Apple TV? If it is out already I don't see it.

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One Account/Two Homes/Multiple Devices?

I'm exploring DirectTV Stream. I have a primary residence and a vacation house in another city (same state). In my primary home I have 4 TV's, each with dedicated AppleTV devices. In my vacation home I have 3 TV's, each with dedicated AppleTV devices. I'm not interested in multiple simultaneous stre

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For those with FWA (like T-Mobile 5G Home or Verizon 5G Home) how does DirecTV Stream work for you?

I’ve been doing some research around (have satellite but plan to switch to Stream) and I’ve heard there’s a few issues with FWA services and DirecTV Stream including constantly changing IP addresses messing with the amount of streams you can have on one account. As well as my geolocation being in ot

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