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Too Many Streams
I only use DStream at my home location, but have gotten a Too Many Streams error message a few times. We are supposed to be allowed 20 except for a few channels. Each time it happens there has only been one other device streaming. Each time I have had to reset my home location to continue. You are only allowed to do this 4 times a year, so it looks like I will soon be banned. My ISP, Starlink, frequently changes my IP, I I can never depend on my location setting because of it. I saw an answer to a similar forum question that said to request a static IP, that's an expensive option. DStream has some coding to do, or it will soon be loosing members because of this.
Tiger593
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2 years ago
This is a common issue and there has been no resolution for the people that cannot get or cannot afford a static IP. You also won't be banned but you will be stuck with only 2 streams because you will not be recognized as being on your home network.
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jack911
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2 years ago
Then DStream would be in violation of contract, they advertise 20 streams at your home location. Class action anyone?
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Tiger593
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2 years ago
You could do that you have the right to sue anyone you want for anything. But it is not Directv's fault that you do not have a Static IP address. It clearly states on the Directv website under "Get Info on Your DIRECTV STREAM home network" that your home location is set by your IP address if your IP address changes then you cannot blame Directv as they state it clearly that it is based on IP address.
Set your home network for DIRECTV STREAM
Your home network is set to the IP address at your home location. You designate this network when you sign into the DIRECTV app for the first time with a streaming device connected to your home internet.
After you connect the first time, you can stream on on unlimited devices connected to your home network. Devices not connected to your home network will be treated as out-of-home streaming.
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jack911
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2 years ago
I actually have a static IPv6 address, but they are stuck in IPv4.
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Dremwolf
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2 years ago
@Tiger593 That really stinks then. Especially considering we have Directv via an AT&T bundle. I am not sure if that is the cause for the Too Many Streams issues I am currently dealing with. But that to me should be an issue between AT&T and Directv.
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Tiger593
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2 years ago
@Dremwolf If you are having a issue with to many streams check to make sure in settings that your home location has been set. Sometimes you have to set it yourself. You would have to check your device settings to see if you are able to set your device to your home network because you cannot set your home location on all devices!
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Dremwolf
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2 years ago
@Tiger593 It has been set and reset so many times... At one point it was reset the maximum number of times. One of the agents did some sort of reset so it was back to 0 of 4. Today they had me set it again so currently 1 of 4. When I tried it on the other sets I got back a message something to the effect that it was properly set.
I've logged into and changed the password on the Directv website so many times I've lost track of the email/password combo and am about to be locked out. So tomorrow I am going to try again and when I get in I'm going back to the support page and click on the link to resolve the devices not being green but red. Even for those devices I do not have possession of just to see if that fixes the issue.
Next step I think is the ball peen hammer.
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Jrandomuser
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2 years ago
@jack911 - in theory all IPv6 addresses should be static. And DTV (or their CDN, which for me at least is Akami) will use IPv6 in at least some situations (perhaps even in preference to IPv4) - that's what I appear to be using when I use a web browser to get the service. (I'm not set up to check that for a streaming device.) However, using IPv6 requires more than endpoint support at both ends (and Roku at least doesn't have it), it requires the whole path to pass IPv6 without NAT, tunneling, etc. Unfortunately, that support doesn't exist everywhere yet, and DTV may not be preferential for IPv6 for all devices.
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