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DIRECTV STREAM Setup & Equipment

Help for activating and setting up your streaming experience.

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Can't disable screen saver

I have a month old Gemini box. When I'm watching something and pause, a screensaver comes on after 30 seconds.  It shows various landscape scenes that are very bright, which is a huge shock when you're watching a very dark movie or show.  I checked under Settings/System/Display and both t

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Will THIS TV Work?

First, some foundation! Longtime user of Uverse and older non-smart tv. Ready to switch to Directv Streaming and upgrade to OLED 4K smart tv. I'm having trouble getting a straight answer whether the new smart tv will actually work with Directv Streaming app and Gemini Air device.  “Sony 65” B

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DirecTV Stream "down" arrow stopped working.

I have a Harmony 650 universal remote that was working fine on my Gen 1 4K Apple TV (A1842) while using the DirecTV Stream app up until a few weeks ago. As of recently, the "down" button to pull up information about a program, CC, and record is no longer working. I can use the down button (and oth

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Home network update without changing my setup.

Today for the first time I had to reset my home network. This is very concerning as nothing has changed with my home network settings. Why would this happen all of a sudden ? All posts say that my provider must have changed my IP address. Static IP addresses are not available. Am I going to for

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Remote does not control power of my tv

My remote will adjust the volume but will not turn on/off my Hisense TV ( it does ctrl power on the Directv box). I tried to program again but still nothing.

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Startup

At startup each TV launches the last channel from the last TV on in the house. How do I get each TV to launch the last channel viewed on that particular TV. I am using Gemini boxes

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Slow loading through the operating system of my TCl's.

Is it normal for my directTv stream service to load up slow? It also takes a long time to switch from channel to channel and load up the guide once the app is running on my tv. I have TCL's throughout the house and they all load up slowly. Works a little faster when using the app through my cellphon

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Guide randomly changes channel sort order on its own

At random times, the guide on the osprey box will randomly change from the sort order I have specified (channel name) to sorting by channel number. I don't understand why this is happening. When I last turned on the box, there was a full screen "ad" informing me about setting favorites. I pressed e

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Remote Control for DirectvStream

Can I use a second remote control on DirectvStream receiver ? How do I pair it with a TV that's already paired with another remote ?

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My TV keeps freezing, makes a loud screeching sound, and then restarts only with the cable box

Hi, I have an LG TV that works completely fine woth everything else. Unfortunately, with my DirecTV Streaming box, after watching it for awhile, the TV will freeze and go to a random color, make a loud buzzing sound, and then turn off and restart, and will do this a few times before finally working

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