Satellite Equipment

Got a message that as of 10/17 Alexa voice will be removed from Direct TV Genie HD DVRs. Does anyone know why this is being done? I have found it useful to use Alexa voice in the past to do such things as change my Genie channel.

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Is there a directv box that allows for voice commands? Directv tends to monopolize elderly facilities and the majority of residents do have a disability. Could this be a disability lawsuit since Directv is not accommodating this segment of the population?

I am a satellite customer. I use the DirecTV app on Roku to stream in some rooms of my house and sometimes when I travel. Works ok. Can I also use a C71KW-400 for the same purpose and would I get any extra functionality such as using the number buttons on the remote, etc?

Can the Gemini Air be used with my Directv satellite account or do you have to have Directv Stream?

My older Genie remote had an “R” button to record a show in progress. How do I do that on the new Gemini remote?

I have a new Samsung S90 TV without all the in and out jacks of older TVs. It does have optical connections. My headphones don't work plugged into the sole TV jack so wondering if I can plug headphones into back of the Direct TV receiver?

I finally just canceled my Dir Tv subscription, but was able to keep all the equipment. First, am I able to get the local channels now w o having to buy a certain/diff type of antenna? Second, I'm eventually going to be hooking up a firestick type of service...shall I just keep the Dir Tv box connec

My DirecTV went kaput and they sent an exact Universal remote replacement. My TCL TV is not on the Settings, TV List. I checked numerous sources online and found multiple codes, none of which work to program the new remote. DirecTV support is useless. Any suggestions?

Our old tv went out unexpectedly, and we had to replace it. Went to Walmart and picked up a Hisense 43R6E4, hooked it up, and got it working. Then came time to program our universal remote, as one does, so we wouldn't have to use 2 remotes. I go into settings, program remote, add tv, Hisense, and th