
Streaming Setup & Equipment
Help for activating and setting up your streaming experience.
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Unable to record local channels at 2nd location
With lots of help from a DIRECTV retention specialist and info gathered here, we transitioned from a Satellite account in March 2025 to a Streaming account using a Gemini Air device. Our initial satellite service was in Arizona and we setup the streaming account before leaving the state. We are now
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Universal remote?
Do they make a universal remote with appropriate lighting so you can see the remote versus the DIRECTV stream remote?
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Directv Stream
We are considering changing from satellite Directv to Directv Stream. 1. Can we record a program and watch a different program live at the same time? 2. We have 2 TVs at home. Do we order a “box” for each tv? 3. We have a 2nd home. Can we order a 3rd and 4 th box for that house and use the same acco
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Trying to connect my Logitech Universal remote to DirecTV
The standard version of this device does not include an infrared (IR) receiver and therefore cannot be controlled with a universal remote such as Harmony. Tip: There are, however, IR adaptors that can be added to this device that allows universal remotes to control it. If you have an IR adaptor, go
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New service device Gemini Air - Frequent Black screen on TV startup
I read a resent post on this topic and a DirectTV rep. Moved this issue up the tech help level and no still no reply. Why does about every 5th TV startup with DirectTV remote results in a needed reset of Gemini Air devise to correct a black screen at startup? TV Sony Bravia 4k, 5 years old This is a
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Sharing sister's account at different home
I have a used C71KW-400. How do I set it up? Do I use all her credentials and when I get my own account factory reset it and put in my info?
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IP address change
Our power went out and reset the IP address on our home network. How do I match them up again so I can watch more than two devices? We have reset the home location 4 times already.
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Geminiair device
I don't and have never used this device can I return it? If by doing this will my the $15.99 "advanced Reciever Service" be eliminated?
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BuzzTV PowerStation 6
How do you load it under servers what is the url you use? Not with the directv app Michael
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Streaming, 2 TV’s, 2 Gemini remotes
TV in bedroom has had to be rebooted several times after tv in living room was setup. The reboot takes 2-3 minutes, the service is restored with what is on living room remote. How do I stop this shutdown of bedroom tv and it resorts to what is living room. Frustrating and no solution found on Google
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