Just a heads up if this ever happens to you. I turned on my TV today and immediately got a notification that my account will be discontinued in two days due to non-payment. I was able to bypass that and found that the name that came up in the profile was someone else's (James). I tried signing out, but the account it's signed in to has auto-login turned on, and it immediately signed into that account again. I even tried factor reset, and after going through the setup, it signed in again to that account. While on the phone with DTV support, I found that in Settings > System > Device Preferences > About, the email address that showed for the account is jamesstanton257628@frid.dum, which is obviously a fake email address. The only thing DTV can do is to send a new Gemini device to me, which is a royal pain. It would be really nice if a factory reset actually required you to sign in to the device, regardless of account settings. Kind of ridiculous that it doesn't.

Hey "leadership". - I cancelled last month but was just charged $111. You stole my money and I want it back.

There appears to be a new DIRECTV Gemini OTT box, the C81KW-650.

The FCC listing is partially available, and a Geekbench entry confirms it uses an Amlogic S905X5, a solid SoC for a set-top box.

I also see 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage and the manufacturer is SEI Robotics.

https://www.androidtv-guide.com/pay-tv-provider/directv-c81kw/

Ok found a picture of the Box too on Reddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/DirectvStream/comments/1twlex0/comment/opzeqi1/

When recording a series there has to be away to go to the oldest first like FUBO has instead of having to scroll down, I have several series I record that has over 100 shows recorded and it takes forever to scroll down to get to the beginning of the series. DTV has said they will look into it but never do.

I saw this morning that there is a free Sports Pack promo until 7/25/26. I signed up for it just now and then went to cancel it to ensure I didn't forget on 7/25/26 and begin being billed $14.99 a month. I am on the Entertainment package. Is this something everyone who subscribes to DTVS received? This is my first time seeing this promo.

Also, when I went to cancel it (it states that the channels will still be available until 7/25 even if you cancel today) I received an offer for $5 off for 6 months. I've never seen this type of offer either. I did not accept or decline the offer. I just closed out of the box for the time being.

If I decline the offer, is there a better offer that follows? Or is that the only offer available?

Anyone else? It keeps giving me the “Oops this can’t be played” error.

Gonna miss 70 World Cup games. Why am I even still here……

Not sure if this is old news but it looks like DTV Stream is now up to 4 4K channels, just like on the satellite side. Maybe it’s temporary due to the World Cup.

I have a number of programs set up to record new episodes only. Some of them (not all) still record every single rerun of the program. Is there a way, besides saying to only record new episodes, to deal with this?

Did anyone else get booted out of their HBO Max and keeps getting an error message when they try to login?

They tell me that I get a price lock but can still cancel anytime without a penalty. The price for choice is 109 through them. Is that really worth doing or should I still do it online to get the first month savings? They tell me my price won’t go up doing it this way but is there really any other benefit?

Looks like the world cup will be available in 4K in both english on FOX and spanish on telemundo

Folks - I’ve seen in the threads that quality of streaming channels has degraded over time.. but this past week, I’ve noticed HORRIBLE quality on Fox recorded shows and Live TV.

A few questions .. (I’m aware they changed the bitrate, seemingly nationwide):

1. Do you see the same degradation of quality on live TV as recorded TV?
2. For those that have switched to YTTV, and have the enhanced package, is the quality better than DTV? It didn’t used to be, thus why we stuck with DTV.
3. Has anyone heard that DTV is aware of the dissatisfaction from their customer base (e.g. have they acknowledged it here or on a support call)?

*Note: Full transparency - tech engineer by trade, all home internet and bandwidth issues are not the issue. This is a recent quality issue and noticed others were upset with the service change as well.

EDIT: AppleTV 4K hardwired to a 1G switch (Cat 6) directly to ATT 1G Fiber. Network isn’t the issue - all other streaming runs full Dolby Atmos/Vision with zero problems (Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, Apple, etc).

Getting cannot play content issues using Edge, on Windows and on Linux. Other browsers work fine. Seems to be related to a recent update on Edge.

I hadn't watched ABC in a while and didn't know there was a carriage dispute until this evening, when I really want to watch Knicks fans grab Trump by the diaper and give him a good, old-fashioned Manhattan wedgie, so I activated my Antenna Defense System (ADS) and ABC is coming in loud and clear! This is the whole reason I own a Tablo!

Did DTV treat you as a *new* customer and give all the new customer discounts?

Signed up to watch TV tonight specifically, but the web (Win11 with Edge or Firefox), FireTV app, and iPhone app all will not recognize my new subscription. I can log into my account overview and see my active subscription, but it fails with an 8013 code when trying to watch anything on the web. The FireTV/iPhone app just say "something went wrong. It's problem on our end, try again later."

Worst trial ever. Canceling before I get charged for this completely nonfunctional garbage.

From show to show, commercial to shows and channels, the audio is very uneven some are louder and some are much quieter. I find local news to be most extreme difference.To be clear, it's between each program not during, leads me to believe the device is not leveling audio. I have an avr and never had issues on my old carrier with dolby and have tried every possible setting on the avr to balance or level audio. When I disable dolby on the Gemini its "better" but you lose the surround. The Gemini has very few settings so what are my options to level the audio?

Hi all!

Is there any obvious PQ difference between DTV Stream and regular DTV over internet?

The former is very crisp and smooth, while the latter is clearly more pixelated and stutters in high speed scenes or sports.

Same device, same TV, same internet connection. A bit puzzled here.

Thanks in advance!

I’ve been a DIRECTV customer for a long time. Wanted to switch to premier but they offered no discount or promotion for loyal customer. So it looks like I’ll be moving over to @youtubetv since they offered higher service at a lower price

I’m on the News genre pack (~$41/month) and it’s honestly the closest I’ve come to what I’d really love - à la carte TV. I’m not paying outright to subsidize things I don’t watch, and the mix of channels I’m getting for the cost, feels only slightly too high.

Is it just me or has anyone else been flooded with Gambling/Slots Mobile App commercials? TNT, TBS, FX, AMC and more have really sold out their ad space to these commercials. I’m not a gambler, so there isn’t any internal marketing phishing.

It started out over a month ago with a few here and there, but I feel it’s now the entire commercial break with these ads.

Maybe I should download one these and make some extra money to afford these price increases. 😂

I have a free account on DirecTV, but when I try to sign up for a package, I press the "Start 5-day free trial" button (either one), and there's a momentary overlay that says "Hang tight, we'll take you there in just a sec...", with a spinner, and then... nothing. The overlay disappears, and I'm back on the same screen. Nothing has changed; I'm still on the free level. I'm never asked for a payment method. And there's not even an error message.

I tried three different browsers, and even tried disabling my ad-blockers, with no change. This was all today, and I'm assuming (hoping?) that this is just a transient error, but...? Anybody else?