DirecTV dropping "Advanced Receiver Fee" for new accounts, devices now $10/month

[spiderman865]

You do not have to on satellite either. There is no TV access fee on satellite if all you have is the Genie and then you can watch everything else on the app. (unless one of the channels you watch isn't on the app which is a possibility)

Did exactly that until I canceled my service. Primary receiver was an owned H20 which I rarely turned on and used the app on my TV's.

 

[Bruce]

You do not have to on satellite either. There is no TV access fee on satellite if all you have is the Genie and then you can watch everything else on the app. (unless one of the channels you watch isn't on the app which is a possibility)

I did a fake order with 1 Box via Satellite, the 1st box is definitely not free-
with the Gemini-
Your package
Satellite
ENTERTAINMENT package
$84.99/mo.
DVR recordingⓘ
included
HD whole home DVR
included

Gemini receiver 1
$10.00/mo.

Applied at checkout

Subtotal
$94.99/mo.

with the Genie
Genie wired receiver 1
$10.00/mo.

So both fees can be avoided with the internet version and a Roku

 

[CSM]

DirecTV needs to have all the channels on that are on the Gemini Air and have them on the APP. I wonder if new customers would think if sign up and not choose the Air and go with the APP then see some of the channels they saw in their package aren't on the APP?

 

[b4pjoe]

I did a fake order with 1 Box via Satellite, the 1st box is definitely not free-
with the Gemini-
Your package
Satellite
ENTERTAINMENT package
$84.99/mo.
DVR recordingⓘ
included
HD whole home DVR
included

Gemini receiver 1
$10.00/mo.

Applied at checkout

Subtotal
$94.99/mo.

with the Genie
Genie wired receiver 1
$10.00/mo.

So both fees can be avoided with the internet version and a Roku

That is new with the the recent changes on satellite that they don't waive the TV fee on the first TV. So in that case if you don't want any TV access fees you would have to go with the streaming option using your own devices.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

You do not have to on satellite either. There is no TV access fee on satellite if all you have is the Genie and then you can watch everything else on the app. (unless one of the channels you watch isn't on the app which is a possibility)

DirecTV needs to have all the channels on that are on the Gemini Air and have them on the APP. I wonder if new customers would think if sign up and not choose the Air and go with the APP then see some of the channels they saw in their package aren't on the APP?

I still have satellite and wonder why I can't get a few channels on the app. Is the app not getting the channels from the HR44 (but it gets the recordings from it)? Does D* not have the streaming rights for those channels?

It's too bad we can't get the mini packages on satellite.

 

[b4pjoe]

I still have satellite and wonder why I can't get a few channels on the app. Is the app not getting the channels from the HR44 (but it gets the recordings from it)? Does D* not have the streaming rights for those channels?

It's too bad we can't get the mini packages on satellite.

The app streams the channels via the internet. It doesn't get them from the HR44. And yes it is probably a streaming rights issue with the missing channels.

 

[TheRatPatrol]

The app streams the channels via the internet. It doesn't get them from the HR44. And yes it is probably a streaming rights issue with the missing channels.

That's what I figured. Thanks