If I buy one of these do I have to pay DirecTV anything to activate (or monthly). I'm looking to add a few rooms without the extra $6 per month xtra.
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Yes, it will cost the same as if you added a new receiver to your existing system. The fee is $6 a month.
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I just did this same thing. Canceled my "standard" cable and kept BASIC for now. It will save me $60 a month. They tried like hell to get me to keep what I had or get a package. They must be desperate to REALLY push like that.
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No matter how much you pay you never own the unit. Once you activate it, if you choose to cancel the service and want to sell it to someone else you can't because Directv will want you to send them the unit and if you choose not to they will charge you the cost of a new one, unless you buy it from Directv for over $800 now. It's similar to a cell phone except that you will never get to own till they no longer wish to carry it because they have newer models. I suggest if you want to buy it cheaper from somewhere else that is fine but pay for the $7.99 service plan. That way everything on your account is covered no matter where you bought it. No matter how much you pay you never own the unit. Once you activate it, if you choose to cancel the service and want to sell it to someone else you can't because Directv will want you to send them the unit and if you choose not to they will charge you the cost of a new one, unless you buy it from Directv for over $800 now. It's similar to a cell phone except that you will never get to own till they no longer wish to carry it because they have newer models. I suggest if you want to buy it cheaper from somewhere else that is fine but pay for the $7.99 service plan. That way everything on... » Read More No matter how much you pay you never own the unit. Once you activate it, if you choose to cancel the service and want to sell it to someone else you can't because Directv will want you to send them the unit and if you choose not to they will charge you the cost of a new one, unless you buy it from Directv for over $800 now. It's similar to a cell phone except that you will never get to own till they no longer wish to carry it because they have newer models. I suggest if you want to buy it cheaper from somewhere else that is fine but pay for the $7.99 service plan. That way everything on your account is covered no matter where you bought it. « Show Less
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Yes, it can be activated with directv, they will walk you through the necessary steps (free of charge) or they will send someone out (serve charge).
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I just cancelled my cable this week, even w/ our 'bundle' (cable, high-speed internet & phone). Now I'm paying only $60.00 per month for my high-speed internet & phone! I do have a question for anyone who may know: Is there a way to get local news & weather w/ Roku? Thanks in advance (btw, i live in So. Cal.)
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Although you purchase the hardware, DirecTV still considers it a "lease" - and when activated, they will extend out your contract an additional two years - you will need to pay them the $6/mo fee to enable the service to these boxes.
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I have Comcast and just pay for the cablecard. There is no extra fee for the 6 tuners (at least where I live).
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Hi Gymbrew. Nothing will happen to ANY subscription you have with your cable company. The box will be set up according to the channel line-up you currently have. You will need to get a a cable card from your company tho. Hope this this helps. I've had a Tivo since their first one, a little 15-hr. I now have the HD premier; my next-and last- one will be their new HD 4-receiver. You're gonna LOVE it!! Don
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Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these stations in settings. Obviously something you don't need to worry about if you do want hd. Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these... » Read More Yes. I just signed up on my roommates account and I think they said it would be 11 extra dollars: 5 or 6 bucks for the tivo service and then the fee for an extra receiver in the house. The first person I talked to said I'd have to pay $21 because he was going to charge $10 for hd even though I didn't want hd. When I called back the second person said that wasn't necessary. Once everything was set up I still got hd channels showing up but the channels were black screens. Even if you don't sign up for hd they will show up on this receiver. Fortunately there are ways to get rid of these stations in settings. Obviously something you don't need to worry about if you do want hd. « Show Less
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you can pay monthly, i don't know the price, probably 15???? or you can pay upfront, for the life of the unit, which is what i did, 500 if you dont have an existing tivo or 400 if you do, i did so it was 400 for life of the unit subscription. i don't know the cost of the new tivo subscriptions, there is a new model, probably more expensive. i just got Western Digital dvr expander, and hooked it up to my premier tivo for more memory, 99 here on amazon, very happy with it.
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Dtv will charge you 6.00 just for thinking that question. It is an additional receiver for an additional tv, so yes 6.00 fee applies
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What I was told from directv is to get reciever ID first before purchase and check reciever Id with directv. They will tell you if that recieve can be activated.
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You can register it on an account it is a refurbished unit since they are not made anymore but it can be activated and it will require a 2 year lease from DirecTV
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Ours had some basic instructions included, but we actually hired a man who works for Directv to come out and set it all up and make sure everything was working right. He only charged $75 and it was worth it.
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Hi the answer to your question is no there is still a 7 $ monthly charge and there is no activation charge but if you own your equipment the is no commitment requirement. I hope this helps you.
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There is an activation fee of $45 and a monthly charge of $29.99. If you only need it for a short time you can deactivate it and save the $29.99 per month, but will have to pay to reactivate it if you need it again later.
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I own the unit as I purchased it on Amazon BUT, DirecTV will charge you the monthly fee of $6 to use it. When they installed the Genie, they gave me one unit free plus the monthly charge for a remote client. I wanted to add another client in a guest room so I bought one but DirecTV had to come install it (they have to turn on the clients for you) and then added the additional $6 a month for the usage. Yes, it's a rip off in the first degree. I could not find a work around. I installed it and when I went to add an additional client, the message said I was not authorized to have more than one client on the system. Call Customer Support for assistance. Now you know that they "gotcha". still cheaper to buy your own from Amazon than from DTV. Hope this helps. J.