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dedmiston
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Jan 17, 2018

Remotely viewing DirecTV dvr?

I thought I heard/saw an ad that said you could view your recorded programs remotely from your PC or mobile. I don't see any way to do this on the DirecTV website or app. Is this possible, or am I just imagining it?

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  • No you cannot. You can watch live TV using your directv subscription (so every channel your directv gets) but you can't watch recorded programs unless you are logged into the same wireless netword as your directv receiver is on. So in or near your house you can, but not over a cell network or a network other than your home.
  • yeah they do at home in the brick house wired with their digital line

    what data are you using on the road

    Mobile ?, got an unlimted mobile data plan ?

    might want to take that direcTV dvr box with you in the RV
  • Aridon wrote:
    OP, you can get a slingbox.


    AT&T provides all-you-can-eat data for streaming DirecTV content.
  • On demand library are often incomplete and they remove shows to make way for paid downloads on digital sites. Nothing like a DVR.

    OP, you can get a slingbox.
  • NO IDEA for Direct/AT&T

    Years back when I was a Dish customer, I had the ability you describe. Dish partnered with Sling and you could watch your home DVR (kinda pointless) and also Live tv (much more useful)

    I say watching the DVR is pointless, because the subscription already has access to Dish On Demand (their online streaming library,) so most any show would be there already.
  • I have using the direct TV app. On second thought, I watched TV on the app, don't recall if I watched programs I recorded, but I think the ability was there.

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