Directv Genie and RV
Hi. Directv is offering to install the new Genie whole-house DVR at my residence. Right now I'm using my 2nd DVR in the RV and have only one contract. If I install the Genie, will I still be able to a...
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calewjohnson wrote:ChopperBill wrote:
For what its worth we just had a Genie and one client installed to go with our three other receivers. $50 installation and free stuff. Two days later the Genie quit. A WEEK to get them back out! I was furious! I ran a cable from a spitter and hooked up the other receivers where the Genie******was. 15 year customer and NEVER had a problem until the magical Genie appeared. I told them to bring along regular receivers in case I wasnt happy with their service call.
P.S. If you didnt know it if the main Genie quits ALL related Genie components quit. So if you change make sure you keep at least one standard receiver.
With this known information, would it be too much to ask the installer to let me have a stand alone receiver (no DVR....). Would they be likely to do it? It has been about 10 years since I had DirecTV, so I am sure a lot has changed, but I never had a problem with them. As a matter of fact, when we moved overseas, we found six receivers in the floor of our coat closet, I guess we kept getting "free" equipment, but never used it....
Cale
I asked if I could swap out our DVR for just a standard HD receiver and they said I would have to pay for it. So we kept it and its a good thing. When the Genie took a dump my wife still had her DVR to watch Duck Dynasty reruns for the umpteenth time!
