DirecTV tivo for RV?

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buscuitboy

Discussion Starter · Sep 28, 2020

We are looking to get an RV. I currently have a DirecTV account for home and was thinking of possibly getting it for the RV. Would then just add a receiver to my account and use it in the RV.

Would it be possible to get a DirecTV TiVO unit for the RV? Will DirecTV allow me to add it as an additional receiver? Just wondering if this is an option

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Phil T

· #2 · Sep 29, 2020

I am not sure with the mess DirecTV is right now you could still get a DirecTivo. I beta tested the latest version of it but it has been so many years ago I can't remember. 2006/7 maybe?
Even then it was a very slow unit. Probably not worth it.

I guess you could activate it at your home and just take it with you, but with DirecTV using almost all Genie equipment now, I am not sure you could even get a standalone DVR from them now. I would talk to other RV'ers and see what they recommend.

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dougtv

· #3 · Oct 13, 2020

buscuitboy said:
We are looking to get an RV. I currently have a DirecTV account for home and was thinking of possibly getting it for the RV. Would then just add a receiver to my account and use it in the RV.

Would it be possible to get a DirecTV TiVO unit for the RV? Will DirecTV allow me to add it as an additional receiver? Just wondering if this is an option

I am curious to know how this ended up working out for you.

I bet they would still activate at least the HD TiVos from 2006 era, but if they could still do SD activations for 2002-2004 era, that's even better and money saving..especially if you don't need 1080p in your RV

I wonder if get DirecTV service first for the RV, then call in and claim you have an existing TiVo that needs troubleshooting and see if they still have tier techs that troubleshoot TiVo @ DirecTV that standard customer support can transfer you to since troubleshooting TiVo is going to be far out of the norm for DirecTV customer care. Then any higher tier group might be able to help you activate a card for a DirectTivo, especially if you got the unit used with an existing deactivated card maybe? Thinking out loud, but other than OTA Tivos, a legacy DirecTV TiVo is the only option for RVs I feel like.

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eherberg

· #4 · Oct 13, 2020 (Edited)

dougtv said:
I bet they would still activate at least the HD TiVos from 2006 era, but if they could still do SD activations for 2002-2004 era, that's even better and money saving..especially if you don't need 1080p in your RV

S3/HD TiVo's won't be activated by TiVo. One with lifetime can be used - but you couldn't take an old one without current lifetime service and have it re-activated by TiVo.

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nmiller855

· #5 · Dec 3, 2020

I have a directivo in my rv but it was a unit I already had with lifetime service. I keep it hooked up in my home until I am ready to travel so.it will have programs already recorded on it that I want to watch. My rv has one of those dome antennas so it continues to record when we start the generator or hook up to electricity.

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ikwle

· #6 · Feb 26, 2022 (Edited)

dougtv said:
I am curious to know how this ended up working out for you.

I bet they would still activate at least the HD TiVos from 2006 era, but if they could still do SD activations for 2002-2004 era, that's even better and money saving..especially if you don't need 1080p in your RV

I wonder if get DirecTV service first for the RV, then call in and claim you have an existing TiVo that needs troubleshooting and see if they still have tier techs that troubleshoot TiVo @ DirecTV that standard customer support can transfer you to since troubleshooting TiVo is going to be far out of the norm for DirecTV customer care. Then any higher tier group might be able to help you activate a card for a DirectTivo, especially if you got the unit used with an existing deactivated card maybe? Thinking out loud, but other than OTA Tivos, a legacy DirecTV TiVo is the only option for RVs I feel like.
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Yeah it will work bro.

You need an H24 receiver in the RV and keep the genie if you have one at the house, if you travel out of state the local channels are going to show 771 but the rest will work fine

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buscuitboy

Discussion Starter · #7 · Apr 28, 2022 (Edited)

dougtv said:
I am curious to know how this ended up working out for you.

I wound up dropping Directv altogether. For years, I was getting an AT&T employee discount of $10/month for their Ultimate package (including NFL Sunday ticket). Was thinking I could possibly extend this into an RV. However, with ATT selling off DirectTV, my "discount" totally went away in March. Instead of $10/month, they jumped my bill to $129. No thanks and I totally ditched it. Wound up going with Youtube TV for about 1/3 the cost. Also signed up for another "obscure" IPTV service for about $10/month that has EVERY channel imaginable (locals, PPV, NFL, NHL, MLB, premium movies, etc). All works good and a MUCH better option for a possible future RV use (provided at least receiving cell reception).

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