The process for setting up the remote is automatic but if it’s not right, you can manually set one up pretty much the same way as you did with an older DIRECTV box. It will send infrared to the other devices and Bluetooth to the Gemini. If your previous DIRECTV equipment did, this will too. Will the Gemini control my TV and A/V receiver? Then you can take the batteries out of it and put it in a drawer. The only time you need to use the voice remote is during activation. You can use any DIRECTV remote in infrared mode. Do I have to use the voice remote? What if I don’t want Google listening in on me? It probably could be done by DIRECTV itself, but they’re not interested in letting regular folks do this. If I have an old “DIRECTV Stream device,” can I turn it into a Gemini for Satellite and Internet? Right now, the best thing to do is get your Gemini by calling Solid Signal at 88. If you don’t want DIRECTV’s box but still want programming, you sign up for DIRECTV Stream and use your own stuff. If you don’t have satellite but want DIRECTV’s box, you get a Gemini for Internet. So, if you have satellite, you get a Gemini for Satellite and Internet. The other, which used to be called the Osprey, C71, or “DIRECTV Stream device,” is now called the DIRECTV Gemini for Internet. One is the DIRE CTV Gemini for Satellite and Internet. They’ve also renamed the two boxes, which is confusing because they also look identical. The DIRECTV Stream name now applies only to those people who use the service on their own user-supplied phones and streaming boxes. One is DIRECTV for Satellite and Internet. DIRECTV (the company) has three services. If you’re the sort of person who uses Developer Mode on your devices, you might be able to sideload it but I can’t guarantee it will work. You can’t choose those apps on the Google Play store. Can I run another provider’s streaming app (like Xfinity, Spectrum, or DISH) on my Gemini? Can I use my Gemini as a plain old streaming box, without satellite service?īecause the Gemini starts up showing live TV, it can’t be used without satellite service. That may change in the future, but I won’t count on it. Right now, DIRECTV’s systems won’t let a Gemini be activated with an HR44. However, the best way to use your Gemini is to connect it to your Genie 2’s wireless network or use a Wireless Video Bridge if you have an HR54. Unofficially it might work and there are even some DIRECTV support documents that tell you you can do it. Can I connect my Gemini straight to home Wi-Fi? I will simply say beware, and be prepared for it not to work. However, there are some people who have reported that once you get past the initial activation, you can move it to an Ethernet network and it will work. Can I connect my Gemini straight to home Ethernet?Īgain, officially, no. This means that, like other DIRECTV Genie clients, you can’t just take it into your RV. The official answer is “no.” I think there are some cases where you could trick it into working for a couple of hours, but it’s not going to work for very long. This isn’t new and it’s not likely to change. There is a monthly mirroring fee on all DIRECTV DVRs, receivers, and clients except the first one. It’s the same monthly fee that you pay for other DIRECTV hardware. It will depend on what hardware you already have at home, where you are in your contract, and other factors. The answer is going to be different for different people. This is the biggest question people ask, obviously. Now that Gemini is here, I thought I would go through some of the most common questions that our support technicians are getting. It’s been such a long time since DIRECTV has had new consumer hardware. ![]() Septem| FUN FRIDAY: Your red scarf matches your eyesįor the big picture on DIRECTV’s small wonder, check out the Gemini review and Gemini videos.Septem| DON’T DO THIS: Use a chimney cap as an antenna.Septem| Enhancing Connectivity: How Signal Boosters and Solutions are Powering Businesses Across Industries.Septem| Best of the Blog 2023, Volume 3.Septem| STREAMING SATURDAY: Why can’t local channels just give us free apps?.Septem| Get SiriusXM from Solid Signal!.Septem| How can one satellite dish feed 100 receivers?.Septem| Why can’t residential DIRECTV customers get the H26K receiver?.Septem| It’s Labor Day! (So we’re not laboring).Septem| DISH problem: “One or more of the expected satellite was not found.” What can you do?.Septem| How to update the guide on your DISH RV or Marine satellite receiver.Septem| Why are there so many satellite locations?.Septem| Fast Food Drive Thru Improvement Tips.Septem| Podcast #543: Wait, channel blackouts are a good thing?.Septem| Get Phone Alerts When Water Leaks.Septem| Someone INVENTED it: Transistor.Septem| BREAKING: YouTube TV comes to Gemini just in time for NFL Sunday Ticket.Septem| Big projects? Call our enterprise team!.
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