[tuff bob]

Does anyone know if its possible to move a nomad between accounts?

My buddy has one but as far as I know its still in the box, so I would like to ask to borrow it and try it out, but I'm wondering if that commits me to buying it from him, or whether if I don't like the device, give it back to him?

 

[hdtvfan0001]

Does anyone know if its possible to move a nomad between accounts?

My buddy has one but as far as I know its still in the box, so I would like to ask to borrow it and try it out, but I'm wondering if that commits me to buying it from him, or whether if I don't like the device, give it back to him?

I don't believe that can be done, as it is an "owned" device and assigned to a user's account.

What CAN be done is to have your friend's mobile device included as a "trial" in your account list for mobile "clients" (you can have up to 5 devices).

That would allow him to install the nomad client at your location, download content, and view it (for the 30-day time limit). Perhaps once he does that, he'll consider buying one on his own account.

It is also recommended to uninstall the "trial" client on your account once that preview viewing is done, so that your account doesn't "lock" up one of your 5 client licenses.

 

[Go Beavs]

So, how does it work if you buy a nomad from a private party? There must be a way to transfer a nomad from one account to another...

 

[hdtvfan0001]

So, how does it work if you buy a nomad from a private party? There must be a way to transfer a nomad from one account to another...

You'll have to call DirecTV and get them to (re)register the device to your account.

 

[Go Beavs]

Does anyone know if its possible to move a nomad between accounts?

My buddy has one but as far as I know its still in the box, so I would like to ask to borrow it and try it out, but I'm wondering if that commits me to buying it from him, or whether if I don't like the device, give it back to him?

You'll have to call DirecTV and get them to (re)register the device to your account.

I think that's the answer to the OP.

 

[hdtvfan0001]

I think that's the answer to the OP.

Sort of....he was also talking about "try before you buy" somewhat...

 

[Stuart Sweet]

The official answer is that it is possible but you need to get a CSR involved, and due to the rarity of this happening, it may take you a while to find a CSR who can do this.

 

[Diana C]

....It is also recommended to uninstall the "trial" client on your account once that preview viewing is done, so that your account doesn't "lock" up one of your 5 client licenses.

Just to be clear, unistalling the client does not "free up" a device slot. There is no mechanism in place to remove a registered client UNTIL you fill all 5 slots. Upon trying to register a 6th mobile device, you will prompted to select which of the existing clients you wish to remove.

Note that once you remove a client, it can not be re-registered for 30 days.

 

[hdtvfan0001]

Just to be clear, unistalling the client does not "free up" a device slot. There is no mechanism in place to remove a registered client UNTIL you fill all 5 slots. Upon trying to register a 6th mobile device, you will prompted to select which of the existing clients you wish to remove.

Note that once you remove a client, it can not be re-registered for 30 days.

It does indeed "free up a slot" if you want to transfer that license to another device after 30 days have passed since the uninstall. The net effect is to free up the license/slot after that time period.

 

[Drew2k]

Just to be clear, unistalling the client does not "free up" a device slot. There is no mechanism in place to remove a registered client UNTIL you fill all 5 slots. Upon trying to register a 6th mobile device, you will prompted to select which of the existing clients you wish to remove.

Note that once you remove a client, it can not be re-registered for 30 days.

Thanks for that clarification about the 30 days and how a slot is "reserved" for that device until a sixth device is added. I don't recall seeing that when I read about Nomad the first time, but that's important to remember...

 

[hdtvfan0001]

Those of us actually using nomad for some time have found the client reservations to operate differently than portrayed in an earlier post.

If you haven't used all of the 5 client limit...transferring is obviously irrelevant.

Uninstall - wait 30 days - the reservation can be transferred to another device. It's that simple once 5 reservations are used.

 

[NR4P]

Also, once a client is registered, it's license cannot be released to another for 30 days.
This happened to me with a new iPhone 4S. Added it to Nomad as a license, 3 days later it failed. The new phone could not replace the 4S for another 4 weeks.

People need to keep that scenario in mind too when adding devices as clients.

 

[RAD]

I had 5 clients registered and had no problem transferring a iPhone 3GS license to a new 4S, just selected which old license I wanted to transfer and done, no 30 day wait.

 

[hdtvfan0001]

Also, once a client is registered, it's license cannot be released to another for 30 days.
This happened to me with a new iPhone 4S. Added it to Nomad as a license, 3 days later it failed. The new phone could not replace the 4S for another 4 weeks.

People need to keep that scenario in mind too when adding devices as clients.

Yes - exactly.

 

[trh]

Also, once a client is registered, it's license cannot be released to another for 30 days.
This happened to me with a new iPhone 4S. Added it to Nomad as a license, 3 days later it failed. The new phone could not replace the 4S for another 4 weeks.

People need to keep that scenario in mind too when adding devices as clients.

I had 5 clients registered and had no problem transferring a iPhone 3GS license to a new 4S, just selected which old license I wanted to transfer and done, no 30 day wait.

Was the difference here that your old phone was operational whereas NR4P's phone was not?