If you are using the service at one place at a time, you can have one account. You should call every time you move the receiver and tell them where it is located.Chase99 said:Hello. New poster here.
Is it possible to have one account with service at two separate domiciles?
I have a home in the Washington, DC suburbs and another in the mountains of West Virginia. I split nearly equal time bewteen the two. In DC I have FiOS TV service and in WV I have DirecTV. I'm an avid baseball and football fan and subscribe to the NFL Sunday Ticket and Extra Innings packages in WV. I've been thinking about dropping FiOS in DC to get DirecTV but before I sign up for a new account in DC I wanted to know if it is possible to just install a dish at my home in DC and bring my receiver from WV. Actually, I would be traveling with my receiver back and forth between residences whenever I travel from one place to the other. My thought here is that since I can only be at one place or the other I wouldn't be doing anything illegal. It's sort of software packages such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat professional where a user is authorized to install it ona desktop and a laptop under the premise that one cannot use both at the same time.
Is it possible to do this with DirecTV without violating any policies or laws?
Thanks,
Chase
One Account, Service at Two Residences
Hello. New poster here.
Is it possible to have one account with service at two separate domiciles?
I have a home in the Washington, DC suburbs and another in the mountains of West Virginia. I split nearly equal time bewteen the two. In DC I have FiOS TV service and in WV I have DirecTV. I'm an avid baseball and football fan and subscribe to the NFL Sunday Ticket and Extra Innings packages in WV. I've been thinking about dropping FiOS in DC to get DirecTV but before I sign up for a new account in DC I wanted to know if it is possible to just install a dish at my home in DC and bring my receiver from WV. Actually, I would be traveling with my receiver back and forth between residences whenever I travel from one place to the other. My thought here is that since I can only be at one place or the other I wouldn't be doing anything illegal. It's sort of software packages such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat professional where a user is authorized to install it ona desktop and a laptop under the premise that one cannot use both at the same time.
Is it possible to do this with DirecTV without violating any policies or laws?
Thanks,
Chase
Is it possible to have one account with service at two separate domiciles?
I have a home in the Washington, DC suburbs and another in the mountains of West Virginia. I split nearly equal time bewteen the two. In DC I have FiOS TV service and in WV I have DirecTV. I'm an avid baseball and football fan and subscribe to the NFL Sunday Ticket and Extra Innings packages in WV. I've been thinking about dropping FiOS in DC to get DirecTV but before I sign up for a new account in DC I wanted to know if it is possible to just install a dish at my home in DC and bring my receiver from WV. Actually, I would be traveling with my receiver back and forth between residences whenever I travel from one place to the other. My thought here is that since I can only be at one place or the other I wouldn't be doing anything illegal. It's sort of software packages such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat professional where a user is authorized to install it ona desktop and a laptop under the premise that one cannot use both at the same time.
Is it possible to do this with DirecTV without violating any policies or laws?
Thanks,
Chase
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If you are using the service at one place at a time, you can have one account. You should call every time you move the receiver and tell them where it is located.Chase99 said:
Technically it works just fine to move the receiver.
Technically for national channels, you can connect your receiver to any properly aimed directv dish and get your service as it is the same signal.
Locals are harder though as they are sent on spot beams that only certain areas can pickup. So potentially if you were outside of the spotbeam where your account is registered for locals, you would not receive the local channels as the dish cannot see the spot beam.
Now on the Legal side of things, you should call everytime you go back and forth.
Technically for national channels, you can connect your receiver to any properly aimed directv dish and get your service as it is the same signal.
Locals are harder though as they are sent on spot beams that only certain areas can pickup. So potentially if you were outside of the spotbeam where your account is registered for locals, you would not receive the local channels as the dish cannot see the spot beam.
Now on the Legal side of things, you should call everytime you go back and forth.
Thank you folks. Another question.
Is it possible to buy/lease another receiver for my house in DC instead of traveling back and forth with one receiver?
Is it possible to buy/lease another receiver for my house in DC instead of traveling back and forth with one receiver?
Sure, but they'd be on the same account, so there would be the same spotbeam problem mentioned above.Chase99 said:Thank you folks. Another question.
Is it possible to buy/lease another receiver for my house in DC instead of traveling back and forth with one receiver?
There's a small monthly mirroring charge in addition to the cost of the new receiver.
Thank you.
I'm not as concerned with the spot beam issue as I can get my locals via off air antenna.
I'm not as concerned with the spot beam issue as I can get my locals via off air antenna.
Nope. Your service address is the only place where you can have your IRDs.Chase99 said:Is it possible to do this with DirecTV without violating any
You agree to provide true and accurate information about the location of your receivers. If we detect that any receiver is not regularly connected to a land-based telephone line, we may investigate and, if it is determined that the receiver is not at the location identified on your account, we may disconnect the receiver or charge you the full programming subscription price for the receiver.
I had a feeling it wouldn't be that easy.
Thanks Mertzen.
Thanks Mertzen.
Yes you can pay to have a dish installed on your other home. Then move your IRD's back and forth. You just need to report your address when you do it. That's all. I had 2 homes for a long time. Left IRD's at the vacation house. I just told D* when I went. They were ok with it. That was way before lease fees and all though. They actually installed the dish on my second home for me.
i think you can lease another unit for your other place and get the service mirrored on that account.
Actually, that doesn't say he can't do it. If he notifies them when he travels to each location he will be satisfying the first sentence. And, if both addresses are on his account, he satisfies the rest of the paragraph too (assuming he has a phone line at each, even though that's not enforced anymore).Mertzen said:Nope. Your service address is the only place where you can have your IRDs.
You agree to provide true and accurate information about the location of your receivers. If we detect that any receiver is not regularly connected to a land-based telephone line, we may investigate and, if it is determined that the receiver is not at the location identified on your account, we may disconnect the receiver or charge you the full programming subscription price for the receiver.
Actually it is easy, sure it may violate the actual TOS but if you are only in one place at a time I would say you are ok with the spirit of the rule. Also if you call and tell them you are moving each time you go back and forth you would be ok as far as the TOS.Chase99 said:I had a feeling it wouldn't be that easy.
Thanks Mertzen.
It depends how many receivers you have to know how easy this is. My sister just went through this as she bought a second home in Montana. She only has one receiver. This is how it was explained to her and how the call went.Chase99 said:Hello. New poster here.
Is it possible to have one account with service at two separate domiciles?
I have a home in the Washington, DC suburbs and another in the mountains of West Virginia. I split nearly equal time bewteen the two. In DC I have FiOS TV service and in WV I have DirecTV. I'm an avid baseball and football fan and subscribe to the NFL Sunday Ticket and Extra Innings packages in WV. I've been thinking about dropping FiOS in DC to get DirecTV but before I sign up for a new account in DC I wanted to know if it is possible to just install a dish at my home in DC and bring my receiver from WV. Actually, I would be traveling with my receiver back and forth between residences whenever I travel from one place to the other. My thought here is that since I can only be at one place or the other I wouldn't be doing anything illegal. It's sort of software packages such as Microsoft Office or Adobe Acrobat professional where a user is authorized to install it ona desktop and a laptop under the premise that one cannot use both at the same time.
Is it possible to do this with DirecTV without violating any policies or laws?
Thanks,
Chase
When she called in and stated that she wanted DIRECTV at her summer home and she was transferred to the moving department. They set it up for the installation (dish and everything) to be installed in the second home. They also upgraded her to an HD DVR for free and offered her NFL ST promo going on now. She had to agree to the commitment of 2 years. Then she was told that since it was only 1 receiver (although they asked if she wanted to have the original installed in a different room but she only needs to the one so she denied) she just had to bring it to her when she returns to Austin and call in and change the address on the account. She was told that if she didn't then she wouldn't get the correct locals and RSNs and it may impact the NFL games that are blacked out. That was it.
The only problem she ran into was that apparently they changed the address to the Montana address too soon because she lost Austin locals. She called and this was explained to her. It didn't impact her that much because she was leaving in less than a week so she just did without them.
I'll run the second cable in her Austin home while she is gone.
I don't know how it would have been if she had asked for two separate receivers. She owns the standard receiver she has but the HD DVR is leased. I know that she shouldn't have two receivers at two different addresses active at the same time. But if she suspends the leased receiver doesn't she have to send it back? I don't know if I answered the OP's question but I know it is possible to have 2 homes and carry the receiver to each location.
I have two Directv services at separate locations on one account without a problem. I have two HR20-100's and 2 H20-(600?). One HR20 and one H20 at the cottage and one each at home. When I close the cottage for the season, I simply bring back home the HR20, leaving it active and suspend the H20 that is at the cottage for the season. It's real easy. I think I used the movers plan so that the slimline may be installed at the second location.
Well, there are many ways to skin a cat. I have two residences, far apart, and two separate accounts -- one in my name, and one in my wife's name. Only one account is active at a time. I move no equipment between the two. When I leave one place, I suspend that account and activate the other. So, every month I get two bills, one for, say $100, and the other for $0.
I have had absolutely no problems doing this, except I sometimes have to explain the procedure to the CSR. To complicate matters, I have two recievers in my motorhome, and they have to always be associated with the active account. So, before they send one account "nighty night" they have to change the association of the motorhome receivers to the other account.
I have done this for 4-5 years, and it has worked well. Plus, my Florida account, only active in the winter, has the March Madness package, and D* always remembers to activate it.
I have had absolutely no problems doing this, except I sometimes have to explain the procedure to the CSR. To complicate matters, I have two recievers in my motorhome, and they have to always be associated with the active account. So, before they send one account "nighty night" they have to change the association of the motorhome receivers to the other account.
I have done this for 4-5 years, and it has worked well. Plus, my Florida account, only active in the winter, has the March Madness package, and D* always remembers to activate it.
DirecTV offers services for Vacation Homes, as well as RVs, Semi's, etc etc etc.Mertzen said:Nope. Your service address is the only place where you can have your IRDs.
You agree to provide true and accurate information about the location of your receivers. If we detect that any receiver is not regularly connected to a land-based telephone line, we may investigate and, if it is determined that the receiver is not at the location identified on your account, we may disconnect the receiver or charge you the full programming subscription price for the receiver.
So while the policy may say that the receiver has to be at the location of the service address, thats a CYA kinda thing.
If you call in to DirecTV and tell them you'd like to have an alternate service location, they'll transfer you to Retentions, who'll go through and ask you questions about how you're going to be using your service, then they can determine wether you need another account.
The biggest items are
1) You can only have 1 active address at a time (you cant have your DC receiver and home receiver active at the same time)
2) The receivers at the secondary property should be OWNed (so they can be turned on/off at will)
There are some other conditions, I just dont remember them.
I've had this question before, when asking a csr was the rundown.
The address must match the location of all recv on account. for multiple homes in use one at a time all recv must remain active (unless owned) or otherwise must be returned. You cannot have multiple homes active on one account at the same time. The csr's suggestion was to buy the equipment at the owned prices from them so one could deactivate without returning them to D* and flip address accordingly.
The address must match the location of all recv on account. for multiple homes in use one at a time all recv must remain active (unless owned) or otherwise must be returned. You cannot have multiple homes active on one account at the same time. The csr's suggestion was to buy the equipment at the owned prices from them so one could deactivate without returning them to D* and flip address accordingly.
or what he said ^:eek2:CJTE said:DirecTV offers services for Vacation Homes, as well as RVs, Semi's, etc etc etc.
So while the policy may say that the receiver has to be at the location of the service address, thats a CYA kinda thing.
If you call in to DirecTV and tell them you'd like to have an alternate service location, they'll transfer you to Retentions, who'll go through and ask you questions about how you're going to be using your service, then they can determine wether you need another account.
The biggest items are
1) You can only have 1 active address at a time (you cant have your DC receiver and home receiver active at the same time)
2) The receivers at the secondary property should be OWNed (so they can be turned on/off at will)
There are some other conditions, I just dont remember them.
Technically you are supposed to move the equipment back and forth. You could always tell them that is what you are doing but you would technically be violating the Terms and Conditions of the contract.Chase99 said:Is it possible to buy/lease another receiver for my house in DC instead of traveling back and forth with one receiver?
Mertzen is wrong. You can use one account to service two addresses provided you stay within the Terms of Service. Under your circumstances, that would be calling DIRECTV every time you move from one location to another, regardless of weather you are carrying receivers back and forth or not. What constitutes the violation is actively using receivers at both addresses at the same time. What you want to do is what anyone with a vacation or mobile home does all the time. It will cost you a little more per month if you elect for extra receivers versus moving them as you will pay the lease fee even when you are not using them.
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