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Its so you can record shows when youre away from the house.
Pretty cool too cause, in my case, I can find a show I want or a game and choose to record that in the family room, set a cool military documentary to record in my bedroom and in the exercise room, and just the Soprano reruns in the exercise room. Pretty versatile.
Depending on the amount of DVRs you have you can select the ones you want.

Thats all it does though. You cant watch tv via the app
 
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I was told by the salesman that I could stream all the DirecTV channels using the app. They are installing my system on Monday so I'll keep you updated.

I think you got lied to. I have the top HD DVR that directv has and there is no streaming. All you can do with the app is set programs to record or order PPV. I wish I could stream my Directv to my phone!

I also subscribe to just about every channel you can on DTV
 
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Streaming is suppose to becoming...
However you can and are suppose to be able to STREAM NFL on your phone...
That's all thats setup now..

To stream the NFL you have to buy NFL Sunday Ticket, then pay even more for the Super Fan package. Then NFL streaming is done with the NFL Superfan app, not the regular Directv app.
 
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I have DirecTV and to be able to stream to the X you need to pay an additional $10/month for DirecTV to go. Otherwise the app will just allow to you program your DVR, order movies, pay bill and other general account functions

Can you please explain how to get this. I would gladly pay $30 a month extra to stream Directv to my families 3 android phones.
 
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Information can be found here
DIRECTV: Mobile Apps

This is straight from that site:

Features
Search for any television show up to 14 days in advance
Browse programs by channel or date & time
Get program information instantly, including description, length and rating
Record a single episode or an entire series
Order DIRECTV CINEMA
 
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I have DirecTV and to be able to stream to the X you need to pay an additional $10/month for DirecTV to go. Otherwise the app will just allow to you program your DVR, order movies, pay bill and other general account functions


You still cannot stream normal channels to your phone. The only thing possible at this point is to stream RedZone on Sundays and Monday nights. Obviously the technology exists so it is only a matter of time until we see streaming of mainline channels but for now Directv will not do it. Just trying to clear up any confusion....
 
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I have DirecTV and to be able to stream to the X you need to pay an additional $10/month for DirecTV to go. Otherwise the app will just allow to you program your DVR, order movies, pay bill and other general account functions

You still cannot stream normal channels to your phone. The only thing possible at this point is to stream RedZone on Sundays and Monday nights. Obviously the technology exists so it is only a matter of time until we see streaming of mainline channels but for now Directv will not do it. Just trying to clear up any confusion....

If you were referring to NFL RedZone, I get that free with the NFL mobile app. It has nothing to do with Directv.
 
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