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Question: Is this an owned or a leased unit?    I do not want to have to pay the $6/mo fee so this unit have a RID that checks out with directv?
Document: DirecTv does charge $ 6 a month fee for this service and it also will extend your contract if you have one, but the picture is great.
Directv Genie has known software issues and they are blackmailing their customers to pay them $100 additional if they want the defective Genie replaced with a HD receiver that works.DO NOT BECOME A CUSTOMER OF DIRECTV OR BUY THE GENIE SYSTEM
I bought this a few months ago and I believe it was sold from a different vendor,so my experience might have been a little different than others. My unit actually came with a remote (this one specifically says it doesn't) and I was quoted $200 from direct TV to have it installed. I bought the unit for $100 and that's all that it cost me (plus another $6 per month for the additional TV).
Worked exactly as expected. came in original packaging with HDMI cable and remote. After I set it up, I called DirecTV and it took about 5 minutes to get the unit registered and running. If you call DirecTV and order this and have them do the install it's $199. This is a much better deal but you should know that even though you &#34;buy&#34; this on amazon, it becomes the property of DirecTV when you activate it.
Thought I was going to have to pay 170.00 for this 80.00 later got it in just a few days and hooked right up. Great deal.
requires 6$ monthly direct tv additional tv,make sure you have a good home network, good cables, my friends lag hard...but mine does not because I spared no expense on my home cabling
This thing is the biggest piece ever. I never review anything but am so angry I want everybody to know it. I have now had it for 3 months and it has worked 40% of the time. Call them up and they will tell you it's a known software problem. They literally admit it then tell you it will be $140 plus tax for a new HD box.
I've been a DirecTV customer for 18 years and this is how they reward me for my loyalty. I encourage anyone considering this system to do your research and don't rely on DirecTV to provide full disclosure on this equipment.
I have had Directv's Genie since September and has caused me nothing but trouble with it. I recommend that anyone that is thinking of going with Directv DON'T they keep on telling me that its a software problem and they dont have a qlue on how to fix it, stay far awaay from Directv
was hoping to make a deal on a used box. called direct tv and they informed me that they are leased and couldnt be connected to my account. dissapointed!! !
Answer: I own the unit as I purchased it on Amazon BUT, DirecTV will charge you the monthly fee of $6 to use it. When they installed the Genie, they gave me one unit free plus the monthly charge for a remote client. I wanted to add another client in a guest room so I bought one but DirecTV had to come install it (they have to turn on the clients for you) and then added the additional $6 a month for the usage. Yes, it's a rip off in the first degree. I could not find a work around. I installed it and when I went to add an additional client, the message said I was not authorized to have more than one client on the system. Call Customer Support for assistance. Now you know that they "gotcha". still cheaper to buy your own from Amazon than from DTV.   Hope this helps. J.