As DIRECTV is a satellite service, you'll need a satellite dish to get reception. That means you'll have to modify the outside of your house with a satellite dish. DIRECTV is offered in apartments and buildings, but apartment dwellers or people who belong to particularly strict housing associations will need permission to mount DIRECTV's satellite dish. It's also worth nothing that inclement weather and occasional cloud cover might reduce resolution on your DIRECTV service. However, DIRECTV says this is a rare ocurrance.