Question about accessing DIRECTV on an Apple TV

By Eric, 28 August, 2017

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tvOS and Apple TV Apps

Can someone please help me? I have asked this question of "professionals" six times and gotten six different answers. What I need to know is this: I have directv in my house. I have a boat that HAS a strong wifi signal at the marina. I want to be able to watch directv on my boat as if I am watching it in my house. I'm not interested so much in recorded or on demand content. I just want to watch LIVE tv including things like the NFL Sunday ticket and NHL Center Ice. Anything I watch at home I want to be able to watch on my boat and only what I currently pay for. I was told Apple TV will do that for me. Can anyone confirm that OR if that is not correct, can anyone direct me (pardon the pun) to what I DO need to do? Thank you so much in advance.

Eric

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By Esan on Friday, September 22, 2017 - 23:42

Hi Eric, it's Eric.

You can use Direct TV on your boat but you need to subscribe to Direct TV Now. It's not exactly the same service. It doesn't use a dish. It gives you tv over the internet. I believe the price starts at about $35 a month and they were doing a promo where they give you a free 32GB AppleTV for free if you sign up for 3 months. I think that promo is still on. Check with your local ATT store.
They also released a separate NFL Sunday Ticket app for which you might be able to use your current Direct TV credentials to log in.

Hope this helps,

Eric