Ok, I have an old h20 would I be able to scan for channels since it’s not on my account anymore? If not would DIRECTV let me activate it as I have 1 hr54-200 1 c51 1 c61k and a h24
Probably not able to scan for channels and no they will not activate any deactivated receivers
Oh, I found one that’s been deactivated since 2 years ago so it will prob have free service like my d12
Why would they not activate it ?
It’s been unplugged for a long time and was unplugged when the account it was on was closed ie: 2012 and this one has been disconnected since 2020 when i upgraded to an h24 and the h20 was disconnected before the upgrade
Also prob not because it might be leased because I don’t remember when or where I got it
I thought these were Your recvrs, not ones you picked up.
No. They will not activate any older boxes that have been deactivated. Regardless if it’s the 2nd or the 10th on your account. Been that way for awhile now
Yes these are mine but you used to be able to buy them from Best Buy etc, they activated it because I told them it was a additional receiver and I’m going to do the same with my hr22
Buying from Best Buy ended way back in 2006 ... when they started bringing out the D* branded recvrs.
I know I’m saying I bought it from a store around that time and it ended in 2012 as I have seen thr22 and hr24 and d12 in the retail packageing
The HR24s were never for sale, lease only, unless you got it from a Directv employee. When the HR20s came out, there was a lot of confusion because at first they were for purchase, but later were leases. The boxes weren't marked as such and the buyers weren't told about it. Then later the boxes were clearly marked as leases.
Oh ok well here’s a tip - buy any hd dvr or hd receiver as long as it’s not a genie and tell them they sent it to you as an additional or replacement and they will activate it, I have a friend who had a friend and they got DTV to activate it and I did the same with the h20 and a hr22 this morning, so my system is an hr54 2 c61k an h24 h20 and hr22
I meant to separate it, but u was just letting people know that way they can bypass DTV not letting them, I know this will be helpful for people trying to activate receivers, I prob should make a new thread though
Are you not like 14 years old, if you bought it as Jimbo gave the time frame, you would not even been born?
