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I think you could just buy one on eBay and activate it without calling Directv since it only requires a pin to activate

Update. I ried

Claude Greiner said:

I think you could just buy one on eBay and activate it without calling Directv since it only requires a pin to activate

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Are you saying if I purchase my own wireless mini and wireless bridge there is no monthly fee from DTV?

Update: I tried chat and they said they would come out Friday and do the exchange of the 4K mini for the wireless mini at no charge. I am skeptical because I know the wireless bridge is $99 from DTV. I kept a copy of the chat for what it is worth.

My swap on the Genie mini's went OK. The box and HDMI cable are now tucked behind the TV. The wife is happy.

I found out something I didn't know. Apparently the favorite channel lists for the mini are stored in the Genie and not the client. The new wireless mini came up with all the favorites already programmed. I was anticipating going through that effort again.

hokie74 said:

My swap on the Genie mini's went OK. The box and HDMI cable are now tucked behind the TV. The wife is happy.

I found out something I didn't know. Apparently the favorite channel lists for the mini are stored in the Genie and not the client. The new wireless mini came up with all the favorites already programmed. I was anticipating going through that effort again.

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The minis simply borrow a tuner from the Genie.

hokie74 said:

Update: I tried chat and they said they would come out Friday and do the exchange of the 4K mini for the wireless mini at no charge. I am skeptical because I know the wireless bridge is $99 from DTV. I kept a copy of the chat for what it is worth.

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I suggest you keep that copy until you're positive the charge won't come up - and possibly a little while after that. I upgraded to the 4K equipment when it first became available. I tried doing the upgrade over the phone. I knew what equipment I needed, but the phone reps were totally clueless - I'm guessing partially because it was brand new, and partially because the merger with AT&T had just finished and it kept sending me to AT&T reps instead of DTV reps no matter what I did. I finally contacted them via the DTV Facebook page. In the chat they said I was correct in what equipment I needed, they would do the upgrade, and it would be with no commitment because of all the troubles I'd been having trying to get the upgrade. When we moved into our current house (almost 2 years ago now) we had gigabit fiber available from AT&T, and I decided to dump DTV for DTV Now streaming rather than transfer DTV over. When I called to cancel the rep told me that I was under contract and there would be an ETF. I insisted that I wasn't under a contract, and mentioned that I was going to be switching to DTV Now (thinking that it would help that I was staying with the company, but on a different product). He put me on hold for a minute, saying he was going to speak with a supervisor. When he came back he said the supervisor had given the OK to waive the ETF. What happened next? I got a bill with an ETF on it. I then contacted DTV through Facebook again, and mentioned that I had been told via Facebook chat that there was no commitment with the equipment upgrade. They were kind of bitchy/snarky and told me to send a screenshot of the chat. Luckily I had saved it! Sent them the requested screenshot, and they immediately issued a bill credit in the amount of the ETF.

hokie74 said:

My swap on the Genie mini's went OK. The box and HDMI cable are now tucked behind the TV. The wife is happy.

I found out something I didn't know. Apparently the favorite channel lists for the mini are stored in the Genie and not the client. The new wireless mini came up with all the favorites already programmed. I was anticipating going through that effort again.

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They don't have to. I suspect when the client was set up the install the tech copied the settings from the genie. They can have independent channel lists

Claude Greiner said:

I think you could just buy one on eBay and activate it without calling Directv since it only requires a pin to activate

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No you can not do that. I tried that. You must still call D* to have them activate the mini.

comp9 said:

They don't have to. I suspect when the client was set up the install the tech copied the settings from the genie. They can have independent channel lists

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Yes, you are correct. I watched the tech set up the mini and he selected replacement during the setup. I am sure that's why the favorites list was preserved.