DirecTv App not available on Windows Store

Anonymous
2013-09-10T05:54:07+00:00

Original title: DirecTv App

I have a DirecTV account that has an app for my phone and another tablet that I own that allows me to watch and control live TV from both devices. There is no such app for the surface yet and when I go to DirecTV's website to view programming it is not allowed on the surface, it warns that I must use the store but it don't exist on the store. Any hope for TV provider apps for the surface or is this something Microsoft is intentionally stopping? I noticed there is nothing for brighthouse, Comcast, timer warner etc. as well.

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-10-21T16:36:55+00:00

    This really sucks. I went to an ATT corporate store yesterday to purchase a new Lumia 640XL solely for streaming DTV on. The ATT sales rep very happily sold me the phone while commenting about how nice the 5.7" screen would be for viewing DTV. It now appears ATT also has a serious issue with a lack of training it sales reps with regards to which device is capable of streaming DTV. ATT, you sell phones that are not capable of delivering the content you are currently advertising, that's 100% on you and I will not take it lying down. If a solution can't be found at your (corporate ATT) store today, I will have the new service I ported over from T-Mobile yesterday, ported back. Sorry, but some things in life are quite simply inexcusable. ATT, this is one of those times! Get your buttocks in gear and get a Windows compatible DTV App published, TODAY!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-10-20T02:28:55+00:00

    Its incredible there's no Win 10 app for DTV.

    So I' stuck using an old Samsung tablet

    I guess I'm stuck too... just reading every ones post and heart breaking finding out no dtv app on the surface bummers.

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-09-28T07:56:35+00:00

                 If Microsoft doesn't do something to incentivize more developement for their platform, especially surface, they will fall even further behind in this market.

    And if they do "incentivize" some apps, other app makers will surely NEVER make an app until Microsoft pays them (or incentivize as you would call it). that would really kill the app market altogether.

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-09-28T00:39:50+00:00

    Exactly! I understand how apps work. They have to be developed for the platform by said company (ATT, Comcast etc) and Microsoft does not develop them but you would think that Microsoft could influence the developement of some of these more useful apps to keep their products competitive. The trend has been a lot of huge apps just are not developed for windows anymore; banking, smart home and television to name a couple. If Microsoft doesn't do something to incentivize more developement for their platform, especially surface, they will fall even further behind in this market.

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-09-20T19:03:12+00:00

    If you have a full Windows 10 on tablet 💻 you don't need App for DIRECTV. Go online at www.directv.com and signed in and you are ready to watch DIRECTV.

    Partially correct...........

    You can watch some televised shows, but..........

    You do not have access to your DVR like the Apple/Android DTV app!

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