How to make changes to your residential address on the DIRECTV STREAM?
Dear customer, We are thrilled to introduce you to your new DIRECTV STREAM subscription! The next step is very critical in ensuring that you receive local broadcast channels and your regional sports networks. This brief guide will show you several simple steps on how to correctly indicate your home location in your account.
Why set a home location?
Setting an accurate home location serves multiple important purposes on DIRECTV STREAM:
- Receive Local Broadcast Channels: DIRECTV STREAM offers viewers local ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, and other broadcast networks depending on the subscriber’s physical location. Setting this accurately ensures that you never miss your Local News, Weather, Sports, and everything else that you need.
- Regional Sports Networks: For sports enthusiasts, it allows you to choose the correct home location to be able to view your regional sports channels and enjoy watching your favorite baseball, basketball, hockey, and soccer teams.
- TV Listings: Television listings of DIRECTV STREAM depend upon the residential location DMA of your home. When set properly, this makes the listings you’re getting much more accurate and relevant to where you are.
Well, it is very simple and fast to create a home location, so let us do this!
Step 1: you will need to navigate to the DIRECTV STREAM Login portal to sign in to your account.
You can log in to your account on the website directly. com/stream or through the mobile application using your registered email and password which you created at the time of subscribing to DIRECTV STREAM. After signing in, you may proceed by providing personal information relevant to your home location.
You must have internet connectivity on your device to access your account and proceed with the next steps. For cell phones, it is recommended to be synchronized with a 3G/4G/5G network while computers should be connected with a strong WIFI or LAN connection.
Step 2: Geo-Locating Settings
After logging into the website, the first step is to click or tap the settings icon which is normally three horizontal lines or a profile icon. Then click the next option that says “Settings” and under the option of “Account Settings” tap it.
When you visit this page you will find information regarding your account, plan information, and your payment details. The next thing to do is to click or tap on the link labeled “Change Home Location” as shown in the following image:
Step 3: Enter Your Address
To do this, go to the Change Home Location page, where you can input the physical street address where you will be mainly using DIRECTV STREAM. Type in your street number and street name followed by city, state, and the required ZIP code then click on search.
Make certain you input the correct address here to sure set your local channels and sports networks well up to 100 percent. An error in the address of a channel means missing the programming that was chosen to watch.
Step 4: Confirm Your Designated Market Area
By searching the location and entering a valid address, the website will prompt the DMA of the location entered. It is used for determining your broadcast television and regional sports network access with the help of DMA.
Check the DMA/metro region listed below to see that the entry for the address that you typed in is correct. For instance, assuming you reside in Phoenix, it should state Phoenix or Prescott AZ as your DMA. If it does not correspond with your existing location, ensure that you confirm check the address provided is correct.
Step 5: Save Your Home Location
After your address is detected, you should select the proper Designated Market Area in the list and click Apply to set the DIRECTV STREAM home location.
If it is available then select the check box which is labeled, “Use this location for multiple devices”. That ties your location with your streaming endpoints, such as Roku or Apple TV, so the endpoints will show the correct channels and programming.
If any of the directions are misplaced or incorrect, a message will pop up for a short time to confirm that the Home Location has been set. And this is it – you have now completed the Home Location configuration of the DIRECTV STREAM!
Furthermore, what local and regional programs will be available to me?
As soon as the right home location is entered, DIRECTV STREAM will deliver all the local broadcast channels such as ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, and PBS, plus regional sports networks for the pro, college, and high school teams.
You will also be able to get other national cable programs such as ESPN, TNT, TBS, and many others depending on your chosen DIRECTV STREAM channel package. Optional additional networks like HBO Max or SHOWTIME can be added to the base entertainment package.
These specific local channels and this regional sports network accessibility do differ slightly depending on your location and the particular streaming package that you have signed up for. For more detailed information on local channel listings, visit DIRECTV’s official page and enter your zip code; the site also provides information on RSNs.
Test Whether You Are Receiving Local Channels
Ensure that after your home location has been set in the system you can now view broadcast channels in your area by trying to scan the channel list or by doing a channel search from the devices you are using.
For a quick check, you need to ensure that local ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox stations are included in the channels list. If you have problems not receiving any expected local programming, make sure the address is entered correctly and do the setup again if necessary.
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You’re all set! Once you have located your hometown, prepare to watch regional and local channels broadcasting live sports events, local news and weather, hit primetime shows, PBS documentaries, syndicated sitcom reruns, and much more.
Whether one wants to watch their favorite local teams, follow the news, or not miss out on popular shows, it is setting the desired home location that allows for the complete DIRECTV STREAM experience.
Management of Home Location or Channel Problems
In rare cases, technically savvy subscribers may need to troubleshoot home location configuration issues to restore missing local broadcast stations or regional sports channels on DIRECTV STREAM:
- Ensure your address is correct without any single mistake in all the settings you are about to make. A misstep here is in most cases.
- Try running the home location guided setup in the account settings menu to change your location status around.
- In some devices, switch your location settings to manually update under device settings to be able to get the updated channel programming.
- Delete and re-login into each device or use reset options to refresh data in the DIRECTV STREAM application.
- If you are missing expected local channel availability, please call DIRECTV Support to help you deal with your location settings.
Enjoy DIRECTV STREAM!
We hope this simple guide provides the needed information on why and how to set the right home location before subscribing to the newly introduced DIRECTV STREAM.
Location settings properly structured allow customers to access their full bouquet of local broadcast stations, live regional sports, and thousands of demand titles all at once!
Here’s to the never-ending joy of streaming with the relevant package – Welcome to the world of DIRECTV STREAM.
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