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Originally Posted by JerryLBell
That's true of the DISH Network app and seems to be true of all the services like YouTubeTV. The apps are meant to work with FireSticks and Roku sticks and other devices that lack numeric buttons. I'm tempted to give up on DISH Network in favor of YouTubeTV but the idea of scrolling through dozens of channels to get to the one I want really doesn't appeal.
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That's what makes the Directv Stream a great option when you use their box. It uses a standard directv remote with numeric buttons. My channel package is still the same and about $100 less than when I had the directv dish, dvr, etc. and I still have dvr capability (using cloud storage) with this stream package. You can see the little box here:
Directv Stream
I looked at going to youtube tv but it was missing some channels that we sometimes watch. Finding another package for those channels was more $ and added another service to scroll through. Having been a directv customer since 1998, we were used to their channel numbers, the menus, etc and I decided to try their stream option. Very satisfied with our choice. They were selling refurb boxes for about $50. DO NOT BUY one off of eBay. Directv stream did an update on their boxes last summer and if a box didn't get the update then, it is now a brick and is being sold on eBay to unknowing customers. There are no contracts so you could sign up for a month, buy the refurb and test the waters. Be sure to sign up online so that you can get the unlimited dvr.