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kaylen96   11-23-2006 at 04:19:27 PM

hi im new to this site. i live in canada and i bought the directv system and i want to activate it. we have an address in florida. can somebody assist me or help me in this process. i would love some help. thanks randy. if i activate it i could get the bill sent to florida and forwarded to canada. can i activate it from canada and give them my florida address.

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kaylen96   11-23-2006 at 08:53:47 PM
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does anybody ever reply to these posts?

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dcmginc   02-13-2007 at 11:22:39 PM
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hi im new to this site. i live in canada and i bought the directv system and i want to activate it. we have an address in florida. can somebody assist me or help me in this process. i would love some help. thanks randy. if i activate it i could get the bill sent to florida and forwarded to canada. can i activate it from canada and give them my florida address.



You can do that. I'm using my address in Maine so I can have my directv at my Canadian address. Once you get it setup you can register online to receive your bills by email so there isn't a need to worry about paper bills. I have a US bank account so its not a big deal to pay the bill for me. I don't know if a Canadian credit card would work on their online payments at directv.com since I've never tried it.

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jonreeves2000   08-23-2007 at 08:33:30 PM
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But how do you get the equipment for directTV in Toronto??

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slapshot   08-23-2007 at 10:35:43 PM
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You cant, its not legal.

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jonreeves2000   08-25-2007 at 04:20:24 PM
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Yeah, but Kaylen, the poster of this topic did! ANd I see the dishes up on peoples roofs. So, how does one get it?

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seabach   08-28-2007 at 07:55:39 PM
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you can buy the recievers off ebay lots of the suppliers will ship to canada you will need a phone sytem to call dtv as the number is blocked in canada like vonge or iconnect and yes your canadian credit card will work
i have been setting dtv up in canada for a long time :hello: [#7fff00]

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frodbonzi   05-13-2008 at 06:55:18 PM
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Do a google search for the Coolsat 8100.... they have a canadian website as well... get yourself a box, a satellite dish, and away you go...

Don't even need to pay monthly fees :)

The catch is... you need to find a site that gives you firmware updates every time the encryption keys change... but that's not too difficult... you can then get DirecTV AND Bell Expressvu, plus any other FTA channels...

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