DIRECTV NOW℠

Ok here it goes. I'm giving this servic /app 1 star because I feel is still in its beta stage. The lack of DVR feature makes it a less better, understood it was mentioned at time of launch but no eta or if there's going to be a price increase due to the dvr. Lastly the lack of simultaneously stream, only 2? Really 2! I got 4 TVs in my apt

When the app works it's great but I've been spending more time trying to get the channels to show than I do actually watching t.v. The prices are awesome but it's not worth it to watch the app think about letting me watch my shows. I used to have Sling and once I found this app I definitely felt that it was a better option so I got rid of Sling. I'm not sure if the updates that were supposed to take care of these issues are having an adverse affect and causing more issues but I hope DirecTV Now works it out soon or I'll be heading back on over to Sling.

Buffer, run, buffer... pixelize, buffer some more... On a 200/10 connection. YouTube, Netflix, flawless 4k experience. But this is just plain bad. Take a good look at the Xfinity steam app, a much better solution than DTVnow. Seems like payed beta. And the no forwarding on demand, makes this even more useless!! Don't ask about the roku experience with this, ugh.

This doesnt work. Shouldnt have to wait more than 5 minutes to watch something plus the show never starts. Sling Tv and PlayStation Vue have DVR, why doesnt DirectTV Now??? Line up is better than both though and for a better price. Thanks to Roku im on a free one month trial. I need the app to work

Awful app. Cast to tv no problem. But you can't fast forward in the programs I watch... App will restart the episode at any moment and I am unable to return to where I was in the episode. The app has malfunctioned more times than it has worked. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS APP.

I never thought I would be willing to pay 3x more just to have tv that actually works. When I pause a show, why must I start from the beginning, but I can't fast forward. If I get a phone call while watching, I have to start the show over. If my scarf touches the screen, I have to start over. I have so many programs in which I will never will know the ending. Im not gonna keep watching things over because i need to pause to pee! Ridiculous.

I decided to go with DTVN as I can't get Youtube TV where I live. You'd have thought AT&T would have contact all the channels you subscribe too so you can use their apps for on demand (like TNT)... But no. DTVN'S on demand sucks. I'm also disappointed that you can't watch AT&T own sports channel plus live view CBS and NBC.

It can get Very glitchy, stops, starts, buffer buffer buffer, i guess you get what you pay for.... sling was much better at streaming, but direct has better programming.... its not always bad, but if it starts buffering while your watching a good show, grrrrrrrrrr. I am using cable to stream, Cox, shouldn't be having these problems.... may just go back to sling if it doesn't improve soon... too bad, great idea, poor execution

Garbage app & garbage service - hate it!. I've had the app for 2 days and have spent more time watching the app try to load a program than I have actually watching programs. This is not even a Beta quality app - never should have been released in its current crappy condition. Looking for something better.

I've been using DTV for 4 months now and it's the best and cheapest of all streaming services. I only pay $35 plus $2 tax, I have more Shows and Movies with DTV then any other Streaming service even Hulu or Netflix, I get 60+ channels, but I can login in to almost all TV Network Apps as well.(I can not login to TLC, TNT, HGTV, OWN and a few others.) Apps I can login to FX, A&E, AMC, ABC, FOX, CBS and MTV ( MTV only on DTV or Regular Cable.) and more networks. Last note this service is best used when login in to the Channel Network Apps from A-Z so don't cut yourself short, and anything you can't login to you still might have the TV Channel on DTV. As well if you Like Sports your FS1, ESPN with Active app, but if you want more sports you will have to pay for more channels. I've looked for legal ways to get the best TV services an this is it. Bonus you can get HBO for $5 more bucks for GOT Seasons the cheapest anywhere.

Regularly fails to start with one error or another, or just does not display anything. Chromecast streaming from this application is unwatchable. The UI is awful, channels I have randomly do not show in the subscribed section, also general navigation is extremely poor. Constant buffering and poor stream quality. Fortunately I can use apps created by the channels (ESPN, HBO, etc...) in order to get a high quality HD streams using my login. This application is abysmal.

AVOID! I'm dumping it after only one day. It shut down during the UCF-Auburn game, saying I was "inactive". I was watching the game! Then it would not reboot, saying "loading problems". Who needs the aggravation? Good bye DIRECTV NOW! The overall 2.9 Star rating speaks for itself.

This app works ok when using data on a fast Wi-Fi speeds. Anything less will constantly give you a headache. I have a chromecast and mediocre internet connection and I always have a "loading has taken longer than expected" or some other issue. Aweful replacement for cable if you're looking to stream to a tv unless you have a fibre high speed connection.

Horrible app. Waste of my money. Constant crashes and login issues. Could not enjoy watching my shows on this app. Switched back to Sling TV. I never have problems with Sling TV. Currently combining Sling TV with Philo and it covers all the channels I need. Philo and Sling TV have awesome DVRs. Hated this app! Never experienced anything worse then DirecTV Now!!

I have a ZTE ZMax Pro. This app is so annoying!!! It gives so many problems. I constantly have to clear the data, uninstall & reinstall. It's almost not worth the hassle. Tried to get tech support on twitter and they were useless. Very frustrating when all you're trying to do is watch a freaking TV show to wind down at night. It constantly gives errors and takes forever to load. When it actually works, it's great, if it'll keep working. Ugh.

It has a very hard time streaming. I'll be watching a football game and then that stupid little streaming thing always comes up. I had no issues with Sling. Just wish they had the Big Ten Network

12/24/2017 - come on AT&T - Randall Stephenson, John Stankey, after over a year you can do better than this. Each new release touts bug fixes and performance enhancements and the buffering gets worse! Especially during prime time hours. When will this be resolved and when will more than 2 streams be opened up?

What does it work on? Pixel XL, sometimes... Chromecast, if Pixel can get anything... Roku, meh... Firestick, lol LOCAL Seattle channels are now not supporting live stream again and customer support tells me engineering is updating and it goes worse from there.... Not impressive by any means

Love this service! Great value for the price. Best I've seen so far. Save about 100 dollars a month since I dropped cable and get 3 times more tv for it. Just have to love it! Folks having buffering issues should analyze there networks performance. I occasionally have very short buffering breaks that I can attribute to the actual service but it is rare. Great job Directtv Now. The app is coming along nicly. Next thing I would like to see is a better guide. Just some small features would go a long way. Like a last, or recent channel list so you dont have to scroll through the entire list to change channels. Favorite channels help, but need other shortcuts to channel changing. More info on the show would also help. Limiting the number of simultaneous streams is very understandable, but 2 seems a bit low for a family with kids. Three would be nice. Keep up the great work! Looking forward to some new features.

Charged way more than promised. I had service canceled and was told u could watch until the 17th can't get anything to load, keeps telling me I need to upgrade. Yet I already paid.

Horrible awful service. Stream constantly buffers and is pixelated beyond recognition. Support is terrible, all paths on their flowchart end up where they blame your network and don't acknowledge the service issues that are plastered all over the internet. Do not waste your money here.

One of the worst apps ever. Crashes at ever other commercial, and way too many commercials 5 to 6 in 50 minute show, (SAD). If doesn't crash, it restarts at a commercial to the begining of the show. I CAN'T BELIEVE I PAY 10 BUCKS FOR THIS @#$$

So disappointed! I have a robust internet connection, yet the app continues to buffer and stutter during live TV and sports...really difficult to watch. Would not recommend at all.

NEED TO ADD: 1) A last channel button 2) to update the time in guide automatically when you come back to it after a while. 3) Smaller guide when watching something. 4) ability to select channels through guide with a Bluetooth remote. 5) multi window support. 100 channels of live tv and VoD content for 35 a month (limited time deal) is pretty damn good. Lots of commercials especial on on demand content

Unwatchable. The stream buffers constantly - regardless if I'm watching at home (Comcast 100M speed), work (1G speed), or cellular (AT&T 4G LTE). Directv Now is an AT&T product - so if I'm having trouble even on AT&T, then this isn't a net neutrality problem. Directv Now is simply a terrible product that AT&T refuses to put the proper infrastructure behind to allow for the performance customers want. I'll just go back to Sling and give up my local channels (since Hulu's new interface is as bad as it is).

As bad as I want to like the app and its service. There are some issues with the app. When I am using my Chromecast it will just stop casting the video. Also when I am changing channels the app doesn't reflect that. There also an issue of when the App does not like to load the content and you have to constantly restart the App. I'm beginning to wonder now if this App is worth the money. Plus there needs to be a DVR added at no additional charge. Also the price point is a little off the first package should be a little cheaper. Also a few more live local channels.

Once you can get the app to stream it works well. But it is challenging to get it start. The guide sucks and has zero info why not have links to a Wikipedia page or a description of the episode.

It started out great but now I can't get the app to work no matter what I do. I've tried to contact someone and I haven't gotten any response so basically I gave away 35 dollars.

I'm giving direct TV now 30 more days. I have had it since day one, and expected bugs, but the service is no better regardless of device, internet connection, live TV vs rerecorded shows. It freezes EVERY time I watch ANYTHING. Hulu works 95% of the time, Netflix works 99% of the time, Amazon video works 99% of the time, sling TV worked 80% of the time, direct TV now 1 year after introduction still works 0% of the time. Doesn't matter the show or channel this product fails on Android, apple, fire TV, windows (chrome and i.e.). Product fails and again no amount of free HBO or apple tvs will convince me to keep this unless the streaming is fixed. I would take pixilated choppy video and wouldn't complain but that video constantly freezes, errors out, restarts, or buffers. Love the concept, hate the execution. And good luck talking to a live person for customer service.

I'm a At&T unlimited customer, so I switch from Sling Tv which was ok to Dtvn. I'm on the live a little plam with Starz ,Cinamax added for $22 a month and free HBO.The service is really good on my Fire tv, however there are some buffing on some shows during primetime like the walking dead. The on demand content works flawlessly. Only gripe is that I would prefer to access through channel apps like Starz , but Dtvn is listed as tv provider.

Ok this would surly be a 5 star app if you can PLEASE FIX THE BUFFERING!!!! Great channels for an extremely great price. Clear HD. I have high speed 100mpb xfinity and it's not enough to keep from buffering. Take care of this and I guarantee this is the BEST deal out the for streaming tv and better than cable for half the price!!!!

Only 2 streams at one time. Give me a break. I have 4 tv's and you can't ad any streams. Glad to see Direct tv still sucks and won't get my buisness again

Update 12-28-2017 - Buffers far too frequently and now sometimes won't even load on my FireTV Stick!! Instead of getting better, it's getting worse! Otherwise DirectTV Now offers excellent selection of channels. DVR is coming and hopefully this will be optional and not impact pricing for subscribers who don't require/want it. Please update and fix this buggy software!!!

App buffers to much on high speed internet and doesn't allow you to watch full tv episodes because it kicks you out and starts from the beginning. It wouldn't be so bad if there was A fast forward feature BUT that is disabled.

This app almost never works in one month I have had it I've had to uninstall and reinstall the app 4 times..... I can't watch any of my showed because only some of the channels work that you pay for and they only work I'm not even guna say half the time.... Thank God the first month was free because I would never pay for this... Hulu stream is way better and it actually works I'll stick with them

When watching regular pre recorded stuff it's ok I guess, but live sport EFFEN sucks! Fast movements gets all distorted and since the app can't catch up to all the fast action it starts to buffer, It's horrible! plus NO 800 number for assistance makes the whole experience worse. You guys suck!

Delivers decent video over AT&T network. On the downside, requires location access. If I am streaming video, I am already burning my battery. There is no need to have location contributing to the problem.

Buffering issues. Can't blame my network as i have fiber internet with speeds over 100mbps (more than adequate). Also, I tried Youtube TV and it streams with no buffering.

24 hrs into trial DirectvNow subscription and used the app at home on firestick and app on cell phone out in car today. No buffering at all so far on either platform. Definitely a compressed signal at a super sharp HD picture but not a deal breaker. Only issues thus far is a delay while the channel loads is noticeable and when on phone watching app, when you receive a call it freezes up with a "signal lost" error but will never resume. After phone call is finished, Loading another channel and then returning to previous channel fixed issue. Will update as I use service.

Fire stick version seems to be worse. Change channels and it crashes. Keep adding channels but what's the use if it constantly buffers. They need to hurry up and release the beta. Amazing how the commercials never buffer or drop.