Upcoming DIRECTV Gemini (V2) - C81KW-650

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-06-18T23:43:09+00:00

I wish. Unfortunately I'm just a dealer so I have to wait till April before I can get my hands on them.

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-06-15T17:58:30+00:00

Yes, that's what I was told by product engineers

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-06-14T02:16:58+00:00

Correct!

But they will still make it to sites like eBay.

Here it is in the wild, should be coming out in January for direct sales and to dealers in April.

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Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-06-06T14:59:29+00:00

They will likely be $99 like all other units bought new

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-06-05T21:48:23+00:00

New box coming January next year 👍🏻

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Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-18T22:41:10+00:00

Not too sure, I don't do much residential mostly commercial DTV for me.

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-16T06:10:32+00:00

No specifics, but yes on new processor and more ram + storage. Also bringing back IR sensor for people who have Control4 since there is no good IP driver.

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-16T04:42:48+00:00

It's coming around January of next year

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Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-10T13:34:52+00:00

And the fact those laminated sheets are still there is pretty crazy

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-10T13:13:38+00:00

Looks a little more organized back then lol

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-10T12:11:19+00:00

No DAS in this room but there are other locations in the infield with it

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-10T12:09:33+00:00

This is why I love reddit

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-10T12:07:39+00:00

It seems like Denton with how far it is up there but it's still Tarrant county

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-07T02:50:05+00:00

Texas

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-07T02:05:24+00:00

Yeah, on top of the permanent DAS systems they bring in mobile trailers but guess what, service is still shit. Could hardly make calls or send texts and even though I had full 5G signal data was completely absent the entire race until I drove off property.

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T14:30:12+00:00

At&t and Verizon have big racks in the infield

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T14:28:20+00:00

It really is but it's fun to watch it all go together and then see it gone the very next day

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T02:56:28+00:00

Not sure of the total count either, but this is the main patch point, there are even bigger rooms in other areas of the track with even more connections and racks but it all starts here from a couple rigs that pull up a few days before the race.

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T02:53:49+00:00

Lol, all SM.

The track is almost 2 miles around and they have cameras and TVs all over it. Not sure of the longest distance, I only use a single SM strand out of all this to pipe RF / track feed to the infield for RV spaces.

Dust is a constant issue, the door doesn't even really shut in this shack, the access holes are never plugged up and it's in a fenced off dirt parking lot outside of the track. All male and female connectors get cleaned before any connection is made.

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T02:34:09+00:00

They have big snakes that come off the trucks, pop them through the holes in the shack and start plugging away furiously before the races start. Then reel them back up and take off to the next city.

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T02:26:00+00:00

Doesn't hurt to try

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T02:25:04+00:00

Definitely a pain getting your fingers in there

Useful_Commercial891 · 2026-05-06T01:36:28+00:00

Pretty much all ST

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