New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on July 11, 2022) follows:
DirecTV is one of the best-known TV and on-demand content providers via satellite. The service offers a wide catalog of channels to please the tastes of all users.
Over the years, DirecTV has modernized itself by offering cloud streaming through the DirecTV Go app. This allows users to access all DirecTV content from almost anywhere.
That said, currently many DirecTV users have been facing issues where they are unable to login or reset their passwords.
DirecTV users unable to login due to 205.4 error
According to reports, many DirecTV users cannot access the service due to a ‘205.4 error’ message that appears when trying to login. The issue reportedly affects both the DirecTV app and the DirecTV website.
In certain cases, DirecTV users can login only on some of their devices.
So for some reason I can’t sign into any apps (Android tv or Android phone). The username and password are correct, can sign in to the standalone DirecTV app and website, but when I try to login to an app with DirecTV as the provider it gives me this error:
Hmm… that isn’t the ID you use for this service. Try signing in with another ID.
CARE CODE: 205.4 Source
Some DirecTV users are also unable to do a password reset
Also, the DirecTV user affected by the problem is also unable to do a password reset. This is something that some users tried to try to resolve the first issue.
Some DirecTV users who try to do a password reset are even receiving a message saying that their user names no longer exist.
DirecTV team working on a fix
The DirecTV team is already aware of the issue where users are unable to reset their password. But, there is still no ETA for everything to work normally again.
There is no word yet on the issue where users are unable to login due to the 205.4 error. We will update this story once new related developments emerge.
Update 1 (July 13)
1:36 pm (IST): Now, DirecTV team has acknowledged the issue where many users are unable to login to their accounts due to ‘205.4 error’. A fix is in development, but there is no ETA for its rollout yet.
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