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Reviewed June 24, 2016
Installer was polite, fast and answered questions so that we understood. Answer... Not too technical. Did Internet and tv both in good time.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
Technician came to house and knocked. Dog barked and my wife answered the door and nobody was there. Either he left too soon or did not hear the dog or did hear the dog and he left too soon. The dog is a miniature poodle. We were home. He reported nobody home. Should have knocked again. Stay longer. Customer service resolved the problem. New appointment on Monday. Thank you.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
They lie, never give you what you sign up for and customer service is horrible along with install if you love 50 ft of cable cord strung through apartment. Had a 2 year with them. Bad signal and now lost local channels and then they blame the local tv. Had to call them like 10 times for same thing. Had them set appointments 2 times for service calls and then they no show and I call in about that and how for months I have had glitchy service and screen freeze.
They don't seem to care and when I call they act like 'oops' and never do anything. Last 2 reps didn't understand anything and when I said I wanted to cancel they are like "it will cost you 150 for a cancel fee", and I said "nope I am out of contract". And they go "nope we extended it to get you a cheaper discount on package", and I said "NO I NEVER AGREED to that", and they said "well you have to". I repeat DO NOT GET DIRECTV!!! They will hose you on everything and they give new customers more help than a 2 year old customer. Horrible.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
Once I got in touch with DirecTV staff my problem was promptly addressed and corrected.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
The representative understood the problem and handled it in a pleasant and professional manner.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
SERVICE WAS EXCELLENT. Did everything to satisfy me. Very helpful.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
The representative was extremely polite and knew what they were doing and how to fix the issues I was having. Terrific experience.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
All was satisfactory.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
I got a runaround on the phone when I called, but the service is great so I'm happy.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
Very friendly and knowledgeable.
Reviewed June 24, 2016
U-verse TV technical support...call was transferred to U-verse, issue resolved.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
Called CenturyLink for internet and home phone service and they told me about Directv and connected me with a very polite/knowledgeable/professional salesman that made making choices easy. If anything could have went better it would have been the time waiting on the install, but well worth the wait.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
We purchased a new TV through Costco. We also wanted to sign up with DirecTV however I did not realize that a satellite dish had to be installed to receive the service. DirecTV was less expensive than our present provider and offered more options. The salesperson at Costco never mentioned the need to install a dish and I did not ask. We live in a retirement community that does not allow satellite dishes to be installed so had to cancel service.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
Please keep up the good work. I like how I didn't have to wait so long to speak to a rep and how fast and easy it is to get issues resolved.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
I was skeptical about switching to DirecTV but after talking to the rep and going through the whole experience, I can honestly recommend their service. Their bundle with AT&T internet has better features for a lower price than I was paying with my other provider. The process was very easy and we have not noticed any drop in quality of service at all. Our family is very happy we made the switch to DirecTV!
Reviewed June 23, 2016
My experience has been excellent from start to finish. Representatives were fantastic and my technician was excellent.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
My husband and I were just getting a new phone plan at AT&T - so this is also about AT&T - since they combined forces. The sales guys repeatedly told us that to sign up for DirecTV would only benefit us financially since they give you a credit for signing up (still haven't seen this promised $800.00 credit and it's been 6 months). We now owe DirecTV hundreds of dollars. They charge you a couple hundred dollars to install - and if you move they charge you again. They don't tell you about all of these fees - in fact they told us if we got insurance then we wouldn't have to pay for the installation fee again. It costs us a fortune every month and even though we don't watch TV - there are only like 10 channels that are actual channels - the rest are telemarketers or straight **. We are highly disgusted with both DirecTV and AT&T for their dishonesty and misleadings.
To cancel is hundreds of dollars so that you're stuck, and to ever discuss a problem with either company on the phone takes hours and gets you nowhere. They don't care about their customers and they suck. Some of the phone people have been very kind, but they just aren't able to help us. It's extremely frustrating. Stay away from them. Also if you use all of your data up on your phone they don't ask you if you want more, they just send you a text saying they automatically charged you $15 more for another gig. They seriously suck. Go with another phone service and another TV service. Seriously.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
I have had this service for 10 months with nothing but problems! I had a tech come out and I've called. We lose at least one TV connection 4 times a week. My husband has to adjust the satellite constantly or have no TV and wait a week for a tech to come out. Clean snow off the dish. You can't watch more then 3 TV'S without the main one on... These are just some of the continuing issues. Just problem after problem. Now I want to cancel and they want to charge me $280.00. Guess what, at this point I'll pay the 280 but I will make sure they lose more than that in business... social media gets the word around. Don't get DIRECTV - they don't care about you!!
Reviewed June 23, 2016
I have one TV not working properly but there is a technician scheduled for Saturday 6/25 and I will let him resolve problem. I believe the installer failed to check second TV to make sure it was working properly.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
The original request was done through Exede where they failed to tell me that two different installers would come to my residence. The DirecTV installer was lazy and just didn't want to do the job (Roy). The Exede installer who is a contractor for various services including DirecTV showed me the clear access to the DirecTV HD axis. The DirecTV representative who scheduled my upcoming Saturday call was perfect. Kind, professional, thorough and very apologetic.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
Happy with DirecTV right now. Time will tell on the service in the future. Right now good.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
I'm very satisfied with the service, specially with the Service Representative (Installer). I give him a 10!
Reviewed June 23, 2016
All I have to say that I got a nice person on the other side that was very helpful.
Reviewed June 23, 2016
Rescheduling. Very polite. Handled situation quickly.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
My customer service experience with DIRECTV was great. I wasn't rushed and received the help I needed. All my questions were answered as well too. Thank you Larry! You were awesome!
Reviewed June 22, 2016
Recently signed up for service and had a couple questions we wanted answered.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
The gentleman was great. Answered everything very quickly and efficiently.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
Please be careful if you are looking into being a DirecTV customer. They are only good trying to rail you in as customer, but refused to help you when you are calling them regarding your issues. They will transfer you around and you will get nowhere. They overcharge you as well. They overcharged me and didn't even noticed until the day I cancelled my account and went back and look at my bills. I have been with directv since 2007 to 2016 and I regret it so much giving them my loyal customer services. I am now with comcast and I love it. Stay away from directv. They are pure evils and money hungry and eat. They don't care about customer but making money off customers.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
I used to LOVE Directv then AT&T took over. I used to have the MLB package. I cancelled it over a year ago. I noticed I was still getting charged for it. I have called each month to get it removed from my bill. Each time the rep says, "I have removed it and I will credit your account." The next month I get my bill and THEY CHARGE ME AGAIN. I repeat the cycle. Today, I called and they said they will give me a credit for the $28.99 for the MLB package. I say "what about the previous 12+ months?" They say (after waiting several minutes on the phone), "all we can do is give you a $10.00 credit on top of the MLB one month credit." HUH? They are stealing money from customers. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Sooo frustrating.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
Good service.

Reviewed June 22, 2016
DirecTV cuts out eveyday multiple times, had boxes replaced twice so far. Press fast forward and it rewinds. They say it's a glitch. They replaced our box. No our hdmi 1 don't work. They said for me to take my tv in and get it looked at. It was working fine before they changed our box. Very dissatisfied with their equipment and services.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
Very happy consumer - the staff and technicians care about your questions and are very helpful.
Reviewed June 22, 2016
Excellent customer service. Great.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
Very sweet and knowledgeable staff. Very quick at helping. Kudos to the person who hires. I would recommend your company to any and all people I know. Thank you for making this simple and easy for me in my new home.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
I'm not a customer to usually spends the time to write a bad review. Mainly due to the fact that a lot of people take advantage of this to get discounts and free stuff from companies but, in this case I had to and here is why. I called DirecTV on 06/19/16 and spoke with a rep by the name of Trevor. He gave me good information about the packages and was patient but he also LIED TO ME about a few things. I had told him that I needed a wireless receiver for my newly remodeled living room and also that I needed two Spanish channels which were Telemundo and Univision on my package. He said if I were to open an account with him today I would be getting these wireless receivers for FREE and all I had to pay was a shipping fee of around 19.99+ tax.
As far as the Spanish channels go he said I could get a package of 7.99 which had both of those included, but he said that "I had to call back and add those on because, he was not able to do it right there for me." I thought it was weird but, I said that was fine - I can call back. I then double checked the entire order about 3 times repeating back to him what he had originally told me which, I had written down. He confirm this to me three times. I also apologized for repeating this to him and stated that previously cable providers had lied to me about what they so much promise just to get an account open and he SAID THIS WAS NOT THE CASE.
Anyways I let him go and called back the following day to add my Spanish channels and reconfirm my order and installation but, I come to find out that Trevor had LIED. The Spanish channels I wanted were on a 14.99 package not the 7.99 package so, then I had to rearrange my packages due to this and unfortunately had to give up on my FREE TRIAL FOR THE NFL TICKET which would have been nice to try. By the way the reason why I had to downgrade is because I had told Trevor I was willing to merge my internet with AT&T so that I could get their 24mo price guarantee but, I also mentioned I had one condition - my internet and cable had to stay at the budget I had for both and according to that budget we got the TV packages.
Now because of the channel package lie I find myself downgrading and losing but I said "ok no problem, I don't need to watch football - it's nice but not necessary." HERE COMES THE PART THAT PUT THE ICING ON THE CAKE when I once again confirmed that I was getting the wireless receivers I needed and that TREVOR SO MUCH PROMISED. They told me that I wasn't, they said my package included basic wired equipment and that if I wanted to get the wireless I had to pay around $100.00. I then explained the situation and the rep said he was going to talk to someone about it. Long story short he said he was sending Trevor's call to "quality control" since he had lied and what I had to do if I wanted the wireless system was pay $100.00 out my pocket but he said my account was going to get a credit of $100.00 for the next month’s bill.
I then had to think about it because now it's $121.00 I was not prepared to spend but I said "Ok that's fine." The clerk himself wasn’t very professional and kept on calling me bro instead of sir and at minute 39 of our conversation he was getting frustrated at the system and said what I would had never expected to hear from a customer service representative he said “WHAT THE **.” Yes this was live and recorded, keep in mind I had the Bluetooth hooked up in the car and my 9 year old stepdaughter was in it. I could not believe it but, anyways I was so done with that call that all I wanted to do was continued the call and finish the process as soon as possible.
After the call was done called AT&T and got my internet package as promised and just when I THOUGHT IT WAS ALL DONE, I WAS WRONG. I check my bank account and now I have a charge of 21.99 on 6/19 and a charge of 128.54 on 6/20 a total of about 150.00 which almost overdrafts my account. I guess is a good thing I checked before making my monthly card and bill payments. I then had to spend another 25 mins talking to someone about this and they said I was charged twice for the installation and that I was going to be refunded $25.00 back to my account but that it would take anywhere from 3 to 5 business days to go through.
I'm currently waiting to get my refund and I'M SERIOUSLY thinking about canceling my order but after all the trouble and 3 days in a row at about 2 ½ to 3 hours in total of time spent on the phone dealing with this, it's the only reason that is making me think so deep and hard about it. If you ask me save your time and money and please make sure you speak with a manager and get their full name and info before committing. I'm already disappointed with DIRECTV and I haven't even started using the company.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
I ordered satellite service for my home and they tell me they will be here between 12-4 to install what will take 3 hrs so I'm stuck home all day long waiting on them to show up. 5 o'clock rolls around and still no one.. I'll call to find out what's going on and they say the tech claimed to have the wrong address and that it's also wrong in the system. They proceed to tell me that the package I set up was incorrect and that they also have to open a new account with the correct address and RE run my credit and all my info again. Along with all that bs they tell me that now I do have to pay a deposit and the package is more than told me in the beginning. I'm not happy with my Time Warner because their bill is extremely outrageous but I'll just stick with them rather than deal with all the bs from AT&T/direct TV .
Reviewed June 21, 2016
So far I love it. It's all the channels I need and want for a great price and the service technician was extremely professional, educated in his work, and very polite and friendly. Thanks DirecTV!
Reviewed June 21, 2016
Very professional, friendly and knowledgeable. Answered all my questions and concerns. Believe representative was really trying to work with me to get me the best deal possible. So far, so good.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
She was short and to the point. I could barely hear her but was able to make out what she said. My issue was resolved. I had to go in and change the number she put down. She was one number off but was easily fixed. Other than that great.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
So far everything is working great.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
I have had DirecTV for a number of years. The service was amazing especially compared to Dish Network. But since AT&T has taken it over it's really gone downhill fast! Service shuts down unable to stream. When I record programs it only records half of them. Very disappointing. Looking into Dish Network!
Reviewed June 21, 2016
Change appt. Very nice person on phone.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
The reason why I would recommend you guys to a friend is because y'all are friendly, helpful, patient, and DirecTV called me back cuz I need to run to the store to put some more money on the card. And just like he said he called me back in 20 minutes.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
A lot of information came in pretty rapidly. Had to deal with Centurylink today (Monday) when I understood Friday. Wasn't able to get an answer concerning a broadband modem that I considered instead of renting. I think this will go smoothly, am certainly hoping so.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
Very satisfied so far. I have already recommended a family member. Hopefully she will call you.
Reviewed June 21, 2016
After several less than good customer experiences with DirecTV, I had an excellent experience with Chris who worked very hard to get my confidence and trust. It worked. Great guy! Should teach others on the staff how to treat "valued customers!"
Reviewed June 21, 2016
Referring my uncle to Directv and getting my rewards for both of us was very successful. Thank you DirecTV.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
The time that was scheduled to hook up was good for me. He was accurate, polite. I would recommend my service rep and service with DIRECTV. Very satisfied.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
From time of schedule installation it took 4 days to get the installation completed - Scheduled to finally be completed 6-21-16.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
I had a bad experience with a service tech and I had to make several calls and they got heated but in the end the young man that y'all sent back out to connect my service was a very nice, polite, young man and did a outstanding job in a timely fashion and he was a pleasure to be around!!! I forgot his name but somebody can really learn from this fellow and he should have a bright future with your company so please tell him thank you for me!
Reviewed June 20, 2016
Just ordered service so haven't experienced service in action yet but based on sales representative and others it has been a very satisfying experience. All options and choices seem to have been fairly presented and comprehensively explained.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
I would say he is great at his job. Very informative and polite.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
The agent I spoke with on 6/19/2016 was very pleasant, helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly. He explained everything to me in detail and tried to save me money when no one else did. He's my favorite!
Reviewed June 20, 2016
Great customer service. Kassie was a very friendly and helpful representative!! (: She deserves a 10!
Reviewed June 20, 2016
Initial problem was getting to the right department. However when I found the right rep, my issues were resolved quickly.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
Cancelled impending order with ease.
Reviewed June 20, 2016
I have currently lost three important channels. I should be treated as DIRECTV would treat me if I wanted three HBO channels or similar channels they deem important to them.
Reviewed June 19, 2016
Last year I contacted WEConnect in Lincoln, Maine for DIRECTV service. We wasted two weeks at camp going down to the message phone waiting for the installation. Never happened! This spring contacted secretary at WEConnect and left 7 written messages. NEVER CONTACTED ME BACK! I was very frustrated and decided to call DIRECTV directly which I did!!! In less than two weeks, we had DIRECTV installed at the cottage. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
Reviewed June 19, 2016
My entire process was handled promptly and each person treated me kindly and professionally.
Reviewed June 19, 2016
Was pleased with the service when I requested DirecTV service.
Reviewed June 19, 2016
Added another tv to order for new service. Taken care of very quickly. Rep was very friendly and professional.
Reviewed June 19, 2016
Cs very helpful. Nice experience. Overall install and cs was very responsive.
Reviewed June 19, 2016
Representative was very helpful and got all problems resolved.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
Installment - Representative was friendly & efficient. I was pleased with his service.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
I liked the quick & fast response to the issue.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
I have had AT&T UVERSE and Time Warner, but I have been most dissatisfied with DirecTV. There are normal complaints such as losing your service during a storm and their relation with AT&T for internet service. However, I was looking forward to ending the contract at the end of the first year. It is not going to happen. Their contract is for 2 years. The cancellation fee is $15 and $20 per month for the remaining months on the contract. By remaining with them we are losing $30 per month in discounts. Therefore there is no real savings in doing business with them. My plan is go with Time Warner for internet only. I can get 300 megabits per second for $70 per month and then turn to Hulu for television at $7 per-month. That would be about half of the other three prices.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
I was scheduled for installation between 8am to 2pm yesterday June 17. Installer called to notify me he will be in 5pm if okay with me so I okayed it. The guy didn't come in until much later and installation began at around 9pm. It went up to almost 2am today and still wasn't finished so he came back. Said he will be in 10am but arrived 10:35am. The guy was quite nice so I let it go although I was getting furious and wanting so much to cancel the job. Let's see what happens. Right now I can't tell the quality of the outcome.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
Really had a great time with my customer service representative. Information was accurate and precise.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
I'm happy that I went with DirecTV.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
Very helpful by all representatives.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
Seems ok. Was explained package.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
Super great service! Never have problems!
Reviewed June 18, 2016
This is Our 2nd time obtaining cable/tv services with them. The 1st time using them far exceeded my expectations on the quality of service we received from them. Once we moved 7 years ago, I had to cancel my services due to property regulations. Lord knows I didn't want to switch carriers but, I had no choice! Now that we transferred units, I jumped on the chance to switch back, without ANY hesitation! I called them immediately! As usual I received the courtesy, pleasant, insightful, helpful, knowledgeable and very professional service I've come to love and expect from them! Not to mention that great quality of services you receive!!!
Reviewed June 18, 2016
I had DIRECTV for maybe three years. After getting tired of receiver box failures, which meant exchanging for another and losing everything that was saved, I decided to go another route. On June 14, 2016 I called them and asked them to terminate service on June 29th (because my account was paid through that date). They shut off the service on June 15th. I called and insisted they turn it back on because I had paid for it; during the call they tried to charge me $40 to reinstall - and said they would only turn on the Basic Service, and not include the Premium Channels. I told them that I would take my case to "social media" if they didn't restore what I had already paid for immediately. That seemed to work - the service was turned back on.
Tonight I received an email statement trying to bill me $102.87 and saying "Welcome Back!" I will have to be on the phone again tomorrow for probably another half hour to get this stopped. I can't believe the stupidity and horrible customer service from DIRECTV. Oh - and did I mention the three calls from their San Antonio office begging me to come back the day after I cancelled? I had to block the phone number. I'll NEVER do business with this company again.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
This is a great service, with its sales people being nice. They gave me options and packages that I could choose from.
Reviewed June 18, 2016
The first installer arrived at our home told us that he didn't have a pole to put the satellite on. He would go get one but it would cost 75 dollars. He left to go get it and said he would return in the afternoon. Later he called and said the warehouse didn't have a pole and I would have to call DirecTV and reschedule the appointment. I then called customer service which I was told I would have to wait yet another week before I could get service. I was not happy but I asked for a supervisor and together with the supervisor, customer service and dispatch I was able to get service the same day as my original appointment. I wasn't charged 75 dollars and the second installer Jason was awesome.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
I had a very positive experience. It would've been five stars had I not had such difficulty getting to the person I needed to talk to. It was somewhat time-consuming getting multiple transfers and then being disconnected. However my final contact was wonderful.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
My installer was very professional. Did his job in a timely manner. Very nice and respectful.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
Great so far. If my monthly bill actually turns out to be what I was quoted I will be thrilled.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
Unlike other times when I called and transferred several times to people who couldn't help me, this time Sherri listened to what was the issue and solved it for me with no hassle.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
Still having problems getting installation done. So no experience yet.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
Very clearly answered. Courteous and appreciative.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
In less than five minutes was solve for and excellent customer service rep. Thank you.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
It could not have been any better! Christopher is a gem!
Reviewed June 17, 2016
I was transferred from DirecTV to CenturyLink back and forth and to two other from CenturyLink then back to DirecTV again. But once I got back to DirecTV it was there that I got the help I needed. She was wonderful and very pleasant.
Reviewed June 17, 2016
I'm very impressed with the whole Direct experience!!! Thanks to all who I felt with!!!
Reviewed June 16, 2016
I am a new customer with DirecTV. During my sales call I found the sales associate to be friendly, professional and knowledgeable about the product.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
It was great.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
Good experience. Happy with services to this point.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
Very good job.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
Great customer service. Well trained and courteous installation technician.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
Easy and concise.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
Great service, very friendly, and overall great service.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
The installer did an excellent job of getting everything set up, he was very knowledgeable of the product and answered all question without hesitation. I enjoy the TV content and of course the price helps out too. When an issue did arrive in regards to set up the installer knew who to call and got in touch with the right people to resolve my issue. This installer is a contractor but AT&T and DirecTV should really consider making this guy a full time employee. He would really be an assist to your company.
Reviewed June 16, 2016
My experience was horrible from day zero, let me explain why: We spent a significant amount of time trying to set the service up. After going back and fort (most of the time speaking to answering machines) finally the installation day was June 2nd.... nothing happened... nobody called to say "I am sorry". So I called them the same day. Again, I spent 45' until a human being answered the call (looks like my time is not worth it). They told me "you need to verify your identity first so call this other number..." (after spending 59'). So I told them: "I did it already, I have an email with a confirmation order dated as June 2nd." So she went back and re-checked and after 20' she set up the service for the next day. So basically you have to chase the company to set everything up and spend a significant amount of time until you speak with someone that actually is clueless about everything. Do you guys forget that I am a CLIENT?
I was only interested mainly in one channel out of 500. I told them several times that that particular channel was the only reason I have contacted DirecTV. But having the prior bad experience with this company I SAW IT COMING.... After they installed everything on June 3rd (not in June 2nd) the channel was not there!!! I called them again, and after 50' a human being again answered. She was totally clueless of what I was taking about, there was no registration of my requirements in my account, she did not know the channel.
After another 20' of non-sense talking she finally added the channel to my account. What happened next??? The signal was so weak that I was not able to see the channel... so they recommended to "cut my tree"??? Seriously? 21st century and the signal is so poor that I have to cut my tree? Besides, of course, I have to pay for it from my pocket. In summary, I don't still have the only channel that I was interested on. DirecTV works as a WEATHER CHANNEL really, even before the storm arrives the signal disappear. Just with a little bit of wind and it is over. So if you are watching a game... be patient.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
Everyone from sales to the technician were very professional.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
The rep was very helpful with resolving my issue. Will recommend the service to family and friends.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
Great customer service.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
DIRECTV have the best TV I ever had.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
I had DirecTV for four years while I was in Arkansas. The service during that time was ok. I got a job in Florida, but didn't have a place to live. So before we moved, we put our account on hold. According to DirecTV I had to pay the balance in full before they could put it on hold. So I paid the balance and they put my account on hold until we could find a place to live. Once we found a place to live, it was an apartment and we weren't allowed to have satellite dishes. I called DirecTV and told them that I wanted to close the account which they promptly did. Then after two months I received a bill for $94.00 even after I had to pay the balance in full before suspending the account.
When I called I was told that the reason there was a remaining balance of $94.00 was because they had to turn the account back on from suspended to closed. I didn't use any service but for someone to have to click a few buttons I was charged $92.00. I have called several times since then to complain and try to get this resolved and was repeatedly told there was nothing that could be done. This amount has since been report to the credit bureau. I will never use DirecTV again and I will recommend to everyone I know not to use them and tell them how they treated a customer in good standing for four years.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
Let me first say that my usual DirecTV experience was good and I have had in several different homes. However several months ago I received a letter from a collection agency saying I owed $163. This was supposed to be for a house we moved out of spring of 2011... yes 5 years ago. I have had 2 other DirecTV accounts since then. I called the collection agency as well as DirecTV and disputed this and did not hear anything else from them thinking it was cleared up. I just received another letter from the collection agency stated that it had been disputed and had been investigated but I still owed the money. I've spent well over $163 of my time dealing with this and will probably pay it to keep from spending more time dealing with this and to keep it off my credit report even though it's false but I feel like I am paying a ransom. I will never deal with DirecTV again!
Reviewed June 15, 2016
Would definitely recommend DirecTV.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
When I discontinued services with DIRECTV, I tried to return the equipment and I kept asking for return boxes, I had to request them four times... so I finally got the boxes and I returned them. I received a bill in the mail, saying I owed $500+, so I called and told them I returned it. DIRECTV claim they don't have it (but the collection agency says they do), so someone is not telling truth... then DIRECTV says I have 400+ days to return equipment or they won't credit my account. The many times I called, not one single representative told me about a deadline which is morally wrong. Then a rep said the cutoff date to return was in February then another said March. Lie number two. I should have been given a credit for return fees, 500+ is a lot more than 140+. It is wrong for businesses to take advantage of regular people like myself.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
Good customer service.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
So far we are very pleased with the installation and performance of your service.
Reviewed June 15, 2016
Good service is a big deal to me. I called another cable company, had me on phone for 1 hr, waste of time, hung up on them. DirecTV 20 min top.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Fixed the service address of our installation.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Scheduled but then had to cancel DirecTV install. I expected the 3rd degree when I changed my mind but didn't get it. The cancellation was efficient and respectful.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Great service overall.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
My second installer was fantastic and polite. The second contact to Directv was a good experience.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
The representatives were all helpful and knowledgeable.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
I'm enjoying it.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Everything was great.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Talking to a DirecTV representative was very painless. The person to whom I spoke was well-informed and very helpful with every questions I had. I would highly pass on the word about my experience.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
The experience was good, but could have been better if I had not been directed to the wrong department at first.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Very good customer service.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Installation was conducted poorly, equipment never worked consistently, directed to "reset" equipment until a week later finally technician was ordered after many lengthy conversations with customer service (who was always friendly) and I was told to sign up for the 7.99 a mo insurance plan. Aggravated that I need to pay more to get quality service in which I never got in the first place, the new tech found that shocking the 1st install was faulty. After ANOTHER conversation, DirecTV says we will compensate you $25 for your trouble. REALLY??? 6 mo of crappy service (tv shuts off in the last 30 sec of finals last game!!!) type of crappy and they never installed it right in the first place and $25 is suppose to make it all better. Should have NEVER switched from Dish Network of 16 years in the first place! So dissatisfied. Will be switching back as soon as possible.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
First, let me say that my mother has DIRECTV and she has never complained about the service she received, but my experience has been totally different. The initial phone call was pleasant, I guess you can say. The phone rep, although he talked way too much, was very pleasant and tried to get through the extremely lengthy script he had to read as fast as he could. After the initial phone call, everything went downhill. I called back in a day or two later to check on the order and was informed that my order was on hold because it seemed to be service already connected in my home. As I was placed on hold numerous times and then hung up on, I never seemed to get that issue resolved.
Then I asked about the referral program and was told I had to speak to someone in customer service. Instead of being transferred to the customer service department, the phone rep gave me the number so I would have to hang up, call another number, wait on hold again and explain the reason for my call AGAIN. The automated system seemed to have been against me as well since it didn't seem to understand anything I said and when I tried to use the keypad to enter my options, it simply told me "THIS IS A NEW SYSTEM AND YOU MUST SPEAK YOUR OPTIONS". I found this quite odd since every rep I've spoken to is foreign and speaks with a heavy accent, so for your automated system to not be able to understand me, a person who speaks very clearly, is very confusing.
When I finally got through to a rep I was told I had the wrong department and was given yet another number to call. When I called that number, the recording stated it was after business hours (it was only about 5:30pm). As of this day (June 14, 2016), I still do not have service, nor do I have anyone that seems to give a darn about whether I ever have the service at all. Since this attempt (AND THE ATTEMPT WITH COMCAST) has been a failed one, I guess I'll have to get my $100.00 deposit back and try again. Seems like I'm running out of companies to choose from. Guess I'll give DISH a call.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
I rate DIRECTV and customer service and higher ups as a thieves. I made an online payment to DIRECTV approximately May 24, 2016 for my first bill that was $66.81. I accidently sent a payment via my online banking in the amount of $6681.00. Yes, you are reading that correctly. As soon as I noticed I call my bank and then DIRECTV. A DIRECTV representative stated he was going to deny my payment because it was not the amount due and marking it high priority. The next day DIRECTV ACCEPTED MY PAYMENT.
I have been lied to for 4 weeks by many managers stating my money will be credit to my account in 2-3 days, then 7-10 day. It is now the 4th week and I have not received any of my money from DIRECTV. I have provide bank statements showing the transaction was processed and accepted by DIRECTV, my account number and routing numbers where on the statements per request of DIRECTV STATING IT WAS REQUIRED SO I MAY RECEIVE A REFUND. This company does not care about you the consumer. They illegally accepted my money, collect interest on it, and continue to make me jump through hoops. I NEED A LAWYER THAT WANTS TO TACKLE THIS CASE. I live in Northern Virginia. Would like to add that my bank of almost 30 years, Wells Fargo, has been no help.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Firstly, we'll start off with inadequate service from the beginning. We signed up with DirecTV with a young, inexperienced sales agent, who repeatedly quoted us our monthly bill before we verbally agreed to the terms and conditions on the 2 year agreement. Hours later the email confirmation we received had a completely different monthly price with all sorts of hidden fees that were not mentioned in the conversation. We asked to speak to management but were bounced around to several different "supervisors" who only kept pushing the fee upwards. No one took responsibility for the false, incorrect quote provided regarding our monthly fees, nor did any of these so called "supervisors" pull the call to confirm the agents' quotes.
We spent over 2-3 hours on the phone until we finally got a 'manager' on the line who cancelled our account but without already charging us the 2-3 hrs of service we had received, which again, we had spent trying to cancel service. We had to make numerous calls to get a 'manager' to waive those fees as well. Now, they want to charge us for equipment that we haven't shipped back. Mind you, we had called several times to get instructions and boxes to send the equipment with no follow-up. It's by far the shadiest business we have ever dealt with. Awful Awful Awful!!!
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Experience was great. Service so far great. Love DirecTV.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
Friendly customer service.
Reviewed June 14, 2016
As a new customer, I must say that I am very pleased with DIRECTV. Each person I have had the pleasure of speaking to has been extremely pleasant and gone out of their way to assist me in a timely fashion. That means a lot. Thank you.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
It was raining & awful outside. I thought Roberto would postpone but he did the job on a Friday night. We were so impressed!!!
Reviewed June 13, 2016
I have been without good service for the past week. I've gotten an upgrade back in April and since that day my channels has been going in and out. Sometimes I can get BET and sometimes I can't. So I call the 1-800 # and everyone I talked was rude. It seem to me they had an attitude because my cable was working that I pay for. I tried to get someone out to take a look the next day but I had to wait a week, and they say I'm a valuable customer for 10+ yrs.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
On 5/11/16 I scheduled DirecTV to be cancelled at the first chance I could while avoiding the ETF, which would be on 6/3/16 (because they constantly raised the price after I signed a price guarantee but that's a separate issue). My service was cancelled promptly on 6/3/16 and a few days later I got the next bill which included DTV from 5/27 - 6/26. Instead of cancelling the DTV portion, they make you pay in full (actually more because you lose discounts) and they send you a gift card prorated for what they steal on this bill that should come in 30+ days (sure... we'll see).
I even offered the customer service rep a few solutions I was perfectly fine with, and no one is inconvenienced: the easiest being give me a credit now, then bill me the amount on the gift card next month, which I'll use the card on. Declined without a second thought. There is absolutely no reason for this unless you're doing it out of spite, which is despicable. DirecTV screwed me constantly for 2 years and still got the last laugh. I'll be sure to continue to warn everyone I can about that fraud of a company, though.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
My husband and I had decided to hold off changing our cable over to DirecTV at this time. There was too many conflicting reasons as to the quality of the reception.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
The reps have been prompt, smart and courteous.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
I kept trying to get thru for my installation and it kept hanging up on me.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
I was literally lied to when signing up for this service, I specifically said I didn't want to be locked into any contracts with any early termination fees to try this and yet a year later my rates double!! Locked into another year with a higher bill than my cable, slower internet and the most frustrating program guide and their show selection is horrible. So sad I verbally agreed to this contract over a phone without reading all the fine print they try to hide from you while promising something else. P. S. If it storms forget watching TV that night!! Worst decision ever!
Reviewed June 13, 2016
The person was very helpful and their knowledge of the product was efficient.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Service to family room had intermittent reception. Cable issues. Wireless boxes is a better solution to avoid issues with cables. And the wireless boxes were not mentioned in the initial sales encounter at Costco.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Directv will go up on their prices even though you have a contract with them. They will reach into your bank account if you are on autopay and take what they want. You need a lawyer before you enter any agreement with Directv. The picture quality was great. Customer service bad. Overcharged on billing many times.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
The entire experience was fantastic. Wouldn't change a thing.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Sales guy was irritating. Customer Service rep was awesome! Kevin saved the day. I promise you. Thank you Kevin. No clue the sales guy. All I remember was fake irritating laugh and high pressure sales pitch, and vague statement about "opting in". I had to come up with my own way to explain it and he accepted my understanding. "Opting in" is an invasion of privacy but the government does that everyday. So whatever.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
From the sales to the installation to the phone call for all....each and every person I have spoken to or dealt with have been nothing but professional, personable, answered all my questions. Being in a business where first class service is the most important duty I would have to say that all the staff members I worked with went above and beyond. Thank you.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Very happy so far.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Great customer support.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Good service deserves recognition; thank you to Kevin ** for the recent visit to our home to hook up new equipment. He was timely, knowledgeable and made the experience very pleasant. Thank you.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
So far it has been a great experience. I did just get hooked up so we will see how things work out. I can say the picture quality is so much better than anything I've had before. I am having issues with On Demand but haven't made any complaints. I'm just waiting to see if it starts working.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Everything went very well.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
Excellent customer service. Easy to work with. Always accommodating.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
The guy who did our install was very informative and did a great job on a very hot day.
Reviewed June 13, 2016
I am very pleased with service and my installation. I do recommend DirecTV to people all the time. I did notice a thing tonight that does bother me. The comments about one of the movie schedule had a serious grammar (maybe spelling) error. The comments were about Carnival in Flanders, to be aired at 02:00AM Monday, 14 Jun 2016, on TCM. The comment states, "Flemish women supersede their week men to deal with invaders." What are 'week men'? Are they men that the Flemish women only keep around for a week at a time? I suspect it should read, "weak men".
Please, as a premier communications company, do not let the poor spelling and grammar of so many people creep into your systems. Many people today, especially young people, do not realize the importance of accuracy in spelling and proper grammar. Please don't contribute to this problem. Thank you for any notice you may take to this post. (I am still happy with DirecTV)
Reviewed June 12, 2016
Had this novice technician come out to install the service. First he installs the dish on top of a brand new roof after my wife told him not to, then bores a hole into a brand new soffit and then decides not to use it and runs the coax down the soffit that looks like (well I'll be glad to send pictures). Then lastly every time a little cloud goes by we lose reception. Needless to say not at all pleased with the whole situation.
Reviewed June 12, 2016
I had called to cancel service before it was installed as I found that I could not bundle it with Att Uverse as it was not available on my street. The service rep was extremely helpful, offered me a very fair rate on a great package and gained my business without the bundle.
Reviewed June 12, 2016
Very pleased with the service.
Reviewed June 12, 2016
Was able to reschedule installation for the best time after we moved in. Also verified my order was exactly what we needed in the new house.
Reviewed June 12, 2016
Customer Service - Situation was handled after a few phone calls.
Reviewed June 12, 2016
From first time calling to getting wireless resolved, all customer service reps were excellent in communication and making the experience an overall good one with the customer.
DIRECTV Company Information
- Company Name:
- DIRECTV
- Company Type:
- Public
- Ticker Symbol:
- DTV
- Address:
- 2230 East Imperial Highway
- City:
- El Segundo
- State/Province:
- CA
- Postal Code:
- 90245
- Country:
- United States
- Website:
- www.directvbundles.com