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DIRECTV is a direct broadcast satellite provider that transmits to homes throughout the United States and the Caribbean. There are many different packages to choose from, each offering a variety of features, channels and DVR options. It's important to note that DIRECTV requires a two-year contract, and most customers experience an increase in prices after the first year.

Pros
  • Various programming options
  • Easy to relocate with
  • Multiple packages available
Cons
  • Costly to cancel
  • Price increases after first year

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2020

    I paid my bill In full at 9:00 am on 9/2. It as due on 9/4. My service was interrupted at 5:00 pm on 9/2, 8 full hours after the bill was paid. I spent 4 hours being transferred back and forth between Directv and Centurylink and no one knew how to correctly restore my service. Directv has gone straight to hell since AT&T bought them out. Guess I’ll try Spectrum.

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    Reviewed Sept. 2, 2020

    If there is anyway around using DirecTV I would take that route. I spent over 3 hours today trying to get my password reset in order to pay my bill, arrange for a disconnect service because I am moving where satellite TV is not allowed. Never got password reset. Now that I arranged for service to be cancelled, I have to wait for a paper bill!!!! Rep continued to talk over me time after time and I got so tired I hung up on him, aside from the fact that I could barely understand what he was saying. I asked about a cancellation fee and he could not tell me nothing! They are forbid to charge a fee other than I think $15 because satellite can't be moved to new location. I seriously will never use them again. Loyal customer for quite a few years!

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    Reviewed Sept. 1, 2020

    After paying DirecTV in the range of $7-$10K dollars over a 12 year+ loyal customer time period, I made a repeated request. Recently I was and have been prior insured involving programming, a complimentary program feature that they have provided consecutively for more than 5 years. After speaking to multiple "Loyalty Supervisors", being lied to about return calls, I spoke with two different supervisors none who would address my concern, and basically said they would accept my termination of service over it.

    I attempted one more appeal to their executive leadership service contact, spoke with a woman named Cathy who was sure to inform me of her title, "Senior Manager to the President. She had no interests or concern for my explanation, made a point of expressing there was nothing to be done, didn't even recognize 12 years of being a customer and accepted my termination of service without any compromise or offer to save my business. We ended on that conclusion, she indicated would process my termination of service. It was eye-opening to realize that a throw of a switch to DirecTV meant more than keeping a loyal customer. I will seek a competitive provider of which there are many. Shame on me for staying and keeping their product.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    I have been a loyal customer since 1996. After calling in 12 months ago to discuss cancelling service, I was given a discount for a year. During that year, DirecTV increased pricing again that was applied to my bill. After a long debate, I decided to cut the cord and cancel my service. I called today to cancel and was told I will have to pay for the whole month even though I cancel today. They no longer prorate bill when you cancel. This is not a customer friendly policy! If anyone is considering DIRECTV, do not sign up for this service!!!

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    Horrible customer service!!!! They are committing fraud and they are thieves! I paid a lot of money for services and equipment I never received. I moved locations and I scheduled two appointments for installation set up. First appointment they did not bring adequate equipment. Second appointment they went to the prior location and did not even try to fix the problem or go to my new address. I immediately cancelled Directv and they charged me $247 in installation fees and equipment that I never received.

    After multiple attempted calls and Hours on the phone trying to get my money back with Directv, I finally got $233 dollars refunded, which isn't even the full amount. I also got charged for a full month of DirecTV channels that I never got installed at my new address. But at this point I’m so frustrated and upset I will take the $233 dollar credit. I just don't want to waste my time with them anymore. They are committing fraud and they are thieves! I paid a lot of money for services and equipment I never received.

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    Reviewed Aug. 31, 2020

    WARNING--I added a receiver to my current package and was locked in to an additional 2 year contract on the current one pushing it out 3 years. Please run from Direct TV... They clearly did not explain this upfront or I would have never asked for an additional receiver... They are a joke

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    Customer ServiceBilling

    Reviewed Aug. 30, 2020

    We cancel our account June 27, 2020. The woman that canceled our account said we would be prorated for the 8 days we went into our billing. Did not receive a bill the month of July so I thought we were all good, August 9 2020 received a bill for the whole month. I called and talked with a supervisor named Mark. Was very nice and fixed our bill saying we owned nothing. Today August 29, 2020 received a past due bill. I called. Asked to talk with a supervisor and was denied. Told me they were busy. His name was Von. Every time I tried talking he would talk over myself. I did get heated and yelled I would like to speak to a supervisor. I was denied several times. I could barely hear him talk. DIRECTV customer service was not good today. I will not deal with customer service there but I would love for a supervisor to call me. Monday I will be calling the better business.

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    Reviewed Aug. 29, 2020

    Please rethink your decision to get DirecTV. I've been with Directv for 24 years and have spent nearly $22,000 with them. I recently contacted them about lowering my bill to coincide with what Dish charges. They quoted me $90.17 a month for a year. I agreed. First bill after this was $162.00, up from what was $153.00. Called them and they said they will fix it. They did not. The 4 months since have been $103.97 per month. I just called them for the 10th time in 4 months and was told whoever made the agreement with me for the $90.17 a month misquoted the price and there is nothing they can do to fix this. So one one their people screwed up, supposedly, and now I have to pay for it.

    It's a shame they're going to lose a 24 year customer over $13.00 a month....$156.00....A billion dollar company can't afford this to keep a loyal customer around. $156.00. Going to Dish network. At least when they stick it to me it won't be sticking it to a long standing, loyal customer. I would definitely suggest rethinking about getting Directv. Apparently I'm not the only one to be lied to from what I'm reading....

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2020

    Just canceled DirecTV. Very poor customer service. "David" the senior customer retention representative, was awful. Third call this year just trying to keep the same service I had, without a 100% increase. Third time got the reply that I'm calling too early and need to call back "after" my contract expired. Did that last year and got one month of a bill that doubled, before my new price went into effect. The gave me 10 days to get the equipment back to them. I have to take it to a UPS store. Told several times by Alex that his hands were tied and could not do anything for me. I have been a great customer for over 7 years.

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    Reviewed Aug. 23, 2020

    I canceled my DirecTV service in June 2020. I received my final bill showing a credit of 1.20. I canceled service because the price is outrageous for the service. I was a customer for about 10 years and my bill was constantly increasing and I would have to call and they would find me ways to save. Total waste of time. Well, I also had the MLB package with auto renew. They at first charged me in April...no baseball because of the pandemic. They then removed the charge the next bill without me even calling. Then they charged me again for the package. That is when I called and complained and received a credit. I then decided to cancel the entire service. Well fast forward to August and I received a bill from DirecTV due in September for an installment of the MLB package.

    Baseball didn't start until July 6th this year and I had canceled my service on June 15th! I called customer service and had to speak to 3 different people for over 30 minutes. How ridiculous... I haven't had service for 2 months with them. The first rep tried to argue with me about the bill. The second rep said I was supposed to call and cancel service. I informed her that I had the email from June stating that my service was canceled. What a team of incompetence. The third rep was extremely nasty, but finally realized that I was no longer a customer and removed the charge. I would give a negative star rating if I could.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2020

    The wind blew my dish off center. After being on hold for literally hours and nobody being able to schedule a technician to reinstall, I called to disconnect and they disconnected my other house by mistake. After being on hold for hours again, they reconnected the wrong house and again failed to disconnect the right house. Finally they charged me a full month without having service because my call to disconnect was two days into the cycle. This has turned to an absolute scam company. AT&T must be ashamed of itself.

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    Reviewed Aug. 18, 2020

    I've had this for a few months. To get me to become a member they promise to give you a reward card that doesn't happen and by the time you can reach them it's too late. Then you call to cancel all extra services few weeks after installation. After they charge you $40 more on top of $300 they charge for installation. Well then they over charge you and they are not responsible for their mistake. So you get stuck with a $160 bill that was suppose to be locked in a a much lower rate.

    They don't issue you credit or make the notes they are suppose to. If you take them on just make sure you call more than once to keep your bill lower and call within the first month of service for your reward. Or you won't get it.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2020

    I made an appt 2 weeks to transfer service. Waited at home all day and kept getting emails about change of time but no tech showed up. All I got was an apology and another week of waiting for service.

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    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2020

    Aug. 3rd 2020 spoke to a customer service representative that told me my current equipment was outdated and they will be phasing it out and to upgrade my service at no cost to me. Equipment was mailed to me and an appt set up for a technician 8/14/20. The day of the appt I learn that the equipment sent to me was not as described when I spoke to the representative. I was charged over $100 for the equipment and had to return the wrong equipment sent to me through a Fed-ex that would accept it 25 miles away!!! At the expense of my time.

    CUSTOMERS get transferred from department to department with extreme wait times to speak with outsourced customer service representatives that do not know what they are talking about. I literally had to spend HOURS over multiple days on the phone for cable. Directv is owned by AT&T so every time a customer calls the company you get shifted from one place to another. Hidden fees and small print are plentiful so be very careful you aren't agreeing to a 2-year commitment. I would seriously recommend finding different companies to meet your cable/phone needs.

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    Price

    Reviewed Aug. 14, 2020

    Been with them 4 years and cost keeps going up. $134 for basic no extras. Looking for alternative service but so far no luck. I have no complaints except the cost and they won't furnish a new remote or box.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2020

    Oh my, where do I begin! Worst experience of my life. Cancelled on us three times. The last time our installer Matt begged us to change to an afternoon appointment for convenience purposes for him. We waited from 12pm until 7 pm. Called him at 4pm to confirm he was coming, said he was on his way, never showed. Never called. Never again! Unprofessional & incompetent to the extreme.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

    Horrible. They won’t remove the antenna even though it is up 20 ft high. Am 70 and cannot remove it myself, as they told me to do. Reported them to BBB, no answer yet. They also told me to hire someone, I cannot as I live on a fixed income. I want DirecTV to remove that hideous antenna.

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    Reviewed Aug. 6, 2020

    I am a new customer, I called on Tuesday and made arrangements for my service to be connected on Wednesday between 8-12. nobody showed. I called and I was on the phone for over 2 hours getting 5 different stories about what happened. I was told I would not have pay installation fee as well, and then I was told it will be installed today between 8-12 so nobody here, I called again another hour of crap now they are saying they will arrive between 12-4.

    So for 2 days I have been told my credit card declined which it did not, my account was pending, which it isn't, my installation fee would be lifted, haven't seen that and was promised for 2 days they would be here. I am so beside myself that a company even works like this. I'm only dealing with them because of the NFL ticket and honestly it's not even worth my time or energy. this is the most unprofessional company of untrained customer service representatives I have ever dealt with. I can't even believe they are still open.

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    Reviewed Aug. 4, 2020

    I've canceled my plan 2 months ago and they're still charging me even though after talking to 4 people about canceling it. Don't ever get Directv. They're just gonna cheat your money then hang up on you when you ask them about it.

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    PriceRates

    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2020

    When you sign up for DirectTV you pick the package of channels you think you like. They give you free premium channels that I would not ever watch anyway. When the 3 month trial is over you just tell them to drop those premium channels. After that they mark up the rate for the channel package you have. So you probably pick a lower package you can afford. At any time they can decide to just drop the channels on that package and expect you to pick a higher package or just stick with barely any channels that you would want to watch.

    Also you go down the list and the highlighted channels are the ones you should be getting, but when you click on it you're told you need to pay more to get that channel that should’ve in my package! I’m paying $100 a month for 160 channels that are mostly news and junky home shopping channels! That’s one level above the basic $85 a month package! But there’s nothing really worth watching to find. Don’t waste your money!

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    Reviewed Aug. 1, 2020

    Waiting on the phone or their claim of faster chat online is horrible. AT&T knows we are all at home with the pandemic and one would think ‘customer service’ would be an important part of the business. Not AT&T. So waiting over an hour now for both phone and chat. Is anyone better? Maybe not, but a good reason to cut the cable wires and go with an Internet base solution. How to kill a business in one easy lesson, bad customer service.

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    Reviewed July 31, 2020

    I had been a DirectTV customer for two months when realized my TV supports 4K so I decided I wanted to upgrade my DirectTV service to 4K. When I called DirectTV and requested the upgrade they put me on hold and then transferred me to the support department. I was then told that this upgrade is not possible because the required receiver requires two or more TVs and currently I only have one TV.

    I told the representative that it makes no sense that I have to have more than one TV in order to have 4K and she hung up on me. I called back and spoke to another representative who also said it would require more than one TV to have the 4K service. So I told the representative that I would buy an additional TV to make it work. She put me on hold and when she came back she told me it would cost $400.00 for me to upgrade to the 4K compatible receiver (Genie 2). I asked her how much would it cost to cancel my service so I could switch to DishTV. She said $440.00.

    At this point I realized it was going to cost me around $400 to get 4K no matter what I decided so I told the representative that I would be calling back to cancel my service as soon as I set up an account with DishTV. She apologized for not being able to help me and said good bye. After setting up a DishTV installation I called DirectTV back to cancel my service. After explaining the reason for cancelling my service the representative put me on hold for an extended period. When he came back he apologized and said he found a special in the system that would allow me to upgrade to 4K at no charge. At this point I was frustrated with the previous representatives. The first one being rude and hanging up and the second for telling me that there was nothing she could do.

    By this time I also had discovered that Dish has a better receiver with more storage space. So I told the representative no thanks I still want to cancel. He put me on hold and then transferred me to the retention department. I had to explain the whole situation again to this fourth representative who promptly apologized and told me that not only would he do a free upgrade but there was never any cost to upgrade and that he had no idea why the previous representatives told me that. So this leaves two possibilities, either the two previous representatives were lying about the $400.00 upgrade cost or he was now lying to save face and keep me as a customer. The second case is probably true and I could have been charged $400 needlessly. Either way something is not right here. Needless to say, I cancelled my DirectTV service.

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    Reviewed July 30, 2020

    I’ve been a long-time customer of their Satellite TV (I’d estimate 15-20 yrs). I never had the first problem with them during that time. I am a big Cincinnati Reds fan, which airs on Fox Sports Ohio. I watched my first game Friday night, July 23. When I tuned in for the next game, the channel was gone. I called about it and was told that channel was in a more expensive package. When I asked why I had it before but not now, they said they had no idea. Today I read an article about Fox Sports Ohio being pulled from Dish TV on, July 23. That explained it. I called back and asked if they had moved Fox Sports to a more expensive package anticipating customers from Dish, and they confirmed it. 15-20 year customer, and this is what they do to you. Never been so disappointed in a company.

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    Reviewed July 29, 2020

    It is impossible to pay bill online unless you have bitcoin or promotion card number. Ever since switched to ATT it's been a nightmare and they are horrible to work with and I've been hung up on. I would not recommend.

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    Reviewed July 24, 2020

    DirecTV is a bunch of crooks and liars!!!! We cancelled our service with them 2 weeks ago. While on the phone cancelling our service, we asked multiple times if we were going to have to pay anything else and we were told no because we had already paid our bill that was good through 7/20/20. We were then told we would receive an email on 7/21/20 telling us how to return our equipment. Today is 7/24/20 and we still had not received our email so I called customer service asking what to do. While I am on the phone with them, I get an email saying I owe them another bill from 7/13/20- 7/23/20 for $140!!!! I asked them why I was receiving this when I had already paid this month's bill and they said I had not paid since back in June when I have proof showing payment was received.

    Cancellation of our service was processed 7/20/20 but the billing period on this magical bill I just got goes 3 days after they cancelled my service. This company is a joke! We spoke to about 10 different people and they all told me something different. If you need a cable company-- go to XFINITY! DirecTV IS A HORRIBLE COMPANY AND WILL ROB YOU!!!!

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    Reviewed July 22, 2020

    Wanted to get upgraded DVR services with DirecTV since March of 2020. They told me I needed to upgrade what I had and needed newer boxes. I agreed for a service technician for an additional price to come out and install. 1st technician came out said he didn't have the equipment (asked what was on work order but wouldn't say) so he left. Called back in to be put on hold for 30 min to 45 min. each time with customer service asking for technician to come out and install new equipment. Had 9 service call appointments where they never showed up. Took time off my job. Made over 12 calls trying to get someone to come out. Finally after the last appointment where they didn't show up again on July 10th. I cancelled my services with DirecTV. Even when you want to give them more money they are SO screwed up that they won't help you. I will do without TV before I would ever go back to them again.

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    Reviewed July 20, 2020

    We have paid and had Sundance for 8 years!! Now DirecTV wants you to upgrade and pay even more or you will not receive the channel. Another way to gouge people and give even worse service. Guess what..they took more away than just that channel. Watch out with DirecTV you do not get what you pay for!!!!

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    Reviewed July 15, 2020

    Tried to get info on adding service to an RV. Over 1 hour later and 6 people still did not receive satisfactory answers. Then tried to cancel DirecTv completely. Couldn’t accomplish that because initial person I talked to didn’t submit request which prevented 3rd person I talked to from being able to submit request. Have to wait 24 hours and start all over. I’ve spent a half a day getting nowhere.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2020

    I canceled MLB before season was delayed. I still get monthly charges that I have to call and have them remove. I have called five months in a row and each month they promise to fix. No apology and waste an hour to fix. Also was charged for Epix and never requested. A ripoff company.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2020

    A service company named "Satellite Center" located in Iowa said to be a Directv service provider sold us a $465 antenna to deal with a local channel Directv problem. After only a few months, the antenna stopped working and the provider refuses to fix the problem, without us paying him all over again. I think Directv should think seriously about suggesting this company to their clients. We took it as such an insult that we are in the process today of changing over to Dish Network.

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    Reviewed July 9, 2020

    I am saddened by the service that ATT/DirecTV is offering their customers at a time when we all are suffering. Their customer service reps. talk nasty, and their billing practices should be against some type of law. ATT/DirecTV denied my payment arrangements. I was included when the US was closed. I made my last payment in March 2020. DirecTV says that I made payment arrangements in May 2020 of $500.00. That is not true, and why would I. I was not working. They also said that they refunded my March 2020 payment! Really! They did not. I was looking at my Bank Statement and there are no reversal payments from DirecTV. It is not they cut the service off, it's the lies they tell when I clearly know what and when I paid. It's not enough that Covid-19 hit at a crazy time, but to have to argue with your bill collectors is bad. I had to fight before Covid-19 with ATT/DirecTV but now I don't have the energy! Thanks.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2020

    I've been a satisfied and loyal customer with DirecTV for many years. My contract ran out June 2019 and since then I called them monthly for promotions. It's always the same game since AT&T took over. I get passed around for endless times from one department to another and even the "loyal customer" representative has "unfortunately" no promotions. I am without contract since more than 1 year and my bill with basic service went from $50 to $81.99 with a $10 discount applied already.

    They're not interested of retaining current customers and have never offered me a new contract, even so I asked many times. This way they can keep current customers in the loop and extract as much $ $ as possible. Customer service is very friendly if you actually reach a person, but they all have the same script to keep you right were you are and to increase their price. It's a shame that AT&T doesn't have the same service provided by DirecTV. I will go with their Competitor for a much better 2 year price guaranty by the end of this month.

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    Reviewed July 6, 2020

    I have had Direct TV for 14 years in my hotel. But since AT&T took over nothing works correctly. They should break up AT&T like they did when they controlled long distance. They always screw their customers. Just look at the small print when they advertise their products. 8 months waiting for service at my hotel. Someone should start a Class Action. Get some streaming service instead of AT&T.

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    Reviewed July 5, 2020

    We have had an account for over 15 years with 2 homes on it. I called today to schedule a tech to come out because error message on screen indicated satellite dish need adjust / realign. The tech decided we needed to do a reset to see if that would work, after the 1st one didn't work he wanted to try several more none of which worked. After about 55 min on phone I was abruptly transferred to another tech who wanted to try the same procedure. They had to transfer me again because that person doesn't do the scheduling. Tech is scheduled to come out next Saturday.

    I got to our second home today and we have lost all local Chanels. I called my wife and they are none at the second home either and we had them prior to the initial call. I called back to have the local Chanels put back on. Went through 3 techs and none know how to get them back. They want to send a tech to this home also but he can't come until after the tech goes to the 1st home.

    Not only is the service unprofessional and unknowledgeable it is very difficult to understand what they are saying. I don't have a problem with the strong accents but when it sounds like they are talking though a sock it gets very frustrating. Been on the phone with them over 2-1/2 hours today and in worse shape than when we started. I couldn't run a business this bad if I tried. It's time to find a new provider. For what Direct charges the service should be excellent.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2020

    After two months of new upgraded service, suddenly received error message 775 and lost communication with the dish. The upgraded service came with two year agreement with early cancellation fee. Customer service amounts to listening to bad music for a long time followed by service rep reading the steps to correct the problem. All steps were taken repeatedly to correct with no result. Spent at least an hour and a half on the phone to Directv with two different reps. Finally asked that a tech be sent to my home. Fine, but it costs $99 or sign up for a $8+/ month fee for "free" service. I have been with Directv for many years. ATT has made its customers chumps and it should be out of business.

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    Reviewed June 29, 2020

    Well I wasn't aware that there were guidelines on how to leave a review. If the company was great then they won't have to worry about how their consumers are portraying them, or how "fair" the review was to all parties involved. With that being said, I placed my order for DirecTV through AT&T on June 18. My installation appointments keep getting randomly changed and every time I ask to speak with a supervisor I am told that none are available... ever... Today I was told by Lynn that they are all out at the moment but should be back in 1 to 2 hours. No one has an answer for me as to when my services will be installed FOR REAL and at this point both my teenagers lost their jobs because for 2 weeks I have been having them call in late or just show up late so we can be at home for the technician.

    Everyone I speak to tells me that they are sorry but they have no authority and literally just read to me the notes on the account... 5 to 6 times now this has happened!!! I was told that my bill would not start until the equipment was installed but I have received 3 seperate bills all with a due date of July 19th or July 20th depending on the piece of mail. I feel like directv uses their representatives as a delaying tactic keeping us on hold for 20 minutes at a time just to tell us what we already knew.

    Today makes the 2nd time my account has been escalated to important status and I should be expecting to see a technician today. This is the problem with Corporate Companies. No one is ever held liable. And you can block this review if you want but this website is just supporting the crappy companies by asking for the consumers to give a fair and full account of what happened. We look for places to leave a review so we can share our experiences. Not so we can make big crappy companies feel better by HOW we verbalize our concerns.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2020

    My wife and I moved down here in southern Delaware from north Jersey six years ago. Up there we had cable and it was really good. Down here we got DIRECTV (one of the cheapest, basic packages because they are so expensive). Ok, besides losing service when it rains, or if we have a dark cloudy sky, DIRECTV keeps taking away certain channels every so often, and when I call and get through all the robot voices and talk to a human, the human tells me to get the channel back it’s going to cost me $4.99!! I tell them H*LL NO! Why are you taking my channels and holding them until I pay a RANSOM?

    DIRECTV nickels and dimes you, trying to get more money out of you. Plus when we moved here and got three boxes for three TVs, we got a nasty looking BLURRY picture. I called (got past Mr Robot), told the real person about the blurry picture. He tells me that’s because I didn’t order “high definition”. ???? I thought to myself, what part of planet earth doesn’t have high definition automatically these days when you get TV service???? I know!! DIRECTV in southern Delaware!! So the real person on the phone tells me it’s going to cost more money for high definition on three boxes. It was automatic on our cable up in North Jersey. DIRECTV down here nickels and dimes you!

    If this review is going on and on.... It’s because I’m pissed. I turned my TV on this morning and SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL was gone ☹️. I called.... somehow got past the robot.... and the real person tells me, “that’s part of our movie extra package, it costs $4.99, but I got good news for you-we have a promotion, you can have it for free for three months, then after that it’s $4.99 extra." H*LL NO! I’m thinking of canceling these bandits and getting three sets of rabbit ears.

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    Reviewed June 16, 2020

    We've had DIRECTV for nearly a decade. My husband called to cancel our service on June 1st. Usually they offer promotions to entice us to stay. This time the woman did not and said we would be cancelled and our boxes would shut off at midnight that night. They shut off our boxes at midnight that night but charged us $204 for the entire month of June since we cancelled on the first day of the billing cycle. The woman did not tell us that ATT does not prorate anymore nor did she think to offer "If you cancel today, you will receive a bill for the entire month or we can cancel you on the 30th at the end of your billing cycle."

    They refuse to backdate the cancellation one day, told us they couldn't turn the boxes back on to use for the rest of the month (that we are paying for). The account is "closed" so they can't do anything else however 15 mins later the woman could miraculously open our account to give us a small credit. Overall, having been a customer for almost 10 years I am disgusted that they are treating people this way. $204 for one day of service and nothing they can do because that is their policy. We don't recommend them and definitely will not be coming back to any Directv/att company again.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2020

    As far as picture quality DTV is good. Their fees are higher than most. But, when you close your account with them. Be careful! After returning equipment, I called to verify received and that I owed no further monies. They said my account was clear. Months later I start getting letters from collections. No one could even tell me what it was for. After filing a dispute, heard nothing, now months later, surprise I get a call from collections. I go through everything with them, they tell me to call DTV. I do, DTV tells me to take it up with collections. I again explain and go through everything again with DTV. Who can't even give explanation for bill and told me to call collections and pay bill. I told them this is crazy. My advice DO NOT GET DIRECTV!

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    Reviewed June 4, 2020

    I requested a service because I don't get the signal and I lost 3 days of work, the technician never show up in those 3 days, supervisors called me and gave me all kind of apology but nobody resolved the problem.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2020

    I have to give a single star but only because I have to. Their whole game is to sell you on a long term deal. Install remanufactured components, you don’t get the devices where you want them, put the new dish in the same place as one was installed 15 years ago because it is easy (even though there are now trees there). Throw the old junk disk in your yard and leave it. Today is a full sunny day, light breeze, no rain, I cannot keep a single station for more than 10 secs. You cannot record, you cannot download.

    When you call customer service all they want to do is sell you a new warranty. I am still getting charged for a wireless box that (remanufactured) that never worked and was sent back three months ago. When my contract is up I will just stay with YouTube and Netflix that is I watch now at a minimal 3 days a week due to the bad service from DirecTV. 4K is a joke as well, two stations which never work. Not sure where you live however unless it is perfectly sunny, absolutely no wind, no rain and you were to get a decent install with "NEW" equipment, don’t do IT!

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    Reviewed May 29, 2020

    AT&T doesn't shut down accounts of deceased individuals. They expect you to keep calling different numbers of different departments. Even though I brought in the death certificate and they made a note on the account they are still sending bills. The office of the president of AT&T calls and they still want me to do their job and call yet another person. I feel sorry for people who have no choice in using at&t. Stay away from them. I have filed complaints with the BBB and the FCC. Doesn't look like they are helping either. Too bad I have to give any stars. I'd give infinite 0 if I could.

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    Reviewed May 22, 2020

    First of all they turned my service off in the middle of this Pandemic. I needed $379 pass due to restore, of course I didn't have the funds. So, my sister helped. She did an electronic check over the phone for $379. Come to find out they went into her account for $ 629. My sister informed me right away. I gave DirecTV a call and they assured me that they would put back the $250 within 24 to 48 hours. Never happened. Called again the next week. They assured that it would be put back in ten days from the first time that I called. Never happened. Called again after a week in a half. They assured 10 more days from the time that I just called in. Never happened. I called around eight times.

    Now they say they do not owe, because of a check that was returned sometime in March thru my account. Whatever happened my sister has nothing to do with that. DirecTV was not authorized to take $629. DirecTV has to be held accountable for this unauthorized transaction. My sister is out of $250. They gave me a reference number for the refund and we have yet to received it. DirecTV you are going to have a fight on your hands because you did not go into my account. You stole from someone else's account that was helping out her sister. Now it's time to give her back her money. Honor the refund you IDIOTS.

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    Reviewed May 20, 2020

    I tried to make changes to reduce my package with Directv and was transferred from one group to another. Voice input didn't understand what I was saying and the customer rep. wasn't helpful when I tried to cancel or change the service package.

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    Reviewed May 19, 2020

    I had a year long promotion on my account which expired May 14th. I received an email telling me to call in to get a new promotion. Well, here I am on my third call and I keep being told that the system hasn't offered a new promotion yet. In the meantime, my bill has gone up by $70. Today I was told that the "new" promotion wouldn't appear until the end of the month (which means they can continue to charge me more money - seems like this is a way to keep people locked into a higher price).

    My options were to downgrade or remove services as they had NO other promotions available. Why did I receive an email telling me to call in for a new promotion then? I asked to speak to a supervisor and was put on hold and after waiting for several minutes was told nobody was available and all the supervisor could do was tell me there were no promotions. I have been a loyal DIRECTV customer since 2002. Once AT&T took DIRECTV over their service and customer loyalty went to crap. If I could give this company zero stars I would. With my current bill at $190 a month and the lack of consideration for their customers, I'll be looking for another provider.

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    Reviewed May 16, 2020

    It’s 125AM Friday night and my cable has been disconnected, there is no one at this hour to talk to about my bill. So I paid money I don’t owe just to have TV at this time of crisis. Every month I spend over an hour talking about my bill to these people. My bill is 60 a month purely basic channels, what is the big problem. Every month I get a bill charging me hundreds!!! They also drilled a hole in my new roof I didn’t even know and my house already had a Directv satellite, now I have two. Talked to supervisors, doesn’t help. I was charged 40 a month for a sports channel ended up paying 240. They said it was a promotion and too late to get any money back because Aug 20 was the deadline! My friend had the same problem and was always overcharged and going to another company solved her problem. I didn’t ask for any promotion. They just put it on your cable without your knowledge or permission. Then they charge you for it!!

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    Reviewed May 11, 2020

    DirectTV is inferior product compared to others I had before: Verizon and COX. Channels suck, but more importantly service is dependent on weather, go figure why that would be!! It goes out exactly when you need it, in bad weather; when you need to stay informed and/or entertained; when you don't have much other options; when you can't go anywhere.

    Once in contract, bills go up without advance notice or with obscure notice you wouldn't notice through mail. What is worse, even if you wait patiently for the contract to run out, it can get extended in ways you wouldn't imagine. In my case, I asked for additional receiver. I told the customer rep that I DON'T want my contract to be extended, to no avail. When I called when it was due to cancel the contract, I was told the device I received extended my contract by 2 years (yes, full 24 months). New low of customer lock-in!

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    Reviewed May 8, 2020

    This is the worst...did I say the worst company for honoring promotions. From day one the first time I had service the billing was always inflated!. The bundle deals are never honored for same bill payments. I was a fool and responded to a flyer in the mail saying "we want you back". BS. Not once was the bill correct according to the flyer. Every call was hours long and had to be escalated and never solved. Before I reconnected I even paid almost 600 for equipment between them and Century Link so They could never say I owed them for it again. Now that I have disconnected again they are trying to charge me for equipment I purchased and sending me to collections for the items I bought. Oh did I mention the $45 dollar a month promotion was not honored even one time.

    Hours and hours on the phone with these poor CS reps trying to give current promos, etc. to make it right only to escalate hours later to a so called manager that would call me back. Oh one time the CEO or whomever was supposed to call me back. You guessed it....no return call. I hate this company with all I have and that is a strong word I do not like to use. Too bad the service when properly installed is pretty good. It is just not worth the headache of the crooked sneaky billing and charging.

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    Reviewed May 6, 2020

    I have had nothing but problems with this company since AT&T took over DirecTV. First they charged me for football which I never asked for. Took months to have this taken care of. Then Bill started being well over double amt. They assured me to get the bill down. Have had my service suspended 3x and no credit given for no service then and still being charged way too much of what was told. People from Philippines call trying to get me to get extra channels and I say NO. But happens anyway. Will not let me cancel because they say I still have contract. I'm fed up, I've called my senator to tell him about this company and now have an attorney which I will be suing AT&T for excess bills and no credits and for my own suffering from them. I'm 70 yrs old and little income. They need to quit charging for what customers tell them NO.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2020

    I have been trying for over a month to move my service from one address to another. I have had two installation appointments and both were cancelled without notification. When I call I’m told it is due to the Covid-19 and they can’t send technicians out- but I see AT&T trucks in my neighborhood all the time. Each time I call now to schedule a technician I’m told they can’t do anything for me and I’ll have to wait until someone calls me back- but I never get a phone call. I don’t know if this is due to AT&T's famously bad service or something else. I have been a customer for 15 years and I think my relationship with DirecTV is over.

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    Reviewed April 29, 2020

    The service that is provided by DirecTV is at best a complete waste of money, they are way over priced once your contract is up with them. The satellite reception is out constantly, if the wind blows it goes out, if it rains it goes out, the signal can't seem to find the house consistently but the bill has no problem finding the house!!! I have the hopper system which is a joke. I have 4 boxes and you can only watch tv on two of them, the other two cut in and out when you're watching tv, when they were installed we were told no one else on the market had them and now I see why... the system is junk!! Do yourself a favor and save your money and go with anything other than DirecTV/ATT. I will be cancelling my service with them as soon as I can get lined out or something else!!!!

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    Reviewed April 28, 2020

    After 2 years with DirecTV, I was tired of seeing my bill continue to go up overtime. We decided to cancel. I canceled on April 17th. I just received a bill dated April 14-May 13 for the full monthly amount. I called and was told that they won't prorate the bill and would be responsible for the full month. So I am paying close to $200 for 3 days of service! Very poor customer service DirecTV/AT&T. As a result of how I was treated, you will be losing me as a mobile phone customer too!

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    Reviewed April 24, 2020

    I called trying to make sure my NFL ticket didn't renew, I called the number that it says to call and even after the customer service person answered and I told her what I needed to do she said ok, then went on and on about an extra service coverage that would be cheaper than what Directv gives me now... I kept stating no, I only called to make sure that my NFL ticket does not renew...then she became rude and sarcastic and said she couldn't do that...even though I called the number the website says to call regarding NFL ticket and she never said she couldn't help me with that to start out with.

    This is my second time dealing with AT&T customer service who is now handling Directv from what it appears, very disappointing both times, but, this time outright rude and very unprofessional. I am still trying to find a contact email or address I can report this AND make sure my NFL ticket doesn't renew. Directv made a mistake joining with AT&T, at least where customer service is concerned.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2020

    I was in the process of switching from CenturyLink to DirecTV. Century Link set up the whole change service process & promised that there would be a soft credit check. I cancelled the switch & DirecTV didn't remove the hard credit check, which they shouldn't have done. I Spoke to customer service twice at DirectTV about the hard credit check. Every phone call after that for several weeks I got a machine. I got the message, "You have reached us outside business hours," & the phone hung up whenever I select the correct option. I was in Colorado. Their HQ is on the West Coast & I always called just after 2pm; they are a hour behind us. Never got a human to resolve the issue & got stuck with a hard credit check for 2 years. DirecTV didn't provide any service like they should have, they or crooked & unethical. CenturyLink & DirecTV are both crooked & unethical companies. I'm currently with Spectrum.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2020

    I am a DirecTV customer with AT&T. We have recently moved from an Arizona address to a Tennessee address. Since April 6, I have spoke with 5 customer service reps and technicians. All I need is to get my address changed. Each friendly CS rep tries to help and either transfers me to another dept. or tells me the address has been changed. Today they sent a technician to our old address in Arizona. Today we still do not have TV because they can not get my address changed so a technician can come out and get us hooked up. I have spent more than 10 hours on hold or talking with a CS rep. In my 70 plus years on this planet I have never had a worse customer service experience. In my opinion, this is the hardest company I have dealt with. Think twice before using them.

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    Reviewed April 14, 2020

    During this current pandemic, this company is the ONLY company that have disconnected my services. I have been with DIRECTV for over 17 years before they switched to AT&T and I am thoroughly disgusted at what they are currently doing. There is no way one month should be $400!!! When I called to discuss, the automated teller said I needed to pay the past due of $400 before being helped with my account. This is the treatment long term customers receive?

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    Reviewed April 13, 2020

    I give them 2 stars because I love their service. The repair techs knowledge, and prompt service. I love the channels I pay for, but they charge way too much. So they will let you apply a special discount, but only for 3 months, 6 months, or 12 months, then they surprise you when it's over with a higher bill. So I choose not to take the discounts and the price is outrageous, and when you have an online issue and call customer service, they argue with you instead of walk you through the site and help you understand. This company does not care at all what the customer needs.

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    Reviewed April 11, 2020

    My dish needed realigning. Called DirecTV 4/9/20 for a service tech. Gave the service rep my address where the dish needed realigning. Appt was made for 4/10/2020 between 8-noon. At 11:50 service tech called because he couldn’t locate my house I asked where he was and he named the town of my summer place. I told him that I gave them specific instructions to my home not summer place. I again placed a call to DirecTV was on hold for TWO HOURS before anyone answered. When SOMEONE did answer I got the run around and put on hold for another 1/2 hour someone else came on line I told my story over again, was placed on hold AGAIN and then they disconnected me. NO ONE RETURNED MY CALL.

    I called again was on hold for another HOUR and 1/2 AGAIN. Finally ended call. Called DirecTV AGAIN on hold only 1/2 hour this time. Talked to a representative she scheduled a appointment for 4/11/2020 between noon - 4 pm. Received a call from the service tech and they have my house address and street number correct but in a different town. That technician had someone call me. Someone from DirecTV called and said that he needed to send in a change of address to AT&T that should take 1/2 hour and I would receive a call back. Never received a call and no service tech. Still no DIRECTV. Looking into Dish TV. Hope they have better service.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2020

    Moving from Florida to New Jersey, I called DirecTV to cancel my service. My family in NJ had told me not to use DirecTV there because of the problems they experienced. So I told DirecTV that I would be canceling my account and not moving service to NJ. I wanted to return equipment early, but they could not cancel and send appropriate box and directions for returning equipment until the end of my monthly billing cycle date which was close to my closing date on the house. I stated I wanted to return equipment early, but they would not agree. I would get box and directions at billing date. I did not receive anything so I called and they again said it would be in the mail.

    I got to NJ, called, said I did not receive anything, so they decided to resend to FL address where it would be forwarded to NJ - nothing received. The next thing I received was a bill for $190 for failure to return equipment. So I wrote a detailed letter of explanation, got no response, received another bill. Since I was buying a home and did not want this on my credit report, I paid - but am angry that DirecTV does not respond. During time I had service, any call to company was not taken care of satisfactorily. Would never use this company for cable service again.

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    Reviewed April 7, 2020

    My boyfriend and I moved to another state and had to transfer our DirecTV service since we were under contract. Time had passed and since we kept receiving interrupted directv service because of the area we lived in, we were looking for alternatives. First, we wanted to confirm if it would be worth the fees, if any, to cancel service. We called Directv/AT&T to inquire about account and related fees to cancel. Representative stated we were not in a contract and no fees would be assessed if we canceled service. We asked three times to be certain. Based on this information, we opted to change companies. We called another company and they sent out a tech within hours. We wanted to make sure the new service worked well in our area before canceling Directv. We returned call the same day to cancel. Upon calling, we were told there would be an early termination fee.

    Long story short, it took me several calls to speak with several persons that made empty promises about it would be taken care of. Even up until the last call in February to the loyalty department. Some loyalty. Again we were assured no fees would be assessed and any pending payment due would be credited making it a zero balance. Fast forward, we received a bill with an amount due. Needless to say, I will be making a very entertaining and colorful call tomorrow. This is not about the money, it is the principle that Directv and AT&T staff make empty promises or are incompetent to customers. I will never return to their service again.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2020

    I live in a rural area not much for service. I got Directv 5 years ago when I built this house. After 5 years of service and the bill constantly increasing up to $160 a month for tv service only, no premium channels, no internet, just normal channels and rent of their equipment. As I'm watching tv today a message comes up saying communication error. After being on hold for 33 minutes they tell me I have to pay them to come fix their equipment. I'm shocked. Why won't they come fix their equipment I already pay them per month for.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2020

    We signed up for Directv while we were out looking at new TVs for our living room. We've had AT&T Uverse for several years and have not been unsatisfied but we were told that it would best to move to Directv to have access to 4k channels. They sent a subcontractor out to our house who was extremely unprofessional and was not able to install all of our units, and actually left without completing the work never to be seen or heard from again. We called the customer service line and for over 3 weeks had to deal with complete incompetence. We finally just asked to cancel the service since they could not send someone else out to install all of the units correctly.

    We were finally told in writing via email that we would not be charged ANY fees but now more than 2 months later we are getting bills for the service they turned on without completing the install and they are now threatening to ding our credit if we don't pay the ridiculous $98 fee. We are paying the fee to keep them from hitting our credit, but I do plan to continue to tell as many people as possible to never use their services. I hope more people who have similar services speak out and hopefully some day Directv will start doing the right thing. I can't believe they want to charge us for service we never actually used because the units were not properly installed.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2020

    I called DirecTV on 31 Mar 20 to cancel my service. The main reason I was canceling my service was last fall they had a contract dispute with the Fox network and Fox was unavailable for a number of days. I called customer service and asked what compensation I was going to receive since Fox was part of my programming. After speaking with the customer service representative he referred me to a supervisor. The supervisor told me at the time they were not prorating the bill until they know how long the outage was going to be. He assured me they DirecTV would go back and credit everyone's bill - which they did not.

    Fast forward to 31 Mar - I waited on the phone for over 4 hours then was disconnected. I then called back and after about 10 minutes was able to talk to a customer service representative - Tony. I told him I wanted to cancel my service and he asked why - I stated DirecTV lied to me and I never received a credit therefore I switched my service to Dish. He said he was happy to cancel but DirecTV doesn't prorate the bill - I had just paid through the end of April. I said this was unsatisfactory and asked to speak with a supervisor - Amy - and she told my the same thing. I find it unfathomable that DirecTV would keep the money for almost an entire month's worth of service and not prorate my bill. I will never go back to DirecTV - I was a customer for over 10 years - they have shown they prefer profits over customers. So shameful.

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    Reviewed March 31, 2020

    We have been customers of Directv for MANY years. We have had the WORST/TOUGHEST 13 months of our lives. I have been in contact with DirecTV SEVERAL times throughout. Now we are in this Pandemic along with EVERYONE else and they suspended our services. When I called it said that we owed $422 which is OUTRAGEOUS! Waited 1 hour 22 mins to speak to someone that I genuinely had a hard time understanding. I explained that it made absolutely NO SENSE to owe that amount when we were only 1 month behind. He stated that it was our fault that it came to this????

    I usually call to make the payment with the prompts, but the last time I called (multiple times) it was VERY glitchy telling me it could not understand and if I was directed to customer service I would be charged $5 to make a payment over the phone. So I went online to make the payment. I got to the confirmation page BUT DID NOT WRITE THE # DOWN (biggest mistake EVER). Long story short we were required to pay the full amount of $422 to restore service. This company DOES NOT value their customers as if I wanted to just cancel services WE WOULD BE CHARGED A CANCELLATION FEE. BRINGING REQUIRED AMOUNT TO OVER $600. I have lost ALL respect for this company and would request that ANYONE considering DirecTV to go ANYWHERE ELSE for services. PLEASE!

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    Reviewed March 29, 2020

    I suspended my account while I was moving and didn't have a tv, they reopened my account and gave me all kinds of Sports packages, HBO, whatever. Was charging me for 3 months before I figured it out. Since the satellite dish itself was out of adjustment due to a storm, I didn't think I had any service. I didn't even have a TV at that time. I called them in March of 2019, but they still kept charging me all the way into July. Now into collections for a service I didn't have or ask for. I paid an early termination fee, but they still kept charging me. Do not use DirecTV. Get a service like Youtube tv, way better.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2020

    For the last couple of years we have been hooked up to Google Fiber and we really liked it. The Remote is easy to use and we have had easy access to tons of movies and TV programs. Recently we decided to switch to DirecTV after receiving a brochure which indicated it was cheaper. It has been horrible. The Remote is very hard to use and the movies and television stations are very limited. I called to cancel it and it turns out that there is a $480.00 penalty to do so. I write this as a warning. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR DIRECTV!! You’ll get stuck with an inferior product that you’ll hate, and it will cost you a fortune to get out of it. It is the worst product we have ever purchased. Charles **, Provo, Utah

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    Reviewed March 27, 2020

    DirecTV would not consider lowering my bill for couple months during these Covid19 times. I have lost my job, am self quarantined in my home, live alone and cannot afford my monthly payment right now. They showed no empathy.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2020

    I have been a DirecTV customer for 2 years now, enrolled in the auto-pay to make payments easier. My hours at work have been cut in half, due to the Covid-19 virus. I knew I wouldn't have money in my account when it was time for the auto-pay to go through. So when I called to talk to customer service about moving my payment to a different day, the rep asked me about a password. I asked her what password and she would need this password to verify my account. I told her, "I didn't remember setting up a password, was there some other way to verify my account." She puts me on hold and then comes back and says, "I'm sorry. I can't assist you any further today since you don't know your password." I told her that I really needed to speak to someone, that I didn't have the money in the account due to the covid-19 virus. My hours at work had been cut in half. I just needed to move the payment a few days.

    I asked to speak with someone else, I'd been on hold for over an hour just to talk to someone and in 5 mins it was decided I couldn't be helped over a password.. And the reps response was hello, and that's all she said for the next 30 secs and then she hung up, when I asked to talk to someone else she couldn't hear me anymore.... So I have made several attempts to reach someone and been on hold for 45mins or longer only to have a recording come on and say, "We're sorry. We can't take your call now," and it hangs up on me. So they attempted to take the money out of my acct and now I have an even bigger financial mess to clean up. All I needed was 3 days and your customer service rep wasn't even willing to help me because of a password I didn't remember ever making.... WWhat I will remember is to cancel my service and go somewhere else...

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    Reviewed March 21, 2020

    The is the second time I have had DirecTV no show for a confirmed appointment. They moved the appointment twice and then no showed. Telephone support person simply read from a script and could offer no information. The field service work is handle by third party contractors. When they do show up, the work has been good. The field service operation is a complete embarrassment to AT&T. It is run by Steve Crawford, VP of Field Operations in California. He doesn't answer emails either. It's time to look for an alternative provider who can at least show up. AT&T Corporate management needs a refresher course in customer service and customer retention.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2020

    Since day one 2/2019 I’ve had bill issues. I’ve had to call more than 6 times to receive refund/fix my bill. I finally canceled after 1 yr of use as no one notified me that my promotion was over. I canceled the service and kept my internet with AT&T’s. DirecTV kept calling me to add the service again, so I added the service for the same deal I had in the past. They told me I could cancel the same day if at&t couldn’t give me a better bundle deal with my internet. AT&T couldn’t give me a better bundle so they transferred me over to directv to cancel same day my service and they tell me I have to pay a $400 to deactivate my account.

    When I was told that morning I could cancel same day with no penalties. I told directv to cancel everything and I would not pay back. Not caring how it affects my credit. Their service is crap; you can speak to 10 different people and they all tell you different information. That is called **. They provide terrible customer service and no one seems to be able to help you. This all happened in the same call transferred between directv and at&t. My credit is ruined for such ** company.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2020

    I have had DirecTV over a year and a half. About a year ago I was getting bills twice the normal bill. Called and they said they didn’t receive payment. Checked with bank. Yes they did receive payment. In November I was charged and paid for a 100.00 sports package. I called again. They said they would credit me. Well here I am 9 months later, keep paying over and over. My bank seems to show several times the money came out of my acct to them but they don’t receive it. I’m still here waiting for my credit for the sports package I DID NOT order. I have proof of all the over payments to them. I have proof of 22 hours of phone calls to them in 9 months. I have recording of SUPERVISORS I speak with on several hours of conversation and here I am.

    My bill went up from 97.00 to 269.00 in a matter of 4 days. This is ridiculous. I am seeking every outlet to get DirecTV to straighten this out. Ripping people off and poor customer service. Just 4 days ago I was transferred 4 times each telling me a different amount different story. NO ONE AT DIRECT TV CAN DO THEIR JOB. I'M SICK OF IT!!!

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    Reviewed March 20, 2020

    DirecTV convinced us to switch from ATT UVERSE - possibly worst consumer decision we’ve ever made. First they told us it wouldn’t cost any more - a lie that cost us twice as much. Then they repeatedly promised installation dates and broke the appointments, sometimes without ever calling or returning calls. Then they raised our price and said it was part of our contract - we never received or signed a contract.

    But, even worse, the real frustration is DirecTV’s terrible quality. We totally lose reception for 10-30 minutes several times every week. Their “customer service” staff have no explanation and their “technical support” staff have not fixed it. We have frozen and/or pixilated screens several times each day. Same lack of responsiveness from DirecTV. It doesn’t even have to be raining, but if it does rain, then the “service” is even worse. Honestly, we had more consistent reception 40 years ago when all we had was a “rabbit ears” antenna on top of the TV set. We’re quitting DirecTV and signing up for AT&T TV, which has the same channel lineup at less than 1/3 the cost.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2020

    Ordered Direct TV and came out to March 9, 2020. We had just moved in the day before so our bedroom was not all put together. So Tech said give him a call and he would come back out and hook up my bedroom TV and it would take 2 minutes. Called him on Friday, said he would be out Saturday morning, called him at almost 4pm and told me to call him Monday. Called him Monday and he promised me he would be out Wednesday. Tried calling him 4 times on Wednesday at almost 6pm and told me he would be out next day, I told him forget it. So then I called Mastec who I guess has the contract out here and told them to send me someone else. Mastec said they would Friday morning. So about a half an hour ago this Mike ** the original tech knock on my door, I told him I asked for someone else and was then told to F Off. I do not now Direct TV and have never been treated like this ever!

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    Reviewed March 19, 2020

    I literally just signed up for DirecTV yesterday. I paid $300 to get their service in my home. I named off some channels & they gave me the package of 49.99 a month. We quickly learned we didn't like the package so we wanted to upgrade to the 74.99 package. I call them tonight, was on hold for 45 mins with no answer so I hung up. I go online and after 30 minutes or longer of waiting online to chat..someone finally comes online to chat with me. The man I was speaking to reassured me it was no problem. He can get my service upgraded. Well after him putting me on hold for a while he finally comes back to tell me that we have to pay the full price of $140 a month starting now to have the ultimate package that is being advertised right now for 74.99..How in the hell is that?

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    Reviewed March 19, 2020

    Switched from DISH to DirecTV. Only reason for changing was for NFL package and that part was great. However, that is the only positive thing I can say. Their service is unreliable. Service goes out if there is any wind/snow/rain. Oh, and I get to pay extra to keep the service running, even though it is their equipment and product. I had Dish for 2+ years and it NEVER went out. BIG MISTAKE to switch from Dish.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2020

    During this pandemic my husband has been laid off from his job and Directv is the only company who has said they are not doing anything to help their customers get through this difficult time. I'm appalled by their lack of compassion during all of this. They are the only company we do business with (not any longer with DirecTV) that has not helped in some way for their customers. Shame on you DirecTV!!!

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    Reviewed March 18, 2020

    I had the cable service while staying in my town home. I had to move back home due to my father having Alzheimer's and it had become too much for my mother. I called DirecTV to have services disconnected. I was asked to transfer but my parents have Charter-Spectrum cable television and was not willing to have a dish placed onto the home. I received a bill in the mail for $500+ dollars. This is very inconsiderate. I have to suffer and have my credit damaged due to having a responsibility to take care of my parent who was in his eighties. I tried to come to a mutual agreement to pay what I had owed but was denied by a representative. I challenged it on credit report but was denied. This is hurtful and should not happen. I did not stop the service because I chose to, I stopped because of a responsibility and duty anyone should have for their parent(s). Shame on them just shameful. Poor customer service.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2020

    I was having problems with my DirecTV, some delay on changing channels and something similar to static on screen. I called to get this fixed and was told my equipment was outdated and needed to be replaced. At the time I mentioned I wanted a separate receiver for camping. My stepbrother has one and only pays $7 a month, so I know they offer this.

    Last Monday the installer came out and updated the equipment. At the time I told him about wanting the separate receiver for camping. I was told this was no problem, just call DirecTV and they can set it up. I knew I would have to buy another receiver and that was not a problem. After spending 5 hours (yes, 5 hours) on multiple calls and being redirected several times I thought we had it all worked out. I was told I need to buy another receiver, but directv could not sell it to me. (I questioned this because that makes no sense.) Anyway, they told me what company to call and what to order. I did that and paid an additional $119.

    Once the receiver arrived I called directv back to set it up. After 3 hours and being redirected many times I was told a supervisor named Mark would call me back within an hour. I waited 2 hours and decided to call them. I was shuffled around again for 37 minutes and then told the department I needed closed 20 minutes earlier and I would have to wait until Monday to call back. I called back and was shuffled around for 2 hours before I asked for a call back from a supervisor. I was told Jane would call back within 2 hours.

    5 hours later I called them back. After 1 1/2 hours I was finally told I couldn’t do what I wanted to do with the new equipment they installed one week earlier. I actually needed the equipment they removed from my house. So I said, "Great. Let’s just get that back and set it up". I was told, Sure we can do that but we have to charge you $299 to do". Are you kidding me? I have just spent over 12 hours on the phone with directv and have done everything they have asked and now it is my fault and I have to pay. Maybe the mistake was one of the 16 people I have had to talk to at directv.

    I asked for a supervisor and got Andrew. Well person Andrew was awful, no help at all. "You mean to tell me after 26 years of my loyalty you can’t fix this for me at no charge. Remember this was not my fault", I told them what I wanted to do from the start. Well good old Andrew says, "Sorry nothing we can do". So I just cancelled. I have never been so upset with a company before. So long story short DON’T USE DIRECTV, they have no loyalty to their customers. Thank you for letting me get this off my chest.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2020

    We have been a customer with DirecTv since 1997. The service after AT&T took over has been terrible!!!! Mainly with their customer service dept. When you have to call in the wait is very long and when you get someone on the phone their English is very hard to understand. After many requests someone get on the line that can speak English. They did replace the receivers I was having trouble with. I installed the new receivers and had 4 hours of trouble to get working even with the tech support on the phone.

    The first 50 minutes someone was on the phone trying to help that did not speak English clearly. Again after getting upset and waiting even longer someone did get on the phone that would speak English. I was told that they would get someone on the phone in the U.S. Here is what I am trying to get across to any one looking for TV reception. DO NOT USE AT&T DirecTV. Very, very difficult to do business with. The only other Tv available to my location would be Dish Network because of our internet is not the best in the area where I live..

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    Reviewed March 15, 2020

    My family had been using Directv for about 4 years at our current address having used them at our old house. We had our prices locked for 2 years and after that, our rates would go up $5-10/month about every 6 months. It finally got to the point that we'd had enough and my wife called them to cancel our service effective at the beginning of March. A few hours later, my wife got a call from a Directv representative who offered us our current package at about a fourth of what our price would be had we cancelled and locked in for one year. We'd been looking into just cutting the cord and going to streaming services but we're not the most technologically savvy people and figured that this would be the best thing for us.

    Fast forward to a few days ago; we get our bill from Directv and it's over twice the price we were promised. My wife was on the phone with a customer service representative for nearly an hour and was told that there was some form of double credit that whoever made the offer to us had used that the system was no longer permitting. While the representative tried to fix the situation, she could not and we ended up cancelling our service effective a few days later.

    Frankly, our experience seems typical of most providers; they tempt you in with a deal and then reward your loyalty by increasing their prices until you've had enough. The best they can usually do is to then restart the cycle with decent offers that in this case they couldn't even back up. I'd be less annoyed if we had contacted them but they reached out to us after initially cancelling with this offer. I'll give the benefit of the doubt to the person who made the offer that they weren't deliberately lying but to make an offer that can't be backed up is fundamentally dishonest and the type of practice that deserves to be punished. For my part, our family will never trust nor patronize Directv ever again.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2020

    I canceled my service after 8 years with DirecTV as we wanted to unplug cable as paying $250 a month for a handful of stations we were done. I was on auto payments and when I canceled I was told I would owe a small amount, under $10. I was charged an additional $4.04 and that was it. Sent my equipment back and thought that was the end. Then the following month I was charged again. I called and they said they couldn't reverse it as the account was closed (yet they could charge me) and I would have to dispute it with my credit card company. I did and the charge was temporarily reversed while they investigated. DirecTV disputed my claim and said I owed it and as proof they sent a barely legible invoice from 2018.

    I sent a rebuttal and my credit company agreed I was correct. About 6 weeks later I started to get emails stating I owed $120 again. I wrote to them - no response. I get one email a week until they say they are taking me to collections. I called, spent over an hour on the phone, worked with one gal, then as we go to talk to their collections department I get disconnected twice. It is still not resolved. Not only is this the absolute worse customer service, this is now harassment. Do not use DirecTV! If I could give them -2 stars I would.

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    Reviewed March 13, 2020

    I have been with DirecTV for several years now and for the past few months I have been completely disappointed. Ever since the combined billing began it's been a nightmare trying to get them to produce an accurate statement. Every month I am on the phone for at least two hours asking them to correct mistakes in my billing and never mind trying to change or upgrade and part of the service. In spite of the time spent and inconvenience I have remained pleasant, I have never raised my voice with the understanding that the person on the phone is not personally responsible for the issues and years later I am foolishly still with them because I like the services. But I have reached my breaking point...

    During football season a friend of mine happily explained to me that she called Directv for the NFL Sunday ticket and it was offered to her for free so I thought, since I have been with them longer let me give it a try. So I called in and she was happy to provide the Sunday Ticket for "free." Several months later I found I was being charged for it so I contacted customer service and I was told the amount would be refunded for the 4 months I was charged. Long story short, after speaking with 7 reps and hours of conversations I am being told there is not record of the the conversation that it was offered free of charge or that I was going to be refunded. It's time to move on to a company with transparent charges and honest customer service reps.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2020

    I was advised I would continue with my existing contract of service and when the installer installed the dish they advised I was signing for the install. I found out that I was atomically locked into a 24 month contract again. I made it very clear upfront that I had no desire to get back into a contract and would be willing to cancel the service if that was required. They advised that I could continue on a month to month basis. When the installer came and put the satellite on the roof he advised me that I needed to sign for the installation. When the bill came in I was notified that I was under a 24 month contract. Customer service advised me that I should of been made aware of it but, "Sorry you are now under contract." I was fooled by deception, now I'm stuck with a 24 month contract.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2020

    I have been a customer with DirecTV for more than 10 years. I recently called to cancel the service, not because I was unhappy with it, but because I have so much going on right now that my family and I don’t have time to watch tv. We are moving in 6 months, at which point we would likely have gone back with them because we have always been happy. However, when I called to cancel, I was told I didn’t currently have a bill, and that service was paid through the end of the billing cycle and could not be prorated. I understood that and left it active to finish what I had paid for since I couldn’t get a refund. I wasn’t happy about this, but understood.

    Today I got a bill for a full month of service. I called and explained the situation, and was told nothing could be done. I asked for a supervisor and again, nothing could be done. I asked for a manager, I spoke with Mary, who said they wouldn’t do anything. I asked for her supervisor, she said there’s nobody over her, then transferred my call to AT&T Uverse, where I was then hung up on.

    I called in the middle of a billing cycle to cancel service because I was paying too much and not using it. I was lied to, misinformed, charged, and then told nothing would be done. It’s not about the money, it’s about the principle. I shouldn’t have been charged for half the month because I specifically stated I didn’t want to keep the service. After that call I received 3 calls asking me to keep the account, offering $75 credits a month and all kinds of money off my bill. Now I’m asking to get credit back for a half cycle of service I was told was already paid for, and didn’t want or use. Tried the chat as well. Seems they changed the policy to no longer prorate or refund, and now they authorize representatives to lie to avoid conflict when you call. I would have gone back, but now I will never use them again. Company with no morals.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2020

    I was attacked by a sales rep in Walmart one day and was made to believe that Directv could save me money. However, they are good at selling their product, but the hidden fees and false promises are hard to deal with. After a year they raised the price almost three times what I was paying. When I called to cancel they said they could look into getting me a better deal, but would be another year contract. To cancel the current contract, which is only another month, they are charging me a large cancellation fee. What the heck?

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    Reviewed March 11, 2020

    My DirecTV went down, I called DirecTV to remote troubleshoot the problem after doing my part first, we could not get the system to go back up, we then proceed to try to schedule a service visit, first we found out they have a totally different address than my address, the gentleman on the phone said it was a mistake, no it is not, a mistake is having a couple numbers wrong, a misspell, a different address is a CONCERN especially with all the Identity Theft happening every day. We are on day two of me being on the phone with them and we still have not be able to get a service time and date. Two Days to schedule a service is ridiculous, but they will for sure make sure you pay them on time. I beyond over this company.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2020

    Started right with billing problem. They also said we would get a 300.00 visa card in which we never did. When we questioned them on it they said, "Well it's too late." Will cancel as soon as I can. Also their price is way high.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2020

    In an attempt to start a new service in NC we were told the order was incomplete on 2 separate occasions. One agent told us that our order confirmation was not a valid number. Total confusion at AT&T.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2020

    I have had an RV account with DirecTV for over 23 years, have never had a shut down, and had a special account which is no longer available to sign up for, I called to have one of my receiver replaced, and instead when delegating lost receiver, directive idiot turned off my complete account. And once turned off, they found that my special account could not be turned back on and that my equipment, that was working could not be turned back on. I have been loyal customer for over 20 years, but was treated like a red headed step child and with no respect. Was transferred from one idiot to another, each having to get same information. In two days spent over 6 hours on phone, until one finally said my equipment bad and hung up.

    This is from company that says it has great customer service. Oh, now when I call back and put in phone number, I am transferred to recording that I have a scheduled appointment but no one can tell me what kind of appointment I have, and like I said RV account, good luck on finding that location. I feel so strongly about the lack of support, I am cancelling my AT&T phone accounts. Even when it is apparent that you are talking to someone in the states, they are just as bad as call centers with a bunch of scripted Idiots from India.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2020

    I have been a DirecTv customer for over 15 years and after looking at other services found I can save over $100 a month bundling Comcast internet and cable. I called to cancel and was told per policy they could not refund me from my cycle date for we pay in advance. I cancelled on March 4th and expected a refund from my cycle date of March 25th. I was told that per policy they can not refund after the cycle date? I even asked for a supervisor and she stated "it's in the fine print of the policy"? This has to be illegal to keep 21 days of my "future" payment and not refund it back.

    I read an article that stated AT&T changed the policy on January 14th, 2020. How can I be affected by a new policy change when I'm already a customer? DirecTv used to have best in class customer service and all that changed when AT&T took them over. Do yourself a favor, stay away from DirecTv for it's not the same company and they charge for everything. At least my wife and I will be done with them and save money via Comcast! NEVER AGAIN!

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    Reviewed March 3, 2020

    I promised myself I would not waste anymore time on this... However, after the 4 hours of being treated like trash and speaking with numerous supervisors, I thought I should voice my experience. My spouse and I have been loyal customers of DirecTV for a handful of years. We started with them in Chicago and when we moved to Phoenix we set our services back up when we had the option. Now mind you... we have paid our bills on time every single month. We have never been late on a payment nor a headache at all. Of course, after a year and a half they doubled our payment and some. How? I understand promotions, etc but this was out of nowhere and tried to fine print me all over the place AFTER they tried repitching me! No need to hit me with a sales pitch. I AM SOLD I AM USING YOUR SERVICES!

    What was comical is they tried to strong arm me saying my promotion is up.. "BUT we have a solution! Your bill will only go up about $30 a month if you change your package with 200 less channels.." WHAT!? After I kindly rejected he proceeded to say, "Well then you are SOL and if you cancel you will inquire a fee (all pissed off)." I have never been treated like a delinquent in my life due to me never missing a bill timeline ever. I was so disgusted as a grown man wanted to just break down in defeat.. The supervisors were clueless and most definitely trickled down to their frontline employees. My mother had recently set up 4 tvs with them and I made her cancel ASAP. Please save yourself the unnecessary stress and DO NOT sign up with them.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2020

    BUYER BEWARE!! DirecTV locks you into a 2 year contract! But they can and will raise the rates. They are thieves!!!! I spent over a hour on the phone with these people switched from department only to be told there is anything they can do! They wanted me to call a different number the next day!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 27, 2020

    I am a customer with them for many years and decided about a year ago to upgrade the whole system in my house to the Genie-2 System but kept my stand-alone SD receiver activated in my RV. During camping season I used that SD-box to watch TV inside my trailer. Everything worked flawlessly all this time. During this winter, I replaced my older SD TV with a new HD TV inside my travel trailer and therefore contacted DIRECTV to get that old SD receiver upgraded to a HD receiver with HDMI output. I called customer service for an upgrade just to find out that according to their system the SD receiver had been deactivated since 2016? It also did not show up under "My Equipment" online. In addition to that, no upgrade was possible since they don't allow for stand-alone receivers to be added to my account due to upgrading to the genie system a year ago.

    After being on the phone for a total of 3.5 hours they came down with a solution which included me to open a second alternate account for the new HD receiver which would come out to $64.99 / month in addition to the $160.00 I pay already for my genie home system. NO, THANK YOU! This old SD receiver was still working until yesterday with my programming package available for viewing. Paying an additional amount of $65.00 per month just to use it so many weekends while camping is for me way too expensive and unacceptable.

    At the end, I canceled my subscription with DIRECTV today and signed up with DISH. For what I need, a system inside my home, plus service inside my RV this is the right step to take. I was never a friend from AT&T buying DIRECTV. My experience with AT&T in the past and again today was disappointing and frustrating.

    Never again "DIRECTV".

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2020

    Do not believe DIRECTV when they give you a price over the phone. If you have autopay check the amount every month. I was ready to switch to YoutubeTV when DIRECTV gave me a discount and said that the discount is locked for a year. They did not keep their part of the deal for a single month. My bill doubled the first month and increased more the second month.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2020

    Our DirecTV experience was never great, but once they rolled their services into AT&T's, it literally became a customer service nightmare. All of a sudden, there were now two DirecTV accounts...the old one, and now the "bundled" one. Discounts and promotions didn't transfer. Bills were incorrect. Customer service was tedious to deal with and seemed as confused as we were. How many hours of my life will I never get back dealing with this nonsense?? Each time we finally thought the issues were resolved, the next month's bill would arrive with the incorrect amount. Eventually we made the decision to cancel due to the unending issues. We mailed in our DirecTV equipment, and the worker at UPS was nice enough to recommend we hold on to proof of the return delivery...it seemed she was aware of other customers having issues with the return process. And, just as she suspected, we received a bill the next month for failure to return the equipment.

    Again, we dealt customer service, providing them all of the information on the UPS receipt. We were assured the issue was resolved... Imagine how delighted I was today, nearly one year later, when I received notification that I had been turned over to a collection agency for the amount unpaid for failure to return their equipment. The UPS receipt is now long gone, and most likely, so is my 816 credit score. I literally would rather not have cable than ever be a directv customer again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2020

    Cliche I know. But if I could give them no stars I would. If you want the worst customer service/support imaginable then please help yourself to their service. Every single time you call you will spend the first 10 minutes on the phone going through an automation system going through every prompt imaginable other than what you called them for.

    When you finally get an actual person on the phone they are 9,000 miles away talking to you from India. You can't understand them. They can't understand you. You both start to get frustrated and eventually one of you begins to get rude. This is not a one time occurrence. This is every time we called them when they messed up our bill and raised our rates through the roof. Absolutely crap service and customer service. Oh, and I'm sure as you already know with any dish when it rains you aren't going to be watching TV. This is definitely one of those companies/services that you get what you pay for.

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2020

    Purchased Directv in October of 2018 with my local channels and everything was fine for the first couple of months. Directv all of a sudden stopped airing a couple of my local channels. Over the course of calling them several times as to when they were going to restore the local channels they said “soon”. I asked for a refund and they said no. I told them I wanted to cancel and they said I couldn’t. I was under a contract and they failed to provide channels that I signed up to purchase and they blamed the other company. I finally got the account cancelled and thought this horrible experience was behind me. Guess what? It wasn’t over. They turned me over to collections because they said I had an outstanding early termination fee that I didn’t pay.

    This company is a joke. They never called me. They never sent a letter stating I owed them any money. They never called to say they were going to cancel my local channels. The customer service people were useless and I don’t think any of them spoke English. When I asked them about the company violating the contract that we had they said they can cancel channels whenever they want. Their terms of agreement say they have to first notify the customer, which they didn’t. I would rather watch farm animals fornicate than pay this farce of a company money for tv service. Wish I could give this company a minus rating.

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    Reviewed Feb. 22, 2020

    I've been DirecTV for many years it started out great, but after awhile I needed to setup extensions. When I did I paid on that new date. After 5 years with Directv talking with representatives became difficult. They would tell me what I wanted to hear. If I need to set up an extension they would set for a certain date and tell me to call the day before. To push it to the date I really needed. When it came to the day of calling I'll talk to another representative, tell them the reason I'm calling. Then they tell me it can't be done.

    This has happened around 6 times, and I'm estimating cause it happened so often. Each time talking to a representative they just made it worse, cause they would just transfer me another person (supervisor) that will say the same thing. A couple days ago I spoke to 4 representatives. All of them lied. One said he would set up an extension, when I got the email it showed that he put the full past due for two days, over charging me. This last time was the last time I was going to be treated horribly from a company that just wants your money. After all I told them I was leaving, I didn't I should pay the price for a that gave me false information. Then to have others doing nothing to help. So I decided to leave. And wouldn't recommend them to anyone.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2020

    For a couple of weeks now I have been attempting to rectify an issue with DirecTV regarding billing and services. I have placed seventeen phone calls and spent a combined ten hours on the phone, but this issue still hasn’t been resolved to my satisfaction. My previous promotion, which was $62 per month, was expiring on January 24, 2020, so I called that same day to sign up for a new promotion. I spoke with a representative named Jeff and signed up for a new promotion for $36.99 plus tax per month for twelve months.

    Jeff assured me that my new package would contain all of the same channels as my previous package with the exception of sports channels. I was satisfied with the new promotion, but that satisfaction didn’t last very long. When I arrived home the afternoon of January 24, 2020 I received a bill for $124.36 and discovered that I was missing almost seventy channels from my previous package including two channels that I watch frequently, National Geographic Wild and OWN.

    Trying to resolve this issue with DirecTV’s Customer Service Department has been an exercise in futility. Their representatives have been unhelpful, incompetent, indifferent and inept. One of DirecTV’s representatives, a supervisor named Peter, was not only unhelpful but he refused to give the name of his supervisor when I told him I was not satisfied with his answer. In addition, Peter refused to give me his employee ID number, told me the Loyalty Department was closed when they were open, and hung up on me.

    After numerous calls, emails, and messages to DirecTV’s Social Media Team, I finally received a call from Dan ** from the Office of the President. Dan started the conversation stating that he was going to resolve the issue but unfortunately he fell well short of that. Dan refused to honor the pricing that your representative Jeff had quoted me. Dan did not attempt to look at this issue from my perspective. He kept talking about how much money it would cost DirecTV if he were to honor the pricing that Jeff had quoted me. Dan said the best that he could do was to offer a package of $52 per month that would include the channels that Jeff promised I would have when I signed up for the new promotion. How is that fair?

    I questioned Jeff extensively about the channels I would have with the new package and during our conversation Jeff stated several times that I would have all of the channels I had with my previous package with the exception of the sports channels. Jeff offered me a promotion that I accepted based on the way he had described it so DirecTV is obligated to provide that pricing to me. It’s insulting that after the inordinate amount of time I have spent working on this issue that Dan couldn’t offer me the pricing that I had been promised.

    Dan didn’t do much better when it came to resolving my billing issue. My previous promotion was for $62 per month and expired on January 24, 2020. The promotion I signed up for that same day is for $36.99 plus tax per month for twelve months. Given the two promotions, it is inconceivable that my bill is $124.36. There was no gap between the two promotions so at no time should I have been charged $124.36. I have been told by DirecTV representatives that the $124.36 charge is because the bill was generated prior to the start of my new promotion but that is a flaw in their billing cycle, and I shouldn’t be penalized for it.

    The best Dan offered was to reduce my bill to $62 which was my monthly charge under the previous promotion, especially considering that we have fewer channels now. This is not a satisfactory solution. After spending ten hours trying to resolve this issue, the $124.36 charge should have been wiped away. Not only should the charges be removed, but I should be offered a better package for all of my trouble.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2020

    I was a Directv customer for many years until I moved and took my service with me. They ended up charging me $400 for a new installation with the Spanish package (I don't even speak Spanish) and it took months and several phone calls to get it straightened out. I had to talk to no less than three people each time too and repeat the issue with each person.

    In the time it took for them to credit my account they ended up shutting off my service for non payment and it took them three days to turn it back on. I was so upset at this point and told them I want out of my contract. I asked them what I owe to get their equipment out of my house. They gave me a final total in which I paid over the phone and sent me the boxes to return everything in. I returned the equipment and then got yet another bill for $29. When I call the customer service they tell me how they "understand my frustration". No they don't. So 2 months after cancelling my service I'm still dealing with them. I feel the customer service went downhill after they partnered with AT&T. I will never go back to Directv and will not refer my friends or family.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2020

    My husband and I started an account with DirecTV in July of 2017. We had several occasions the first year where equipment was faulty or the satellite was not working. We wondered quite often that year if we had made the right decision. Then things started working well. Now and then something would go bad, but not like it was in the beginning. Our small town recently got a better cable provider. We decided to try to save some $$ and move to this provider. We had been with DirecTV for over 2 1/2 years. We asked the person when we called to terminate if we would have any additional charges and we were told no.

    Now a month after that, we have a bill for over $250 for an early termination fee. We called and spoke with 2 different people who we could hardly understand. They told us that in 2018 when a technician came out and replaced a defective part, that our contract started over. We were never told this. This was the first we had heard of it. This is absolutely absurd. We have paid our bill for a very long time and now this is what this company gives us-another bill. We are getting nowhere with this company. I would not recommend DirecTV to anyone in the future.

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    Reviewed Feb. 16, 2020

    I am sorry to say that you are by far, the worst company I have ever dealt with as a whole. Your customer service is a joke. I dreaded calling At&t or Directv for ANYTHING. I’ve spent numerous hours on the phone being transferred back and forth, and dealt with this for weeks. Nearly $500 was taken from my account for directv and no one was able to locate my money. It has been more than a year, and nothing. My services were discontinued and my money was gone with no explanation. I sent bank statements and every other piece of information asked for and was never even given a return phone call.

    On top of that, every single representative I spoke with was either extremely rude, or extremely clueless. I literally begged to be connected with a supervisor and was denied, very inappropriately by the representative. It was so bad that I finally decided that the $500 wasn’t even worth it anymore, and I definitely can not afford to lose $500, but the ordeal was so stressful, I couldn’t take another second of it. Dealing with anything at&t related is also the same experience. From the people on the phone, to the people in the actual stores. I had to spend too many days in an at&t store, while on hold with a “corporate representative” at the same time, because no one is authorized to do anything.

    Just to pay my bill is a 30 minute ordeal. I’ve had to take several extended lunches and breaks at work, just to sit on the phone with a representative to try to resolve an issue that shouldn’t even be an issue. It was one problem after another with this company. They are rude, unknowledgeable, careless, and very difficult to work with. I wondered if their employees even get paid to do their job, because they surely act as if it a punishment for a crime they didn’t commit. With my bill being $450 every month for years, it would have been nice to be treated like a person, and not a nuisance or hassle. Leaving this company was like escaping a toxic relationship. I literally sleep better knowing that I will never have to rely on at&t or directv for anything, ever again.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2020

    If you're considering changing providers, please know that DirecTV will continue to bill you although they know that your service has been changed/cancelled. They will continue to bill you even after you call in to cancel. Customer Service is a joke. Like other reviewers, I called to cancel and was told to expect a box that I could use to return the equipment and that once the box arrived, I should return the equipment, after which a refund for the service would be issued. The customer service representative entered the date he told me to expect the box as my cancellation date (I found that out today). I waited for the box and called when it didn't arrive. This time I was told that the equipment was old and I was not required to return it. So, again, I asked about the refund and was told that it would take a couple of weeks to process.

    Today, when I called about not receiving the refund, I was told that "North Carolina" is a no refund state". OK, I ask to speak to a supervisor and someone comes on the line and says "Hello". I reply "hi, how are you", he responds and then with an attitude asks "Who am I speaking with?" I state my name and ask "may I have your name please". He replies "It's Elvis". Yeah Right!! These people are silly, there's more but that's enough for me. I will NEVER go back to DirecTV. Try Spectrum. My bill is less than 1/2 of what I paid for DirecTV and I'm very happy with the service.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2020

    In June 2017, I signed up for ATT/DirecTV (internet and TV) bundle. I kept the service for over two years (contract period) and in August of 2019, I called Directv and cancelled my service. The representative told me that my account has been cancelled and they will send the boxes, usually takes about 7-10 days, to send the equipment back. I waited couple of weeks for boxes and since I didn't receive the boxes I called back again to find out when I will be getting the boxes. The rep told me this time to go to ATT store and drop it off. I went to ATT wireless store as instructed and they told me that they don't accept directv equipment. They advised me to go to FedEx and return, then I went to Fedex and returned all the equipment back to Directv. In the mean time I recd a new bill from directv saying that I signed up for a new service and in the same bill, they were also billing me for the return of equipment.

    At this point I called them to ask why they are billing me for the new service when I already cancelled my service and they said NO it was renewed it again without my permission. I have spoken to at least 10 different customer service reps and their supervisors with absolute NO help. They keep telling me that I have a new service I have to pay. Then I get a new bill saying they recd all the equipment back but I have to pay for early termination for the service which I never signed for. They can see how many times I have called and NO ONE can resolve this situation.

    Now they have given my account to collections. I called collections and they were more ruder than Directv people. Collection company told me that if I don't cancel my original contract on the day it was completed, it gets automatically renewed for 2 new years. These people were no help either. After this I went to local ATT wireless store near my work and met the store manager "Angel" she was surprised to see how I have been treated and said she will make few calls to see if she could help. I HAVE WASTED SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY TRYING TO RESOLVE THIS ERROR / MISTAKE OF DIRECTV WITH NO SUCCESS.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2020

    We got Directv about three years ago because we were tired of paying an arm and a leg for cable. We got a good deal on their basic TV package. We didn't receive any special channels or extras. I primarily watched TV via the app on my phone as I'm always on the move. There have been so many times when I was watching something really important and the app would cut out. The actual cable (if watching it on the TV) was pretty reliable. I've heard people talk about their dish cable cutting in and out during wind, rain and storms and this was not the case with Directv.

    After about two years, out of the blue, our cable bill doubled. I paid it assuming I had maybe missed a payment but it continued to be twice as much. I called several times to find out what was going on but no one seemed to have an answer. One woman even told me that she'd make sure it would go back down the following month. It didn't. In fact - just a few months later, it almost doubled again. I was told that they were removing our promotions (I wasn't aware of any promotions). We were then paying $164/month for basic mediocre dish cable with bad customer service. I canceled Directv last week and couldn't be happier. This day and age with all of the options out there (Nexflix, Apple TV, hulu, Amazon Prime and so on) it just doesn't make any sense to me that tripling people's cable costs could be good business.

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    Customer ServiceCoveragePunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffTransparencyHonesty & Transparency

    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2020

    All I needed was 3 boxes exchanged for new ones. They made me sit at my house from 8a-12noon. One update phone call from technician stating he had 3 installs this morning and he would be 40 more minutes. Well it turned in to 1 hour and 20 minutes. Why would you not schedule an easy service first so people can get on with their days? The technician is getting paid for his time. But when I asked to be compensated for mine they lied and said they don’t do that. I know for a fact they do from a friend. If you don’t have a life and want to sit and wait by all means go with them. They will show you zero respect. At least Comcast guarantees their appointments. Oh and let’s add I PAY a fee every month as insurance for situations like this. I am going with someone else for sure.

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    Customer ServicePriceMaintenanceBillingResolution

    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2020

    I had been a customer for over 20 years and I turned my service off this week 3 days before my next months billing cycle. Today I got charged for the NEXT months programming. I called their customer service department to let them know about the mistake. After being on the phone for over an hour and a half and speaking to 4 supervisors, I was told they could fix the issue but would not and I needed to pay the 150$ and refereed me to a football analogy that they were all referees on a football field and they was no evidence I had call. I offered to everyone I spoke to to see the screenshot of the 15 min call to their number from that week but none would even look at it, they just said I was wrong. Directv once was a good company, but no more!

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2020

    Raised my bill $70 after first year, even with cancelling all premium services. I was aware the bill would go up but I was told $28 not $70. When I call to see if I can reduce the bill, it takes around an hour to speak to someone that you can barely understand. Was transferred 3 times and finally ended up with a heavily accented person who after much negotiation promised me a bill of $104/month after removing one of my receivers which I then returned. This took about an hour of back and forth and I agreed to a higher price than I was initially willing to pay. He promised me that would be my new rate and I received it for the first month. I was asked repeatedly throughout this ordeal if I would be calling back about my issue, that seemed to be their most important focus, that I promise not to call back.

    The next month charges went up, and I see the Directv representative gave me a ONE TIME CREDIT instead of reducing my rate. I am fed up with Directv and will no longer tolerate their deceptive practices and overcharging. Over half of the channels they provide are SHOPPING CHANNELS, who wants that? I am cancelling forever. Hopefully the ATT monopoly will be broken up once again. Dish TV is no better, I had just as bad of a time when trying to cancel them to get a reasonable rate elsewhere. News FLASH! Most people only watch a handful of channels and it is not worth what cable/satellite providers are charging to receive those channels.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2020

    They continually call and bother you with free trial offers even though you say, “no” and request not to be called. Prices creep up - more than double in year’s time. I was kept on hold for 26+ minutes only to be treated nonchalantly and rudely by ‘customer loyalty’ personnel.

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    Price

    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2020

    Suckered me in with a $50 a month package, after a year they increased it to $128. When I cancelled my service they tried to charge me a $250 cancellation fee. Buyer beware ATT is a terrible company. I was a very satisfied customer before the ATT merger.

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    Customer ServicePriceRefunds & PayoutsStaffBilling

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2020

    I moved from my Iowa address June 2019 and cancelled both my DirecTV and CenturyLink accounts. It is now February 2020 and I just received yet another bill, so I’ve just made 5th VERY long phone call to DirecTV. After 45 minutes, and 4 transfers to “the correct department” I was ‘accidentally’ disconnected. One of the advisors transferred me to the fraud department stating that “someone is using my information to get unauthorized DirecTV services”. OK.... This is the 5th story that I’ve now heard from these companies during these phone calls. Can someone please help me CANCEL my account and be reimbursed for these charges? BTW, I also mailed my equipment back, as directed last June. The Iowa Attorney General is actively helping me with CenturyLink continued charges. Now I’m off to see if they can also help me with DirecTV. PLEASE BEWARE OF THIS PROBLEM if you are considering signing up for either DirecTV or CenturyLink!

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2020

    My husband and I have been loyal Directv customers for 16 years. Over the years our bill has gone up and up and up. We have attempted at various times to receive some sort of long term customer benefit, all for naught. Last month we finally came to our senses and canceled our service and make the switch to Hulu, same channels we have now that we actually watch and not a lot of filler that we pay for and never use at half the cost. My husband was told we were paid up thru 2/11/20 and no further charges would apply. Well....I had my suspicions from the get go and have never felt that this satellite provider could be 100% trusted. Turns out I was right.

    I checked my account today and lo and behold $113.54 was taken out for Directv. My husband phoned to let them know and to reimburse my card, but was told he had been misinformed or just didn't hear the customer service rep he had spoken to correctly. After going back and forth with the "supervisor", he was put on hold for while this "supervisor" got his "supervisor". After about 20 minutes, he hung up as nobody got back to him. Needless to say, I am sure I have just been screwed out of $113.54 as they are not taking responsibility for their incompetence. If the last TV service on this planet was Directv, I'd become Amish.

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    PriceRates

    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2020

    Bad cancelation policy. I have been with DirecTV for 10+ years. We are finding their service outdated and very expensive, and decided to change to YouTube TV. I canceled on the first day of my service month which happened to be a Monday. Directv does not pro rate their fees. I am being charged for a full month of service. I don't know of any other service that doesn't pro rate. One more way to gouge the customer and only think of company profits. I am very disappointed in this company. I have been using YouTube TV for 2 months and am super happy. Check it out.

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    Sales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedStaffBilling

    Reviewed Feb. 1, 2020

    Today 1/31/2020. I decided that I should finally get a upgrades AT&T store in Burlington NJ my favorite location, to celebrate my birthday. After consulting with our sale rep Jasmine. She said that we would have to pay our DIRECTV Bill? My husband explained that the account is on automatic payment. She then said wait something wrong. The date on said bill was 2015. What? You have to be kidding me. This billion dollar company has dropped the ball and all they can say is we have to investigate. I now hate them for trying to ruin my birthday. After being a customer for years, to be treated this way is unacceptable. I pray that someone will get it right. Sooner, rather than later. AT&T couldn’t even understand.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2020

    We have been with Direc TV since 2013. Every year the fees escalate and we renew for another year at the same rate. That doesn't work any longer. They offered half as much making my bill well over the average cost of a cable or streaming bill. When I explained that I could go to a competitor and have more channel selection and cloud based DVR with unlimited TVs connected for half the price, they did not care. Now the sad thing about this divorce is if I was a new customer they would have signed me up and gave me a deal that would have cost me 30% of what my new bill is for two years. So much for loyalty. This is the last thing I have with ATT, thankfully!

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2020

    It would seem to me after multiple years with DirecTV that when the wind blows more than 1.5 miles per hour the signal is lost. Usually, a minimum 4 hours. When I call DirecTV about it they always say they "find nothing", and so we wait, without television and services that we have never been late paying for. I've tried to mending a refund on a monthly bill that always leads to sound big hula bar manager having to come okay at or something it's always a problem. It's never a problem into taking the money though. DirecTV sucks ... don't get it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 30, 2020

    HATE DirecTV customer service policies! Three months now trying to close account! I emailed to close account and Rep said "we don't read emails" when I called the first day of billing cycle and discovered cable was still activated and they then REFUSED to give me the address to mail cable box back to! Said they would email the address - well, that DID NOT happen either. Then I get another 30 day bill even though didn't want the service and they closed my account on-line so I can't even pay it anyway!! What the heck!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaffBillingTransparency

    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2020

    SICK OF DEALING WITH BILLING ISSUES FOR THE LAST 4 MONTHS! FROM NOVEMBER-JANUARY 28, 2020. Autopay has disappeared after many years of having it. People are rude, Long waits (hours) and I cant understand them because they are not located in this country! We need jobs also!! A lot of background noise and hard to understand because evidently they have workers packed in a small room like sardines.. Every month I go through the explanation. Every month they review my account and say, "Yes we see you are correct." My double charges get reversed and the next month the bill (which should be autopay) comes in the mail with past due pay before this date. Late charges have added AGAIN!! And the process starts over with the phone calls..

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2020

    We had Directv for 5 years that included internet and satellite tv service. We purchased a home in Hesperia Ca in Oct which caused us to transfer service and they added 2 year contract for moving? Which I still do not understand. After we transferred they let us know internet service was not available through them in our area. So I chose to go with Spectrum which would take care of our early termination fee of $200 from DirecTV. Spectrum requested our last statement with early termination amount noted. It’s Jan 2020 and they Directv will not send me a statement with early termination noted anywhere on the statement. All they note is the amount I owe. I’ve requested it through email and they state they do not have resource to email it. They have mailed me the statement 5 times and every time it’s been wrong. Customer service reps are useless and managers are worse. Horrible experience. Do not get DirecTV.

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    Customer ServiceBilling

    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

    I have had DirecTV for over a year and have spent 12-15 hours on the phone because of billing problems with them and CenturyLink. I have cancelled my cable three times since December and each time I call back about it they did not cancel and are trying to get a box to send equipment back.. I am very disappointed with the customer service and the billing of your company and would not recommend ATT to anyone. I was looking at switching my cell phone from T-Mobile to ATT but after my experience, no way. I would not recommend to anyone and my brother in law actually cancelled too because of this..

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    Reviewed Jan. 28, 2020

    I would never recommend DirecTV going forward. I've been with them for a few years. I contacted them last week to cancel my service. I had known my contact ended almost a year ago, but back in August they had to replace a box due to old box not working. That put me under another 2 yr. contract!!! I asked to have the early termination fee waived. She spoke to her supervisor and was successful in getting it waived. Unfortunately for me, she didn't do her computer notes thoroughly and didn't put that on the notes. When she informed me the fee was waived, we got disconnected. I called back but was unsuccessful in reaching her, as usual.

    After 5 more calls on my part to make sure it was waived, I owed nothing other than pro-rated amount of service, they informed me incorrectly as to what to do with the boxes. Finally they state they are sending me a return label & recovery box within 5 days. Today I got my final bill. Lo & behold, there is an early termination fee on it. I immediately called and after getting transferred to 6 different people, the final person is doing an "escalation request", and hopefully this will be taken care of. I'm very unhappy how this was handled. Also, there isn't a corporate number so I could escalate this myself. You are stuck with customer service and that's it. Horrible way to do business, especially when customers are as frustrated as I am.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2020

    Unfortunately I succumbed to a Costco pitch for a gift card to switch to Direct TV - Costco upheld their bargain but I have entered into a Twilight Zone episode from which there is no escape -- you know the kind... WHERE IT CYCLES AROUND AND AROUND AND YOU ARE SCREAMING IN THE HORRENDOUS, TORTUROUS NIGHTMARE from which you can't ESCAPE... then you realize that it is DIRECTV that is the monster who has trapped you in this burning hell of a contract for crappy service! Buyer beware...never choose DIRECT TV -- EVER EVER EVER!!!!

    After their contractor installed the satellite dish IMPROPERLY (that I paid $99 to have done), the TV programs froze again, and again and again, throughout entire shows. Multiple resets by their technical support failed, so they sent out repair on 10/18, then again on 10/26. They replaced all the boxes, redid the Satellite placement and recemented it - shows what a great job the first person did - they are replete with total incompetents. They failed to fix the problems.

    Programming stops, throws me out of what I'm watching, then freezes repeatedly during the show so there is ABSOLUTELY NO POINT IN WATCHING THE PROGRAM AT ALL! They are charging me for this crap every month. So when I tell them it still isn't fixed in Jan I spend 1.5 hours on the phone where they are trying to reset the system. No success again. She asks after 1 minute - Is it working? What a stupid question. So the SAME EXACT PROBLEMS THAT HAVE PLAGUED THIS INSTALL has continued unabated for four full months with programming so bad I don't bother to watch the TV.

    So today I called again and here's what these fools said - You'll have to pay $99 for a service call or you can pay $8.99 a month for a protection plan. I guess I should buy a protection plan against DirecTV! That would be worth the investment. Isn't it totally ludicrous that they can't fix their crap equipment and TV delivery system so they want me to pay to fix their CRAP. I'll show you how to fix it. I'll pile every piece of equipment in the street and blow it up. Perhaps it will work better then. Gee DirecTV I am your loyal customer for life --- it sure feels as though you have imprisoned me in a web of lies and cheating and thieving and now blame me for it. What a piece of work this company is...as I said at the beginning... Don't select this service... Run run run in the opposite direction.

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    Reviewed Jan. 24, 2020

    So I was offered a $200 Visa gift card for switching from DISH to DIRECTV. That was in 2016. I followed all instructions and their AT&T partners. I never received my gift card during the whole contract period and DIRECTV kept raising my package pricing. I was paying $64 in the beginning and the next thing ya know it was $97 dollars a month with the same programs. I asked for a lower package and they said because I had a DVR I couldn’t lower the package deals.

    As of 6 months ago I’m officially back with DISH Network and I’m only paying $62 per month with Movie Channels and much more than DirecTV could offer. Don’t believe customer service they are from other countries and not US citizens and will say anything to you to become a customer. They still owe me a $200 gift card. I’ve always paid my bills including all final bills when contract was fulfilled and their equipment was sent back via UPS store. Here’s their Karma, DIRECTV Satellite was told by the FCC to bring down their satellite in 30 days due to their satellite will explode causing damage to other satellites in space. The Karma is now DISH has an opportunity to show how honest they are to their customers compared to DIRECTV.

    John

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    Reviewed Jan. 22, 2020

    We had a two year contract with Directv and when the two years were up, our bill was going to go from $55 a month to $110 a month. I got online and chatted with an agent and cancelled our service. They had added some channels two months before our subscription was up and charged me but assured me that they would be removed. They were not. I talked to a different agent and he said he would remove the charges and would let me have the same package that I had been getting for $36 a month if I would not cancel. The $36 per month would be good for one year. I said ok to the $36 per month and when I get my bill it is for $110. I get a call from John in California and said that I had been told wrong and $36 per month was not possible. I cancelled my service again.

    They said they would take care and an ATT agent would call and very no charges on my account the next day but I have not received a call from them confirming what they promised. Only automated calls wanting me to pay them what they overcharged me. They are still charging me and threatening to send my bill to a collection agency. I have details in email chats but they do not honor what they wrote. They double billed my credit card one month and I turned that over to my CC company. One email said if I do not pay them, they will charge my CC anyway. Can they do that? No more Directv for me. I would have click 0 stars if it were an option.

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    Customer ServiceTechPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2020

    Twice I have wasted my day waiting on DirecTV installation. The first time they said the technician called in sick, but they never let me know until I called after the appointment time to inquire....wasted day from work. The second time they scheduled for between 12-4, at 3:50 they called to say it would be 5:30...another 1/2 work day's wages lost. AT&T/DirecTV is ABSOLUTELY THE MOST INCOMPETENT satellite TV provider....if they ever lose the NFL Sunday Ticket, I will dump them like they deserve to be dumped. What a joke they are!

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2020

    Salesman approached me in a store during their promotion and asked if I would be interested in tv and internet service. I told him I was getting ready to find another company. He proceeded to ask me for information and typed my address into his laptop and then tells me he can get me DirecTV for $78.48 per month and internet service for $30.00 per month for a total of $108.48 per month. This all happened on 1/12/2020. My direcTV was connected on 1/13/2020.

    On 1/15/2020 I called sales agent and told him that I wanted to set up to have internet service connected. So he put me on hold for about 5 minutes and comes back and tells me it's set up for install on 1/20/2020 between 9:30 am and 12:30 pm. That day came and nobody showed up and I called and text the salesman and he text back saying his manager would contact me. When his manager called me he said there was no order put through. So now I want service disconnected and they tell me I have to pay first month bill plus a $480.00 early disconnect fee. The salesman is the one that said I could get the and internet service at my address. Why should I be charged an early disconnect fee for the salesman's mess up. And the last three text messages I sent him were not answered. And the last three text messages and four voicemails I left his manager he has not responded to me.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2020

    I have received emails on a promotion they keep trying to add to my account. I have contacted them several times and asked if they could remove the promotion as I did not want it. Each time I am assured this will happen and I won't receive another email. I have attempted to contact them by phone, chat and contact us with no resolve. If it were not for my mother I would cancel their service in a heartbeat. They have no follow through on their commitment to the customer. My account is suppose to have been flagged for no promotions to be added. So once again I will have to call them and listen to their lies.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2020

    Received error message 775. Called Customer Service (not that the department should be called that since they don't provide much of that). Scheduled an appointment after spending an hour on the phone trying to correct the error message. Was told the tech would arrive between 12 noon to 4pm. I received an automated call at 2pm staying the tech would arrive before 4pm. At 4:30pm I called customer service and was told the tech would still arrive today and someone would call me back by 5pm. At 5:15pm I called again and was told the tech would arrive before 8pm. At 7:45pm (still no tech) I called customer service again and was told he was on his way and would be there before 8pm.

    At 8pm I received a call from customer service saying the tech would not be there and they could reschedule for tomorrow between 12 noon to 4pm. When I said this was not acceptable and they should be at my house by 8am. They said this wasn't possible since they had OTHER appointments. I guess my appointment wasn't important enough for them. When I argued with the lady she just hung up on me. I called back again and am hoping they will arrive tomorrow between 12 noon to 4pm. They wouldn't even guarantee a noon appointment. Apparently it is more important for them to keep you waiting then to give you an actual time when they missed your first appointment. They have given me a $25 credit for the missed appointment but that doesn't not come close to the now 2 days of work I will have lost due to their incompetence. If you have another choice for a provider use them instead.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2020

    I received a phone call from India speaking man, with thick accent. He asked me if I would like to get Directv. I said, "No" and he asked."Why not?" I said, I wasn't interested. He said, "Why not?" I then just hung up on him. He then calls right back and keeps talking over me. I hang up again and he calls me again. This time, I just hang up and redial the number to see if this is a legitimate company. I'm surprised to hear a man speaking in clear English! He said, AT&T, gives his name and asks, "How may I help you?" I told him of my harassing phone calls from the guy from India. His reply was, "What exactly did he say that offended you?" Really?!! Getting phone calls from these idiots posing as IRS agents and Ebay Gift Card Scams (look it up on Google) isn't enough? Now, receiving rude unauthorized calls from them selling DirecTv? I am informing all family and friends to never even think about getting service with AT&T or directv.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2020

    Stay as far away from DirectV as possible. I tried to cancel and they gave me a full blown 20 minute pressure. I canceled in December and they told me since it was past my billing date by 5 days, I need to pay for January. Okay fine but now I find out I also need to pay for February. Keep in mind I canceled December 20th so I end up paying for two months of no service. I called today 1/20/20 to find out what is going on with my account and I ended up getting disconnected! Try any service other than these guys.

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2020

    Wish there was a zero star option! Every one star review embodies everything you need to know about this company. They charge for subscriptions you didn’t request, attempt to extort late charges for these same services after hours on the phone with customer service and unilaterally renew you into a new 2 year contract when replacing defective equipment. Every site providing reviews have one thing in common. All give this company a One Star!

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2020

    So I have been a DirecTV customer for over 20 yrs. I cancelled my service over a year ago because you get nothing for the amount of money you charge. After months I get a collections bill for $50 that you say I owe. I was never sent a bill or an email, phone call, nothing. Now you have a collection agent harassing me every day over 50 bucks. And you have sent it to my credit report on top of that. You are a Multi-Billion dollar corporation and you are willing to pay a collections agency hundreds of dollars to collect 50 bucks from me. That just goes to show what a bunch of money hungry scumbags you people are. Good luck. You are not getting my $50 dollars. You need better business practices.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2020

    I’ve been a Directv customer for about 20 years. As soon as AT&T stepped in and took over, the entire operation went right in the crapper. What’s wrong? Everything! I can’t even get them to give me a new receiver to add an additional tv to my home. This is literally adding more money in their pockets and they can’t even do that right. They schedule appointment after appointment with a four hour arrival window and nobody ever shows up. Then they call at the end of the four hours to reschedule and tell you a blatant lie (as confirmed by an AT&T employee privately told me) that their warehouse didn’t have the equipment. This happened to me about five different days in two weeks! Stay far, far away from all things AT&T. Get any tv service but theirs. I’m dreading canceling because of all the reviews I’ve read about getting billed and harassed after canceling, etc. Anyone want to do a class action lawsuit?

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2020

    Directv mini Genies are horrible. They can’t communicate with the main box without cutting out constantly through your program. They reboot themselves trying to reconnect causing you to miss half your shows you are watching. Techs have come out and says we’ve recorded too much and overloaded the main box that communicates to the other receivers. They proceeded to delete most of the recording saying that should solve the problem, but that same week the same problems were occurring. They say you need to manually reboot the main box every so often to “reset” it. Very unreliable! They came back and replaced the receiver to a brand new one and said that should take care of the problem. That same night the shows we were watching kept stalling and cutting out. So frustrating! I would not recommend directv to anyone and would say stay away if you don’t want to hassle constantly with getting help that doesn’t really help.

    I told them I no longer want the service so they said if I would stay they would extend my discounted rate for my next 12 months of my 24 month contract. So I agreed to stay with them. Next bill however the discounted rate was not honored. I called to ask about it and they said they have no notes of this agreement and can’t extend that discounted rate and would have to live with the regular higher rate. Needless to say, I cancelled on the spot even though I had to pay $110 cancellation fee. It’s not worth putting up with the poor programming and then not willing to honor their agreement. Very dishonest to promise something and then not honor it.

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    Reviewed Jan. 15, 2020

    DirecTV is terrible. It sucks that it’s one of the few services out there. We have always had trouble with customer service. They say one thing and do another. We are moving in a week and my husband figured he would get a head start to shut down our services for SATURDAY which is a few days away. He told customer service multiple times that we aren’t cancelling our services for another week. What does directv do? They shut it down that evening. This is not the first time they have screwed up. There were a few other occasions where they screwed up the package that we ordered, channels that we requested, and we had problems with our bill. I am so happy that I never have to deal with directv AGAIN! We will be moving onto a new cable provider and will not recommend DirecTV.

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    Reviewed Jan. 14, 2020

    I have been a DirecTV customer for 2 years after being with a cable company for years. I enjoyed the programming and the genies first other rooms, as well as the DVR feature. Once my promotion period was up, I made a call and they applied a loyalty discount so that my bill would be what the initial discount was. Awesome! Fast forward another year, I get notification that my bill will go up again. I call directv who basically says ‘sorry, but you can lose some of your shows and save money.’ I tell them to cancel.

    A few hours later the customer service people call and get me a better discount. Great! And now, less than a month later (I haven’t gotten the bill from the negotiation), I get an email that shows my bill will more than double. Apparently, the customer service person entered the loyalty discount twice and that doesn’t fly. Wow. BIG let down. I have now cancelled for good this time. Directv and AT&T have lost my business. Can’t promise your customer and then take it back. If I have something good to say, the customer service people were nice and easy to talk to.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2020

    I am not sure how they can tout their excellence in customer service when they continually raise their prices and give you the runaround on the phone when you call. We finally cut the cord with them and were told on the phone that we did not have to return our equipment only to receive an email the next day that said we did and to go to this website for step-by-step instructions and to print a pre-paid label. WRONG! It was another phone number to call their so called excellent customer service department which I was on for 28 minutes and got absolutely nowhere!! If you promise to do something, do it, plain & simple!!! In my book they are far from rated #1. If I could have given this no stars I would have.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2020

    Had DirecTV for 5 years. I found that YouTubeTV was less than half the cost per month so I switched to it however there were lots of problems discontinuing DirecTV service. The worst was that they billed me an extra month beyond my disconnect time. Billing was paired with Century Link for the network services. When they charged me an extra month I called both and each said I had to talk to the other thus neither would address the over billing of over $100. Customer service agents also gave conflicting information and and were hard to understand as they did not speak English well. I have switched to YouTubeTV $50 per month which charges less than half DirecTV for equivalent channels plus they have a tremendously better user interface.

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    Reviewed Jan. 10, 2020

    When ATT bought DirecTV the service became terrible. Started by losing the ability to purchase UFC events and then lost contacts with both FOX and NBC. When I canceled I followed all procedure to include turn in of equipment. ATT attached numerous erroneous charges to my account. I tried to deal with their customer service but zero help. Now ATT threatens collections. This is how customers are treated after 15 years of loyalty. Horrific company...

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

    I called to cancel Epix, Show, Cinemax before my 3 months of being free was up and they charged me for Epix anyway. I got billed two months in a row, and one of those months they billed me twice for Epix! Then I got charged for Hockey automatically that was $165.00 (even after I previewed the bill and told them I don’t want it). They automatically took money from my bank acct but wouldn’t put it back! I got a credit on my bills but said they couldn’t refund my money. I never agreed to the ice (hockey channel) in the first place! I suggest you don’t do auto pay because they take out whatever money they want and then don’t give it back! I’ve called in several times to just show on my acct they’ve done anything to fix the problem (they credited my DirecTV acct not bank acct). Lots of time wasted! In my opinion this is fraudulent. They deserve a lawsuit! Watch your bill closely! Sincerely, Eyes wide open.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

    We experienced frequent outages with Direct TV. The outages are never a few seconds, they are always anywhere from 30 minutes to two to three hours. I paid the extra monthly maintenance service fees to get assistance from them, but they consider eight days response time as adequate. When I cancelled they refused to pick up the dish. They also say they are not responsible for the repairs to roof after removing the dish. I see other neighbors who have a dish but they say they don't have Direct TV, they are afraid to remove the dish because of certain damage. Never again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2020

    Your company is horrible and I will spread the word all over Social Media. I will let people know how I have been Treated by DirecTV. I am a Disabled Marine Veteran and in a Hardship Situation. Your Reps didn't even try to help. They were rude and horrible. To tell me you are going to charge my debit card without my permission is wrong. But I will let people know who your company works. I would not recommend your TV service to anyone and will deter anyone from going to DirecTV. I will post on social media every day till I get my point across. You were suppose to send me a letter 7 day after 12-9-2019. I still haven't received it. Such great business practice. I don't think so. It's Principle for me now. My name is John ** and my number is **. I absolutely can't stand DirecTV anymore.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2020

    This is the absolute worst company ever. The dish always went out for storms (I get it, it's a dish). It's overpriced and the customer service (which they claim to be the best, is the absolute worst). I canceled my service back in September and returned my equipment via UPS... as instructed! It is January now and they keep claiming that they haven't received my equipment and now I am getting threatening emails from ATT saying my credit is at risk for charges that have not been paid. Are you kidding me???? I spoke to five different people, INCLUDING A MANAGER, saying the charges will fall off. That's a blatant lie!!!!

    I just got off the phone with some guy from out of this country saying he filed an escalation to have the charges come off my account when I haven't had the stupid equipment for over four months! Absolute worst customer service and worst service. Overly expensive and not worth the hassle when you cancel. Do yourself and favor and never use this horrible company!

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2020

    Worst customer svc ever. It's gotten nothing but worse since the ATT merge. They automatically signed us up for NFL Sunday Ticket, and have us until October to Call and cancel. I canceled it when I got the notice, in July. Now they are refusing a refund for the 3 months we got charged anyway. I canceled months ahead of time, still got charged, and now refused a refund/credit. Even after speaking to a supervisor. WHAT ON EARTH??? I will be canceling my svc immediately, and have been a customer since the inception in the '90s. I suggest everyone watch their bill very closely.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2020

    I had DirecTV some years ago but canceled it because of excessive service interruption due to rain and snow. A sale rep told me that it was a new dish that don't allow snow to build up so I was sold. Day of install I asked the tech about The new dish and was told it's no such thing, that was Sept 19. Called the next day to report that I was lied to and was returning the equipment. That's when the phone tag began, for the next two hours and four to six different later I was told, "Since you only had the service for one day it would not be any further changes." End of story so you would think. Late Nov I received a final notice stating I owe over 500.00 for early termination of service the same one day service I was no further changes will be applied to this account. This company is horrible. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone I care about, stay clear and document every interaction with reps.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2020

    I've had DirecTV for 3 years now. I was told when signing up that my cost was locked in for 2 years. I received an Email stating the cost would increase after 1 year if I didn't sign up for additional services. I called 2 different times after seeing that and was assured that my cost couldn't change for 2 years. After 1 year my cost increased $55. After the 2 years I wanted to cancel but was offered HBO & Showtime for free for 3 months. I soon discovered it was not fee at all. My first year was $80 a month now my bill is $150. I switched to Dish Network then called to cancel DirecTV. Nikia told me that I would be receiving a refund card in the mail for the 13 unused days of the month. I received a call the next day saying I had to keep and pay for the service through the end of the billing cycle. He said DirecTV gives no refunds. My next call will be to the FCC.

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2020

    I needed tv & internet. Agent informed me that they did not have DT in my area, but can sign me up with Frontier Communications & that they would be charging me $75 for installation & DT would give me $100 gift card to cover it as well as the$100 gift card for new contract with them. Well 6 months later I still don't have the $100 gc for frontier comm. I asked them to listen to the recording of when I 1st called to verify that that is what I was promised. Today I was told that I would not be getting that card & given a $25 credit. SO DON'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY TELL YOU. GET IT IN WRITING!!!!

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    Reviewed Jan. 6, 2020

    I had a credit card compromised and missed the fact my online payments (over a decade of on-time payments) were not happening until a few weeks after they suspended my satellite service. I called and paid the back bill and at the time CLEARLY stated I wanted to terminate the contract at that time. The company REINSTATED the service in spite of my direction and are now billing for a service month I did not use or was even aware of. I have had multiple communications with them and they admit the record shows I requested termination of services but refuse to credit the account. FRAUDULENT!

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2020

    My wife and I were DirecTV customers for years. Then one day we sold our house and traveled in our RV. We contacted DirecTV to stop service. The representative that we spoke to advised us just to put the service on the suspension to be sure we didn't need it in the future. They told us that they could suspend the service for a year. Then after one year we contacted DirecTV and advised them that we were not going to renew our service The representative on the phone indicated that she understood and noted the account. A month later we received an invoice for services.

    We again contacted DirecTV and after about 45 minutes on the phone, we were assured that the account was corrected. The next month came around and here comes another invoice with 60 days of charges. I then sent them Certified Mail addressing the problems. Now I am getting letters from a collection company. I will never do business with DirecTV again. My advice to anyone that stops their service be very careful. I will continue to deal with the collections.

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    Reviewed Jan. 5, 2020

    I had contacted Directv back in June when I lost my job. I was planning to cancel my subscription, but they kept working with me to lower the price when I explained that we were only going to be living off my hubby's disability check (which isn't much). I finally agreed to keep Direct when they got it to a price I could afford. I was then gone for quite a few months and had my grand-daughter making the payments for me. When I arrived back home, I found a disconnected service, and a 200.00 + bill. I went online then (I had no service while I was gone) and found that they had raised the price over 60.00 per month while I was gone. I went on their website, and jumped on their chat option. Well Agent Ken was very rude, told me there was nothing they could do, and that I should just cancel service (although I would still be responsible for the 200.00 + bill).

    I then went thru Facebook, and an agent told me to PM them to help me. I messaged them, explained the situation, and was told to give them a little bit to review my account. That was almost 5 hours ago, and they are not answering me when I ask if they are still there. TERRIBLE customer service, and I'm so disappointed that they would take advantage of an older couple since they knew the circumstances and that it was THEIR idea to keep me as a customer, and THEY came up with the new pricing. I feel as if we were set up, and I wonder how many other people they do this to!

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    Back in October 2019 I started looking into alternatives to cable. We had just bought a 2020 RV. AT&T sales staff on Cumberland street in Lebanon Pa was friendly and appeared knowledgeable. I specifically asked about using my phone to hook up to my RV tv. Was told that since I am a long standing customer with AT&T I would not use any data if I downloaded the DirecTV app. Signed up Nov 2, 2019 for home. Beginning of December went out with the RV. Purchased cords that AT&T salesperson told me to get. Lo and behold. Could not get many networks. Got back into town and went to the ATT Store. The Asst Mgr told me that I need to download apps for networks and without WiFi I would use data. He then offered me a “deal” by saying I could pay between $30-$50 more per month for unlimited date. Not happy at this point.

    Went into the store again and spoke to another salesperson. She said all I need is the AppleTv box and plug my phone into this and everything would be good. This would cost me about $160. She also said that she would talk to her manager the next day and call me back around 2 pm. 2 pm comes and goes and no phone call. Stop again at the store and ask to speak to the Mgr. She comes out and says that she was not aware of the problem. Come to find out The salesperson called in sick. Hmm. Explained situation and I told her that her staff has either had no clue or they are good liars. Long story short, was happy with cable and then switched because of what I was told.

    As for DirecTV customer service, what a joke. I was on the phone with them for over two hrs. Transferred blindly 4 times and each time rep asked for all my info. The first two reps spoke broken English and would not answer my question. Next time I was transferred to a rep in MS and the last time to Las Vegas. The Vegas rep said she would get in touch with the RV Division and get back to me the next day. That was 2 days ago and still waiting for call. As of now I have no faith in DirecTV. As for AT&T sales people on Cumberland street in Lebanon, Pa, they have no clue about DirecTV. Again spent $75 on adaptors and cords that they told me would do the job. Nice way to treat an AT&T customer of over 25 yrs.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    I have been a customer of ATT for cell phone for 25 years and a on and off again customer of Directv for the last 8 years. The last 3 years have been horrible. They put equipment in my house that sometimes worked and sometimes didn’t, but after a year of technicians coming in and out and me finally canceling they upgraded me to their new system HS17. This system worked very well for a year and then one day it stopped working. I sat on the phone for an hour while they tried to troubleshoot the issue, and still nothing worked. The person I spoke with said the main box is probably broken and needed replacing. She gave me two options I could either pay a couple of hundred dollars to get a new one or add the protection plan to my account and they would replace it free as long as I kept the protection plan for 3 months.

    I specifically told them I would not be doing another 2 year contract for them having faulty equipment and she stated that is why it is best to add the protection plan and they would just swap out the boxes. Fast forward to November and I decided to cancel my service as Directv Bill was over $200 a month and they would only offer me a $10 credit, even though they told me just cancel and the day of your cancellation they will lower your bill. Instead of them trying to keep me as a client they sent me a bill with an additional $400 fee for canceling.

    When I called to discuss they said that I was in a new 2 year contract from the equipment upgrade. When I stated what I was told on the original call about the equipment protection plan they said we will waive $200 dollars. 4 weeks went by and another bill came in which still had the additional $400 on it, I called back in billing told me that contrary to what I was told on any previous call they would not be removing the $200 because I am in a new contract. Since the takeover by AT&T of Directv and Bellsouth both customer service has gone down as AT&T doesn’t value long time customers the way both of those companies did. I cancelled both services and can’t fathom using AT&T ever again.

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    Reviewed Jan. 4, 2020

    DirecTV is a money gouging company they raise your fees mid contract by $80 a month and then charge early termination fees when you cancel. How can they get away with raising your rates and expect you not to leave and then charge a termination fee when you do. They can do what they want to your rate and still charge you a fee for breach in contract is totally unethical. They should be out of business and I hope to see a class action lawsuit soon.

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    Reviewed Jan. 3, 2020

    I signed up with DirecTV December 2018 which gave me 3 months of free movie channels. I've called them monthly since February 26 2019 to cancel my movie channels and they are unable to cancel them. After spending over 30 hours on the phone with them over the past year, I asked them in November to cancel the account. They couldn't cancel the account either. They receive the same error message. Apparently the service tech put in the wrong service address and for some reason they can't update it or make changes to my account. I told them I wasn't paying anymore until they could fix it.

    They were supposed to call me to let me know updates on the account. I received 1 call and nothing since, so I didn't pay the last 2 months. Miraculously as of this morning they were able to suspend my account for non payment but they still can't fix my account. Worst service I have ever received and if the problem isn't resolved I'm contacting an attorney. I have all my calls to them documented and have asked them to email me a copy of my notes on the account.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2020

    I canceled my service 2 months ago and returned the equipment on time, more than a month ago...they charged over my account $121.75 fee for the equipment returned. Bad experience ever???? When I called they said nothing else is going to be charged, liar!!!!

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2019

    DIRECTV quality has severely diminished the last two years (like since AT&T took over) and that don't include outages for rain, snow and high winds. Used to be I could resolve issues over the phone, easy-peasy, no problem. Nowadays it's a whole different ballgame. I speak to a rep, make a deal and practically before I've hung up the phone, DTV has screwed up! I find I need to carefully scrutinize each bill for errors and commitments to stuff I never committed to. They have proven untrustworthy and even dishonest. I'd drop them in a minute, but the wife doesn't want to (she don't wanna miss her nightly MSNBC lineup), of course she never had to deal directly with DTV. Happy wife, happy wife? We'll see!

    I've transferred responsibility to her, as well as payments. I'm more into streaming content anyway. So we'll see how much longer she'll endure $110.00/month payments to watch Rachel Maddow and the early morning local news! Lately she's pissed cause they keep glitching up the local channels (getting lots of error code 721 notices when she turns on the tube), then she gotta call up and spend a half hour with some barely-English speaking rep clearing off the code their crappy system inputted! Gotta admit though, so far that girl got way more patience than me!

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2019

    I just want to try and help to save others from the severe headaches and financial burdens associated with DirecTV services. I Signed up for a 2-year contract. I moved service when I moved residences. The salesman and technician lied to my face saying that my contract was still set to expire after the initial 2 years. However on the next billing statement, I was informed that I had opted into a new 1 year contract by moving my service. I am now being forced to pay $200 early termination fee since I would like to cancel my service due to an unwarranted $60 a month increase for the same services.

    DirecTV/AT&T are completely dishonest and trick you into locking in contracts lined with hundreds of dollars of fees hidden within tiny print of pages and pages of documentation. Go elsewhere with your TV services and avoid the worst headaches and hours of wasted time with useless customer service when they overcharge you and automatically opt you into premium priced services without your true consent. What they are doing is borderline criminal. Avoid at all costs.

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2019

    Meh... we have had DTV for a little over a month now. It began as a headache. We requested service in Michigan, received confirmation that the installation would be here. NOPE! They ended up trying to install at our previous address in New Mexico (even after verifying new address). Customer service was based in the Philippines, was transferred and bounced around multiple times and had to repeat our story multiple times. Had to do ANOTHER credit check because of their mess up. Finally after multiple days of headaches and hard time understanding accents, the installation guy shows up. At one point I get a supervisor and he literally says “make this quick, I’ve got other customers”... WTF?! Really?! Then for my troubles I was offered a $20 voucher... WOW!!!

    Start watching TV and noticed with ALL the channels we got, 1/4 of them are nothing but selling products... channels 43-99. After, OOV channels, video rental channels and then actual watchable channels. What a joke! Xfinity never had this... Of course to boot, was quoted one price over the phone and paying a different one on paper. Customer service is blah as well as the service.

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    Reviewed Dec. 29, 2019

    A solicitor approached my elderly in law's house offering a deal $45 for 2 years. Since their current package with Suddenlink (who I’ve been with for over 10 yrs) was under my name the solicitor ran a SOFT credit check with just my name and phone number and advised my mother in-law to switch to a cheaper plan of $45 with DirecTV. He then called DirecTV and had her pose as myself agreeing to the change without me knowing. When I called to report this to DirecTV and they then had the fraud Dept call and canceled the plan BUT WOULD NOT LET ME OUT OF THE CONTRACT THAT WAS A FRAUD CONTRACT.

    I had to carry out the 2 yr contract despite it being set up fraudulently. I had to get a new package at a higher rate or My credit would be affected since they wouldn’t void the fraudulent contract. They only voided the offered package of $45 per month! DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT EVER AFFILIATE YOURSELF WITH THIS COMPANY!!!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    Before ATT, DirecTV was excellent. Customer service answered within 1 to 2 minutes and the service representatives were always helpful. We've been a customer since 2011 when we bought our first motor home and began to travel. Whenever we stopped, we would call DirecTV and ask to have local programming and within seconds, the Tech entered the info into a computer and we had local TV for the area we were in. DirecTV under ATT does not understand that people who live in motor homes are not moving and do not incur moving costs. We are just in another zip code. After 8 hours, we finally got someone to punch in the numbers. This was in May, 2019.

    Last August, we tried to upgrade our equipment. We received the equipment, but after hours with DirecTV customer service we could not get the equipment to work. We sent it back with the correct packaging and asked to revert to our old equipment and our old package. When we got the bill, they charged us $99 for new service and extended our subscription for two years, even though we went back to using our original receivers. After at least 12 hours and many days on the phone, we were guaranteed a refund 3 times and it would appear in the next couple of billing cycles.

    We never got the refund, they've added 2 more years to our account and we were told yesterday, we will not get a refund because we did not have a technician come out to install our new equipment for another $100. Just a note, when trying to add the new equipment, we had to wait for a signal to be originated from the Philippines to activate our equipment, which took an hour and a half. Yesterday, before our last call we were promised a manager would call us to help with this matter. No one called. They just do not care.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    We have had DirecTV for 20 years and since AT&T bought them their customer service is terrible. They change our bill every month and then we have to call and argue with them for hours and then they tell us that they will give us a promotion and that our bill will be set for 12 months but then the next month we get another bill that is messed up again. We call again and are told that you our promotion expired already but they don’t have anymore right now. We are SO SICK AND TIRED of dealing with them. We are going to cancel our service but are worried after reading all the reviews about canceling and having problems with them now we are worried to even go that route. You are screwed no matter what you do with them. DO NOT USE THEM!!! They are crooks and frauds!!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    We have have been a DirecTV client for over 10 years and recently had a change in our bill. Our standard bill has been $72, in August and September it increased to $121 then in October they began charging me to $180. We were told that our promotional package has ended and the only way to qualify for the advertised rates ($69.99) is to cancel our service and apply for new. They were not willing to work with us and offer absolutely no loyalty to tenured clients. Would not recommend DirecTV simply based on lack of communication and low level of service to its clients.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    FRAUD, FRAUD, FRAUD. The only reason I'm giving this company even one star is because of one of the loyalty service reps who actually did mostly what she said she would do, otherwise if I could give negative stars I would. I don't usually write reviews, but I had such a horrible experience I wanted others to know. It started with the sales rep at Walmart who completely misinformed me about the service. He told me that I would have no problem streaming through my Roku and smart T.V., when in fact there is no DirecTV app on Roku, and that I would have to essentially download each individual station to watch through the roku. I was then given the same information by the contractor who installed the satellite dish. The only way I even found out that I couldn't actually stream was when I contacted technical support who informed that, that is not possible.

    I was then transferred to the loyalty department who worked with me to get two addition receivers for free added to my account. When the installer came to add those additional box tops, he said that the receiver he had would not even work in my house. He said the only option would be to have wireless service. He said that would cost me almost $500. I contacted the loyalty department at that time (Dec.26) two days after the initial install, and told them to cancel my service, and to waive any early cancellation fees, as I was repeatedly given misinformation. She did, and said I would not be charged any fees as long as the equipment was mailed by Jan 5. I mailed the equipment on Dec 27, the same day I received a cancellation notice, and a second email that I was going to be charged service for January.

    Furious, I contacted the loyalty department again, and in their own words said that yes, I was being charged for January service even though your service was disconnected on Dec 26. All this customer service/loyalty dept rep said was, "Any other customer would have been charged multiple other fees over $450.00 and essentially I should be lucky I was only being charged $64.00, plus the $35.00 for start up fees, for TWO DAYS of service. That's our policy." Sounds like FRAUD to me.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Dec. 28, 2019

    I used Directv from the days it first started. My last experience was pricey and sporadic programming for 10 months. I cancelled and they billed me an additional $260 for cancelling 'EARLY". If you are considering this dead-beat, behind-the-times outfit - think twice. Much better options with DISH and X-finity. Oh yes - customer service is with some guy in Tadpole, India who you can't understand, or couldn't help if he knew how.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaffProcess

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2019

    DirecTV, NFL sunday ticket. When I signed up for the DirecTV's NFL Sunday ticket, I was told we would get a discount for signing up, and that after a year's service, we could get that same discount again when the discount is to expire. Oct 15th of this year, the discount expired, and we called to extended the discount. Was told by DirecTV phone rep that they could not honor that discount that it was for new customers only. At that time, we told the representative that being a disabled vet, I am on a fixed budget and can not afford the luxury of paying nearly 200.00 dollars monthly just to watch football games. If they could not honor the previous price, to cancel my service immediately.

    They said that we were not under contract and could do so at any time with out penalty. That they were going to see what they could do and fix our discount issue. I repeated to tell them, "If my bill is going to be $162.85 monthly, discontinue my service now." I got another bill Nov. 14, 2019 in the amount of $367.36. Needless to say, being surprised at the additional bill, I called back. Told them again, if the monthly amount was to be $162.85, they should have cancelled the service in October. While looking at the bill more closely, we also noticed that DirecTV added premium channels to our bill having never requested said premium movie channels. All I have wanted from the start was to just watch Steelers football games.

    Numerous calls and hours spent on the phone with Att/DirecTV people and we get to today, a new bill in hand for $409.59. Today a different phone call, same results. Call started today at 11:47 am with my wife calling in as she has been doing. I try to avoid those types of calls because I get too worked up too quickly to the point of being enraged, and that's just not healthy for me. At 12:15 my wife asks for a supervisor and hands me the phone. I'm on hold until 12:40pm and get a supervisor by the name of Nicole ID# **. This is the first time we've been able to get a name and ID number from anyone. The call ended at 1:14pm.

    Nicole began by saying that the $409.59 was a valid charge, a valid debt. That there are no notes in our account saying that we've been unhappy with service or requested anything dealing with service. Going round and round with her, she then says, "Well, in your account I can see a note in November that you asked about billing, but no service change was requested at that time." I went through the entire series of events and phone calls, starting with our initial call back in October about our discount expiring and that if the price was to increase that they should have cancelled our services back in October. She continued to tell me that she had no notes, but then tells me that she can see in her system that our discount expired the 15th of October, and that's why the bill increased.

    That is exactly why we called the first time, to dispute the new pricing and cancel service if the pricing had indeed increased $40.00 to $162.85. We've subsequently received an email from them, ATT on Dec 19, 2019 at 10:35am offering a discount of 50% off our past due balance. While talking to the supervisor today, any time I mentioned said discount, she would tell me that she could not see that in her system and could not do anything with that to help either. My last bill should have been October in the amount of $162.85. That is an increase of $40.00 dollars over what I had been paying, and told them that if it was to remain at that price, to cancel my subscription immediately. They have not done so, and now, pressing $409.59.

    They say now there are no notes to support any previous calls to dispute the charges or request to terminate the service. Service was turned off by them Nov 12, and they still are billing for service after that date, and refusing to remove the charges from the premium channels that we didn't even request. At each step that we've tried to pay the $162.85 and cancel the service since October, someone different has said, we'll fix this and call you back. I am not disputing my bill from October, but was unhappy with the amount due to its increase. I do however require help from you to fix this.

    I should not be held responsible to pay for services that we have for months been requesting that they cancel. Always telling us that we will get the fixed bill in the mail and a call to fix our pricing so we can continue to subscribe to DirecTV. This seems to be a racket, and how they do business. Add products you did not request, add it to your bill. When you try to dispute, claim they have no notes of any calls of complaints, and then when you tell them you have been trying to cancel, that again, they have no record of you trying to cancel, so hey, pay an additional few months for service. Throughout the entire process, someone always said, "Someone must not have added the notes correctly to your account, sorry, I don’t see anything there.."

    By dealing with all of the complaints over the phone, they have an easy out by saying they have no record, as it's up to them to create this record on your account.. I am being robbed... I would like to pay my original bill of $162.85 from October with my service terminated then, or they could apply their offer of a reduction of 50% off of that past due amount. Also since October's call, we are still waiting on the box's so we can pack their equipment to send it back.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2019

    I had been a loyal Directv customer for 12 years. I moved in July and signed a new contract to get the wireless system to make the installation of the equipment easier at my new home. When I made the commitment for 2 years I was promised my bill would stay the same @ $70 per month. In November my bill increased from $70 to ~$130 per month. My wife called and the rep on the phone said to call back in December when they would have discounts that could be applied to the account.

    When we got our statement for December the bill increased further to $149.99 per month. We called to get our discounts and were informed that none were available. We then did a five day free trial with YouTube TV and were satisfied with the results. I called and cancelled my service with Directv today. During the cancellation process I was informed that the cancellation would not be effective until the end of the billing cycle (ie no proration). The company is a bunch of scam artists and liars. They will say whatever is needed to get you to sign up or extend your service. If you're interested in overpaying for something Directv is your ticket.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2019

    I have had DirecTV for over 11yrs and each time I called for help they would tell me my name was not on the account and they could only talk to my wife. She would have to call and add me to the account and each time she would. It happened for the last time today. I told her to call and cancel the account and they told her there is no account open in her name and as they were with me very rude to her. So when I called back I was told she would have to call back with an account number and SS #. She is trying now. I told her I can just quit paying the bill. I'm sure they will turn it off. The service is not what they advertise and there is no reason for someone to be rude. I now know I paid too much for too long, new provider was much nicer and did not try to get me to buy something I didn't need or want. Do your homework and look elsewhere.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2019

    Having issues with billing. I chatted/called last month and changed my plan to save money. They told me it would reflect on my next bill. My next bill shows no changes, so I chat in again and the last agent did not submit notes so they have no record of this. So tired of this response as I have heard it multiple times before. Changed my plan again today, but no credit and was told it will show on next months bill. Just ridiculous!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2019

    We canceled our Directv services on the last day of our Contract back in July 2019. Directv didn't process the cancellation correctly and insist WE owe THEM money. I called in EVERY MONTH from July till the last bill we got back in NOVEMBER and talked to 4-5 Customer Service Reps all of which told me "We will notate your account AND send it for adjustment"...that NEVER happened. I after the first two reps started just asking straight out of the gate for a Supervisor and they would get me to talk with them and STILL nothing got corrected. The last time I called in I insisted on speaking with a Manager (no supervisor, no regular rep) as I was done messing around and had been told several times things were going to get fixed and they NEVER took care of it.

    Well long story short they sent us to COLLECTIONS. I have ALWAYS paid my bills and NEVER been sent to COLLECTIONS till now. I disputed the charge and the COLLECTION company "says" they contacted Directv and they (Directv) insist WE OWE IT. WE DO NOT OWE THEM A DIME MORE! They are trying to screw a hard working family out of money because THEY screwed up and have NEVER fixed THEIR ERROR. I will be calling TODAY to speak with either Michael White (Chairman, CEO & President of Directv) OR Randall Stephenson (AT&T CEO) because someone is going to fix this ONCE AND FOR ALL! The ** Caldwell, Idaho

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 26, 2019

    I was being charged for the NFL package, so I called and cancelled it again. They said to pay the amount due and I would get a credit for next month. I paid and the following month no credit and another charge. Again was promised it would be credited. Three months of over paying and no credited, I finally cancelled with Directv. They sent me the box with shipping label. I packaged all my equipment, took it to UPS and thought all would be good.

    Following month get bill for non-returned equipment. I contacted them and sent them the picture of tracking and also the email I received saying it was received. They said because they didn't receive it within two weeks that I would not get my refund of 286.74. How can I be charged for equipment they have. I have contacted them several times, sent them copies of the emails they sent me saying I had a 286.74 refund coming, and receipt of receiving my equipment. The following month they wiped out my credit saying it was for the equipment. I want to make sure no one else is getting the run around I am.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019

    Have been a customer for 12 years. Endured price increases and bad customer service.. Called the other day. Kept me on hold for one hour.. The so called supervisor was rude and not knowledgeable of my situation, but tried to make think she was.. This company only wants more customers. They could care less about the ones they have.. Don't get caught in their web of lies!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 24, 2019

    DirecTV billed me for NFL Ticket which I didn't sign up for at a rate of $50/month. When I found out I was $200 in and they said, "You cannot cancel and still have to pay the $50 for the 5th time." I asked for a refund and was denied and told to file a complaint online. I did and they sent me back to customer service. I even suggesting checking to see if I ever tuned in and was told they wouldn't do this. Terrible service and how this is possibly legal I don't know since I didn't ask for it so how to bill for something never requested.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2019

    Hours of same useless answers when customer service gets called. Half of them can’t speak or understand English. Lot of background noise. They want to give standard answers without solving the real issue. Bills are erratic and automatic payments have technical glitches often. I will never use Directv again, just canceled by current premier subscription after almost 2 yrs of service. It’s surprising how they can drive away long term customers who have been with Att and Directv for years!

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2019

    Directv is the worst company ever. When I purchased the service I was told that I would be able to stream through my smart tv. Totally false. I'm now told that I need to purchase a separate service for $65 or 2 additional receivers for $7 each a month. They won't help me out or try to resolve the issue. I totally regret switching from Spectrum to Directv. Worst decision I've ever made regarding tv cable/satellite companies. Please do not get a contract with Directv. I'm now stuck for 2 years with them. Can't wait for the contract to expire so I can go back to Spectrum.

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    Staff

    Reviewed Dec. 22, 2019

    Service continues do degrade. Many interruptions of service daily. Kept a log for a year of no service. Cannot speak to any representative that has english as their language. I could go on and on about their lapses in service. What can i do? Is my equipment outdated? Don't they know about customers of long standing and their equipment? As a long term customer, feel like i am scammed by this large conglomerate!!! The internet service is also iffy. Too many times no service for no reason..usually on a weekend.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2019

    I signed up for DirecTV with ATT for internet, which came with NFL Sunday Ticket. I thought, yay, fun. I got my one year of the service free. In March of the following year I canceled Sunday Ticket. Since then they have continued to bill me for Sunday ticket ($50!) each month. I have to sit on hold for up to an hour every time. At the end of each call they promise me that this will never happen again. This cycle has repeated itself every month for the last six months. So much wasted time and money.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2019

    I have been a DirecTV customer in the past, and though everyone has the usual service issues due to weather, the customer service was always pretty helpful. However, it seems since they have been obtained by AT&T, they are incapable of functioning a proper customer service experience. My current Experience: In April I signed up for a Spring offering, a package that including many channels, including the NFL Sunday ticket for the first year. When the NFL season began I did not have the Sunday ticket. I went through about 5 calls with them on this subject, each time having to explain the situation to multiple representatives, and received a plethora of excuses from "We never offered that" to "I cannot access that system" to finally "Yes, you should have had the Sunday ticket if you signed up for X package in the spring".

    I thought this was figured out, even though I missed the first 3 games of the season. However, the first month since looking at my bill and I see I am now being billed for the Sunday ticket, $48 per month. I called them again and they agreed to remove the Sunday ticket payments for the past 2 months and going forward, they said at best, I have to continue to call to have this removed every month. I instructed them to cancel the Sunday ticket so I did not have to call every month to have my bill corrected for nearly $50 dollars. I have spent over 10 hours on the phone to fix this very frustrating situation and in the end, at best, they want me to continue to spend my time on something they cannot fix.

    Looking forward to canceling this service, I only purchased that package to get the free Sunday ticket this year and was only able to use it for a handful of weeks before I had to cancel to prevent further frustration. If they indeed decide to charge me early cancelation fees, I will be adding to this post and fighting that termination fee due to their inept abilities to resolve costly and frustrating situations.

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    Online & AppStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2019

    Told us we needed a new tv because our HDMI connection wasn’t working. When it turned out to be the disc, which they never checked despite asking them to. Messed up service times. Chat service took over half hour for an agent. Every time you log into the app asked you to reset your password and then that doesn’t work! Looking for another service, done with AT&T!

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2019

    Crooks and liars, dont do business with Directv, highly do not recommend directv, customer service is no good. No one speaks English, their price rates just keep increasing with no apparent reason, no good.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2019

    My wife and I have been with DIRECTV for a combined 20 years. I would not ever go back to this cable platform after they misrepresented promos and discounts. Their customer service and managers didn't want to do anything about the issues as the funny commercials "JUST GOOD ENOUGH" has become how they are. They stick consumers with ridiculous bills and and make up fake company policies that are very un-consumer friendly. No shock that millions of customers are leaving. Do yourself a favor and don's sign up as this has become a very un-reputable company that is nothing like it was before the merger.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2019

    I call to add a receiver box. That’s it and I was on the phone 1 1/2 hours and still was unsuccessful getting a extra box put in a room. I don’t mind paying the extra... They just keep transferring me to other people and departments over and over, very frustrating!!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2019

    This company is one big scam. They hire cheap labor to deal with customer service that I can barely understand. I had nothing but problems with DirecTv ever since the promotion expired. My bill was jumping up in price by $40 every month. I literally had to call this company every month for them to explain why my bill was going up and they couldn't even tell me. They would credit me then do me the same way the next month. After 5-6 months of having to call them, I gave up. Canceled and turned in equipment. While on the phone canceling the lady told me once I turn in my equipment I don't owe them anything. Well, that was a lie. They are emailing my work email every day threatening to send me to a collection agency. I will counter sue and prove I don't owe anything. PS. Youtube TV has been a blessing.

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2019

    25 plus years of service with DirecTV earns no customer Loyalty. I'm trying to cut cost wherever I can, so I spoke with Klyie, she said there was technical issues as the reason her phone would go silent during our conversation. I confirmed the last four digits of my SS#. She told me that I also needed to verify my pass code otherwise she couldn't help. I asked for a Supervisor. I spoke with Eric, for which I had an issue understanding him, he too said that he couldn't help me and I would need to go to an ATT store to show my ID before I could consider downgrading my service.

    Oh, did I mention he was argumentative. He then got Nia on the line and she encouraged me to try to give the pass code I think I may have set up. As my suggestion to create a new pass code wasn't acceptable. My 1st attempt wasn't successful. Luckily on my 2nd try I provided the pass code they had on file. I advised her, I wanted to downgrade from Preferred Extra to Choice. She said I may as well stay with Preferred Extra since I would only realize a $3.00 savings if I went with Choice.

    She made the offer to bundle internet and cell phone. Which I told her that wasn't an option. I questioned her reasoning that I would only save $3.00, because I saw that the Choice package would be $69,99. I continue to keep the paying the cost for technical support service and 4 boxes. That said, I thought I would realize a greater savings. She said the offer applied to new customers only as an introductory rate. I don't see much of a savings if I stay with this company. The customer is unable to design their own package where they can received the best deal. I'm interested in about 50% of the channels in this package, the rest I really don't need. Oh wells, this company isn't bothered with retaining loyal customers as many businesses once did.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2019

    If a agent contacts you by text and they are a salesperson through ATT it’s a total scam! They offer you a deal for $55 dollars a month for 3 years and includes premium channels. It’s a total scam and it’s ATT doing it! How else could they turn the channels on and then bill you $211 dollars saying you called them and ordered the package! It’s a total scam and obviously ATT is behind it! My bill went from $60 dollars a month to 115.00 a month now $211 a month ever since ATT took over! I've been a customer since 1985 and I’m done with DirecTV!

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2019

    First of all I did not get the gift cards that I was promised, The installers did not show up when they said they would. I stayed home all day waiting for them. They did not give me notice that they changed install date. Then the tech doing the install told me they had a Netflix channel,(they don't). Then 6 months ago I ordered a receiver for a motor home, ended up selling the motor home so sent the receiver back. Apparently my contract was renewed when I ordered the receiver. I was not aware of that. So now that I want to cancel, I have to pay $380 penalty. That is wrong. They won't take it off. Don't use this company.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2019

    I've been a customer of DirecTV for about 12 years. This is the first time I wanted to change my package, and it's been a nightmare. I was told to I would be charged $91 for the package I choose, and for 2 months have been charged $140. Then when I call about it, They tell me they can't help me, but can offer now. So when I decide to cancel my service now due to this, they tell me that I'm 4 days past my Billing Cycle, and they Cannot prorate the days so have to charge a full month. It's nothing I ever agreed to in my 12 years of service with them.

    Stay away from this company. I have now disconnected all my At&t accounts and wireless services. You are better off streaming, and getting a provider like Sling. Avoid Avoid Avoid. As soon as AT&T got involved with this service it's been downhill. It's much Cheaper to go directly to HBO/SHOWTIME/NETFLIX/AMAZON/HULU/DISNEY/ AND SLING under $75. And this is coming from a long time customer.

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    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2019

    After move order sent in for transfer service to our new house it’s been nothing but trouble! They cancelled old account because it had a “glitch” and couldn’t do work order... Screwed up pricing and they could care less! "Sorry we don’t offer that anymore," is their answer! Will be cancelling and finding an attorney to handle fees they are trying to charge!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2019

    We have had DirecTV since 1996 - back in the day when you purchased your equipment up front-a long time ago. We have been receiving emails that our current equipment (not the 1996 equipment!) is outdated and we need to upgrade to the Genie. Because we decided to add an additional receiver we called to upgrade and add a receiver in October. Long story short, I can't tell you how many phone calls have been made to them with a promise that someone will call us within 72 hours to schedule the upgrade/installation and no one calls back. Finally got a hold of someone who said the installation tech would be there on December 9th. Took the day off work as they tell you you have to be present but at 10:30 am received a phone call that no technician was in our area and rescheduled for December 16th. I'm not holding my breath that one will show up then either. The only response from the foreign speaking customer rep was sorry...

    I wonder if they treat new customers when they are trying to get your business this way? DirecTV has gone downhill--they used to be a company with topnotch customer service. What happened? Sadly we live in a rural area where our options are limited - even cutting the cord as TV antenna reception is almost non existent and no high speed internet... Frustrating!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 10, 2019

    BEWARE OF AT&T/DIRECTV. I want to describe my recent experiences with AT&T/DirecTV. I first signed up for DirecTV in 1997 and had continuous service until Oct 2019. I moved from Washington to Oregon in November 2018. After 11 months, I decided that I could no longer afford the monthly fee for AT&T/DirecTV. I started doing some research on what was available in my area in Oregon. When I had the information I needed, in early September 2019, I contacted AT&T/DirecTV to get the status of my contract and was told by their customer service representative that I had satisfied all obligations and was no longer under contract.

    In early October 2019, I called AT&T/DirecTV to cancel my service. They said I had to return their equipment. They sent me a box for returning the equipment. I packed it all and sent the equipment back to them. A few days later I received an email saying they had received all the equipment. In late October 2019, I received a bill for $300 dollars. $37.78 for 6 days in October service plus $262.22 for early contract termination. I called customer service again to discuss why I was charged for early contract termination as I was told in September 2019 that my contract had been satisfied and I was not under contract. After being transferred twice to different departments, they said that this issue would be escalated to the billing/contract department.

    I hadn’t heard anything from AT&T/DirecTV since the October call. I received a bill for $300 in December (same as before), so I called them again to try and resolve this issue of paying for early termination when I was told by their customer representative, I did NOT have a contract. After one hour 30 minutes and 3 transfers to different departments, I was told that the only way they would remove the $262.22 fee was for me to re-sign as an AT&T/DirecTV customer, but would have a NEW 2-year contract.

    I could not escalate this any further per the person I was talking to, no matter what I requested. So, after 3 very long phone calls totaling almost 4 hours and speaking with 7 different people, I’m stuck with having to pay the $300. This was all after cancelling my service due to the fact that AT&T/DirecTV told me I didn’t have a contract, but then, they (AT&T/DirecTV) said I did.

    Obviously, my 22 years of being a AT&T/DirecTV customer was of no importance to AT&T/DirecTV. My long tedious and good faith efforts to resolve this issue was basically for nothing. AT&T/DirecTV refused to take into account the erroneous information I had documented that I had gotten from their Customer Service Representative and would not even acknowledge any error had been made on their part. I was aware that there was an early termination penalty in the contract, thus my call in September, 2019 to determine whether or not I was under contract.

    Based on my good faith efforts to find out my contract status and the erroneous report from the Customer Service Department, I had cancelled my service in October, 2019. The final outcome with AT&T/DirecTV was that they would do nothing to eliminate or even reduce the early termination penalty unless I re-signed with AT&T/DirecTV which would start a new two-year contract. Given my experiences with erroneous billing issues, multiple contacts/transfers on every call to correct those or any other issues, lengthy periods being on hold during conversations, having to repeat the circumstances and details of my call to each person I was transferred to, I would strongly caution against subscribing to AT&T/DirecTV.

    This is the first review I have ever given a company that is so negative. There is usually something that mitigates a poor experience and I always try to balance that and take it into consideration. In this case, I cannot find anything that mitigates the unusually bad treatment and intransigence of AT&T/DirecTV toward a customer, regardless of longevity. So, beware of AT&T/DirecTV, their business model and unreliable Customer Service. And above all, do not rely on any account information from AT&T/DirecTV Customer Service

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2019

    Advertised $59.99 per month for 12 months and charged $74.99 per month. The AT&T store in Cloquet, MN is still running that promotion which they do not honor. Additionally, DirecTV will not issue a claim number to receive the $200 Visa promotion. Have called DirecTV and AT&T four times and visited the AT&T store twice and all customer representatives will not help me at all. I would cancel the two-year contract but AT&T can legally charge $480.00 to my credit card. I consider this a breach of contract on their part, but guess what? - no class action suits are allowed in their contract!! Buyer Beware!!!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2019

    On 12/9/19 at 9:48 a.m. I made a call to 800 831-5000, to inquire about lowering my bill. The representative, who identified himself as # **, immediately tried to sell me some insurance to "lower my monthly bill". It would cost 99.00 for 3 years up front. PLEASE listen to my short phone call. He wouldn't listen to me, as I got louder, he got louder. I am home sick today, and finally hung up on him, as he told me to call another number. And by the way, I called ATT and this very nice woman, helped me so much, that I didn't cancel DirecTV. But I would, if I ever got him on the phone again. I will be keeping his number.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2019

    My father closed an account that was set up without his permission. It’s a long complicated story. We closed this account which wasn’t easy because he had no PIN number, no phone that associated with this account. I spoke with the fraud dept and they were the ones who finally closed it on Sept 23. They had no record that he had any equipment so I was told not to worry about sending anything back. Thinking everything was fixed his bank account was hit with withdrawals. The only way they could have gotten his account information was from his current service.

    The person I spoke to again in the fraud dept told me she couldn’t issue refund checks. I would have to speak to the billing dept, which I did. The person in the billing dept told me a check would be issued in 7-10 days. Again I thought it was taken care of! WRONG!!! They charged his bank account again for the closed account. The billing dept told me they can’t issue a check until equipment is returned. I explained I tried to get a return kit but was told Directv had no record of us having equipment, so send me a return kit and I will be happy to send it back.

    During this same call the person in billing said she stopped the recurring debit withdrawal. OMG! Why didn’t they do that when the account was closed! Anyway I have been dealing with this for 4 long months. Nobody in any dept are on the same page. You never get the same answer from anyone. Do not use Directv! If you have a problem you are screwed, it’s next to impossible to get any results from them, not to mention most of the time you can’t understand them because of their accent. If I could give them a -5 stars I would. I will be stopping all service with them at the first of the year. They are horrible!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2019

    In 2018 I walked into AT&T store to inquire on services, sales rep Lisbeth ** at the 19049 location misled me with a 24 month contract. Told me it was a 12 month term and the contract would expire Nov 2019. I budget and in Oct of 2019 called to inquire on what promotions they were having and if I choose to stay for another year. I called in 3 times, only to experience extended holds and to be told to call back until another week. After calling in the last time (nov 2019 end of my contract) they said they had no specials and my bill would be over $111 each month for a basic package. I made the representative aware that I could not afford such a bill and to cancel my contract.

    I received an email a week later that I don’t need to return box. Then yesterday I received an email of notification of early termination fee. After over hour wait and spoke with 3 representatives, for the first time (yesterday) I was made aware of the 24 month term Lisbeth established under my name without my consent. Directv does not provide receipt at in person visit, directv only specified my 12 month term on my monthly paper statements. I was never told or provided a contract with 24 month agreement. Directv employee is unethical and directv mislead contracts. I do not recommend that company for services since they condone unethical sales practices. They deserve zero stars.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2019

    I cancelled service Dec 4 and they said I would be charged until Dec 27. New rule they don’t prorate service, instead want money for month extra after I cancel. Should be against the law. So if anyone has suggestions how to settle it would love it.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2019

    Tried to make changes to package. Several times. Called to cancel and was promised a discounted rate. I never saw that rate billed. Was $30 more. I called to cancel, the agent was very condescending. He also stated that they were not allowed to make all those discounts that was given me. I even received a confirmation in the mail stating what my new charges would be. I’ll be dumping my AT&T wireless account as well.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2019

    I lost connection 2 days ago and now Directv cannot get anyone here for four days! The customer service was terrible. They just kept passing me along to other people only to get nowhere. If they can't do better than that they need to hire more techs. I use to be happy with them and always had great service but obviously things have changed. I don't want to go back to Spectrum but am rethinking it. Directv is not what it use to be. So disappointed.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2019

    They just change your bill when they want, I start paying $120 and finish paying $207 just because they remove all my promotions in just 3 month after contract. Usually that happen after a year of contract. They have the worst service ever. Comcast is by far a better service, just saying.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2019

    When I opened a Directv account at August this year I got a “choice all included“ plan. Which is $49.99 for each month. They sent me the customer service summary. Show me the upcoming bill is $78.44 and ongoing monthly bill is $58.49. But when I got my first bill it was $88.99. I thought it was only a little bit different. So I pay for it without any attention. On the second bill the price was went up to $113.23. I recognized that was something wrong. So I started to call the customer service. They told me somehow my plan was changed to “select” plan.

    On the third month they changed my plan to “Entertainment“. Every time they changed my plan without my agreement. So the price going up from $58.49 to $113.23. I called the customer service over fifty times until now. But they still insisted that I have to pay $113.23 every month. And they told me if I cancel the service I have to pay $328 total amount for the cancellation fee. So please tell everyone be careful of this tricky company before signing up the TV program.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2019

    We have had DirecTV for a while and we recently decided to cancel our service because they were getting more and more expensive. We canceled the service on Sep 9, just a day or two after we returned all their equipment. On Sep 25, we got a bill stating we owed $133.57 for service. So of course I called and they wouldn't budge at all. They said that since they bill ahead, we were still responsible for paying that amount. I asked the gentleman why should we pay for an entire month of service we did not have except for the first few days of September. I asked for them to prorate the bill for those few days and they refused. Mind you, they had already received the equipment we sent back. I asked to talk to a supervisor and after going back and forth, he agreed and assured me that we didn't owe anything.

    Fast forward almost 3 months and I get an email saying that we still owe them $133.57. Needless to say, I was extremely irritated. So I called and got nowhere. The supervisor I talked to yesterday said that it doesn't matter what the other supervisor told me. Basically, their revenue department considers this a valid charge and I'm still responsible for the bill. She refused to listen to the recording because all their calls are recorded. She said it didn't matter. I got nowhere. I am extremely irritated, angry and disappointed. I am willing to pay a prorated amount for the first few days in September but she would not listen and flat out refused. Everyone is free to make their own choices but just know that they refuse to work with their customers and what one person tells doesn't mean a thing. They're very dishonest. Be aware before you make a decision. I certainly DON'T RECOMMEND them.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2019

    After I canceled my service and paid my account, I received a charged with out my permission. It charged to my debit account. When I call them to question the charges they could not find it because there was not a confirmation code! Because like I told them this charges were with out my consent completely illegal. I'm still fighting this with my bank. Also I'm search on line. It happens I'm not the only one who this been happening, beware there is some scammers in At&T DirecTV.

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    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