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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.
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Reviewed Dec. 12, 2014
People need to do their homework before making any financial decision. Direct TV is great. I was with cable for over 20 years. Costs and service were being down graded at every turn. After much research my choice was the best choice, to go with Direct TV. The service, over all aspects, are exceptional. Again, do your homework and compare and choose what is right for you. People who have had "surprises," have to be blamed for not educating themselves. I would recommend Direct TV.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
Well it’s 12/11/14. Have had direcTV for a little over 2 months now. We've had minor problems that was taken care of by phone up till now... We have 3 TV’s, one in living room, and two others, one in master BR, and one in another BR. Well Thursday the TV’s in the two BR's weren't working, so I called DTV. They said it would be Tuesday before they could get anyone to look at it. Well Tuesday the tech showed up, worked on the system 2 1/2 hrs and fixed the problem. Now we have the wireless system and he said it wasn't hooked up right when it was installed. Well I called DTV, all they offered for inconvenience was the 5 days we were without TV in the BR's. Plus they were very rude, but wasn't surprised when they said they were based in Louisiana!
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
My son was living at an apartment while in college. A roommate broke the lease on him and moved out closing the DirecTV account. Although there was nothing changed on the account except the name, my son was not allowed to continue the contract therefore being forced to agree to a contract for 2 years even though he would be in the apartment only another 5 months while he finished school. Now DirecTV is charging a recent college graduate with no job a $380 cancellation fee. We'd happily pay the few months of the 2 years that would have been left on the original 2-year contract, but they won't hear of that. They would give no more than $100 off. So to avoid credit damage we've got to pay the bill. What a racket!
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
I canceled DirecTV after my 2-year contract. By the time the contract was over I couldn't wait to rid of them, they are terrible! I was constantly calling because my bill always changed and I got overcharged constantly. I received a bill a month after cancelling and returning my equipment promptly and they just sent me a bill for 3 movies I supposedly ordered in 2012 and are charging me for them in 2014. Two of the movies are the same exact movies. I called and after going nowhere with the first employee who said there was nothing he could do about it and asked to speak to a supervisor. Ten minutes later the supervisor comes on explains to me that I must have ordered it by remote (mind you I had no internet access in 2012 so that would be impossible) - keeps giving me a roundabout and I told him it was impossible for me to have ordered a movie by remote when I called every time I ordered.
It's not my fault that there account handling issues, so why 2 years later am I billed randomly? I work in customer service and have for over 9 years now and I am in a supervisory role as well. The supervisor was rude told me to tough it out and pay the bill that he couldn't do anything about it, and that this wasn't a scam for them to get money out of people. I told him I would keep calling DirecTV and that I refused to pay. He told me to keep calling but I'm not going to get anywhere. This is not my fault and I shouldn't have to pay for it because they messed up in their system.
Reviewed Dec. 11, 2014
They forced $600.00 through my bank account and made it negative AFTER we told them to remove themselves from authorization to our account. We returned the equipment and that brought it down to $300.00. They did not want to work it out in small monthly payments. So not only did we have to pay for the DirecTV charge, we also had to pay for the bank fees that come along with bouncing an account. The manager and supervisor were very unprofessional and of no help... considering they found the situation comical, no negotiations were allowed whatsoever. We were more than willing to pay it just not all at once! It took weeks to pay off! And as a result it took money away from bills which may potentially leave me and my family without electricity for the wintery month of December 2014, thanks to their careless, selfish, and greedy actions. I'm hoping to find a new job as I have just lost mine. I DO NOT RECOMMEND DIRECTV TO ANYONE! STAY FAR, FAR AWAY!!!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
NFL Sunday Ticket renewal - Got this service which I didn't want when I signed up for DirecTV. On July's bill, I had in fine print on my e-bill, a statement stating I had to letting them know I didn't want this service by some date in the future. Additionally, I was being sent e-mails saying if I wanted NFL Sunday Ticket I needed to sign up for it. I found out 2 weeks ago I have been being charged for NFL Sunday Ticket; as various service were being removed from my account for the past year I didn't think about the fact that one of these services would add to my bill. Even though I did not authorized this addition to my statement it has been and DirecTV has stated I am responsible for this charge. I have since stopped this service because Directv continues to charge me for a service I never wanted and have been forced to paid this causing me to delete the contract!!!!!!
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
LIARS, LIARS, LIARS and LIARS. I don't know why they make their employees lie like that just to get new customers. They called me yesterday and I was with one of the reps on the phone. He told me the prices and the services that I will get and that was the price for the Ultimate pack and GENIE services for 4 rooms and one hd receiver. I asked the guy about 10 times before saying yes if this was the price with the GENIE for sure and he said YES every time, so I said yes because it was a good deal. When I called to confirm my install, the girl I talked to said yes you are having 5 hd receivers installed today.
When I said no, that it’s the genie system, she told me that's not what is on the order and if I want the genie, it’s $15 for the first one and then $6-7 for the other. So, I cancelled it because that's not what I was told when I was signing up with them. Just for it to be funny, it happened to me twice with direct tv and two times they promised me the genie for that price but it was hd receivers instead. Two times in 2 months. I’m going back to Dish Network. Never had any issues with them and I was stupid to cancel because of direct tv. I have to wait 60 days.
Reviewed Dec. 10, 2014
Games blacked out on my motor coach - has happened twice. Have service in my home in Florida with 2 boxes, and 2 boxes in my motor coach here in New Jersey. I was assured I would get my specific game Philadelphia Eagles, 60 miles from where I am at in NJ. I was told by your rep, a 4 year employee because my account is in Florida I would not be blacked out in New Jersey. Twice the games came on then blacked out after a quarter. Game was on local Fox affiliate but when traveling in a motor home you do not get local channels without applying with DirecTV and a menagerie of paper work that makes it impossible. I have been with DirecTV since they started in Las Vegas in the nineties which they also have wrong and has me since 2003. I am hugely disappointed. So much time wasted with techs who do not understand the problem. Apparently no one does at DirecTV.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
I was Scammed by DirecTV. DirecTV said my bill was 90.89 for a bundle package cable phone and internet. Got my first bill from DirecTV, it was only 46.00 and then I got a separate bill from phone and internet service and it was 250.10. When I call DirecTV I asked “Why am I receiving a separate bill when it was suppose to be bundled and why was this bill 46 and 250, when I was quoted 90.89 for the bundle package?” I was told it would be bundled after a year. Then I asked about 150 visa card, that too was a scam! They have no idea what I was talking about! Now I have to pay 175 all total a month and I am on a fixed income. Nothing is bundled!
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
I called to sign up for services on 12/2/14 with The Bid Deal flyer received in my paper. Was advised that I would be receiving over 225 channels including 11 movie channels, local channels included and FREE HBO, SHOWTIME AND CINEMAX FOR 3 MONTHS. I made several calls to inquire about this because the service of those channels are not coming through and each time I was hung up on during the apparent transferring of the call. Called back today and was able to speak with a young lady that tried her best to add the channels which I was promised and she was unsuccessful. ALSO, I have a bill that's due on 12/18/14 (only 15 days after installation) and at the time of signing up, I was told I would not receive a bill until the first month of service. ALSO, I WAS ENROLLED IN AUTO PAY WITHOUT MY CONSENT!!!! I inquired about disconnection of this service and was told I would have to pay for two years!!!
VERY VERY VERY UNHAPPY WITH THIS EXPERIENCE ALREADY AND I'VE ONLY HAD DIRECTV FOR SIX (6) DAYS! You can believe, I will let all that want to hear know about this experience. THE ONLY GOOD PART of this experience was THE GENTLEMAN THAT DID THE INSTALLATION. He was VERY PROFESSIONAL. More than what I can say about the customer service.
Reviewed Dec. 9, 2014
Had problems with my cable not working; blue screens, etc. Called DirecTV, was told, "We will send another receiver." Tried that, still blue screens. Called back again, this time was told to "jiggle the wires", did everything the rep told me, still blue screens. Was transferred yet again to another rep. I begged to get an actual person to come see what the problem was. Could not get a visit scheduled. I was told, "We will call you", they never did. Called back repeatedly to get a technician to see what the problem is. Was then told, "It is your TV, it is not the cable box." Stated cable in other rooms was just fine, I just needed a TECHNICIAN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM was. Still no cable, still no technician. I HATE THIS COMPANY. Customers are treated like crap.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
Due to a family tragedy, we moved early August 2014. I requested recovery kits for our receivers in August. I made the round trip several times to our previous address in part to get the recovery kits and return our equipment. Meanwhile, we are continuing to receive bills for service even after we moved. I made several calls regarding the bills and the recovery kits and I was told we could not get charges removed or an accurate bill until we returned the equipment. So about early October, I requested the recovery kits be sent to our new address so I would not have to make the 7-hour round trip to try to get the boxes (kits). When the recovery kit arrived at our new address, it would only hold 1 receiver, even though I had made it clear we had 2 receivers to return. I made additional calls and sent emails asking for an additional box so we could return both receivers. We still have never received the second one.
In October, we received another bill with an additional $154.00 in charges for Sept-October, even though we moved in August and have had another cable provider since August at our new address. I finally packed both receivers in a box I obtained myself and was planning on returning both myself today when I got a call from my mother (Elizabeth **, whose name the account is in) that she was being turned over for collections for our DirecTV bill. I immediately called DirecTV and they said since I returned the HD receiver, (which I still have in my possession) It activated a final bill (which I never received) and since we did not pay that final bill within 15 days, we were sent to collections.
Not only did we never return either receiver due to not getting the kits, we did not ever receive a final bill, and when I asked when the final bill was sent, I was told in October, and the October bill we got is not only not a final bill, but is not accurate because there were additional charges, which the supervisor acknowledged, because the receivers were not returned. We STILL have the receivers and STILL have NEVER received and accurate or final bill since service was disconnected. I am beyond frustrated, we do not get consistent advice or information from one call to another. I want to return the equipment, get our final bill, and pay it without anymore aggravation or being turned to collections because of DirecTV mistakes and incompetence, and I will go without cable if necessary before I ever deal with DirecTV again!!!
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I have just received a letter from National Consumer Telecom & Utilities Exchange stating that I have received a negative report on my credit. I have had to call DirecTV numerous times because I have been receiving bills from them for the past 6 to 8 months and I have not had DirecTV since January 17th this year. I have called and paid $224 just to get them to stop since I was trying to buy a house, I didn't want this to go on my credit which they assured me it would. After I paid them in March, I started receiving bills again. I called and ask why I was getting bills when I didn't have DirecTV any longer and no one could tell me. In fact one day the representative kept me on the phone for 45 minutes then came back on and said she couldn't help me.
Later after another bill and a threat from a collection agency I called again, this time I had to pay more so they could take me out of the system. Now I get a negative report on my credit because of this. I don't know how to fight this any longer. They are bigger than me and have more money, but not more intelligence it appears. I am a widow and live on SS so not sure what to do and now I have to undo the negative report with the credit bureaus. I would really like to expose this to all who will listen.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
I set up DirecTV at Sam's Club and got an awesome deal. Cool, too bad they got my e-mail wrong so I never got my billing statement so that I was threatened service interruption and had to pay a late fee. So because of this I tried to set up Auto Bill pay. Too bad DirecTV makes it complicated and that you have to confirm multiple times via e-mail and website. Unknowingly it failed, so once again I got threatened service interruption and slapped with more late fees. By the third month I FINALLY got Auto Bill pay enrolled. WHAT THEY FAIL TO MENTION: It takes about EIGHT WEEKS (over a MONTH) for it to start - so AGAIN. I got threatened service interruption, late fees and a pile of TWO months of billing that I didn't know about. When I talked to customer service about how it was deception she basically agreed and told me to get over it. So when doing auto bill pay, REMEMBER THAT YOU HAVE TO MANUALLY PAY FOR ANOTHER MONTH.
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
My mother who is 64 years old called to have service turned on. They lied to her about which packages were available. Then our first bill came. There was an additional $20 in charges which DirecTV could not explain to me. The next month when my bill was $40 over, they again lied and told me I was rude and tried telling it was because upgraded my package which was an extra $20 a month plus there was an $8 service fee. I can do math, 20 + 8 does not equal 40. They again could not give me an answer and told me I was rude. When I tried to cancel their service they told me I would have to pay them $500 the day they came to disconnect the service. They are also trying to say I signed a two-year contract when in fact I have 12 month contract. Guess who is not paying their bill until they disconnect my service?! HORRIBLE COMPANY, RUDE PEOPLE. DO NOT USE THEIR SERVICE. THEY ARE A SCAM!!!
Reviewed Dec. 8, 2014
Operator & I agreed to payment & service was interrupted. I called about it & operator said there was no info as to what I stated. I asked if all calls were recorded & they said yes. I asked them to go back & listen to it. They said that would take a long time. We got into a heated discussion & I asked why would a 12 yr customer tell a lie & why would you chance losing a customer over this. I finally hung up but called back later & reinstated service. GRRR!
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
You wouldn't think that you needed to worry about a major company being unethical by changing the terms of an agreed upon contract after the customer has signed. This is exactly what DirecTV did to my father. He bought a new 65" HD TV so now he had to upgrade his DirecTV service to include HD programming. I contacted DirecTV on his behalf to inquire as to how much it would cost him to get out of his agreement a few months early. My father's intent was to get out and go with Dish Network because they offered a half price package for 12 months, a free upgrade to a top HD DVR, and FREE HD programming for life. DirecTV, in an attempt to keep my father as their customer, offered a plan that he was willing to go with, a free upgrade to an HD DVR, free HD for 24 months. Once the tech set up the new HD dish, he was informed it would be only 12 months HD programming with, only, a free upgrade to a basic HD receiver. My calling and trying to correct their mistake was only met with "There must have been some confusion when you made the agreement" (paraphrased). Point - STAY AWAY FROM DIRECTV AND THEIR DISHONEST PRACTICES!
Reviewed Dec. 7, 2014
I placed an order online for a paid show and when looking at my bill afterwards I seen there were 3 charges for the same show. When calling DirecTV to find out why I am being billed 3 times, I was told that 2 of the charges were from 2012 that did not hit my bill at the time. I found this hard to believe that their system did not notice this until now, and asked for them to send me copies of my bills from 2012 to show that I was not charged at the time, but the CSR told me she could not pull records that far back, and that she was not lying. So I am just to sit back and take her word that we did not pay in 2012 and pay now. People may complain about Comcast, but I have never had bad service from Comcast, much less billed twice for the same item and told just to take their word!
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
I have been a Customer with Directv for 20+ years. My equipment has been upgraded maybe twice. I contacted them today to share concern over 2 of the 3 receivers as they get very hot and the power lights no longer work so even when I think I've turned them off, they aren't off and often find this out if I get up in the middle of the night (not to mention they are antiquated and I cannot program my new TVs to them- not a big deal though)... I inquired about replacement and was told YES the units are obsolete and they are "weeding them out" and that I AM eligible for their new equipment "Genie's" all for "FREE"- the caveat $10 per unit service. I already pay $89 per month for the limited TV programs I get... that's not my point. I simply ask if they could send someone out to check the 2 receivers just to assure me they are OK. No they can not, will not. If/When some code pops up on my TV that is supposed to indicate the receivers are "hot" they can then address my concern. They will not accept me telling them the units are hot. I relayed that I live in a custom all wood frame home, pine floors, pine furniture and I think it would behoove them to just send someone out... Nope, Nada, Not gonna.
I'VE BEEN A CUSTOMER FOR 20+ YEARS... REALLY... So I am left with the impression they would rather pay for my new house when it burns down than to send someone out to simply check and assure that the units are safe... I hate changing services, but they leave me no choice. When I've been a loyal- pay my bill on time every month- customer- rarely (but for 2 times) contacted them about the service and they do not want to "SERVE" me... GOOD BYE DIRECTV...
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
In May of 2013 we signed up for Direct TV. We cancelled the free programs after a time, when they would start charging for them. We have auto bill pay. So, in December 2014 we had seen on a paper bill that we had been charged for NFL Sunday Ticket. For 6 months at $40 a month. $240 is what they owe us. They are charging us $80 to disconnect. No one would help us and their customer service manager, Melissa, was extremely rude and constantly talked over me and never acknowledged anything I said. Or heard me because she was constantly repeating herself and was highly ineffectual as a manager should be. I told her we would file a complaint with Attorney General Roy Cooper. They hung up on me.
Reviewed Dec. 6, 2014
Direct TV never takes care of their customers. Big rip off. Dishnet is the way to go. Direct TV is a ** UP WAITING TO HAPPEN. You want good service? Get Dishnet. This week in Louisiana 5 towns with 200 or more subscribers will be cancelling their contracts as well as 38 other states due to the non-commitment from Direct TV. They lie and rip you off every time they can.
Reviewed Dec. 5, 2014
My current problem I have been facing with DirecTV is the stupid NFL package. Called back in September to have it removed and it showed up again on my bill in October so called again - was suppose to be credited. So my bill comes for November and it's still there with no credit. Called them trying to resolve it and they said I had to call CenturyLink, whom I'm bundled with. They seem to pass the blame and now after spending hours on the phone with DirecTV I have to call CenturyLink and deal with them. I just want a credit for my account. Is that too much to ask!
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
I received a final bill when I had not requested closing my account. After they went paperless, I didn't receive a bill for three months. When I did, I found out I was being charged for the NFL ticket when I hadn't ordered it. I was informed I would receive a credit after 3 hours on the phone with customer service. I received a new bill, again being charged for the NFL ticket. Spoke with DirecTV and they informed me it could take three billing cycles for the credits to appear with CenturyLink that I still had to pay the full bill amount until it was. I don't pay for nothing I don't have. Called Comcast and got the same package for a $100+ less. I'm through with Direct. I even gave my phone number because they kept transferring me all over the system but when call was lost, they never called back.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
My wife had a seizure yesterday evening so we spent the evening at the hospital. She is OK. We was watching TV on the Satellite. My wife change the channel to a off the air channel. Due to bad weather, we could not get it. My wife pushed the guide and then she pushed the channel button several times. The lights on the Satellite box started blinking like a strobe light. She started to complain it was bothering her. She sat there for a minute, then started screaming "stop it, stop it". She stood up and started trying to grab the air yelling stop it again. I yelled "you're having a seizure, sit down" and she did and went into the seizure. I put the foot rest up on the chair so she would not slide out and called 911.
She started to come out of it when the fire department came but she thought I was her father and did not know our address or her son's name. They insisted she go to the hospital. Needless to say, I got angry with DirecTV for designing a box that did this. I asked them to let me out of our contract but they refused. My wife now only remembers her first complaint about the blinking and getting in the ambulance so the lights definitely triggered the seizure. DirecTV has been working a problem that the channels were changing too slowly. We had a software update November 26. I suspect that they fixed that problem but speeded it up so much that now it is dangerous to people who are prone to seizures as the lights now blink too fast.
I complained that the channels changed too slowly to Comcast once. They told me it has to be that way as some people were complaining the lights were blinking too fast and it was bothering them. I do not know if anyone had a seizure though. They did mention a concern about seizures though. If Comcast is sensitive to this so should DirecTV. Their response was just short of just telling me tough **.. Seizures can kill. Why DirecTV will not let me out of my contract shows a mark level of coldness. I can guaranty that some other person will have this problem and may get hurt or may even die. My wife did end up biting her tongue.
Reviewed Dec. 4, 2014
Got a call from a new internet provider to sell me on a package for high speed internet, DirecTV, and Phone for one price. The internet speed was horrible. I canceled and DirecTV billed me a $700 cancellation charge. I was never told I was entering into a contract nor did I sign anything. I will be a Dish Network customer for life!!! ** Now every time I go to Sams Club and see a DirecTV sales guy stop me I let them know what I think of their employer.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
This morning I checked my bank account and couldn't believe it when I saw that $211.95 had been taken out by DirecTv. I don't have DirecTv!! Calling DirecTv 3 times, my bank twice and Centurylink I still have no answers as to why they took this money. I live on my widow’s benefits and can't afford this kind of robbery. Now I won't have money for Christmas either.
Reviewed Dec. 3, 2014
This company is unbelievable!!! In May of 2013, they took $21.47 out of my checking account for the initial sign up fee when I was going to have DirecTV installed. When I contacted Dish to unsubscribe I was told that I had 2 more months left on my contract. I let DirecTV now that I wouldn't be able to sign up with them and they kept my $21.47 instead of refunding it. It is now November 2014 and after many, many, many calls to DirecTV, I still have not received my $21.47! In October 2014 I was promised the refund would be back in my account within 15 days. Yesterday I was told the refund had been put back into my account in May 2014. They gave me a tracking number for my bank and as I suspected, there was NEVER a credit to my account from DirecTV. I WILL NOT let them get away with this, as I am prepared to contact an attorney as well as the BBB! I have had DirecTV in the past, but I will never, ever, ever, ever subscribe to them again...even if they offered it to me for free!!
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
They installed my Dish, was getting frozen picture on TV. They told me the dish got to be moved. If bad service happens again then the dish got to moved again. Didn't want all them holes on my roof so cancelled.
Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE!!! I ordered two receivers but cancelled the order. The bill still showed up on my account. I called DirecTV and spent forty-five minutes being transferred around various departments till I talked to a billing "supervisor" who told me I needed to call the technician to cancel the order. I told her that I had already talked to the technician and he had already cancelled the order weeks ago! She said I need to call him and there I was, after wasting close to an hour of my time, back where I started.

Reviewed Dec. 2, 2014
I signed up with Directv and came with HBO, ShowTime, Movie Channel etc. free for 3 months and the NFL package. You must call in to cancel otherwise Direct automatic starts charging for the packages if you do not call to cancel. I called in to cancel all the free programming and this included NFL package. I was under the impression all was canceled. I happen to check on my bill and NFL was not canceled. So they started billing me 40$ for 6 months. I called back and told the agent I had canceled all free programming I was giving and I wanted NFL out of my billing. They said they could not take it off once the NFL season has started. I said no and I wanted to take it off my bill because I called in to cancel all free programming. They could not do anything.
This is not a good billing practice. I called in and still I am being charged. I have called in numerous times and have not able to fix this problem. I need to find people in the same situation as I am in in order to sue the SOB's. They are crooked and no consumer should be taken advantage of. Email me if you would like to start a class action suit.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
After 2 1/2 years of service with Directv and way out of my agreement cancelled the service as I rented a property to my brother. My brother signed a new agreement with Costco Directv, everything was confirmed and we set an installation date. The day of the installation the tech arrived and told us he had to verify and confirm the install with Directv, he called in Directv and Directv informed us that an address which had Directv service could not be serviced in two years again and that I had to reconnect my service if my brother wanted service at that address. Never seen or read in their agreement such policy before, also does not make any sense, either way like most companies they are crooks. I'm just surprised they arbitrarily deny service to you in that way, I feel profiling and maybe because we are from Hispanic origin they decided to alienate us with no service.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
I googled DirecTV and came to their "official" site. I called for pricing and telling the sales person I was with Verizon and didn't want to stay because their price keeps going up. I told them I wanted internet with the package and they said sure and that they had providers who contract with them other than Verizon. I was told for cable and internet the package would be $123 with tax and my bill would be on the 24th of every month. I was told DirecTV does not bill a month ahead of time like Verizon does.
The man shows and set up the service. At the end I ask what about internet? He says "I don't do internet." I call the customer service line and the representative said Verizon was the only internet service in my area. I said, "remove your stuff now as I don't want to stay with Verizon." The rep says, "here are a couple of other companies that you can call to see if they will hook up internet for you. You have 2 weeks to cancel."
I call all those companies and none work. So I use a local cable/internet company who hooked up 3 days later. I called one week from the installation date with DirecTV to cancel and they say I can't without early term fees applying because I had only 24 hours to cancel. The supervisors says in some states there is up to 2 weeks to cancel but not where I live. He said I got bad information. They sent my complaint to the "higher ups" who should contact me in 7 days. The bill also came in the mail and guess what? It's due on the 2nd of each month not the 22nd. The lies these people tell are outrageous.
Reviewed Dec. 1, 2014
We have been on auto pay with DirecTV for over 13 years (same boxes, same dish, same programming). We never received any introductory package because we bought our dish and receivers outright at Radio Shack. Last September, I started to see the commercials for free NFL Sunday Ticket to new subscribers. By the way, my family is predominantly Green Bay Packers fans, living in Texas, and we have never subscribed to Sunday Ticket before. So I called to see if they had any customer loyalty incentives, to which the customer service rep replied, "I believe we can give you Sunday ticket free for this season and premium movie channels at a discounted price for 3 months."
After about an hour on the phone, and repeatedly stating that I am not interested in Sunday ticket unless it's free, I was reassured this programming would be at no cost to my family. (4 times reassured). During a phone call to DirecTV regarding a random question not pertaining to this subject, I learned that we were being billed 39.99 a month for Sunday ticket. The rep, who was great by the way, informed me that she couldn't even connect me to a supervisor who could help me, so begrudgingly I hung up.
I called back 15 minutes later, and was automatically connected with a rep claiming to be a manager, who told me that the notes from that conversation clearly stated that I had agreed to pay for Sunday ticket and was very satisfied with the way my call was handled. I asked if she could play the recording from that conversation, because all calls are recorded for training purposes and she said she wouldn't need to do that because of what the notes say. She then added that I probably only want to cancel because I am realizing that my team isn't going to the Superbowl. As I write this review, the Packers are beating the Patriots late in the 4th quarter and are the #2 seed in the NFC.
Long story short I was called a liar and I am at a dead end. I would have noticed this on my bill and called sooner but they have been sending my bill to an illegitimate email for the past 2 months. All in all, this experience has been eye opening to say the least. I never thought that after 13 years I would be treated so horribly by a company that would rather be without television programming than stay with them. Stay away unless you have no other options, like us. The only good thing I can say is that they are better than dish network.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
I was charged for not returning equipment after cancelling my DirecTV service. It took them more than a week to send me a return kit - as soon as I received it I returned the equipment. 2.5 weeks after I was billed and charged a non-return equipment fee. They haven't received it yet and according to the tracking number it was sent out but they haven't received it. My complain is that it is not my fault that it has not arrived. I sent it in as soon as received the return kit. DirecTV has the tracking number also and know that it was sent out on time but they still will not refund my money back.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
I don't know what 95% of you people's problem with direct. The service, quality and price is worth it all. 95% of you just don't READ your contract and then get surprised when something weird happens with your bill. Just be glad y'all don't have dish. They say everything is cheaper but look at the receiver prices after price of the promo. Actually CALCULATE it yourself.
Reviewed Nov. 30, 2014
Constantly telling you one thing and doing something else, then denying that the original statements and conversation ever happened. Promised me things and a price and then made me record that I would enter another contract. Then the next day I called to verify price and didn't get what they discussed at the total monthly cost promised prior to recording. So I cancelled the upgrades and extra services the next day because of that fact. Never got them and didn't want them anymore after that deceitfulness. Now they want to hold me to the contract and canceled one day later. Now they say I got all the upgrades, no notes that it was removed or canceled. Total lying con artists. Their reps are taught to lie and not enter what they promise into their notes so there is no way for you to prove their previous conversations with you.
Called a week or two later to verify that I wasn't under contract. Was told directly by rep that I was not and it was removed or should have been. So now when I called to cancel service they say I can't without penalty because I am under that contract via recording they made. They say they have no notes or info on any of the previous calls I made to make sure things were done correctly. They are liars and con artists, not to mention thieves.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
Just had bad experience with this company. I paid for three rooms of service over the phone. The installation guy arrives and tells me I only paid for two rooms. I contact customer service only to find out there will be additional fees. I cancelled the service Johnny on the spot. I felt it would be the start of a bad relationship.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
My very negative recent experience with the dishonest and unhelpful folks at DirecTV: I don't watch a lot of TV, but I do like to keep up on football. I contacted DirecTV about getting a package installed. I informed them that the only thing I was interested in was getting the Pac12 network. I said I was not interested in any other services or deals, that was my only concern. I re-iterated this point multiple times throughout the process of purchasing the service and getting it installed and was told very clearly that yes, I was indeed getting the Pac12 network. I get home, turn it on; No pac12 network. In fact, it turns out that DirecTV is the ONLY cable providers that DO NOT have a contract with the Pac12 network, despite my being promised that it was being included in my package.
I contacted customer service, and after spending an hour on the phone, being transferred over and over through three levels of management, and being put on hold multiple times for extended periods, I finally reached someone in management who said they could help me. Why, for just $480 dollars he said he could get me out of my contract. Wonderful. Guess you just can't trust the DirecTV sales reps. They will apparently just tell you whatever you want to hear to get you to sign a contract, and then you're stuck with them. Zero integrity or responsibility on their end. Beware of DirecTV.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I think it is shameful that I am required to have HD before I can watch the high school football playoffs on the FSMW+ channel. I do not have to have HD to watch other sporting events broadcasted on this channel. Makes me want to change satellite provider.
Reviewed Nov. 29, 2014
I called to cancel services being that I was moving. Keep in mind I have lived at the same address for over four years and have always had DirecTV. With that being said my two-year contract was up 2 years ago. So when I called to cancel I was told I would receive boxes to return equipment, at which time I told customer service I paid for my receivers and after he looked he stated "Yes you did, but the cards are property of DirecTV." I said "Ok send me an envelope and you can have those back," and gave him new address. I still haven't received envelope a month later. In November I put money on my prepaid Visa and went shopping a few days later and my card was declined. Come to find out I had used this card before to make a one time payment and they kept it on file and took $422.69 off my card. Needless to say I called and had a few choice words, had to cancel my card and order a replacement and have to wait until payment post so I can dispute it!!?? DirecTV is a scam artist.
Reviewed Nov. 28, 2014
I moved to a new house and participated in the movers program. I set an appointment to have install at my new house. The guy shows ups and takes one look at the cables that were already there from the previous owners and says these will all have to be replaced. I thought ok, then replace them. He told me I had to have someone else rewire my whole house. I asked, can he just do the main tv. He said no. He left, he was there for a total of 3 mins. So I immediately call DirecTV and they say he should have done it. After going back and forth with them for half of the day I finally got the supervisor of the installer on the phone. Just when I thought I was going to get somewhere, as I was explaining what the installer said to me, he told me that I cannot talk about his tech like that and he hung up on me. That was a supervisor that hung up on me. I immediately called and canceled my subscription with DirecTV and went with Dish. Cheaper rates and way more professional.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2014
Last year I switched from cable... got a good deal for 90 days. This so called "Genie" is something they include in this package... but can't get rid of after the 90 days (25.00/mo) whether you want it or not. In the first year my bill was jacked up 3 times @ $30 a pop. I was told there's no way to switch the equipment out, that's convenient! If it's not DirecTV jacking up your bill, it's CenturyLink... so you call and they bounce you back & forth blaming each other. This can take up to 1 hour or longer. I have been hung up on, put on hold or just left hanging. I understand why they have to run promos for new people but don't give us already paying customers a good deal. DirecTV puts you in this 2yr contract $220 if you want to leave. Speaks volumes about this company.
Reviewed Nov. 27, 2014
Had problems ever since I signed up. From poor install with wire everywhere to service that goes out every time it rains a little. Stay away from DirecTV. Crappy customer service. All they want is your money.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014
First, upon subscribing, I was told I was going to get a free pkg deal for the first 3 months. That never happened and they refused to deal with the matter; just said they were sorry. Now I learn that as I am moving, they won't take back the satellite dish--that's up to me. It is going to cost me $30 in dump fees, locating someone with a truck to haul it and the time to take it apart and get it to the transfer station. Glad I have another option where I am moving!!
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014
I have been a DirecTV customer since April 2013. My receiver was not working properly so I called customer service. A new one was sent to me and in return I sent a receiver back. They received it. I have been billed 138.00 for a non-return fee. I've contacted customer service on several occasions to have that amount removed. After five calls to include speaking to a supervisor, the amount remains on my bill! My bill is automatic deduction. The only thing these people can tell me is that "eventually" that amount should fall off. What does eventually mean? One customer service rep even told me "I don't understand why you are so worried about it. When the amount falls off, if it's been deducted from your acct, it will show a credit on your bill of 138.00." Are you kidding me? This is their resolution to the problem??? I am extremely upset and very disappointed that I as a customer... who has never missed a payment or ever called prior to this issue has been treated so disrespectfully and made to feel like my business does not matter. I would have already cancelled service however; I'd have to pay a contract cancellation fee. What a joke! This is absolutely ridiculous! Way to go DirecTV.
Reviewed Nov. 26, 2014
I've had DirecTV for 4 years. I moved after having them for 2 years and had no contract any longer but still used their equipment and services. I continued using them in the new house and a technician came out to install DirecTV using the equipment we already had. There were no charges for installation. The technician told us we could get new & better equipment with the installation so we told him to go ahead and install it. I had numerous issues with my bill over the next few months in which they charged for more boxes than I had and other fees they weren't supposed to be charging. I disputed those and was refunded but had to watch my bill all the time for errors. We decided to cancel DirecTV because it was too expensive and I was tired of calling them about the bill errors all the time. We could get most of what we wanted to watch on Roku, Netflix and Amazon and much cheaper. We were paying about $110 for DirecTV for one genie DVR and 2 other boxes, in which you 'lease' their equipment forever and were paying for it 10 times over.
Roku, Netflix & Amazon were going to be about $40 a month. We were told we had an early cancellation fee because we had a 2 year contract start up again when we moved. I did not sign a 2 year contract with them and refused to pay. I told them to send me proof I had signed a 2 year deal and they kept sending a copy of their basic lease agreement without my signature. Then they turned my account into collections while I was disputing it with them. After months of arguing with them and getting nowhere I finally talked to a DirecTV associate who explained that you do not have to sign a contract to have the 2 years start over. All you have to do is accept new equipment and it automatically starts over. I was livid at finding this out!!! This is unfair and misleading to consumers and of course the technicians are in on it too in not explaining this up front. I will never do business with them again and hope many people read this as a warning to not do business with them either.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
On 11/19/2014 our checking account was charged $119.64. This was not authorized or billed as a result of any transactions or services we received. Our billing is done through Verizon because of bundled services phone, cable and internet. Both my husband and I have contacted you to find out the reason for this charge and no one at DirecTV could find out why it was done. Found the charge on 11-20 - contacted DirectTV, filled out the form and by 11/24 they said "Sorry we can't find the payment with the information you provided". I provided everything they ask for EXCEPT for the cancelled check - hello this was an UNAUTHORIZED EFT - there IS NO CHECK IMAGE. And guess what? I have to start the process all over again. The BBB now has a record of my complaint. And instead of working I know have to deal with this crap. I'm dumping DirecTV and NEVER EVER EVER going back. They are thieves as far as I'm concerned.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I got all set up with DirecTV with a install date. The the next day they called me and said because of an old address that I lived at with my ex that I am not eligible to open an account until she pays her past due amount. Now mind you my name nor ss# was never on her bill. How can they hold me accountable for someone else's bills. Makes no sense at all. Do not do business with these crooks. I signed up for dish network instead. They were glad to have my business!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
We bundled with Direct TV and Century Link. From the beginning we had problems. I had to call Century Link several time. I am a 62 year old women who works as a lunch lady, and when I get home I am extremely tired and not wanting to talk to someone on the phone about being overcharged for a service. I was quoted one price and was charged another. As I said I had several conversations with them more days than I most definitely wanted to. I also had two conversations with Direct TV. When we would go to on demand to watch something it would tell us to watch later. So I cancelled both and am now being charged 435.00 early cancellation.
I am a senior citizen and my husband is retired. I paid my bill every month on time. So I feel that I followed my part of the contract, but they did not. They say that Century Link and them are two different companies. However they should make it very clear about certain charges and that because one company is not holding up their part that we should just have to suffer with it. And as far as I am concerned they were both wrong. I can not afford to pay 435.00 for bad service
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I waited all day on Friday for the tech to come and install our tv. He never showed and when we called to see what happened we were not even on the list so we rescheduled for Sunday (big mistake). The tech should have been there by 1:30. He showed up at 3:50. He was rude from the get go. My wife welcomed him (Chris) to our home and he did not even comprehend she was talking to him. He walked out to the deck and said he can't install the dish because of the angle of our deck. I told him we had dish 3 months ago and it worked no problem. He told me they have to use 4 foot poles now to ensure a 2 year guarantee. He did not even bother to check if the signal would work or not. How could he... he did not even bring any tools up with him and from what I seen, he did not even have a van. He came in a car so from what I can see, he (Chris) did not have any intention of installing a dish at our house.
And to make matters worse, he broke a light on the deck and just watched it fall to the ground without even saying a word or apology. I finally asked him to leave. This is the 2nd time I have had issues with direcTV about install. The last time I tried, they offered me free cable instead of satellite. I can go on but you get the gist of it.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
When I first signed onto DirecTV I bought the football package. In July I called in to get some of the higher charges lowered that they had added. I told them under no circumstances did I want the football package cancelled. My husband is deaf and enjoys the football package. Well in September I called Directv to check on the package because when my husband tried to get a game it said he had to pay. When I called to check on the package I was assured we had the package deal. I said, "are you sure I would not be charged." She assured me that I would not that there was a glitch in the system and that it would be taken care of and I would not be charged. Well when I got my bill I was charged 300.00 for the football games my husband watched.
When I called in at this time I was told as of July I did not have the package. But they also said in Sept. my husband called in and cancelled the package. My question was how could he have cancelled anything when he doesn't make any of these calls because he can't hear. I make all of our calls and I did not call. Better yet I asked how he could have called in September and cancelled something they told me I didn't have since July. I went to many channels and talked to many people and nobody would fix this problem that very obviously was caused on their end. My end result was I cancelled DirecTV.
Reviewed Nov. 25, 2014
I initially signed a two year contract for $36.98 a month, basic. I spoke to a manager at that time, told him I was concerned as I was hearing that Dir. TV "sneaks up cost" - No, good for at least two years. Last January found my bill at $60.00 with add-ons I had never ordered or spoke to anyone about. I spent hours trying to get a supervisor, finally got "Penny" who did not know "how those extras got on your bill". Was supposed to get a refund. Only way she could do that, she said, was to give me more coupons for my bill.
This June my bill mysteriously went to $60.00. I called, some of the coupons had expired, nothing they could do. While I contemplated my next steps (live rural, not a lot of options) my bill jumped to $80.00-unbelievable. I just spent two hours with them on the phone to be told all my coupons had "expired". They of course under threat of disconnect can get it back down to $56.00 but with no guarantee how long if coupons expire. I started at $36.00 and have no additional services. It is unbelievable to me that consumer agencies have not put a stop to this slide up billing. Anyone for a class action?
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
I received confirmation of my account purchase and an installation date was set. I waited the 4 hours scheduled and no technician arrived, nor did I receive any notifications that the technician would not come. Very frustrating and a waste of time. I would proceed with caution deciding to do business with DirecTV.
Reviewed Nov. 24, 2014
I had an installation scheduled for today between 12 - 4. As I read the Sunday paper, DirecTV had a flyer that said get the best price of the season as well as a $100 visa gift card. I called DirecTV and asked about the offer. I was informed to have the installer call once he arrived so they could give him a new install number. I was assured I would qualify for the gift card. Honestly, if they would have said 'sorry we cannot honor the gift card unless you cancel and reschedule your installation,' I would of said 'that's ok, forget it.' But that's not what they said. After four phone calls and many different reasons given to us by multiple departments, we will not be receiving the gift card. Asking myself why we gave them a second chance. Huge mistake!
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
We were unable to continue with our Dish Network account because there was no line of sight available, my wife was completely against having Directv but we got it anyway. From the beginning of placing the order, they never asked what kind of programming we wanted and my wife in fact called the initial sales rep out on it. They still only put us in the Choice package when we were to be in the Premier. We were not told that there would be a fee for switching it and we were also told that the system that they offered was similar to Dish anywhere whereas you could watch shows on your laptop from somewhere else.
After a minimum of 6 phone calls asking if there was to be extra equipment with it or not and lied to multiple times, we found out that GenieGo was necessary at an extra cost. Furious my wife called in and explained that was never told to us and they discounted the price from $99 to $75 charging it to our account. My wife lives 8 hours away from me and she was instructed that nothing had to be done other than plugging it into the DVR receiver, however, even though she again asked various amounts of time and explaining to the rep that she would be coming to visit me 8 hours away they still failed to tell her that it had to be registered in her home network and even though the second time that it was, you still could not access it.
She called and was able to get it refunded. However, numerous calls over billing issues since the initial rep had not considered asking what programming we wanted, a supervisor said that the initial discounts that were supposed to be applied to the account weren't due to the error. The supervisor gave us a credit for those discounts we should have received and then told my wife that we would be forced to keep that programming for a year otherwise we lose out on the credit. Far be it from me but Directv offers the ability to change your programming at any time so telling my wife that was being forced upon us was not making her anymore of a fan. She finally got upset with it entirely and got cable leaving an early termination fee. I don't think and neither does she, that since we have had over 16 times of calling in and trying to accomplish one thing is worth us having to pay it. They said that in their policy we signed a two year agreement, but they did not follow their side of the agreement. Lies, manipulation, false advertising. Still disputing the ETF. Would never in a million years ever go with them again or even recommend.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
Billed for service previously cancelled. Called Last April, May and June to verify that the promotional service was indeed cancelled and was assured by the representatives. Then they added a notice to my bill for NFL auto renewal; I signed up for paperless statements and this was definitely a mistake on my part -- I hate all of the junk mail and didn't want to get more of the same. Never thought DirecTV would be such **; now I'm stuck with programming I don't want and only found out it was turned on because I accidentally tuned into one of the higher number channels.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
I don't have DirecTV. We live in a condo and the neighbors just got DirecTV. The dish was installed on our unit without our knowledge or approval. I called to complain and have the dish removed and was told it wasn't their problem and that we would have to have it removed at our own expense. The customer service rep was rude and was not sympathetic at all. Dealing with them as a non customer, I couldn't imagine what I would be treated like as a customer. I would never consider them after this interaction. The main reason this is even an issue is that we live in a community with an HOA. The HOA has to approve any dish installed and if it is not approved the unit owner will be fined. We never wanted it, we never asked for it and now we will be fined. Another issue is that there are now holes in our roof and walls. DirecTV didn't seek approval or authorization to install a unit on my home and no I am being forced to pay out of my own pocket to have it removed. I would have never authorized this and am shocked that they would not take responsibility to correct an error they made.
Reviewed Nov. 23, 2014
The Programming packages I have tried with DirecTV, does not justify the cost based, on the channel selections, their designed packages versus value is robbery. Local channels that are available via digital antennas, is not a benefit. Paying for a catalogue of items to purchase, repetitive showings, drug Ads and storm delays, should be investigated by the federal consumer protection commission. Cost does not justify value.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
A family got Directv while living at my address. At the time, they did not have a bankcard so I used my bankcard to pay his directv bill. He decided he did not want directv anymore so he let it cancel. A few months pass by when one morning, I decided to check my bank account balance as usual and I see a $228.78 charge on my bankcard. After some research I out that directv will charge whatever is on file at the time for any unpaid balances. I was unaware of this because I never signed a contract nor was my name on the directv account. Needless to say, I am very angry. All the bills came in my family name so I was not aware of directv's billing policy. Plain and simple, this is stealing! No matter kind of spin directv puts on this, it is still theft.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
DirecTV took without my authorization $233 this morning from my bank account. I DID NOT give the authorization. They said they can, they have my debt info. This is BS and against the law!!!! IF this were true, which it isn't, every company and Collection agency would do this but it's NOT. IF anyone is suing them, please contact me!!!! I would love to my name!!!! I have to cancel my bank account!!!
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
So it's 15 degrees out. Power bill is due. Card declined several times. Deposited paycheck yesterday like every week. Called the bank. DirecTV took $1429.00 out. First off, I have never had a DirecTV account. So I called them. What's going on? I have bills. I'm a single dad with an 11 month old daughter BTW. DirecTV told me that I used my card to make a one time payment on an account. A year ago I helped a friend in a pinch. So now DirecTV thinks it's OK to take my hard earned money without permission. They hung up on me three times, transferred me four times. Finally Shaniqua?? tells me there is nothing they can do. I gave no permissions to them to take any moneys from my account. Then they ask me if I'd like to pay the remaining balance of $160.00 that's on the account. What do they not understand? It's not my account. Wtf! So so so livid right now. Took my daughter's diaper and food money right from her mouth. Now what does someone do in this case? DO NOT USE DirecTV. They are crooks. Period.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
The bill is never the same or even what they promised when they sent out their literature to get a person sucked into their scams. I can't budget my monthly bills cause of this. Have to call every month to ** about the bill. Nothing gets done.
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
We have been DirecTV customers since 2012. Our 2-year contract expired in Sept. 2014. Ever since we are having problems with satellite dish communication. Sometimes 775, 771 type of different codes were displayed on TV. This last time I called DirecTV customer service on Nov. 21st 2014 at about 7:15 pm they transferred me to technical department. The lady came on the phone and started speaking like an Express Train! Faster than a news reader! She said her name so quickly and asked for issues that I could barely understand her name. I told her I see a code 775 - problem communicating with dish error. She kept asking me to look for a box behind DirecTV receiver. I told her there is none. She made me check all 3 receivers and I told her I don't see one. Then I again asked if she wants me to check any cables behind the receiver or to look for a box. She said there is a Swim cable (I guess she was talking about Coax Cable) that will be connected to a box. So I told her there is no box and cable is connected to a wall outlet.
Now I don't know what happened maybe I touched the receiver box to check coax cable but the code on TV changed from 775 to 771 - problem communicating with dish 1. So I told her this error and have no clue what she did but suddenly TV started working. I am still holding the phone and after a while I here tu-tu-tu-tu- it means the person on the line has hung up! I just couldn't believe how someone could hung up on a customer! Seems like DirecTV does not train their employees about Customer Service! She was not even clear in her speech! Not sure why Direct TV hire these kind of Rude and disrespectful people! The international package initially we had was nice. 2-year contract was not even over and they cancelled the best channels I had signed up for and replaced them with useless channels! Oh once the tech support lady asked me the spelling of Obvious!!!! I told her but I don't want a technical support asking me the spelling of something. It seemed more like she was testing my knowledge! Don't they have access to Google/internet/browser while they help customers? Can't they google out the spelling?? Please don't trust DirecTV for anything Packages, Customer Service and Signal problems - None of the experience is gonna be rosy..!
Reviewed Nov. 22, 2014
I called to order service. They required a down payment of 321.00. They said that was all that was required... Then I was quoted a specific monthly price. Then I was told they were wrapping up and had to speak to a different dept. Ok. But not explained that it was for Internet and that dept was also asking for more down payments and credit checks... very unexpected. When I was quoted for cable and internet and had made down payment. Tech arrives at my house at 3 pm, asks me if you have permission for set up... Was ready asked by rep, had to call landlord. He gave permission. There were existing wires but were outdated, so tech would have to rewire for all 3. He gave me a hard time saying my landlord would not allow it. Spoke to his supervisor, he was told to go ahead. Then he asked me snidely where do I want him to drill the holes In walls! Long story short, it was about to get dark and I feel he was not up to the task! He left the job without saying a word! Also during all of this, the internet people were on phone telling us they can't make it! Lesson learned, you get what you pay for. I feel a lot better about Comcast. This company is the most unprofessional in every dept!
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
I have had DirecTV since 1998, and never would change. My monthly cable bill with all premium stations and a Home Center that records 5 programs at the same time is less than $160.00. I have also 5 boxes in the house. They are very helpful and when I am dissatisfied, I am always given credits to my next bill. I highly recommend this company.
Reviewed Nov. 21, 2014
After "assuming" I was a subscriber to DirecTV for the last 20 years because my name was on a joint account along with my husband, when requesting the account be solely in my name, I learned that the account is only set up with ONE social security number. I had to start over as a new client. They took out all the existing equipment, wanted to charge me $300 for a new DVR, and when I called them out on this, "Well Ma'am, this is how our system works." Your system is inadequate. There are plenty of companies who are able to have more than one social security number for their customers. I will never refer anyone to DirecTV. They are one of the biggest scammers around.
Reviewed Nov. 20, 2014
I have been a DirecTV subscriber since 3/13. On Sept. of this year I rec'd a phone call for a 90 day special for NFL & Showtime for 5.99 a month. Stupid me said, "For that price, sure, go ahead" & I will order the deal. The caller even gave me the date to cancel, so as not to pay full price. Needless to say next bill arrived & it was a lot more than a 5.99 increase. On 11/4 we called to cancel. We called billing & we were told we would owe a partial Nov. bill & a 86.00 early termination fee from our original 2 year contract. On 11/12 our final bill arrived for 357.52. Included on the bill was a 250.00 fee for the NFL program, which they consider a new contract & an extra termination fee. Phone solicitor never mentioned a year obligation. On 11/11 we rec'd a letter informing us the NFL package carries a early termination fee. We cancelled 11/4. A little late & if they would of said this policy is established, I would of never said yes!!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
November 12 I talked to a Direct TV representative who upgraded my account to the Ultra Channel Program. I discovered a week later some channels were missing. After an hour on the phone and talking to 3 reps. I was informed I needed to upgrade my equipment to get the channels I'm paying for in my new package at my expense. They want me to pay an additional $73.78 for their equipment. That is ridiculous! Direct TV "ethical" policy should be to have their reps. when upgrading channel packages required them to inform the consumer of the additional charges for equipment involved to receive these channels. Failure to do so, the equipment should be supplied to the customer at no cost.
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
I have been trying to price various companies for TV & Internet bundles. Everyone has been able to give me the price information I need over the phone, but DirecTV. They were absolutely difficult to get a comparison quote from. First I called and the guy on the phone did not even listen to me. He immediately wanted to get my "qualifying" info and sign me up even though I told him all I wanted was a quote. So, trying to be fair, I tried the online chat. They told me that they can only quote TV and I need to call in for bundle quote. HOW FRUSTRATING. If getting a quote is this difficult I can only imagine what their customer service will be like if I sign on. At this point I would not use DirecTV even if it was FREE!!!
Reviewed Nov. 19, 2014
I want to advise all - don't sign the contract with Direct TV - they don't keep promises and service very bad. I simply have no choice in my town - bad Direct TV or bad Comcast.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
It has been about 10 months and Movies on Demand still does not work. We have called the provider at least a dozen times to share our frustration with no resolution. They sent someone out, once, who said he couldn't fix it because he couldn't detect the problem. It says it cannot connect to the Internet but our Internet is fine. Everything in the home works with our Internet except our DirecTv. We can get to the apps, we can record on the DVR but VOD won't download movies. I have read this as being a problem for others but when we ask, the IT support has no idea what we are talking about. We know VOD is a free service (except you pay for movies) but it is frustrating that it is a service we cannot access due to poor equipment.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
When I signed up for DirecTV in July 2013, I was misled about the services I would receive. I was promised internet at a certain price as a part of my package and then they could not deliver so I had to go with a different provider for internet for $30 more than they promised. The first time they came to install the satellite dish, it was done wrong. WE caught the mistake and had to call to have it fixed. DirecTV wanted to charge us to come out to fix the mistake that they had made. We were charged numerous times for on demand movies that we did not order. I cancelled the service on November 1, 2014. I specifically asked if my automatic payments would stop and was told yes. The customer service agent neglected to inform me that stopping the payments would take up to six weeks, so now DirecTV has an extra $116 from me. I have been informed that this money will be returned to me in 30 days. 30 days? Once again, I am paying for DirecTV's mistakes. I would advise anyone considering signing up for DirecTV to run the other direction and choose a different carrier.
Reviewed Nov. 18, 2014
This is the worst television service I have ever had in my entire life. It is "unable to connect to satellite" more often than not. Customer service is rude and says it "sometimes" happens due to weather. Regardless of the fact that I'm telling them that it is clear skies and no wind.
Reviewed Nov. 17, 2014
Twice this year DirecTV just added PPV charges that were more than a year old that I had already paid for. They claim that it is because I returned a box or ordered with my remote control, NOT! I have to text my orders in because I don't have a phone line. Both times when I call they said that they would take them right off. My concern is the people that have direct debit billing from them that may not notice and just pay. This seems like a shady practice to me. Also when you go on to their website you can't look at your previous billing statements. Both times the charges were over 100$. How many other people are they ripping off?
Reviewed Nov. 16, 2014
Genie system installed by DirecTV tech. Working correctly, hooked-up to WiFi. Trying to record from my laptop connection, I was not able to select DVR installed on my network (verified by tech). Known issue, said support. Why not told when installed?
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
I've never dealt with such heartless, two faced hypocrites. They jacked my checking account for $1,045!!! I owed them $400 due to moving and installation fees. Had a conversation with a rep telling them I needed another week to decide if I was keeping their services after going without cable for almost three months. The rep said that's fine, let us know. Because my check goes in couple days early I didn't even get a chance to call. Those idiots made my life a living hell while I made phone calls and begged for my money back so I could pay rent and other bills. They could keep the damn $400, but to take $1045 for non return of equipment and early contract cancellation fees without looking at last conversation I had with their rep?
They basically forced me to stay in contract with them because if I didn't, I would not have been reimbursed one cent. If I agreed to stay in contract, guess what? Reimbursed me a whopping $350 but charged me ANOTHER $199 fee UP FRONT. What customer reads the fine print on back of bill and why didn't their stupid rep tell me that they were going to take half my check if I didn't stay with their services? I will drop them the second this contract expires and let everyone I come into contact with know how they treat their customers. I have never received so much misinformation from anyone. Also, I had emails with reference numbers to prove conversations and they still refused to stand by their word. They should be ashamed of themselves for implementing such policies in the first place.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
Today, 11/15/14, I called DirecTV to sign up using "friends referral" for my daughter in law. They agreed verbally to the same price she had, and friend's referral credit. After taking my C.C. and SS# info, they read a disclosure at great speed. It included an additional $7.99 monthly service agreement. After asking for details, I asked if I could decline that service and charge. They said a processing fee had already been charged of $21.55 plus tax, and that the order had already gone through, without my chance to decline. I then asked how the $10 credit for referral would work and they said we would not be getting it. At that point I told them I wanted to cancel the order.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
In August of 2014 was approached by who I thought was a DirecTV representative in Sam's Club. The person promoted DirecTV services and made claims about converting from AT&T (that I discovered later were false). The math seemed good in relationship to conversion cost and billing so I decided to try DirecTV. That Saturday, the DirecTV Tech installed the services. The rep in Sam's Club had told me to wait to disconnect with AT&T for about 3 days. I did not realize at the time he was also just buying time for DirecTV to hook me in.
On Monday when I tried to transfer and disconnect with AT&T I discovered I was fed false information about my internet fees, etc. Upon trying to disconnect with DirecTV after only two days of service, DirecTV was going to charge me approx $200.00. I was on the phone with both companies simultaneously trying to resolve the matter. DirecTV would not take responsibility for the lies, blaming everything on the outside contractor that they used to promote their programs and services. I immediately filed a complaint with American Express to avoid being charged the monthly fee because I decided to cancel everything. DirecTV service was cut off. AT&T renegotiated my services and cost and I never used DirecTV after that. DirecTV never responded to the dispute therefore American Express credited my account.
I never received a bill from DirecTV in Sept or October but suddenly DirecTV fees showed up on my AT&T statement in November which AT&T reversed immediately. Then I get a bill in the mail from DirecTV for the fees that were disputed on my American Express Bill. They say that I never cancelled the service and that I am responsible. They refuse to listen or verify anything and just want money for services I never received. I am angry and frustrated at the lack of professionalism and greed these companies exemplify. I have excellent credit and refused to be bullied into paying for services I never received.
They are not interested in honesty or integrity and do not care about customer service or care. It's all about the money. They showed no concern regarding the quality of people they contract to represent their business and do not feel in any way responsible for the misrepresentation of information and costs these contractors provide the public. I guess that's because they know they can get away with it. They are a huge corporation and would prefer to bully people and ruin their credit scores if people don't acquiesce to the scams and bait and switch advertising.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
My name is Raheim **. I had an account with DirecTV. My service has been disconnected for a few months. I received boxes to return this equipment to you guys. I just haven't had the time. My grandmother has been sick and I have been working and going to school and helping my grandmother in any type of way that can, because she has been so sick here lately, and she is all we have. I have already lost my mother.
On November 6th of this year, DirecTV took $289.94 out of my brother's account, stating that they have his number as a primary card. They are trying to tell me that they can take money from someone else's credit card and pay your bills without having that person's permission to do this. Jevonta ** should have not been listed here on my account for anything, and when he did use my brother's card after I paid that payment, this automated service ask if you would like to use this card as a primary card, and it was suppose to have put 'no' because I remember distinctly, and my brother was standing there with me to make sure that I did answered every question to the letter. So there is no way in the world that you can just take someone money off their card without their authorization. Because if this is true, then I guess all the people that are incarcerated should be set free for stealing and using other people credit cards and spend all their money. The worse of all, I have been try to talk to someone all night and they have been really hanging up on me. I will be pursuing this matter and taking further.
Reviewed Nov. 15, 2014
I have lived in a new residence for 4 months and DirecTV is the only cable provider they use. I have lived here for four months and have had the technician out in as many times. It's ALWAYS losing and searching for a satellite signal. Then the service desk is saying that they'll send someone out between 8-6, well I have a full-time job.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
I have been a customer for over 5 years. All tv are now HD, and I still have one old non-HD box which is giving me difficulty. I also have a service agreement with the company. I called because of problems with that box and requested that they take the old non-working box out and give me an HD box as there are no longer Non-HD TV, and they told have replaced that box a long time ago. They will only do it if I sign or agree to a 2-year agreement, which I refused. So then after several managers I was to, they would give me the box if I signed another 1 year or paid for the upgrade box. I refused it is not an upgrade box. The only TV you can purchase is HD so that is a standard box these days. After 5 years with this company and $230+ a month, this is ridiculous treatment of a customer.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
Called DirecTV, got received a quote on a 6 room install. Genie and 5 mini genies, when the installer comes first thing he says "you know you can only watch TV in rooms at one time right". Well after talking to three people at dish and being lied to by all three I finally got to talk with a supervisor who tells me that I'm going to have to pay even more money. I was warned by numerous people of this but I thought, hey I'll give them a chance. Funny thing is that as the tech was leaving he says, "guess I'll see you next week." LOL buddy I just canceled my order with you, I don't think you will be seeing me anytime soon.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
Called DirecTV today and was connected to a Rep names "Nathan" I told him I wanted to cancel service. I expected the sales pitch from him to try and get me to stay with them. However, I did not expect him to be rude and defensive which is what he was. I had explained to him that the price was so high now and the service was so low that I was cancelling and that was it. It became a defensive loud back and forth until I demanded that he cancel the service. He then stated it would take 15 minutes to cancel and put me on hold. I would NEVER recommend to anyone to use DirecTV. Their service and TV line up are terrible. Most ever second channel is an Infomercial and when I even said that to "Nathan" he became more defensive and louder at me. So to add one more item to the BAD Direct TV escapade, they need to train their staff on how to be "Customer Service" oriented. It was really BAD. Never again would I have DirecTV and I would NEVER, EVER recommend their services. DON'T DO IT, you will be sorry!!
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
No letters of final bill sent, no notification of delinquent or a payment due. They just took out $396.90 out of my account. They said oct 21, a bill was sent out that I had 15 days to pay a bill or make a payment arrangement... Now if I DID not receive a bill, why didn't they send another letter? So it’s not their fault and the computer automatically does it for them... Crooks is what they are... I am unemployed. I rely on my weekly benefits and when I explained the situation to the supervisor, she said there nothing she can do because I signed on the dotted line when I ordered my service... But they did not informed me about that part if I discontinue with their service, that they can automatically take funds out of my account. Who in their right mind would sign that type of an agreement? I would never again use direct tv because they do not inform you what would happen if you don't pay your bill on time. They are a bunch of crooks, that they are...
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
Whenever any other viewing other than normal play is displayed an orange bar appears at the bottom blocking off any and all information. For sport enthusiast scores, status, etc. is blocked out. Subtitles and language translations are also lost. Most if not all information is displayed at the bottom. Try moving that orange bar to the top.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
It is flurrying and I can't get a signal, no snow on the ground, nothing. I pay all this money and can't watch TV, ridiculous. Don't get Directv, they suck every tiny storm that comes through. You lose everything, waste of money.
Reviewed Nov. 14, 2014
From the very beginning of my experience with direct tv was aggravating. They lied about what they offered at the initial hook-up. I was promised the NFL ticket and never received it. Then I was billed for things I didn’t know about. They always put a temporary fix on things but every month was something different. Then I missed one month after a year and they shut my service off and then charged me 140 dollars my next bill. I’m so done with these people. They put you in a 2 year contract and screw you the whole time. I have never been so frustrated with any company in my life. I’m done with these people. To add to the problems, the reception is terrible. They have the nerve to put a commercial on saying their service is better than cable. That’s funny!
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
The picture received through receiver is too big for screen. This is true on all TVs I have. Old and new. There are numerous other consumers that have this same complaint. I have had service people come out, I have called and talked to service people. They just say in so many words...don't know what problem is (T.S.....LIVE WITH IT!). Is what I hear. All I want is picture to be right.
Reviewed Nov. 13, 2014
I have been a DirecTV customer for over 5 years. Last year my DVR finally went out & I called for a replacement. It was supposed to be a standard base unit like I had, but the DirecTV tech/installer showed up with an HD DVR. I did not realize it until he started installing it & it looked different. I told him that is not what I ordered & refused it. He told me they no longer had standard base units. I called customer service & was also told they no longer had standard base units. The rep told me since they no longer had the base units they would credit the HD receiver & programming fee every month. So I got tricked into getting the HD unit because I was told there would be no extra fees. Well, they did credit those fees for one year then they socked it to me.
A few months ago a rep called & said they would give me extra channels for a few months (15 channels, 3 months I think) free of charge. Well, days after I okay-ed that I got a bill with the HD credits missing. I called customer service & was told that they could not put the credits back on until the free channels dropped off. Now I call again because my bill has somehow gotten even high (double what I paid 6 months ago). I go through the whole scenario & the client retention manager says she has gone through my file & everything is supposedly written down the exact opposite of what really happened. Lie - they said tech installed standard base unit & I called saying I wanted an upgrade to HD. Now I want to cancel & they said I have a year left on my contract (had to add 2 years with new unit even though old unit went out). But should I be gouged for a year because someone LIED to me about the units they have? Such bad customer service!
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
Always issues with this scam company. PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE PROTECTED. One of the issues, I was offered free cinemax, star free for 3 months. I was naive really believed it's free for 3 months, already was paying $165 a month for HBO + sports package. Eventually, I was told I get charged for it. I told them to remove movie channels, had to pay scam fee, had no choice. But now I was getting additional charge for adding HBO + sports package, although always had HBO + sports. So what they doing because I took free movie channels NOT Free, I got charged again for HBO + sports. Scam company, not sure why government is not protecting public from companies like DirecTV ..
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
It's been two weeks. I probably talk to 7 DirecTV agents including one today. Not sure why but every one of them were very unprofessional, and all 7 times, they hang up the phone on me. And even though I provided call back number, I didn't get any call back. I have been with DirecTV for 2+ years now and paying over $200 a month just for TV service, and being disrespected like this is not right.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
In the settling of my father's estate, I discovered on his credit report that he had a charge off balance turned over to collections from his DirecTV service. When I contacted DirecTV customer service, I was told that it was for the three months immediately following him moving to another state. The folks who purchased his home signed up for service in their own name, and were also billed for the same three months. Customer service had a record of him calling to disconnect his service within a week of him moving, but stated that "due to a poor phone connection" that weren't sure of he wanted to discontinue his service. So they kept billing him, and eventually cut the service off for nonpayment. What a sweet deal they have to be able to bill for the same equipment at the same address to two different families. After twenty minutes on hold while a customer service rep consulted with her supervisor, they still refused to undo the duplicate billing (even though they admitted it was doubled up), and I was stuck paying the bills to clear my father's estate. DirecTV scammed my family for $164.13 - go somewhere else for your service!
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
I think they turned into a "Threatening Company". If a Bill is due December 2nd 2014, they will send threat letter for discontinuation from November 12th. Then you call them to discontinue their service and after transferring few times there comes your life saver. LOL. She will give you discounts, tell you how valuable customers you are and will offer you instant deals to keep you. You say "yes" to that? Oh noooo. Wait for three months and same thing over and over and over again. So I got Comcast today and said good bye forever and telling all my relatives to dump them. Their service freezes in New England if it is a snow storm or bad weather anyway. So, people just keep my info before you go DirecTV - indirectly.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
I contacted DirecTV on 11/3. On 11/6 the young man had told me that they would be here to install. They sent me a text message, they left me a voicemail. No one showed on 11/7. They had called and said that they would be here on 11/8 to install. No one came. No common courtesy call, nothing. On 11/10 I called back in and once again they had told me that they was going to be here on 11 p.m. No one showed, no one called. On 11:11 I called back and I just told him to forget it because it's been over a week and all I keep getting is lies and stories. You know why, my time is very valuable just as much as the next person so I called Dish Network on 11/11 and 11/12 at 8 o'clock I got a common courtesy call from them stating that they was going to be at my door within 10 minutes.
Maybe you guys should start listening to some of your complaints and change your customer service. I did even call this one lady named Brittany, called her several times. No response so I left her a lot of ugly voicemails and I don't feel bad about it. I mean you know she's a ** liar just like the rest of your customer service people are. My neighbor down the street cancelled her DirecTV because of the same ** that we have to put up with from. You know if you or your people that work at your company should change your ways and start telling the truth to your customers and just for future reference I did record all the voicemails that I left at Brittany lady. I saved all of the text messages and voicemails that I received from your customer service people and I am just going to put it out there on the Internet to let the rest of the people know what type of ** that you all will put them through just to get DirecTV. So yeah I hope I get a lot of reviews.
Reviewed Nov. 12, 2014
I was a fairly happy DirecTV customer but friends and family warned me that they are a dishonest company and once the year is up they start over charging... But I didn't take heed... Long story short, I had to move to a place where I was not allowed to have a Dish and 4 different DirecTV employees confirmed I would not be charged the early disconnect fee... Then I get my bill... $240.00 for early disconnect fee and well as charges for unused credits which I don't even understand so now my bill is over $270 and they took it out of my account without my permission... I have called them many times stating my whole story and how their employees told 4 diff times I was not going to be charged. And they said well there is not recorded conversation and I have to pay the fee... I feel like I have been lied to and bullied and forced to pay something I don't agree with... Is that even legal for them to do and how do I stand up and fight for myself? I have been so wronged and feel completely helpless.
Reviewed Nov. 11, 2014
I had direct TV for about 1 year, I was generally satisfied with the service. I moved in June 2014. I contacted DirecTV and was sent box and packing slip to return the equipment. Equipment was returned in their box with their packing slip, I did not make a copy of the packing slip mailing information. I sent numerous letters, that went unanswered, and placed numerous phone conversations to "Billing Disputes" and kept detailed notes on all conversations. All went nowhere. I just got notice I was sent to collections. This is $246.39.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
DirecTV was to stop removing money from checking acct 1-2014 and still continued. I also wrote checks. I've spent 3 weeks calling the CEO's office. Today I received another bill. I once again call Shane at the CEO'S treated very rude. I told him I had a bill and there was a problem. At 1-800-531-5000 I was told I had a $240 in credit and with this month’s bill I would still have a credit of $187.00. Now once again no one knows what’s going on. Once again called CEO’s office now they say I owe them $187.00? I am very upset they don't know what they are doing. Time to switch to Dish, I will call The Federal Trade commission and the T.V. stations.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
I have been with Directv since 6/13. This past year I have not been able to rent movies using the remote. It was explained to me that I would need a phone line. I have AT&T phone/internet service. Told by Directv that I would need special equipment which they mailed. I couldn't understand how to install and they told me to google it. I called back and then was told it was the wrong equipment since I didn't have DVR. They should have checked my account/services. They then told me to buy a long phone cord hook it up to the receiver "phone" hookup and then to the phone hookup in the kitchen. I asked if I had to hook it up this way every time I wanted to rent a movie and basically I was told to keep it hooked up. Why on earth would I have to have a long phone cord running through my house?
They sound like a broken record every time I called in: order on-line or mobile phone. Don't all cable companies allow for ordering on the remote? It's just more convenient rather than to log on each time on my computer. They expect me to pay to pay for their unacceptable installation to correct the problem. Why should I pay? They installed or neglected to install it. They also said I had reached my limit of renting movies (65) I am a retiree and never rent except when I have company maybe one movie twice a year. Directv said it is all stored on a chip and that other customers have complained they are getting charged for movies 2 years ago. What the heck!! I try to rent movies but cuts off five minutes into it. I'm probably getting charged those movies but Directv won't tell me even though I call in to complain.
This is nightmare that won't end. Charter said they will buy out my contract and I most likely will go for it. Do not do business with Directv. Who are they accountable to?
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
We contacted DirecTV for a customer of ours whose TV service had a problem while we were servicing their equipment. We were talked into paying for a protection plan when it turns out our customer already had one in place. Customer service can't read their own records apparently...DirecTV transferred us a minimum of three times when we requested a service tech come to the customer's house. They never did and we corrected the problem without them. However, our debit card was charged and the hassle really began when I called to have the protection service reversed.
The first time I called, I got into the press one, press two circle going nowhere. So I called a second time. Finally getting someone human on the phone who then told me that he would not be able to reverse the charge unless our customer called in directly. This was untrue, especially since our customer never spoke to them in the first place. So, I called back for a third time. I got THE RUDEST customer service person ever (wish I had her name and could get her fired somehow!!) She had a chip on her shoulder a mile wide and after allowing me to tell her the issue, she started to tell me a different excuse why she wouldn't do it and when I tried to interrupt her so not to waste anymore of my time, she told me to be quiet and listen to her since she didn't interrupt me when I was explaining the situation. She actually told me to be quiet! Wow!
Then all of a sudden, she stated in the sassiest tone of voice ever that she would have it reversed and to look for it in 7 to 10 days and have a good day and hung up on me! I couldn't believe it! Then of course I have to wait for 7 to 10 days to see if she really is going to reverse it. No asking me if there was anything else they could do or anything pleasant at all! If I ever talked that way to a customer I would be fired immediately! I wouldn't trust this company or it's protection plan for anything!
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
Do not be fooled by the prices that DirecTV advertises if you want anything other than standard definition equipment. The $29.99 monthly charge would be accurate for one year with a two year contract if you only had standard equipment and sign up for the choice package which is missing several important channels. If you want High definition TV, add another 10 a month, add another 10 per month for DVR service and another 5 per month if you want to share recordings with other receivers. The fees are required if you get an HD DVR or a Genie. Also there is an extra 6 dollar fee for extra receiver boxes that are required if you want to watch tv in other rooms.
So if you had the Choice plan for the promotional price of 29.99 per month and wanted their Genie system and tv in a total of 3 rooms, the total price would be around 67.00 per month for a basic choice package or 77.00 if you do not want automatic bill pay. After the rebates roll off you will be paying at least 103.00 per month after the first year or 113.00 if you do not have auto bill pay set up. This does not even include regional sports fees that are mandatory in most areas or taxes which can add another 13 percent if you live in Florida. If you cancel after the first year and have 12 months remaining, you will pay 240.00 to disconnect early. Not to mention that DirecTV has price increases every February for most packages. The picture quality is very good if you have their HD equipment, but expect the service to go out during heavy rains or snow.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
I received Directv services through a 3rd party. Upon disconnection of these services, I was billed an "early termination of contract fee"...of which I was unaware I had a contract with Directv. After receiving this bill, Directv debited my bank account for the fees they said I owed. I NEVER filed a debit card with Directv. I never paid a bill to them either. When I called to dispute the charges, I was told the transaction was cancelled and that my credit card information was to be removed from their system. The next day the charges appeared again. I called again and was told again, that the transaction was cancelled, my information would be removed, and a supervisor from my bank told me that they had ensured that Directv could not debit my account again. The next day, the money was gone. Upon calling Directv for a 3rd day, I was informed that the supervisor who advised me my charges were cancelled, in fact lied and had no ability to cancel the transaction, and that they could NOT remove my card information if there was a balance on the account.
When I informed them I had never placed a credit card on file with their company, I was told that when I paid the 3rd party for services, Directv stored my card information for billing purposes, WITHOUT ANY AUTHORIZATION FROM ME. They informed me that that is their billing practice, and basically there was nothing I could do about it. I was informed that I was due a partial refund due to some billing adjustments, and that I would receive my refund within 72 hours. As of this morning, I have not received any refund, and now they are telling me my account has a credit, and if I want to reconnect services the credit will be applied to that. I am furious! This has caused me severe financial hardship and for something I wasn't even aware of. Please, can you help me?
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
I moved over to my new wife's house. Had DirecTV at my old house so I had it transferred to her house. They first messed up on the installation date and had to put it off for a week. We got kids. That meant no cartoons for them and it's summer. Not good. When they finally came out, installer hemmed and hawed around. The guy finally, after attempting to just enter my backyard and kick at my dog, came to the front door. He was rude to my wife who tried to explain about our WiFi was through a different company, and not to cut that wire. He was very unprofessional.
As I walked in the house, he was cutting the very wire he was told not to cut and all he said he was a professional. Well, the installation took 5 hours, and half the time him on phone with his supervisor and us losing our WiFi. He put 2 holes in a wall that were unnecessary. I finally talked to his supervisor and was informed they couldn't fix the wire they cut, that I would have to call at to fix it when DirecTV was at fault. The guy Jerry rigged it and WiFi doesn't work 90% of time.
Now I've lost thousands of dollars of my business which is tattooing and designing tattoos for people because I can't get online but DirecTV said not their problem. And for at to come out to look at the line, not fix it, is $160 then charge to fix it. And DirecTV has not fixed the problem. No discount at all, no nothing for compensation. Messed up thing. My bill went up from what it was. I've called every month since it has happened and nothing has been done to resolve the problem. I haven't even received email about my bill or a paper bill and it has been turned off on me 2x.
I mean really, what the heck. These people have cost me and my wife since June at least 15,000 to 20,000 and nothing to help. Wish someone could help me with this because as of like 11 so in a few days, it will be shut off again. And oh well, I'm going to Uverse. At least they treat person good and help when something goes wrong.
Reviewed Nov. 10, 2014
I have the premier package which includes the sport pack but I still cannot watch any sports. They told me that I have to buy the extra packages that are for that particular sport. So I guess if you like sports it will cost you about $700 a year on top of your regular bill to watch sports. But they won't tell you this ahead of time either. They told me that the sports pack would allow me to watch my sports.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
So we had to move because my husband lost his job. And I tried to suspend our service, but they told my account had to be positive... Well then, they disconnect my service which was fine. So I called and told them I did not want my service discontinued and if I could make payments to bring my service to a positive and they told me that was perfectly fine. Then 3 days later, 599.24 was withdrew from my account draining it out and over drafting me. When I called to talk to them, they only wanted to give me part of it back. They said because a true payment arrangement hadn't been made, they couldn't do anything to change it. So I told them, why would I call to ask to keep my boxes and ask to make random payments if I wasn't gonna pay the past due balance? They just said "we understand that but we can't give you your money back for the past due balance." "If I had the money to pay in full, I would've but I don't," I told them, hence the random payments. So I called my bank and put a dispute of charges in. The next day I called and told them I was completely done with them and wanted to send my stuff back and cancel because if they screwed me once, they would again.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
DirecTV sold me a package that bundled DirecTV with HughesNet satellite Internet service. I was assured the two would work together. I had no reason to expect otherwise because I bought the two services together as a package deal. It was my goal to use the two together to receive on-demand video programming. I was never able to accomplish this and finally after talking with a tech support person and a technical supervisor, I was informed that it isn't possible to receive on-demand television programming over satellite Internet because of a latency problem.
This is precisely why I purchased this bundled package. I have tried to cancel my subscription but I've been informed that I would have to pay an early termination fee that is hundreds of dollars. I've even protested this unreasonable fee all the way up to the office of the president of the company with no success. I am determined to find as many ways as possible to vent my anger. DirecTV completely misrepresented the package they sold to me. I am unable to use the service for the purposes I intended and yet DirecTV refuses to let me terminate my contract. Let this be a warning to you. Please do not do business with this company.
Reviewed Nov. 9, 2014
My dad is 80 yrs old. With his remote, he gets lost and always complaining about so many wires since we have a genie, and his TV is an older model, not HD . He has to have two extra boxes and 5 different plugs to operate everything: TV, satellite box, DVD player, along with the two extra boxes just to make the TV work. I asked to get a downgrade, simply because of all the extra devices. I was told I had to buy 3 satellite boxes! I'm under the impression that DirecTV owns all the satellite boxes? Why am I supposed to purchase these other boxes, when all they have to do is send exchange?
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I am long term customer - and with DirecTV that's a bad thing. They keep raising the cost, little by little, hoping you won't notice. After several years my monthly bill is roughly triple the first bill. In the most basic terms DirecTV is dishonest. It's the good old bait and switch scam, over and over. For just one example; After my receiver failed they sent me another. Then it failed as well. That's okay because stuff fails. BUT... When the third unit failed and didn't operate properly, twice, I was told It was dated and I was eligible for a "FREE" upgraded receiver. Sounded good at first. Well, as usual with DirecTV, "FREE" actually means more expensive. I would have to fork over another $36.00 per year.
Also, I would pay $20.00 per month if I disconnect before two years up to $240.00! So, "FREE" actually means more money for DirecTV which comes out of your pocket. That's just one example of their Bait and Switch methods. There are several more I won't bore you with here. It's a shame watching a potentially good company go to crap because of stupidity and greed. My advice? Avoid this company. They eat customers for lunch and the longer you're with them, the worse they treat you. What a shame to destroy a good service for such extreme greed. Stay away...
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I called 3 different times today just to have another receiver added to my home. Everyone I spoke to was on a different page. I have read the other reviews and seen that DIRECTV has a ONE star rating. I can understand why. I just wish you could put in a 0 star rating. They want to offer you things for FREE. Well after they offer the free items, then they tell you how much it will cost you per month. This is crazy, they need to take the word free out of the equation, because they are just baiting you to pay for something else. Whatever happened to the days when you paid for a TV and just turned it on to watch it. Now you have to pay for a TV, and pay to watch it, and put up with all the crap service people.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I have had the most awful experience with DirecTV. First off, I agreed to a 1-year contract because I was renting. Then after service started, I was told "Sorry, we don't do 1-year contracts. You must have misunderstood you are in a 2-year contract." STRIKE ONE. They entered my account numbers wrong on their end so the first month's payment did not get processed, therefore, they charged me a late fee for their screw up. STRIKE TWO. Before the first year was up, I was moving, I called to see what I had to do to move the service and was told it was a moving fee at a discounted rate of $300 and that was a deal because it was usually $500!!! At that time, I dropped my package to the lowest price one possible because I had already had enough of DirecTV's crap. So I moved and continued to pay a monthly fee because I thought it was cheaper to finish out what I thought was a 1-year contract than pay the $350 cancellation fee. STRIKE THREE....
While on vacation, I checked my bank account online (thank God I did) DirecTV had taken an extra $135 out of my account because they thought I would enjoy the NFL ticket package on the TVs at the house that I don't even live at anymore!!!!!!!!!!! I spent over an hour on the phone yelling at them while I'm on vacation..... It took them 5 people and 13 days to finally put the money back into my account. STRIKE FOUR....
Now that I know I am stuck in a two-year contract and not 1, I agree to pay the cancellation fee. The lady I spoke to about canceling was the only nice one I talked to. She took me off auto-withdraw so I could send a final check and told me DirecTV will not be taking any more money out of my account. Also said they would send me a box to send equipment back. The box never came. I called and found that they send it to my old address AFTER I asked 20 times to make sure it would be sent to my current address. So since I didn't get the box and couldn't get the equipment to them, they took another payment out of my account along with a $45 charge for not returning equipment. And might I remind you, this was after I was told that they would no longer take money out of my account. So now they have screwed up my checking account because I was not budgeting for this withdraw to be made. STRIKE FIVE......
Called to fight the charges AGAIN. Was told that I was lied to and that they can still take money out of my account for up to 30 days after I cancel auto-withdraw. Then told me they were sending a new box to my current address. The day I got the box I packed it up and followed instructions and handed it to my mailman, he said he could take it and it would get to them. Therefore, I had no tracking number. A month later now and they have taken $233 out of my checking account charging me saying they have not received their equipment and since I have no tracking number, there is nothing they can do. And now yet again, have over drawn on my checking account because I didn't know that they would be taking all of this money AGAIN.
I hope that they get shut down!!! This company has STOLEN my money and have not showed an ounce of care for what they have done. They will not pay the over draft charges I have gotten from my bank because of them either. DO NOT GO WITH DIRECTV IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR TV SERVICES!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
To begin with, there wasn't particular reason to be a customer of DirecTV, but I decided to get rid of Comcast about 5 years ago because I had to find a cable company and I asked Dish network to be my provider. However, not me but the company told me that I can't get good service because of my location. The last one that I found was DirecTV. Although my experience with DirecTV hasn't been good, but I don't know other provider. When I had to move from my old place, I decided to stay with this company and I told them to move me.
I don't want to lie, they took care good of me. An employee came to install the cable. He asked where I wanted to be my two TV and I told him where I wanted them to be. I got 2 boxes, two remotes. However, he didn't do any installation for the second TV. At the time, I didn't have second TV and I didn't know what he had done. Now when I tried to use my second TV, I realized something need to be done. I called the company what I supposed to do to make work my TV. Sadly, they charged 63.16 for the service I paid previously. No matter how long I spent to tell them their uncompleted work, they just needed money and they didn't care at all. This company is just ripping off customers' money.
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I was promised 4 recording boxes and ONE of them was to NOT be connected to other 3 boxes because it was for a renter I have in my house. All equipment was to be FREE and FREE installation. When the installer came, he said the separate box would cost $199. There were MANY calls to straighten this out and no one was willing to help me. My complaint to the BBB asked for the recorded call to be listened to. I had her name, badge number, date and time of the call. Yesterday Directv called to tell me that they listened to the call, agree that I was indeed promised what I said. BUT, because the promise came BEFORE I signed a contract they were under no obligation to honor what their employee promised I would get. Their business practices are deplorable! I am NOT interested in a 2 yr contract with a company that cannot be trusted!
Reviewed Nov. 7, 2014
I have called for two years now asking that Direct TV stop billing me for the NFL package. I'm still being charged for it. I hate this company and I like everyone else, thinks they are a scam.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
In August of 2014 the Directv receiver went out. Called them and they said they would send an upgraded receiver since they did not have the old ones anymore. At that time I said ok. They then informed me I would have to pay shipping even though I have the protection plan. I receive the new on and install it and everything is going good. So this month I get the bill and am charged for HD even though I do not have a HD tv. I call and tell them I do not want that and am told I can only go back if I pay a $120 fee. I have the receiver in the bedroom that is hd and have never been charged a hd fee until now. I NEVER authorized them to give me hd since I cannot use it with my tv. This is one big rip off operation that charges fees for something I do not want.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
Hate Hate Hate Direct TV, they are crooks. They said if I returned my equipment to them they would credit my account but refused to do so I would recommend to anyone considering Direct TV not to get them. They also said that I just called to cancel my services 2 days ago when I actually called in August (which was turned off then by the way) so they are charging me for the last 2 months. I am so pissed right now I will never use their services again!!!! Poor customer relations!!!! Also I was quoted a price for services then when I would get my bill, it would be higher each month. They are all just a bunch of liars.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
The kind of stress people have to take medicine for. I have been dealing with this company for a week and a half. That's it. I should have taken it as a bad sign when I was put on hold for a half hour the first time I called. But no, I called back. Got in touch with a guy who when it was all said and done, had lied to me just to get a sale. Told me I could have 5 boxes. Found out later in the week that no, I can only have 4, have to buy the 5th one. Should have backed away, but no, I bought the 5th one. Scheduled the install. Stayed home from school, they never showed.
I called, they had written down the wrong date on my paperwork. Was actually scheduled for the next day. Should have canceled, but I didn't. Called to try to get the bundle, which was what I originally called for in the first place. Now they wanted to charge me another $100 for the exact same thing they offered me the first time I called for $20. Should have backed away. Finally get installed. Got one boy in on room celebrating b/c he gets to watch cartoons in his bedroom. The other boy in his room doing the same. Mother in law is happy watching her stories in her room.
I finally crack a smile about the entire process and go to my room. Big message plastered across my screen, basically says too many TVs are being watched. Turn one off then I can turn this one on. Ummmm...wtf. So I call and sure enough, can only watch 3 TVs at once. Well, 4 if you count the main one in the living room. But I bought the 5th box, and I went through all of this with the assumption that all 5 TVs would be able to be watched at the same time. I went through this all for 30 minutes a day when we are all watching TVs in separate rooms! But my reasons don't matter!
I was lied to and misled. I told the girl that they basically took my money, came and installed it and then snickered behind my back. She said she didn't know why they didn't just give me a different kind of box. So I asked, "How long will this take to fix, how many times will I have to call back, and how many times will I have to be placed in hold forever, and how many days of school will I have to miss for THIS problem?" GETTING TV SHOULD NOT CAUSE A WOMAN TO CRY!!!!! She said, "May I place you on hold...." I said, "Briefly..."
10 minutes later I hung up and called my husband and told him I couldn't do it anymore. I will tuck my tail between my legs and go back to Cox. B/c yes, they cost more, but their customer service is better, features are better, they fix their mistakes, and they are just all around better quality. So I emailed DirecTV, b/c I couldn't stand calling again. And I highlighted everything I've been through b/c you are only allowed to email them 1000 characters, and I told them to give me back my money and come get their stuff. While I'm sure they will come get their stuff, I'm almost positive I won't see a dime of my money, plus I'll be charged for breaking their 2 yr contract. I'm sorry credit... You'll have to suffer a little, momma needs her sanity.
Reviewed Nov. 6, 2014
I used to be a customer of DirecTV. I started having issues with the billing. I made calls for someone to explain the bill for me to the customer Service Number I was given by the technician who installed the service to my house. There was nobody answering my phone. This was in the month of April. I was directed by an answering service to leave a number to be called back and up to two weeks later nobody returned my call. After that there was a problem with the Service. I called the toll free number from their website - nobody answered. I also called the number the technician gave me to call in case there is a problem. No one answered the phone. The answering system directed me to leave a message that someone will call me back. I did and still nobody called me back.
So with the billing problem unresolved plus the service problem no one to speak to, I decided to look for another service provider. On the 8th of May 2014, I had a new service installed. And that was the last day of me and the DirecTV. Months later DirecTV kept on sending me bills, until I called the number on the Bill - then someone answered. I reported that my service was disconnected on the 5/02/2014. The agent directed me on how to return their equipment. He told me to send a dispute letter to DirecTV. If I had anyone to speak to about my bill and when I had a problem with the service If I was able to reach anybody for help I will still have DirecTV today. Now DirecTV is coming after me for early termination of the contract I had with them. I believe I don't owe DirecTV a penny.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
After having DirecTV for over 10 years I finally decided to make the switch to cable simply so I could get a better internet connection. Part of the package is of course bundling TV, Internet and Phone service which meant no more DirecTV. I called and cancelled my service, received a box to ship back my equipment and did so. About a year later I get a call from a collection agent saying I owe DirecTV for unreturned equipment and an unpaid portion of my last bill. As a believer in paying what you owe I promptly paid the unpaid portion of my bill but informed them that I would not pay for equipment I returned. Now another year later I get called from yet ANOTHER collections agency only now it says that I owe for an early termination fee and my last bill in total, no longer an unreturned equipment fee. Funny I'm pretty sure 10 years of service covered my contract. So when I told them I would not pay anything since their story has changed, I am being threatened. I can honestly say DirecTV will NEVER receive another penny from me and I will make sure all my clients use cable from now on.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
DirecTV in conjunction with AT&T have made several attempts unauthorized to withdraw money from any bank account I've ever used to make a payment or purchase with. Never authorized from a specific account but they've attempted for several times to withdraw $500 + on a day, $600 on a day, and on some other days smaller amounts. I have contacted the fraud department for one of my accounts and asked for a new card to be issued and they've done that. My other account automatically sent me a brand new card and ceased any attempts for any withdrawals illegally. By the way, after I made a payment by ACH, AT&T arbitrarily closed my account right after a large payment. My bank recovered the payment and AT&T and DirecTV got nothing. Dirty lowdown thieves will try at all costs to steal every penny you ever had in an account you ever used with them. BEWARE, they'll do it to you.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
I was living in a house which was sold and I had to get out quick. When I call customer service I was told not to worry about it and they did not need any equipment back. However, a couple of months later while reviewing my credit card statement, I saw a charge for about 375 dollars. When I called them, I was told to go online to file a complaint.
Reviewed Nov. 5, 2014
We had DirecTV for about 5 years when one of our receivers malfunctioned. We called DirecTV to ask for a replacement and to our surprise, they wanted us to pay $99 for a new one. I mentioned the fact that we were long-time customers and would remain customers if we had a new receiver. However, they wouldn't budge on the replacement fee. Basically, they wouldn't offer any assistance to a faithful customer but they'd gladly offer FREE equipment to a new customer. We cancelled our service immediately. Now for the last 2 years we receive DirecTV offers monthly by mail. Such a slap in our face, DirecTV. Use that postage money to take care of your existing customers. You will never be an option for our house again.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
I have been a customer with DirecTV for 2 years now. I planned to switch to google fiber. I wasn't too excited paying 75 a month for pretty much only basic channels with DirecTV. So their REP works w/ me and offers me something I CAN'T refuse. 55$ a month, new Genie boxes, Sunday ticket free for a year AND that month free. So I signed another two year contract, it was too good of an offer to refuse. I also got on DirecTV chat and had this amazing deal verified by a second REP so I have this deal in writing by their employee. I receive my next bill and it was for 84.00, I look and my bill prior was for 82.00...
I call them and begin to question my bill, I talked to 6 different people while I was on the phone for 2 hours. THEY can see the chat where their REP promised me this price and the second REP verified this price. THEY TOLD me that they could not honor that price and the best they could do would be to get me back to 73.00, THE PRICE I WAS AT WHEN I WANTED TO CANCEL. I told them I wanted to cancel because their employee lied to me to get me to sign a new contract.... They told me it would be 500 to cancel and there isn't anyway to waive that fee..... DIRECTV IS A BUNCH OF LIARS AND WILL TELL YOU ANYTHING TO GET YOU TO SIGN. ONCE YOU'RE IN, THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOU AS A CUSTOMER.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
We had service with them for a couple of years and my husband became disabled from the military in February of 2013. I tried to keep the services until July but we just could not afford it anymore on a limited income. We had a collection agent tell us that if we paid four payments of $87.00 then they would waive the early termination fee due to hardship. Well on October 30, 2014 we had a very rude collection agent tell us that we had to make a payment of $194.25 for the early termination fee or they would trash his credit. We paid them even though she did not want to give me a night to discuss it with my husband or speak to DirecTV about it. The collection agent also said that I don't need to talk to my husband because he said that I handle the bills and that the previous collector lied to us and there is nothing that she is going to do about it.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
I've been with DirecTV for a very long time & I've never had this much trouble with you guys up until now. They told me one payment last week & I called today to get my tv service back on & now they tell me I have to pay more money to you all. Make up your all minds. I'm so canceling you all as soon as I can come up with the money. I have been lied to & don't like it.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
When I signed up with DirecTV they suggested Auto Bill Pay and told me that I would receive $10 off HD Access as long as I continued with the Auto Bill Pay. On each of my bills since, which has been several years it clearly states on each bill a credit of $10. It reads exactly "$10 off HD Access with Auto Bill Pay". On my most recent bill I was charged that $10 fee. I called and was put on hold for 44 minutes before being hung up on. Then called back and spoke to a "senior account specialist" who insisted that the charge was due to me changing my programing package. Yes, last month I did change my package but that was not what I was told when I signed up for Directv and that is NOT what it says on my bill. Again in black and white it states "$10 OFF HD ACCESS WITH AUTO BILL PAY", it DOES NOT say anything about only available with certain packages. I have this on every bill I have from when I got Directv. I plan on contacting the Attorney General for MA. This has got to stop and they need to own up and continue to honor what they promised customers.
Reviewed Nov. 4, 2014
I had directtv for a year. My son was diagnosed with cancer so I didn't pay my bill which was $467. I didn't know they could take the money from whatever credit was used on the acct. I used my son's visa one time to pay the bill. He has a whole different name than mine and only used it once to pay one month. A one time transaction, that was what I authorized at that time. 2 months went by I didn't have service with them anymore, they charged my son's card for the whole amount and I just sent him to Vegas to enjoy himself before his radiation treatments starts this month so now he is stranded in Vegas with no money because directtv just took it out today with no warning or any kind of notice. I asked if they could refund it back but their cold response was it will take 10 days and there's nothing they could do about it. I asked why did they use his card and not mine that was on the acct with my same name as on the acct and they said they can charge whatever card that was used to make any payments even if that card has a different name than what's on the acct. They were also very cold reading from scripts.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
My DirecTV charge went up from $105.28 to $293.69, which is a $188.41 difference. When I called customer service, I was told the increase was due to a change in "billing cycles". Further, I called several times because when I go to download a TV show or movie on demand, the show/movie starts cutting out and a "buffering" message appears. I was told by the rep that it is normal, just record the movie (takes about 2 hrs.) and then the movie can be watched without the buffering message. I pay a lot of money for this service and find that explanation unacceptable. Unfortunately, I signed a two year contract and the charge is $20 a month to get out of it so I'm stuck for another year and a half with lousy service. Don't believe sales rep and don't sign a contract!
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
I got DirecTV for my vacation home. It was cheaper than going with the cable. DirecTV gave me free HBO and the like, with the NFL SUNDAY TICKET. A service I did not want or need for a second home. But the tech said it was "free". But little do you know if you do not CANCEL before the season begins, you are stuck paying for the entire season. They do not even prorate it. I have not been at the home in over six months to watch any TV, never mind football. I was told that I was informed by way of the bill. THE SIX-PAGE BILL that you get from the phone company when you bundle it. I look at it like a scam that most fall on a lot of their customers who do not read their bills carefully. I am sure a good deal of DirecTV's revenue comes from duping customers for services they do not want, with the under the umbrella or "FREE". Needless to say I had to pay for the HBO when I did not cancel in time. My advice to anyone is stay with cable, no scam to get your money and never have a problem with getting service when the weather is bad.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
I called DirecTV to talk about switching to them. I spoke with a very helpful representative who filled my head with how wonderful DirecTV service is. I bought in and had service installed on 11/01/2014. Now, less than 48 hours later, I have come to the realization that they are severely limited in their On Demand options and the actual quality of the picture (freezing playback due to internet options, choppy video playback on recordings to start) is mediocre at best. I called customer support, a joke of a name, and was informed that my contract locked in the moment they installed the system and the only way out is a $480 early cancellation fee. BUYER BEWARE! Any company that is so confident in their service that they DON'T offer any sort of cancellation period is one to wary of. Learn from my mistake, and ask how quickly you are locked in before signing anything.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
DirectTV software updates have rendered it useless. Just pressing guide button can't display the guide for often a full minute or more. Channel changing may or may not work. Even a power off may take a full minute of pressing the button before something happens. I called DirectTV and waded through the first wave trying to sell me the genie. Ok it was "free" but only if I paid the onsite service fee. Seemed strange to pay anything to get a working product I was already paying for. Finally a supervisor admitted that software bugs were behind the sluggish receivers and no fix was yet in sight. Even admitted his own receiver at home had the same problem. He offered me a $20/month discount for a year. A month later and with DirectTV friends all over the country confirming, the sluggish software in receivers still exist. DO NOT BUY DIRECTV UNTIL THEY GET THIS FIXED.
Reviewed Nov. 3, 2014
I signed up for service with AT&T U-verse for internet but they did not offer TV in my area so they suggested bundling with DirecTV. I called and set up a package and waited for the installation. No installation after 44 days. I called to check but was yelled at by an agent. I do not want to call in fear of being yelled at. I would like my money back or the service.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
Original day of installation tech had wrong equipment, those things happen so no worries. Rescheduled installation for another day, over a week later. Installation went good but when tech left I had some issues and needed the tech to return. They scheduled him to come out the next day, which he failed to do. So he was scheduled to come out the following Sunday, 4 days later, and he failed to show up again. Now he is scheduled to come out tomorrow, Monday, and I presently have no faith in the company any more. They have lied and mislead me multiple times on the phone advising, "the tech is on the way", and then say he was scheduled to come out the following day, not today, just an hour after advising he was on his way today. Unacceptable, considering I have received the early morning confirmation phone call, and have called twice to confirm the tech is coming and I was advised each time that the tech was on his way.
So far my experience has been less than anything to get excited or brag about. I'm highly dissatisfied with their actions and lack of resorts to correct the issues as they have failed to follow up with on their end of responsibilities. At this time I cannot recommend their services. Best of luck and regards.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
I've had DirecTV for 6 years and just recently canceled my service because they were nickel and diming me to death! The cancellation went well and they sent me a refund check because I paid my bill for the month and was due a credit. They requested the chips out of each box, so I sent them in. The following week they go into my bank account and debit $156 out of my checking...they claim for PPV movies that showed up on the account from May 2009!!! I don't dispute the movies cause my husband ordered movies all the time but I've had service with them ALL this time and not once did they send me a bill that I could've paid a long time ago.
The fuel to this fire is that they still didn't send me a bill and took it upon themselves to go directly into my bank account and withdraw money. What the hell!!!! I called them and they say..."when you cancel, any remaining charges will be billed." The key word is "BILLED" not taken from your bank account and billed after the damage to your account!!!!! I guess they never heard of full disclosure to your customers....they're some shady hijackers of your money. Anyway they don't ever have worry about me getting them again EVER, they could be the last cable company standing and I will watch regular TV!!!!
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
Called because I was being charged for nfl ticket but I didn't have access to the channel. I was belittled, talked over and pretty much called a liar by their supervisor. I cancelled my service after 15 years due to extremely poor service.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
I was sold on DirecTV by representatives placed at Sams Club and Costco. I knew that DirecTV did not have a contract agreement with the PAC 12 network. DIRECTV representatives explained that since I was buying a smart TV I could access the pac-12 by signing into the internet on my TV through my internet provider and stream the games. I thought this was a great solution and entered into a contract. We primarily watch sports, avoid commercials by watching On Demand, and movies. It was not until we signed a contract that we learned that Direct TV On Demand features are unavailable without internet access. You actually have to rely on your internet provider for streaming Direct On Demand.
Within 60 days, we received our first warning from Cox Cable that we were far exceeding our download limits. Cox slowed down the streaming speed which resulted in constant or frequent buffering messages. We found out soon that the suggestion that we could access the PAC 12 network with our smart TV was wrong. In order to do so you have to subscribe to a cable provider that has a contract with Pac 12.
DIRECTV is nothing without a connection to the internet. Attempts to cancel based on their representations and lies is a scam. Joseph could not repeat himself enough expressing how he understood my frustration but as a supervisor has no authority. I attempted to downgrade to their very basic plan to avoid the $320 cancellation fee. I felt misrepresentations by their own representatives, would warrant at least a discounted cancellation fee but all I heard was sorry. You can't even downgrade. Their attractive introductory rates are a lie as well. NOTHING is available for the advertised $20-30 a month because the required equipment cost at least another $25 plus taxes and internet connection. THIS HAS BEEN A POOR EXAMPLE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. I wish to discourage anyone from a similar experience.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
I recently found out that since I was given a complimentary subscription to NFL Ticket when I subscribed to DirecTV over a year ago at Sam's Club. Now I am finding out that I am being charged this year because I did not cancel the subscription by September 6, 2014 (Beginning of the season). I had no knowledge of this and I guess now I am being charged 4 payment of $39.95. They (DirecTV) stated since I did not cancel before the season began (when does the season begin) I cannot cancel or get a refund for this service. Pretty good deal for them, wonder how many others are in this trap. First I am not a sports fan and why would I want to pay $39.95 a month for something I do not have a need or interest. I just wonder how legal this is. I guess I so tired of companies responding "sorry about your bad luck" but.. not trying to resolve the customers problem. Customers beware of hidden clauses and fees from this company.
Reviewed Nov. 2, 2014
Been a customer since 2009. Although DirecTV has added certain internet features, they've done nothing to reduce their costs for existing customers. Therefore they've left the door open for "content on demand" from the Internet. The success of Netflix and Hulu are perfect examples. The advertising on DirecTV has become unbearable. Personally, I don't like to watch advertisements because I don't like to be influenced by unsolicited selling and marketing attempts. A two hour movie now runs for three hours. That's 1/3 of the time watching advertisements. If I didn't have a DVR, I toss it all out now.
Subscribing to pay channels only makes a worsening service cost even more and I still need to record them or punch DirecTV's clock to watch. DirecTV even interferes with your attempt to bypass advertisements by not allowing you to fast-forward on some DVR'd downloads. Pay TV should be advertisement free. DirecTV is not giving us what we wanted which is television without advertisements and they charge plenty while using us as captive audiences to their "infomercials" and advertising. If it was up to me, off the air TV, Netflix and Hulu would do fine with the occasional purchased DVD on sale.
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2014
I have had DirecTV for 5 months. I choose them because they SAID they were going to lock me into the best rate for 12 months. BUT after 3, they jack up my bill by $50! AND they won't honor their word! WORST customer service! Do NOT use them!
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2014
Directv wrongfully billed me 479$ and withdrew from my bank acct without explanation. They consistently overcharged me for viewing I never asked for. It is the worst business I've ever dealt with and anyone that works for them should be embarrassed
Reviewed Nov. 1, 2014
DirecTV left old equipment at our home and when we finally were able to get them to come out for our "free" upgrade, they scheduled our appointment from 8-12noon but managed to screw that up as well. We are now being told that one person will come from 8-12 and the upgrade technician will be here from 12nn-4pm. When I called they told me at least 10 times that they "completely understand my frustration" but were unwilling to help out. More than anything, they need to change their outdated script for responses to VERY unhappy customers. Customer Service should be re-named to Customer Service and we don't really care what your problem is or how long you've been dealing with it. Case management read in the notes that were in fact correct however, they could not figure out how to fix this ongoing problem nor could they get someone out here this morning. Sounds like a minor issue but when this has been an ongoing problem, it because more about not getting the service or help we paid for.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
When our contract was up we wanted to change programming to bring down our monthly bill. DirecTV then charged us a year of programming to our bank account. We contacted them, told them no that was not the agreement and we wanted our service canceled. They then charged our account again for 700+ dollars for early termination and equipment that they hadn't even sent us the boxes to mail the equipment back yet. Also charged to our bank account. Once we returned the equipment they refunded 346 dollars. We thought great! We are done but no oh no.... Today we have another 414 dollar charge on our bank account from DirecTV. We called our bank who in turn called the number provided on the charge, was told DirecTV had tried to reach out to us via mail. So we called again to find out what the problem was. DirecTV claims there was no charge from them and it has to be the bank side. This is a never ending nightmare with this immoral company that uses strong arm tactics to make you indebted to them. Every time they charge our account it has thrown it into overdraft, interfered with our house payment and caused us more grief than anything else.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
Got hooked up with DirecTV last year and received the "Free" NFL package that comes with signing up along with doing automatic deposit and e-billing. This turned out to be a huge mistake on all accounts. When I sign a contract with a company I am hoping they are in the practice of doing fair and trustworthy business. I, like many customers don't read fine print or automatic renewal clauses.
Last month I noticed on my bill that I was being overcharged so I called customer service. They informed me I was being charged for the NFL Package. I said I had not signed up for any NFL package and the customer service agent agreed that I hadn't but the NFL package was set up for auto renewal. The customer service agent promised that I would be refunded the money... we then ended our conversation and I was to be expecting a check in the mail for my refund within the next month.
This week comes along and I had still not received my check and was charged again for the NFL package. Called DirectTV customer service again and now they forward me to the special ‘NFL customer service people'. NFL customer service guy tells me there is nothing he can do, no refund can be made because of the auto renewal clause in my contract. I then asked to be transferred to a supervisor to see what his story was. Again the supervisor stated there was nothing he could do.. but he could give me $5 off HBO for 6 months. I again for the 8th time told my story of me not seeing a bill, and that I had no idea about a auto renewal for sports packages. He didn't care so I then said I want to cancel my DirecTV.. He warned me that if I cancelled my DirecTV I will still be charged for NFL package and a cancellation fee will be charged... and then transferred me to the cancellation department.
Cancellation department is where you go to get all the deals you want... I will always ask to go there from now on. I was greeted by a friendly guy who instantly listened to my story... and said this happens all the time and this is what he can do: lower my bill by $20 over the next 6 months and cancel my NFL package starting last month. Although I was happy with the resolution and wasn't outed money I still hate DirecTV and can't wait til every person who works for the company to be unemployed in 3 years. Cable will soon be dead and everyone of those hapless employees will be out of a job watching netflix on their couches in no time.
Fear not everyone. And please if you run into this renewal problem don't take some crap deal from some underpaid customer service rep. Always threaten to cancel and fight for every cent they try to steal from you. They have no right.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
Charged a $99 install fee for wireless boxes. Was disclosed this info on installation day. Spoke to manager at DirecTV about this fee. Not satisfied with his responses. I am a new DirecTV customer as of 10/30/2014. I am a very UNHAPPY customer and I'm locked in for 12 months. Lesson learned for me, if it doesn't feel right, don't do it. Cancel the order before you sign anything. I will be going back to AT&T Uverse when my contract is up with DirecTV.
Reviewed Oct. 31, 2014
Called and talked to Ezra, he told me that I could get all the NFL / College football channels, told me that I could get Starz Encore also we would have where we could see up to 8 TV channels on the same channel. Then the guy comes out to install the product, he didn't even go over anything with me. Then after I figured out how to work it I notice that I didn't have the Starz or encore in picture like EZRA promised. I called DirecTv up and talked to Sedrick, he told me he was sorry that I was lied to but they could add those channels for an extra $15.00 a month and the HBO would be gone in 3 months. He couldn't give me those channel for $47.99 + tax like Ezra promised me. He kept adding more cost to the price so I asked to talk to a manager.
I got Victor, Victor told me that he couldn't give me those channels like EZRA told me for a year for that price, that he could give it to me for extra money. I said “Y’all can't honor that price since I was lied to?” Victor said no. He then stated that “If I told you I was sending you a laptop for $100.00”, that he couldn't. I told him that they sure don't want to make the customer happy!! I would NOT recommend DirecTV to ANYONE!! I will say Dish has been so good to me that they work with the customer to make them happy and I'm going back to them!!! I told VICTOR to disconnect my service, I DIDN’T want them for lying to me. Victor said he would at no cost, I asked him to put that in writing and he said he couldn't do that so that must be a lie too!!! DirecTV needs to shut down since they are not an honest company!!!!
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
I found out that DirecTV withdrew money out of my checking account without my knowledge or consent. When I confronted them I was told that anyone who pays with a debit or checking account your information is stored (even if you said Not to). That way if you owe a past due bill they don't need your permission, they can just go in and take it and you will never know.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
They tell you the bill will be X amount each month then they increase the bill each month hoping you don't catch on.
Reviewed Oct. 30, 2014
With a AAA $200 savings, IT DirecTV SOUNDED GOOD. 2nd level and hockey center ice, I was charged $159.99. Many years ago I only got infomercials, nothing else and cancelled and was billed $568.99! I went to BBB! I won! This is a scam!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
I called DirecTV 2.5 years ago to arrange their service. I was told that I would have to buy the hardware receivers and DVR up front. As an incentive deal I could sign up for their Premier package and the hardware costs could be discounted. I would also get further discounts like $32 a month for the first year and $16 a month for the second year. I bought the Home Media Center HD DVR (GENIE) for $399 (minus the Premier discount of $199). I bought a HD DVR Receiver for $199 (minus the Premier discount of $100). I was given a HD Receiver for $99 (minus the Premier deal of free, plus an optional second one if I should need it later according to the agent on the phone). The Satellite Dish "Free", Professional installation "Free", Shipping and Handling "Free" Equipment total cost: $198.00 (after taxes ($209).
I talked to DirecTV manager today who thought my equipment was only leased and not purchased by me. He wanted me to FAX him a copy of my original order from 2/07/12 showing my purchased hardware details. I FAXED it to Jonathan (badge: **). He called me later in the day to tell me that he believes that I had "only leased" all this hardware. I had friends and family join DirecTV after I had and "not pay any hardware fees". Now after all this time, they say I'm leasing the hardware. The original agent told me on the phone that since this would be my hardware, I should get their $5.99 a month Protection Plan, in case my hardware would have a future failure. All discussions at that time indicated that I was purchasing hardware at a Premier Package discount. I firmly believe that I own this hardware.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
I have been noticing the bill has went up. I thought it was just because our promo was up & we were now paying the full amount. Well today after not getting a bill in the mail since Aug, I get 1 in the mail. I see where the last 3 (now 4 months) I have been charged $39.99 for the NFL package. I called and told them I wanted it removed. The 1st guy I talked to said, "Oh yeah that's fine. I can take care of that." Then he asked if I received any flyers about the NFL package about to start up. I told him no. If I would have I would have called a long time ago to have it taken off. He says no prob. He had to do a few a things & it would be removed. Then he puts me on hold & somebody else gets on the phone giving me the run around about how it can't be removed because I didn't call by Sept. 7th.
I told her had I known I was going to be charged for something I do not need or use I would have but I never received anything saying it was being added to my bill. Then again she says, "Well I can't do nothing about it because you didn't call Sept. 7th to have it removed." I asked her how was I supposed to have something removed I knew nothing about? She says, "It says so on your bill." I asked her, "What part of I get a bill from y'all maybe every 2 months I don't rely on the bill to come in before I pay the bill. I call monthly and check the amount & pay it. So how can I be charged for something I was not aware of?" She says, "Well I am looking at the bills & I see where it says that the service is being charged to you." I said, "Well does it tell you if I actually received the bill in the mail & looked at it?" I said, "How can you charge me for something I did not order? I requested all sports channels off in March." She said, "Well since you got it free it automatically renewed."
I asked when they told me I was going to get it that if I wanted it for this season I WOULD HAVE TO CALL AND ORDER IT. She told me that it was on my bill that I would be having it renewed to my account. So I find 1 of the few bills I got & lo and behold guess what it says, "TAKE NFL TO THE MAX! UPGRADE TO NFL SUNDAY TICKET." Then under that it says ADD NFL Sunday Ticket. It does not say I added it or it was automatically added. It says ADD!! If I don't pay the next 3 months my service will be turned off for non payments. She pointed out, "Well you just have 3 payments left." I asked her why should I have to pay for something I didn't ADD to my account & she says, "Well if you would have called Sept. 7th it could have been removed. It says so on the bill." NO, IT DOESN'T. I am looking at the last bill I got in the 1st part of Aug. and nowhere does it say call by Sept. 7th to have it removed. It does say season STARTS Sept. 7, I'm sure meaning the football season. As soon as I can I am switching to a different company!!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
DirectTV has a good product but the customer service is awful. I wish I had not signed up....ever! Since July 2014, I have had to call about discrepancies with my bill. The total is never right and none of their representatives even know why. They are very nice people, for the exception of a few. I always am assured "this will not happen again." "I fixed it for you".... but they never seem to fix it and/or prevent another issue.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
Didn't make it far enough to be a customer. After an hour of being transferred and given numbers to call, I just said NO!!!
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
First of all when I ordered DirectTV it was 100% American company, but when I called customer service I got the Philippines and could not understand them half the time. Also every time it rained signal would be lost, it rains every afternoon during monsoon season. Also I was told when I move (I am a full time RVer) I would not have to pay every time a tech to come out, only a one time fee. I called several times to have them to come pick up the equip and to cancel the service. I feel they breached the contract for lying to me. Now they are threatening me to collections.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
I've had DirecTV for the past four years. During that time I've had to call every two to four months to complain about a billing issue, typically the bill would go up twenty to forty dollars with no explanation. Now I've received notices stating that I haven't paid my bill in a month. So I realize mistakes happen - I send a payment. The next day I'm getting an email stating that I haven't paid in two months. When I call to figure out what's going on... suddenly it's now been three months that they say I haven't paid. I'm methodical if nothing else when it comes to paying my bills. If a bill was sent it was paid.
I've finally had enough and just told them to cancel the entire account. Of course they want to remind me that there will be an early cancellation fee of $360.00. I think the entire incident happened as an attempt by DirecTV to force me into automatic bill pay so they have access to my checking account without prior approval - so these little bill increases can happen without my knowledge. The whole company is a racket. I would use rabbit ears before I use DirecTV.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
Received a few mailers offering a decent amount of channels and up to 4 HD boxes for $20 per month with no installation or rental fees. I had to jump through the hoops with the operator with all the standard questions. When we got to my Social Security number I informed him that I would not give that out until I decided to order the service. It threw him off a bit and he told me that he couldn't get me any deal without it, so I thanked him for his time. WOAH! Amazingly he didn't need it all of a sudden, and we continued.
Anyways, in the end, the basic service for 2 rooms, with discount, was $45 per month plus $12 per room equipment rental. $69 for 2 rooms with HD seems strange that the offer was $20 for 4 rooms, but he explained to me there were 'additional charges'. When I inquired about internet I was told that they could add a 0.5, YES, a 0.5 megabyte line for an additional $30 a month. When I informed him I currently had a 50MB line for $60 a month he claimed he knew nothing about internet speeds, BUT he could set me up with the package and the base internet of 0.5 MB and we should have no problem upping the speeds later.
When I inquired about the advertised deal that had been mailed to my home multiple times, I was told that it was a basic outline of package and didn't represent actual cost. This had bait and switch written all over it. Won't go near this company if they had the last canteen of water in a desert. This had bait and switch written all over it.
Reviewed Oct. 29, 2014
Unauthorized rate increase. Contacted direct tv and after a long wait was transferred to the retention department. Spoke to a lady named Page, batch number **, located in Tennessee and the result was because direct tv reserves the right to increase even though I'm out of contract. The threat was will bill my credit card $200 dollars for early termination. She failed to see that I'm out of contract and the threat was very evident. I believe that such a company should be more professional in their demeanor but I guess there is someone who is willing to take them on and protect the customer.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
The first time I signed up for Directv I was promised a portable DVD player. I never got it. I complained so much they sent me a cheap DVD player but it wasn't a portable. I know there were lawsuits because of it but I didn't want to get involved so I let it so. When my contract was up I signed up with Dish. Because a service rep told me my contract was up when I called to complain about the cost going up and the channels I like going away, but it wasn't. In the meantime, I went back to Directv. Since I signed with Dish they sent me frequent ads saying if I came back they would pay me up to $200 dollars for the early cancellation fee. I signed up for the good deal they promised me on the ad. Guess what! They aren't paying the $200. I had to pay $280 for leaving Dish too soon.
Why do I have to keep my part of the contract if they don't? It seems to me that if they make a promise to get your business and don't keep it, the contract should be void and I should be free to leave them. It's not that I dislike their service. I feel like I get more for my money with them but it makes me angry when I get lied to in order to get my business. I'm getting really tired of contracts. As soon as I'm free of them I'll go back to cable.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
Over a 30 day installation period I was in contact with 9 direct TV representatives. Each told me a different story and some were outright lies. Not one of them provided information which could have saved me time and money because they all wanted to pass the buck and keep a customer. After this experience I would rather go without any service than deal with these thieves one day longer. Luckily the local cable company was able to replace them in 2 days.
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
Bills always fluctuate. Bill came today and had gone up $30. I've been with them since 2006 and old customers always seem to get the shaft. Called and talked them. Went to turn on TV and they downgraded my package without my consent and 39 channels were gone. POOF! Just like I'm going to do with Directv. See ya!
Reviewed Oct. 28, 2014
I had a terrible experience with DirecTV. My sales rep promised a bundle of $65 that included internet and Choice TV package plus free NFL package until May and 3 premium channels (HBO, Cinemax, Showtime) for 3 months free. Then after first 12 months of $65, my package would then go to $85 for the remaining months 12 months of my 24 month contract. He then proceed to take my credit card to charge me $9 to take advantage of the offer. I was then told that if I listen to some offer I can earn another $10 off a month plus receive a free tablet if I accept that offer. After then I would be transferred to a bundling specialist to finalize the whole deal. However before I could even listen to the $10 off offer, I was mysteriously transferred to some Spanish speaking line that disconnected me. So I proceeded to call back.
When I spoke to the second agent, he had no clue about the $10 off offer. Also, when he was about to transfer me to bundling specialist, he said that the best he could do was $75 a month. Talk about bait and switch. I then asked for a supervisor. He puts me on hold and then tells me his supervisor is busy. By then asked for my order to be cancelled and my $9 to be refunded. I also asked for the original call to be reviewed and that the rep be fired for misleading a customer. Judging by the lack of customer service, I doubt I will ever hear from DirecTV. I will stay with my overpriced Bright House since at least they have reps with integrity. I will never recommend DirecTV and I will let the world know about your bait and switch tactics.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
I too was excited to get away from the stronghold arm of Comcast. I had direct tv until the summer of 2014, when I got rid of it temporarily because I don't watch tv during the summer. The only thing I really use Direct tv for is football. I had always had a decent sized bill, nothing overly outrageous, but today I went to pay my bill and it had gone up significantly. I asked the person at direct tv why and she couldn't really answer my question. She said it was a difference in receivers. There was a more expensive receiver and a cheaper receiver. It seemed that I had the more expensive receiver. Knowing that I don't watch much tv to begin with, I asked what the difference was. She honestly couldn't tell me aside from the price difference. I asked her to downgrade my package. So, I would lose 45 channels and pay 1.00 a month less than what I am currently paying.
This is COMPLETELY unacceptable. Direct tv no longer has the long arm that it used to on cable. It's not nearly as competitive as it once was and they have horrible customer service skills. Don't bother asking if there's a place where you can make a complaint. They direct you back to their website where the complaint will be lost with the other 9 million complaints that come in on a daily basis. My contract ends on November 1, 2014 and I WILL be canceling my service with Direct tv.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
I was given a monthly amount for my bill. I'm on a fixed income! EVERY penny counts....I got my bill and was in tears, called and was told that was the order, was NOTHING they could do. One thing, they threw in pkg.deal, now I'm being charged for FIRST bill!!! I have called 2 times, and nothing to help out. DON'T go with a company that's going to be nasty talking to you and add to your Qt. price....It's NOT fair at all. The last call today, 10-27, 2014 was one of the rudest people I've spoke to. $15.00 extra a month to some might not be much, but to me it is! I was lied to. You throw that in pkg for free then charge for it. IS NOT RIGHT, NOT. I will never, never do business with them again EVER!!! Better Business will be contacted, and everyone I talk to. I hope the rude guy chokes on his rude words...
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
After forty five minutes of getting moved around and waiting on hold, still can not add a second home to my account. Guy hung up or disconnected me once I thought I had someone that could help me. Getting a live person on phone was a chore, had to call back at least five times to try to get to right department. Whatever happen to just getting a live person to connect you to someone that can be of help. Guess I will have to cancel my existing account and give DISH TV two new accounts.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
On October 15th, 2014 I called DirecTV to cancel my account. I was ready to pay the $40 due to early cancellation (I cancelled 2 months early and they charge $20 a month). When I asked the customer service agent to confirm I would be charged the early cancellation fee I was informed the fee would be waived. I asked the agent to confirm that, and he again stated the charge would be waived. On Friday, October 25th I received a statement from DirecTV generated on October 20th charging me the $40 (again, despite assurances by an agent of the company that it would not be charged during the call I made on October 15th).
On October 25th I called DirecTV to address the issue. The customer service agent I spoke to said there was no note on the account saying the fee had been waived. I responded by reiterating I was unequivocally promised the early termination fee would be waived. I also stated the recorded conversation from October 15th would prove my claim. I was put on hold by customer service so the agent could speak to her supervisor. After five to ten minutes on hold I was told I would have to be transferred to billing.
After another five minutes or so on hold I reached an agent in the billing office who again told me there was no note on the account saying the fee had been waived. She then explained the early termination policy to me despite the fact I said I understood it, and had already heard it from the previous agent. I replied that the issue was not the early termination contract, but the fact an agent of her company made a verbal agreement with me that a fee would be waived and DirecTV did not honor that agreement. When the billing agent again tried to explain the early termination policy I requested she pull the recorded conversation from October 15th. This time I was put on hold for at least 15 minutes.
When someone finally came back on the phone he claimed to be a billing manager. This manager attempted to explain the early termination policy and I stopped him. I again requested he listen to the conversation from October 15th or just give me the $40 promised by DirecTV. He said he could not do that and I had to use the company website to request the "back office" review the recorded conversation. Right after I spoke to him I went to the website and put in my request.
The night of October 24th I was contacted by DirecTV via e-mail saying they were looking into the issue. On the morning of October 25th I received another email saying there was no evidence the fee had been promised to be waived and the policy was once again explained to me. The email claimed they "thoroughly reviewed" my account and could not find any evidence the $40 cancellation fee had been waived. I was further told that phone recordings could only be used for internal use and not settling disputes, conveniently making the only evidence to prove my claim unavailable.
When I replied the same morning that I did not believe their claim the recordings were unavailable I received a call shortly afterward. It was extremely rude, went over the cancellation policy again, explained there was no evidence for the $40 fee to be waived, and explained that due to having millions of customers they were unable to access the recorded phone records (a different reason this time). This DirecTV representative then stated it was now a legal issue and I needed to retain a lawyer to subpoena the recordings - if they even existed.
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DirecTV is now saying their phone recordings are proprietary and I need an attorney to subpoena the phone recording from October 15th, which it says may or may not exist. I contend that recording proves there is a verbal contract where a DirecTV customer service agent waived the early contract fee ($40) for early termination - an agreement DirecTV breached. DirecTV has gone from saying they do record all conversations, to they only record some conversations, to they only record conversations for internal purposes, to they probably didn't even record the conversations from October 15th. It seems DirecTV uses recordings and has no problem finding those when customers verbally agree to contracts, but cannot find them when a customer requires them.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
Apparently, a year ago when I signed up for Direct TV they gave me the NFL package for free. If I did not cancel it the following year, they would charge me $39.41 extra for six months. I did not know I had this package last year or this year. When I tried to cancel it this year, I was informed that I had to cancel before the season started and it was now too late. I explained that I had not given permission for this package and I wanted it stopped. They said no.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
I got a brochure advertising "bundled" pricing for "locked in" for two years... I signed up and nearly every month there are additional charges for products or equipment not requested... The latest is 40% increase for last 12 months. I wrote to state attorney general which said it does not have "pattern of practice... which warrant our intervention". I'll pay the bill but I am "ripping out the equipment and throwing it into the street". Its name makes my skin crawl! I absolutely remain convinced the company is a criminal enterprise which should be put out of operation.
Reviewed Oct. 27, 2014
I want to warn landlords of the conversation I had with DirectTV. I noticed 3 inch bolts, 4 of them on the very far most corner of my home next to the gutter that have been drilled through my shingles and roof that held their dish in place, holes drilled into 4 rooms from the exterior of my home. I never authorized anything to be done by them. The tents said that they owned the home, "most people will tell truth" - their words. I have no rights to a copy of the work or what gave them the right to trespass on my property, drill holes through my roof and on the outside of my house without checking public records. This is all public knowledge. I was told they do not use the Internet nor do they look up any of this information to verify but I cannot receive a copy of the work order because I was not the customer that held the account so therefore I can't Go after the tents for damaged caused to my home. I will see what rights I have for this company trespassing on my property. They also admitted that many people do NOT want their roof drilled through. PLEASE HELP ME OUT ANYONE?
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014
Direct TV has to be one of the worst internet sites as far as trying to use. First of all you can only watch most of content in your home. I could just use my TV. Second you would be really impressed if it worked in the first place, just too many errors, too many spinning circles that never seem to load. Once my contract is up I'm gone looking for a way to get out of my contract. I've had cable and dish services, and don't let it rain, get cloudy or too much sun because direct TV goes out.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014
My goodness I've made some awful buying decisions in my life but none as bad as this outfit. Save yourself aggravation, heartburn, frustration and pure astonishment at stupidity in customer service by passing on Directv.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014
I was with DirectTV for 13 years and when I went to the Middle East my grandson changed to Dish for the Hopper. I live with Dish due to commitment issues. I do not like the Prime TV line up because it does not allow choice --- you get what Dish thinks is good to watch, but I can live with it. What really does bother me is the fact that CNN is gone - I woke up earlier in the week and no CNN. I called and the company, blamed Turner Network stating it was a price issue. The WSJ states otherwise. Now it is Sunday and still no CNN. I was told to watch other new networks and tried. However, these networks slant the news away from my desires and beliefs. I was very happy with DirectTV. If you are unhappy call and speak to the disconnect group within Direct. They will fix your problem - if it is fixable. I had always received agreeable assistance. I find Dish is not as helpful.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014
First off, I called to cancel NFL Sunday ticket, but of course, they offered me a lower rate that I couldn't refuse. My first bill, they charged me full price. I called and they said they would take it off on next month's bill. Next month's bill, same price. So again, I called and they said they would cancel my Sunday ticket and next month's bill would reflect that. Which means I paid for Sunday ticket full price, not the price we agreed on for 2 months, then they cancel it. Now, I have no service, missed the biggest football game of the year last night because I was on the phone with the service center for an hour trying to do tests to figure out that it isn't working. Still not working. I don't like being lied to, which I was. So, I am going to contact the other cable and satellite providers in the area and drop DirecTV. I thought Charter cable was bad, but Direct is worse.
Reviewed Oct. 26, 2014
I had DirecTV and needed to move. They charged me over $300 to move my service. They cut holes in my seamless steel siding for every room. I had a TV in then did an awful caulk job to seal those holes that were no longer needed. They change their prices whenever they feel like it. I have to uphold the contract but they can make any changes any time they like and you are forced to accept it. They can't offer you any better price until you are cancelling then they can give you the deal of the century for a short period of time. Best part of all after getting charged over $300 to move my service, they informed me my 2-year contract was starting over but I wasn't getting any introductory offer. Don't sign up with this company unless you like getting screwed.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
DirecTV is involved in unfair billing and collection practices. I closed my account after 3 years of service and moved to Comcast instead. I owed DirecTV only $45 and received a final bill for $273 instead which I disputed. I was reported to collections and this has affected my otherwise excellent credit. I'm now involved in an endless battle with the collection agency, DirecTV, and the credit bureau. DirecTV does not even answer my calls and refuses to acknowledge their mistake. Check your bills monthly as DirecTV makes billing mistakes and then report to collections and try to ruin your credit. I will never use DirecTV again.
Reviewed Oct. 25, 2014
I bundled services with AT&T to include cable service. DirecTV showed up to install and said it was for my bundled service. I received a monthly service bill from DirecTV & called AT&T. AT&T informed me that they didn't have their billing system set up to receive payments for DirecTV & that it was OK for me to pay the bill. I paid the bill & 1 year later when I moved DirecTV accused me of breaking a 2-year contract. I didn't have a contract, but they said when I paid the first bill I was agreeing to a contract. Now there is a BAD CREDIT mark on me for $684.00 of Breach of Contract fines. The BBB will not help.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014
I've been noticing my bill being double up on. Called once over the summer, paid what owe in full. Know once again I am behind... and I know I've been paying them on time. Customer service lady just set quietly on the phone when confronted. Amazing!
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014
BEWARE!!! Recently taken advantage of regarding a DirecTV offer that looked great. Called DirecTV October 1st 2014, excited to take advantage of their Genie DVR package deal. The representative, who set me up over the phone was amazing. She went over the package deal, and I agreed to the contract - gave my social security number and credit card info, because as a DirecTV customer, it’s a pay first, then DirecTV provides service-type business transaction. The representative explained, “But not to worry... DirecTV is an award winning company." She said with encouragement, so not a huge deal. It’s how the TV business works. Little did I know, I had just entered into my DirecTV nightmare.
Service installation was set up for 10/04/2014 by a tech that was fast, and a heavy pusher of a DirecTV Protection up-sale package, which I declined. But he was on time and finished up my system fast, telling me as he was rushing out the door and that I "will see glitching the first 48 hours, this is normal, during the overnight downloads." Come to find out from a second tech, who had to come out days later to fix the first tech’s shoddy work, that the first tech did not come close to DirecTV’s standard of practice, leaving me with a DirecTV system that would have never provided watchable TV. 48 hours passes from the 1st tech's visit and the TV is still glitching.
Five days passes. TV is still glitching, not giving me watchable TV or allowing me to record anything. So I call DirecTV customer service on 10/09/2014 explaining my issue to the representative, who sent out a 2nd tech that was not a DirecTV tech, but a subcontracted tech - who went over my whole house and system explaining to me all the shoddy work the first DirecTV tech did not do, telling me the subcontractor techs call these DirecTV techs “drop and run’s", only doing the bare minimum to get as many jobs in as possible. The second tech adjusted the satellite, swapped out a few new pieces, rebooting the system for updates, stating that I needed to contact DirecTV for a new main receiver box if it still did not work because that would mean the one that was provided is refurbished and defective.
Two techs and 11 days with no TV. So I contact DirecTV yet again on 10/16/2014, and found myself transferred to a new department, a very negative department. After this call, I soon found out that with DirecTV, after you agreed to the contract, you no longer receive happy cheerful customer service like you do before you enter into their contract. It's a different place, an unhappy place, full of agents that disrespect you and management that just doesn't care and who talk over and down to you. After telling my story to two reps, Matt and Brandon, who had zero concern about my issues, being a new customer for 13 days, and have not had any service, I got the privilege to be transferred to an already unhappy DirecTV call center site leader, Tyler (ID **).
To begin my story, which ended up feeling more like an interrogation, with Tyler jumping on me about how I was mistaken and that I obviously misheard the DirecTV techs and employee, making sure I knew I was wrong about the glitching info that I had been told. He said this was a Genie technical issue and is unfixable until they figure out an update, something everybody’s dealing with - educating me with a tone that felt like I was a child about how this wasn't a service issue because the signal is there. It’s a technical issue with the Genie’ boxes. So DirecTV was not offering any compensation. I then voiced my concern as a new customer that had paid $130 up front, looking for a service that DirecTV agreed started October 4th and it was now October 16th and have not had any watchable TV, with November's billing fast approaching.
Again, Tyler started in with “It’s not a service issue, it’s a technical issue." I rebutted, stating that I am renting the Genie system from DirecTV, so technical or service issue, it still falls to DirecTV to fix. At this point, I realized Tyler was getting frustrated with me because I wasn’t getting his logic on how I, the new DirecTV customer, paying DirecTV for a service that DirecTV can't provide, is ok. So Tyler told me the best he was going to do is a $20 credit - take it or leave it. I requested Tyler’s credentials and advised him that I feel he failed me as customer of DirecTV just 13 days into my 2-year nightmare of a contract with DirecTV.
I entered into a DirecTV partnership October 4th 2014, with a positive outlook, only to receive a broken, non-working product, spoken to like a child, and my integrity questioned - all in only 13 days of a two year contract. How many people have gone through the same bait & switch routine that DirecTV is pushing? Arizona is just getting through sanctioning the alarm industries for these very same bait & switch tactics. Maybe like the alarm companies, the satellite industries and DirecTV need to held under a standard of practice that is backed by Arizona State laws and statutes, and governed by a State-appointed Board that will investigate these claims that Arizona residents have, penalizing, fining, and revoking state licenses that would be required to do business in the state of Arizona, because at this point, I feel like I have been illegally taken advantage of with my credit held hostage.
Reviewed Oct. 24, 2014
You guys are incredible. I have been a DirecTV customer for way too long, and you have no record of it, even though I have a password in my log for DirecTV. I pay way too much and get real tired of you advertising a ridiculous low rate for new customers, while having us old customers pick up the slack.

Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
Called DirecTV almost every month to have our bill revised. They overcharged us. They revised the bill each time we called and as you know, time is money and I spent plenty of time calling. .It takes time to talk to one, two and sometimes 3 rep. before someone can take care of the problem. Cancelled the service recently because we were disappointed with the reception. The screen kept on jumping and when we recorded programs, we could not see the complete program. In the middle of a movie the screen would die or jump for several minutes. The last straw was Dancing with the Stars last Monday... we could not see the program because the screen was jumping for the length of the program. That is when we decided to cancel the service.
Whenever there was a storm we lost connection or the screen was jumping. When I cancelled, I was told there would be a cancellation fee of $80. I called and talked to a rep. and was transferred to another rep. and then I asked to be transferred to a supervisor because the rep. would not agree to waive the fee. After all these months of bad service, I did not intend to pay to cancel.. The supervisor agreed to waive the fee. I am hoping not to have to call DirecTV again.
Reviewed Oct. 23, 2014
I am so disgusted with DIRECTV. I am being charged for channels in the 500 that I never asked for $4.99 a month and I am being charged for an NFL package that was given to me at the time of sign up and then did an automatic renewal without my consent or my authorization to charge me $34.99. When I asked to speak with a supervisor he will not transfer me nor will he give me any of my credits. I hate DirecTV they will not let me out of my contract and I am being stolen from.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
Since day one DirecTV never got my bill right! We had gotten the basic package, which was supposed to be like $29 a month for like the first year or so. But guess what? Our first bill was around $90! Ever since we've been paying $75-90. And the programming we got is pretty useless. There is little options here in my town, so I guess they take advantage. Every time you call they "give" us channels for misunderstandings. Our contract is up finally but we don't have a lot of options to switch providers.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
Had DirecTV for 2 years. The reception problems got so bad we decided to drop them and go back to OTA, just an antennae. They sent us boxes to ship the stuff back. We would ship it back the day we got the box. Direct would say it was not received back so would trace it thru UPS and let them know who signed for it. They would then admit to having it, but would need another part, sent part and the process started over.
Finally got all the parts back, no more calls and final bill paid. 6 months later started receiving mail from them asking to come back, only 1 every 2 months. After another 6 months called them and asked to be taken off their mailing list since we would never go back. After the call got mailings every week. Sent them an e-mail after 2 months of that. Now I got 2 mailings a week. Have called them several times and still get 2 per week. Don't go to them since they will never let you go.
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
We signed up for Directv looking to save on the monthly cost of TV. I would NOT recommend this service to my worst enemy! The Sales Representative did not disclose we needed a DVR to do On Demand TV, so we went with 4 HD boxes. When we called in after figuring out we needed a DVR device to do On Demand we were told if we wanted to add one it would be 299.00 for the equipment that you don't own, you are renting it from them. Plus 50.00 service fee then a reoccurring charge of 15.00 a month. If we had requested this to begin with as part of the 4 devices there would be no additional charge. They are not willing to work with you, even as a new customer.
We tried ordering additional equipment from Directv. The wrong items were shipped and now we have returned the equipment, they are charging us a 50.00 service fee because our account hasn't been established for 8 months, on top of shipping fees and now they are giving us the run around about refunding the equipment charges. We have called 8 different times in last 3 months and get a different story each time, in addition to being lost in their VRU system trying to get to the right department. We have tried to talk to technical support to inquiry about what DVR systems would work we were transferred to so many different people who had no clue what they are doing. Directv has the WORST customer service, hidden fees, they don't disclose information at point of sale and once they lock you in on a 2 year contract, you are screwed!! If it wasn't for the cancellation fees I would cancel. Stay very far away from this vendor!
Reviewed Oct. 22, 2014
I am a Dish network customer and wanted to see about changing to DirectTV. I called to get information on prices of packages and type of equipment. I wanted to get all the details so I could share the information with my wife before changing to DirectTV. I was told they would send me an email to share the info with my wife but they needed my credit card number to put a $1.00 fee on it before they could send it. I was pretty sold on changing until they wanted money to send email. I guess they don't want me as a new customer. I have been with Dish for 14 years. Guess I will stay with Dish. That is so stupid wanting money to send me info I just wrote down as we talked. Just wanted something in black and white to share.
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2014
Very disappointed, and frustrated with Direct TV, even before I even began service with them! They deceived me twice, and totally mis-sold their services to me. I signed up to Direct yesterday, and was promised that I could sign up to the Ultimate package, and they would throw in the HBO and Showtime channels free, for the duration of my agreement, at no extra charge - despite the online promotions saying it was just for the first 3 months. I challenged the guy I spoke to about this several times, and he assured me he was right and I would have the channels included free for the duration of my agreement. When I got my email confirmation, this was not the case, and it is only for the first 3 months (DECEPTION #1). He also assured me that I would be able to have High-speed internet (25Mb and above) at my home, and not the 1.5mb DSL service they offer as a minimum (he even asked his supervisor, as I challenged him on this too, and his supervisor gave him a "code" that allowed him to look it up).
Well when he transferred me to conclude the bundling of the services, I was told I could only get the basic 1.5mb service, which is no good for me as I work from home, and need High speed, along with a service that supports VPN and VOIP - which the basic DSL service does not support (DECEPTION #2). Well I have just called to cancel my service as I had great hopes that I could finally move away from Comcast for a quality service, but alas this is not the case! Please do not believe all you have been told when you speak to the front line sales team, as they will tell you what you want to hear, so they get you signed up and locked in for 2yrs. They take great pains to record their conversations when you call in, so I hope they listen to my call and realize that they made a major mistake, and tried to deceive and sell me something they could not deliver!
Reviewed Oct. 21, 2014
My friend moved for free, I was charged. He got a free genie extra channels and free install in every room of his house. I got one receiver that l already had. Directv sucks! So if you move prepare to get screwed by directv. And their installer was an **.
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014
My email to the office of the president of DIRECTV: (10/20/2014 10:01 AM). "I was a DirecTV customer for a little over a year. When I called to cancel my service and request a return package for the DVR and regular receiver, I was only sent an envelope for the cards from inside the boxes. I am outraged that I paid extra for a DVR receiver for 14 months, only to be told to "dispose of it as I see fit". Why does one get charged extra every month for equipment that is disposable? Your customer service department also leaves a lot to be desired. In the 14 months of my service, I was flat out lied to, by the person who signed me up, about certain aspects of the agreement and had to call and inquire about charges on my bill almost every month. It's a shame really, because I had absolutely no problem with the actual television service, picture quality etc....I hope that the company can find a way to become more efficient and less wasteful, resulting in better rates for your remaining customers. Needless to say, I won't be one of them. Thank You for your time."
Direct reply- DIRECTV (10/20/2014 10:08 AM) "Thank you for your recent correspondence. We appreciate the time you have taken to provide us your feedback regarding our receiver return process. While we don't currently have plans to change our process, your feedback is important to us as we often make changes based on our customer's comments. Should you have any additional concerns, please contact me at 1-866-785-**, ext. **. My office hours are 10:15 AM to 6:00 PM ET, Monday - Friday. If you would like assistance outside of my hours, please press option 3 and a member of the Office of the President can help you. We are available Monday through Friday, from 9:00 AM to 9:30 PM ET, and Saturday through Sunday from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM ET. - Shauna, DIRECTV Office of the President."
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014
I was having an issue with my DVR and called DirecTV to get it fixed. The gentleman I spoke to offered to upgrade me to a wireless genie system rather than getting the DVR fixed. He said because of my long standing with DirecTV, I would get the upgrade free, although there would be a 2 year contract. I agreed and made an appointment for the upgrade.
First, my appointment was scheduled between 8am - 12pm. At 12:10pm, I called DirecTV because the technician had not yet shown up and I had a friend waiting for me. I was told that they didn't know why the technician was late, but that he should be at my house between 12:30pm - 1pm. The courtesy thing would have been to call me to alert me there was an issue. But, at around 12:35pm, the technician arrived.
At that point, the technician started to explain what he would be doing, re-wiring and installing a new dish. When I questioned the wiring, as I was told the genie was wireless, he said that his order was the wired genie, not the wireless one. I explained to him that was not what I was told when I was originally offered the upgrade and I again called DirecTV. I was then told by DirecTV that the order stated it was the wired genie and if I wanted the wireless genie, I would have to pay! Why would I "upgrade" to another wired system? I would just keep what I have. Needless to say, I canceled the entire order and I am now looking into another service - or better yet, the streaming that is supposed to start next year, can't happen soon enough. So long DirecTV - this long time customer is done with you!
Reviewed Oct. 20, 2014
I ordered DirecTV when I moved because Brighthouse did not service my new location and my mother-in-law insisted on cable... Anyhow by the time I received my 1st bill I had MANY extra charges that I was not aware of and extra packages I did not order... They fixed it for me but it still goes to show that they will do whatever for money. I canceled my services (& I had planned on paying whatever fees when I could afford it, probably tax time) BUT this company ran my bank card every day and took every dollar I had in my bank account until they got their fees... I called them about this and told them it was NOT okay for them to keep running my card and they told me oh well, that the only way they would stop was for me to reconnect my services or until they got cancellation fees and equipment fees...
I don't understand how they can continually run your card after you cancel services & call them and tell them they do not have permission to do this... They are a horrible company. Dish Network never did this to me. They allowed me to pay them when I could afford it... I actually had to call my bank and have them cancel that card so that Dish no longer had access to it... I am so infuriated that they can just take money from you.... Not to mention that out of the 8 months I had them half the time I didn't even have service. It goes out with the lightest rain. NEVER EVER AGAIN WILL DIRECTV GET MY SERVICE OR MY MONEY!!!!!!
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2014
We pay a huge premium price for the NFL ticket just so we can watch the Green Bay Packers games. Today, October 19, it says "blacked out". When I called them, they tell me it's blacked out because it's being shown on local networks. But it's NOT being shown on local networks. Local network took it off halfway thru the game. And DirecTV promises in their advertising, "never miss a minute of your game". I'm thinking they owe a lot of discounts to a lot of customers considering the huge price we are paying for this package...and maybe they should be subject to a class action lawsuit for false advertising to its customers.
Reviewed Oct. 19, 2014
I've had Directv for almost 10 years. Overall, the service has been decent, until now. Today is Oct 19 and the last time we had Directv service was Oct 2. Our receiver takes very very long to respond to any commands. For example: I turned on the receiver at 7:20 this morning and at 08:10 (50 minutes later) the lights are on but still no sound or picture. When we called Directv they said everyone with the same receiver box was having the same problem. They said it was a programming problem that was being corrected and there was nothing they could do AND they had no idea how long it would take. It would seem to me that if everyone that had the same receiver was having the same problem, they could post it somewhere where everyone could see it, or send an email to anyone affected. I pay an extra fee each month for maintenance and repairs. I will cancel service. This is ridiculous.
Reviewed Oct. 18, 2014
The DirecTV saleswoman convinced me that I could maintain the same low monthly rate (about $52) for three years just by calling DirecTV on the anniversary of my contract each year. Naturally, the first time I called, DirecTV pretended that they never ever heard of such a thing. My rate went from $52 to $73 per month. Also, they now claim that I am currently receiving a "rebate" of $20/month, which will expire in 6 months. My monthly bills make no mention of any rebate. Basically, they're trying to convince me that I'm still getting a great deal, even though the monthly cost is 50 percent higher than what they originally promised. I will cancel DirecTV at the earliest opportunity.
Reviewed Oct. 17, 2014
DIRECTV | P.O. Box 6550, Greenwood Village, CO 80155 - I have only had DirecTV for less than a WEEK and I already deeply regret signing up for it. I was lied to when I called to see about getting a dish. I was told that I would get the AAA discount for 20 months, even now your ad showed 24 months (first lie) and that I would also get a new member discount for 12 months at 10 dollars a month (Second LIE). That after 12 months my bill would go up to 35 dollars and after 20 months it would be 45 dollars (third LIE).
When I got the paper copy of my bill yesterday, I was able to see that my new member discount is 37 dollars not 10, which makes me VERY mad because that means after a year my bill will be 62 dollars not 35 dollars and after 20 months it will be 72 dollars, that is crazy. I would have never signed up for that if I would have been told the truth and now I am locked into a two year deal. When I called to speak with someone about it yesterday, she was rude and told me that 62 dollars isn't that much for TV, it is to me. The other lie I was told was that my dish would be hooked up in between noon and 4pm. The man did not get to my house until after 7pm and didn't leave until almost 11pm. I PAID someone to sit at my house from noon to four. Well, I was at work and NO ONE SHOWED (FOURTH LIE).
Reviewed Oct. 15, 2014
To move across street, charge $500.00 then $300.00.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014
DirecTV is a waste of money. It is not worth the little bit of money saved to go through the aggravation. It started with the installation of the equipment. The service rep showed up and installed the equipment. I had so many cords and wires next to my television. It was so bad I took pictures of the install. It was an absolute fire and safety hazard. I questioned the guy before he left and he gave me some bogus excuse. I called the next day after looking at all those cords.
On the phone with them and they inform me that they are not responsible for appearances. Well guess what, I inform them that in no way would they allow anyone to install equipment like they did mine. They say if the person they send to my home decides it's just cosmetic I will incur a charge for them coming out. Well another technician shows up and he looks at the install and says what the hell is all this. Also how terrible an install it is and unfortunately says all he can do is make it look prettier by tying the cords up.
Since that time I have had to call them repeatedly to change my service. The service goes out with any little rain here and I'm paying more now than I did with Cox cable. I went DirecTV in order to save money. Now I find out they have been charging me for a NFL subscription of $40 plus tax. I don't even watch tv that much but when I called and said get rid of all the extra stuff you would think that this subscription would be extra. I paid $120 plus tax already on subscription alone.
This company has the worst service Ever!!! Stay away from them if you can. They are not about customer service. Now I see why they want you in a 2 year contract. I can't wait to get rid of them, just have to hold on until that time. They have horrible practices with their customers and should not be allowed to deceive their customers.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014
When I got DirecTV it had already been in my home for a year under my brother's name, and I was switching it from my brother's name into my name. The salesman said I would be just month to month and could cancel at any time. A year later my bill went from $51 up to $81. I am on a fixed income and could not afford the extra $30 per month. I called them and tried to work out a different payment plan. They were uncooperative. I cancelled the service. I was charged $220 early termination fees. I called back and tried to again make arrangements to make payments. They were again uncooperative.
I called again, and again there was no effort made for me to make payments. The $251 payment went to my bank today and it will now cost me an additional $70 in insufficient funds fee. I am on Soc. Sec. disability and have no money to pay this bill until the first of next month. Why weren't they willing to let me make payments. I will never understand a company that is so ruthless and cold-hearted. I will never use DirecTV again and I will tell everyone how bad they are, a company of liars. Acct # **.
Reviewed Oct. 14, 2014
I HATE FOOTBALL and all the rapists, murderers, wife beaters and drunk drivers that are glorified every Sunday. I had no idea when signing a 2 year contract last October that they had given me a "free trial" subscription to NFL games, we never watch them. So, I notice my monthly bill went up to $214.00 month. I did a double take, and come to find out, I'm 3 months in to a 6 month "contract" with the ** NFL for Sunday football, to the tune of $36.00/month. What a scam! So I call of course, and the girl says, "well you had until 9/22/14 to cancel this, sorry, it's a contract with the NFL. It's right on your statement." I don't see anything on the front page of that ** statement alerting me. So, I want to speak with someone that can do something.
They always do that, someone else comes on and says, "well, let's see what kind of discount I can offer you", and they do! They knock off a few $ here or there, make you feel all warm and cozy like you carried some big stick. So, now you're only getting raped part of the way, only in the A **. Geez, that's better, thanks man! God, I hate these people. So frigging sneaky. I told the dude, "look, I know how this works, you are hoping I forgot about the cancellation deadline on something I didn't even know was on the account, and you got me". Can't wait to dump them, but reality is they have you by the short hairs.
Reviewed Oct. 13, 2014
I contacted DirecTV for my brother who has memory issues. I specifically asked the length of time of contract and was told one year. Now the year is almost up and I called to cancel the service because my sister in Utah is now caring for my brother. I am now told there is a two-year contract and they lost the power of attorney paperwork that I had sent in when we signed him up. So, they're stating I have to resend the power of attorney paperwork and then they'll discuss the '2 yr. contract.'
The individual's name I spoke with was Matt **. I was so angry this morning, I asked to talk to the supervisor's supervisor to file a complaint. I was told that person could not come to the phone nor did he/she have a direct line. I called back to see if I could get connected to a 'customer service rep' to file a formal complaint. Twice, I have been disconnected. First, I'm very angry that I was told there was a 1 year contract and now it supposedly is 2 and secondly, they're just stalling about the power of attorney paperwork. What LIARS, What a HASSLE and What a RIPOFF!
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2014
We signed up with DirecTV a year and half ago. We were first promised free ppm movies with our package. It did not come with it, but we're told we could get the box for it for about $40 a month. We were also told we were getting Uverse Internet. However it turns out it is not in our area so we got a DSL line that was slow and would not work well. We changed the internet back to TWC which was cheaper. After a year our rate exploded to 140 from the promised 79. We called and found that the package we opted out of was now being charged for. We had them remove it. Then last week our rate was 159. I called and they said we were being charged for the Sunday ticket. We don't watch football! We called to cancel it and they said it was too late. We would have had to cancel it before the season started. I would have cancelled all service but I was threatened with an ETF.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2014
Our DVR box is slow to respond to remote control commands. Sometimes it takes longer than a minute to get a response at all. We contacted DirecTV to see if they can give us a new box and they simply said everyone is having the same problem, and the engineers are working on the issue. We told them we've had this problem for months. The customer rep didn't seem to empathize with our issue and said we just had to deal with it. If we wanted to cancel the service, we'd have to pay the $20 per month fee for the remaining period of the contract. It is time someone puts a stop to business practices of this kind! DirecTV should be ashamed of cheating the consumers of their hard earned money.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2014
From the Internet I printed out the information and pricing for the Bundle package for DirecTV and Century Link and went to a local Century Link office. The contract I agreed to from the printout was put into Century Link's computer as I sat right there and watched, without any problems. Every month I have been billed way over the amount agreed upon from DirecTV and have spent hours on the phone. They have stated every excuse possible; never received the Bundle information down to the latest, my referral credit only last 4 months. If they never received the Bundle information, how did they know to install their equipment? I was not referred nor have I referred anyone.
Every month I called, speaking to different people each time even when I requested an Account Manager. Every month since April 2014, until this month they amended my billing to reflect the agreed upon amount. The problem is in the Bundle Discount. The total discount I agreed upon was $27.50, now they will not honor this discount, AND they WILL NOT give me a logical explanation. I have perfect credit and to keep it apparently I have to pay their incorrect billings. I have no idea where I go from here, any ideas?
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2014
If you live in Philadelphia area you cannot watch any Phillie's games! Sunday ticket is worthless and a waste of money. Everything worth watching is extra or not even available. If it's your only choice it's just fair at best. Comcast and Verizon are far superior! Their customer service is horrible.
Reviewed Oct. 12, 2014
When I signed up with DirecTV on May 9, 2013 I said to them I want basic cable for the home at **. And that we use the home two weekends a month. So my bill was estimated around $82.00 per month but was $152.00 and more because they added to your plan.
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:
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