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

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2019

    Do not ever take any package deals from these People. Their service leaves something to be desired. You never can get a English speaking person to talk to you so you have a communication problem to start with. Never add them to auto pay. Ever since we have had their service our bill keeps going up. Their equipment is inferior. I have had to replace their cable box before. As soon as my contract is up I will cancel. You should think twice about signing up with this company. Look at the negative reviews!!!!

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    Ease of Use

    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2019

    Very disappointed! There is NO voice remote with DirecTV. So convenient with Comcast Xfinity!!! DirecTV has hardly any free movies, even though I have one of the higher dollar plans. It's very difficult to navigate, unlike Xfinity. Signed up for this at Costco. I'm headed back to see what the early termination fees are so I, hopefully, can switch back to Xfinity. They are constantly trying to up-sell you while you're trying to find channels. AT&T - I should have known better. My bad.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2019

    After being a customer for 20 plus years in an effort to reduce expenses I decided it was time to switch to streaming service. Because my bill had just reset 3 days prior they told me I would have to pay another full month of service because as of a year ago they changed their rules and no longer prorated bills. (Although when I switched plans they had no problem charging me more on a prorated basis.)

    The customer service representative told me they could discount if I stayed a customer but they would not cancel for another month. They also tried to tell me their services was more reliable with better quality. However, in just the last month I had several times when the service went out but when I switched to the streaming service I was able to watch without an issue. In addition I was told I will need to remove cards (and that can be difficult) and send those back and then take everything else to a Fed Ex store to be returned. They then proceeded to tell me most people decide not to cancel because it is too much of a pain to do all of that. This has convinced me to never go back to their service. In the new world with multiple providers and options available DirectTv is the most expensive and least user friendly of all providers.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2019

    Customer service representatives that apparently do not know what they are talking about give promises to customers which are false and customers are made liable. Love watching NFL, however do NOT recommend DirecTv. I have been a customer for 5 years and up until this past year put up with the subpar customer service but have reached my limit. I hate to write a bad review for any company but felt I needed to write this one. If you want to be lied to and badgered monthly on the phone to add more services, try Directv.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2019

    I was a DirecTv customer for 22 years. I recently was in the process of moving and they failed to show up for the appointment. As the window was closing I called to check the status of the appointment and they stated that they were overwhelmed with appointments and could not come out for another week and a half. I contacted both customer service, followed by customer retention, neither could assist. When I told them that if they could not find a solution to this issue I would be forced to look elsewhere they seemed disinterested, I canceled my service and within 5 minutes my signal was turned off. I called Dish Network and at 8 am the next morning there installer was onsite. I ended up with a better package and a veteran bonus group of channels at a price roughly 2/3rds of what I had been paying. AT&T took a struggling outfit and finished it off...

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2019

    After promotion period expired my bill jumped to $124 for the next month. I then effected a change dropping the premium movie channels to a basic plan. Additionally equipment charges fees were adjusted to bring current and future charges to $55.49 a month for one converter. The next month they bumped up the charge to $59.77 followed by $74.73 the next month. I was promised, at the time of the down grade, that future fees would not exceed $60 through the term of my obligation 12 months in the future. It appears the CEO Randall Stephenson can't live on the 28.7 million in compensation he received in 2018.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaffReliability

    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2019

    I switched to Directv because my Prism costs we continuing to rise almost every month. The technician that did the installing was great but once I started having issues with my wireless genie mini. Had to reset ALL of my wireless equipment several times before the genie would recognize my network. I called several times and the tech support suggested I hardwire my genie! The whole point of the genie was to NOT have to install network cables within house. After going through that for several months I chose to discontinue the second room and wanted to return the equipment. After over a week of no return label I called AGAIN. After having the hardest time understanding the support person and 20 minutes later I was FINALLY pointed to website to process a label.

    So these are the many reasons I will discontinue service.:

    - The worst web page to contact for support; no email or chat available so you are forced to call; takes time and can't understand the support.
    - Equipment is unreliable.

    - No way to provide feedback to them.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2019

    DirecTV could not provide service at a new address and told me they had to cancel the service and the contract. Without my knowledge, they started billing me again but I had no idea because the bills went to the old house. This ultimately caused my phone to be cut off while in the middle of the bush in Jamaica (using phone for mapping) as I had a huge overdue bill associated with my phone account. It then took 2 weeks and literally 50 plus hours on the phone and an official complaint to the FCC who finally got someone to contact me with authority. Them overages were eventually credited but not fully and we were offered a 150.00 gift card for the many hours and inconvenience but we never received that either. This company's track record of abusing customers is not a good one (just read all the reviews) and they should not be allowed to operate!

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2019

    Had Directv for 5 years now. Moved to a different state and new equipment. 9 mo later I get a bill stating that I owe from 5 years ago that my old receiver that they just received had PPV that was supposedly purchased. Why didn't they find it out even 4 years ago. I don't understand why it would take so long. Stuff like this is why so many people are leaving DirecTV. I'm gonna a pay an early cancellation fee and move on to better. The early cancellation fee is because of the new upgrade equipment with a 2 year commitment.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2019

    I will never use Directtv again. After service drops daily I called to have someone evaluate problem. NO ONE showed up for appt. Had to set up new appointment missing work again. Technician could not originally find problem and insinuated that we were making problem up. As he began to leave service started acting up again and he just laughed it off and changed equipment. After multiple other problems between them and ATT internet service I decided to cancel service. Now they want to charge for early termination of $480. I asked why and they said the new equipment had new contract. I was never told this and would not have agreed to that charge. Very unhappy and will forever warn my friends and family to not use Dircttv or att internet.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2019

    If you call AT&T for scheduling a service call, be prepared to spend a minimum of 30 minutes on the phone. I have always had someone answer the phone promptly; however, the problem is that the service is scheduled from remote countries, mine most recently from the Philippines. The computers there take at least 15 minutes or more to search your account, then accessing the calendar takes more than 15 minutes. Really doesn't make sense that to save a buck on paychecks for employees in the US, that AT&T would rather provide such low level, 3rd world country service. I always offer to use my computer to search a website for scheduling because their computers and internet are so below par. Seems as though AT&T would provide fiber-optic internet wherever their employees are located, since they are a provider of internet services.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2019

    We actually overpaid our service for one month prior to changing to Dish Network. We only changed services because Dish Network now works with Google Home and it's great by the way. I liked the AT&T service except for their remote access to the GENIE doesn't work very well but all in all we had no other complaints. So after the change from AT&T to Dish Network AT&T ADMITTED we had overpaid and now refuse to send our money back. I told the guy on the phone he was just stealing my money and I would be posting his thievery online today so here is my story.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2019

    I was almost run off the road by one of your drivers in Kansas City on Hwy 71 with MO license plate #3CC G50. He either changed lanes without looking or regard for whether or not anyone was next to him (or both). When I honked at him to alert him that I was driving there, he rolled his window down to flip me off and continued coming over into my lane nearly causing an accident. You should get him off the road immediately, if not, sooner. He is not only a bad image for your company losing his temper and flipping off "could-be-customers" but is also extremely unsafe and clearly doesn't care if he costs your company money by causing an accident.

    It's your call whether or not to do something about it but this is my second review of the matter and trust me, I will spend the rest of the day blowing you up on every forum I can find on the internet as well as filing a formal complaint with the MO Department of Transportation. Also, your customer service is anything but. I'm sure this review will go largely unnoticed as AT&T seems to have thousands of complaints for much larger issues like fraud and identity theft of their customers I've found online during the last 10 minutes of trying to find out how to get in touch with a person from the organization to file this complaint. You all suck; you should work on that.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2019

    So I order DIRECTV last Nov 2018. I had to put down a 199 Deposit. The sales rep let me know it will be refund back to me a year later. I called to see if I will get a refund and I was told that the 199.00 was non refundable. If I would of knew that I would of kept my 199.00 and downloaded Netflix and Hulu. My bill was suppose to be 85.00 dollars a month I’ve been paying 140.00 a month. The tv freezes most of the time and always have to reboot.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2019

    I had DirecTV service for over 20 years: first in two residences at the same time, then in a new residence in a different state. Before they were taken over by AT&T, I had zero complaints, perfect reception, and outstanding customer service. Not so anymore. Having moved to another area, I canceled my account. Their was not a UPS store to turn in the equipment, so they stated they would mail me a recovery box.

    After 2 months, a total of 7 1/2 hours of phone time, 3 supposedly resends of recovery boxes, confirmation numbers, requests for an address to send and pay for the return myself, charges for the equipment, I finally drove the 21/2 hours to a UPS store. I still am receiving bills, even after sending copies of the return. All I get is “my sincerest apologies“ and disregard the bill. I just received a collection notice...since my frustration level is beyond high and not willing to risk a hit to my credit, I paid it. Beyond piss poor service. I will never become a DirecTV customer again.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2019

    Well we have been satisfied with the DIRECTV service overall, we originally switched from another service provider because DIRECTV was saving us money. What we did not know is the first year of the contract was saving money however the second year the price doubled. This is information I would have liked to of known prior to agreeing to the contract. Now the only way out is to get out of this contract is to pay a $200 early termination of contract fee. We will know next time what questions to ask.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2019

    I've been a DirecTV customer for years! I have never been more disappointed in their service than I have since they've gone under AT&T. My Genie freezes and drops connection "numerous" times during the day, and yes my home internet connection is fine and my genie is close to it. I've missed several programs because of it, and can't watch a TV show without it freezing and self-rebooting on its own. They replaced my genie with a new genie box twice and I continue to have the same exact problems. In fact, about 3 or 4 hours after the tech left from installing the last new box, I got a text from DirecTV wanting to know if the problem is fixed. I responded and told them no because the same exact problems are now happening with the new box. That was about 3 months ago and I still haven't received a response.

    And with the last replacement I noticed they renewed my contract because of the new box. Really?? One of the contract technicians that came out told me AT&T got rid of the team that handled the DirecTV repairs, and the remaining staff doesn't know how to fix it. Is this true?? I feel like I'm paying for service I'm not receiving, which may mean they are in breach of their customer contract with me. If I break the contract then I have to pay, but what if it's DirecTV breaking the contract??

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2019

    I canceled my service with Directv and was promised a refund via a Visa card, after Directv, AT&T received my equipment back. The equipment was confirmed received. The promise was that I would receive the Visa Card within 6 to 8 weeks, after returning the equipment. This was over 3 months ago. After reading numerous reviews, it appears this is common practice of DirecTV, AT&T. DirecTV, AT&T, took money from my bank account for a month I did not have service, due to their prepay policy.

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    Installation & SetupContract & Terms

    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2019

    Over the 2 year contract the equipment installed by them constantly glitched. We thought it was the weather at first but after a while we were noticing it happened all the time. We called Direct Tv. They told us we needed to pay another 200$ for new receivers and pay for the shipping too. We didn’t think that fair so we have ridden out the contract and when I tried to end it they did everything to close it and they told me I had to close on a certain day. They tricked me into closing my service off on a day that forced me to pay another month. Even though I didn’t get service because they don’t prorate. What a rip-off. I will never do business with this crooked sorry company again.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2019

    So as July 3rd I've had Century link bundled with Directv. The nightmare began! My FIRST bill was 1,347.44?? Of course called to try to get them to fix this inconvenience. After being on the line for 2 hours, I finally got answers. Directv charged me as if I was purchasing the equipment and no bundle or promotion was added to my account. Bringing my bill for ONLY cable to a whopping $1,078.44. Long story short 5 months in and I'm still dealing with this problem. Now only to find out DIRECTV has charged me $1,342.91 in the course of 4 months! Now Century link who is partner with them want to send me to collections because Directv has yet to fix or reimburse me!! Worst customer service by far! Not to mention you get hung up on even by managers and supervisors!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2019

    After having to cancel my service at two properties due to broken commitments and to hook up my TV, I had to pay for an entire 3 weeks of service after my cancellation because somehow AT&T hasn't figured out how to pro-rate. After sending all my equipment back, they sent me an additional bill for equipment that they had lost and service for the next billing cycle. I tried to call DirecTV / AT&T to straighten the misunderstanding out and was hung up on by their automated system twice. After a collections notice, I finally got in touch with someone who essentially said "too bad" pay the bill. If you're even considering using AT&T / Directv... DON'T.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2019

    Was a DirecTv customer since 2001. Sept. last year we had a tech visit our house to give us advice on possible upgrades. Tech said the wireless upgrade would require a 2 year contract. We said, "No thanks." I went to cancel Nov. 2019 and they're telling me the tech visit was an upgrade and they're charging me $180 to cancel the contract. Spent 3 hours on the phone explaining an upgrade never happened, never received any wireless or upgraded equipment. I asked for a copy of the contract I signed, they couldn't produce it. Will never ever do business with ATT or DirecTv again. Overpriced service and they jam long time customers on the way out. Avoid like the plague.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2019

    Read reviews before you sign. Don’t get trapped like I did, the AT&T cell store in Sulphur LA sold me on Directv, first of all he promised no install fees. He lied about that. The other I signed on for one channel my cable company didn’t have and the guy at AT&T store didn’t mention to me that they discontinued the channel even though it’s on the paper, it took two weeks for them to come out and did a horrible install job. I was not happy, it was installed on a Saturday. I called to cancel Tuesday they charged me 268. For install and 480 for disconnect, long story short don’t even try to call customer service. Worst I ever seen. They can’t explain anything and you cannot understand them. Do not get Directv!!!! Almost 800. For poor service for two days.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaffReliability

    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2019

    ?This company promises 1 thing and delivers another. They promise discounts for auto billing that never happen, they promise no fees for service with Protection Plan and then charge you for replacing a defective genie, You contact customer service and they offer NO help. I have to go to the corporate store to get anywhere! This company operates with sub-standard practices and customer service! I am extremely dissatisfied with them and wish I had never signed up! The only way out is to pay $10 per month for remaining time on contract... For me that is 19 months! That's a lot of money to leave a company that has not kept up their end of the contract!

    I don't know why they are not investigated by the appropriate government departments! I have been overcharged since day 1 with no corrections made! I have paid for their protection plan and then receive an email with an upcoming bill where I will be charged for replacing defective merchandise! I have had to go to the corp store to get the $150 promised to me for signing up... that took 2 months to get!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2019

    After AT&T bought DirecTV, I had them combine my bills. For over a year and a half, I would get one bill around $45 and the next month it was $350. I called to inquire and the response I got was that DirecTV couldn’t get the bill to AT&T before they sent it out. I then asked for my bill to be separated. A month later when they were still combined, I called back and again asked for my bill to be separated. I was getting frustrated because the service representative kept using the word “decombined” but for some reason the “de” was being cut off on the phone. When I finally realized what they were saying, I apologized and explained that “decombined” is not a word. They then told me it would take 2 months to do that.

    After 3 months, I called back and customer service explained that there was a “pending order” on my account but couldn’t tell me what the pending order was (there was no pending order) and that the request wasn’t processed but the bills would be separated. 7 months after my initial request to separate my bills, it still wasn’t done and told me it would take another 3 months. After explaining that I had already waited 7 months, I canceled my service. It was the best thing I ever did!!!

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Nov. 10, 2019

    They took out all of the new cable lines I had spent days professionally installing. In my absence, my 70 year old mother switched to Direct tv, when I returned I could not believe the crappy job they did. Wires hanging everywhere, all of the new stuff I installed was replaced, or just removed, then when I wanted to add a tv, they wanted to drill holes in a brand new ceiling. I had everything perfectly labeled and they felt the need to remove it all. A child could do a better job at an installation. Worst job ever!!

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    Customer ServiceOnline & App

    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2019

    There is so much to say on how bad DirecTV is. To start, they will randomly bill you extra for shows you didn’t even have or want. You have to call them to get it settled and when you threaten to cancel their service, they’ll offer a few free channels. Ironically enough, these channels will stay on your bill after the “free period” ends causing you to pay for them, until you request them to be removed. Then later, they double your bill yet again and you go through the same process.

    DirecTV also brags about their embarrassing streaming. Half of the time the app doesn’t recognize your account causing you to call and spend an hour and a half changing your password and such with representatives who don’t know what they’re doing. In addition, the streaming on the computers never, ever work. I would just recommend subscribing to something like PlayStation Vue or Hulu over this embarrassing excuse for a company.

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    Installation & Setup

    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2019

    DirecTV has a terrible policy that states that the dish they provide during installation does not get removed by them when service is canceled. I must now pay to have DirecTV's Dish removed from my house. I will NEVER recommend DTV to anyone. Terrible Policy DTV.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2019

    We have been with DirecTV for over 10 years! Over the past few years it has continued to decline and the customer service has become a literal joke. If you're not keeping an eye on your statement we found that you will be billed for items you have either cancelled or not subscribed to and good luck trying to cancel it! I can pretty much guarantee that I have spent at least 20 hours on the phone with them just this year fighting over our account!

    It would probably be therapeutic to tell you everything that they have done wrong this year but let me just detail how closing our account has gone. We recently moved out of state and were no longer in need of cable TV in our new home. Trying to close our account was painful. We had cancelled the NFL ticket in 2018 but on our last statement we were charged for the NFL ticket. Even though we explained that we CANCELLED it, they stated that it was still automatic. After spending hours on the phone we were finally credited that charge. We were then told how and where to return their equipment with specific instructions, we immediately went to UPS and followed all instructions to the letter. THEN, our last bill arrived. GEEZE!

    Now, mind you, we've cancelled the account! We were charged on our closing bill for the NBA PASS for 2020! WHAT???? They refused to credit it and said that miraculously we had a credit on our account and they would apply it toward the NBA. We, again fought and had to explain to them that they HAD to remove it not apply a credit to it.

    A side note~ when we returned the equipment even UPS told us to keep our receipt because direcTV will try to convince us that we did not return it and they did. We have had to make weekly phone calls since arriving in our new state and this week we received a statement that we had a $45 credit!! I had the statement in front of me so I called Directv and guess what? They stated that we owed them $45. What a joke! After spending almost an hour on the phone with Directv the final answer was this, "We sent you a $45 credit card and you owe it back to us!!!" No explanation, she couldn't say why. She said that technically we got caught in a billing changeover and technically we owe them the money back. Bottom line, in our opinion, stay away from Directv/ATT.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2019

    Anytime there is a storm, you have no television. Upon closing out your account, they send you a box to return everything. You have to do their work. My package was lost in the mail. Spent hours upon hours on the phone trying to resolve. Still was being told I have to pay $238.50 for their lost package that they have no tracking number or any information about. Miserable experience from start to finish with this company. I also was not told that I would not be able to receive any Philadelphia sports. With all the other options out there, find something else. This company will not be in business very long with this model and customer service.

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2019

    Remote issue. Took transferring 3 times to get someone who knew anything about DTV! Level one was someone typing DirecTV and reading aloud from Google (I am sure was what I Googled already!) and 2 was able to ask right questions but no results, 3 knew more and finally said he was stumped. The lack of knowing your own product to help me is astounding. Jumping ship for sure. There are plenty satellite options for rural America for no cable option folks.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2019

    I opened a new account for the “choice all included’’ TV plan two months ago. After the day I have this TV plan. I have a very painful experience for the billing. This company tricking on the bill. On the first bill. They changed my plan from “choice all included’’ to “select’’. Which is about $20 dollars more than the “choice’’ plan. The second bill they changed it from “select’’ to “entertainment’’. The bill from $58 of the original price jumped to $113. I called the customer service over twenty times. But they didn’t do anything. Until last week.

    I fortunately got the nice representative name April helped me to fixed this problem after I keep calling every day! So I got the customer service summary letter. Which showed me they put me back to the “choice all included’’ plan. But yesterday I got an another customer service summary letter. They changed my plan again to “xtra’’! They never get your permit to change your plan every time!!! Then get your bill higher and higher every month!!! So right now I have to call the customer service again! Why they can do this tricking things to the customer? I told all my friends don’t get any service from this company.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2019

    My husband was very ill with cancer as he signed a contract for 2 yrs. Outages were far too often and service was poor. He died Sept. 2, 2019. the account was closed and their equipment was returned to them the last part of Aug., a month before he passed, they are billing him 44.00 for the month of Sept?? I am talking respect and principle, which I, as his spouse, clearly see none.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2019

    We got multiple robo calls confirming our appointment. Then a robo call that we missed our appointment to fix our Directv. Customer service is nowhere to be seen with Directv. It is just a pile of faq's. My wife spent over a hour on hold trying to call them. Our unit is still broke and I just spent 15 minutes trying to get a appointment but never got through. Maybe my wife has more time to sit on hold but I don't.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2019

    I think this service and customer service has been unbearable since we started over a year ago! This had been worst cable service I have ever had! DVR is horrible if it’s record when services are not to par it records just that way. I truly hate DIRECTV.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2019

    Old RC 73 worn out. Purchased a new one. Now cannot program Home Theater audio, mute and volume control functions into the new RC 73 since Directv removed A/V 1 and 2 functions from its remote setup menu.

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2019

    Keep looking if you’re interested in DirecTV. Prior to the AT&T buyout, DirecTV’s customer service was outstanding. We were customers for 20+ years. Every time our loyalty discounts ran out they always found us new ones to keep our bill as low as possible. Once AT&T took over...forget it. Customer service dept was shipped to a call center overseas. They wouldn’t offer new discounts after being a loyal customer for years. We told them Spectrum was half the price and they didn’t care when we said we were leaving.

    We moved out of state and Cox Cable was our only choice so we decided to give DirecTV another chance and sadly we were disappointed again. Discounts ran out and they will not offer any new ones. Asked to cancel the NFL and NHL tickets since they were free last year and they wouldn’t discount and they billed us anyway. On hold for over a hour to cancel, asked for loyalty dept and they transferred me to the Bausch and Lomb customer service dept???? If that doesn’t say overseas major call center I don’t know what it says. Calling Monday to permanently cancel even with the cancellation fee still cheaper than the monthly increase. So sad. Used to get the nicest customer service agents from all over the country.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2019

    Disconnected several long held telephone calls for technical support. Representatives are located in another country and provide NO assistance. They transfer to technical support and the call is disconnected or referred to an unlisted number. ATT is nothing but a money hungry provider! HD channels are micro blocking and I can call all numbers listed, received no assistance from ATT.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2019

    Customer service reps are big fat liars over and over. We were were lied to after about 15 or more calls more. Lies. No help. No resolution. Just lies lies lies. Even the package we were guaranteed for 12 months was a lie with the first month bill. The worse company ever I have dealt with. They are a minus zero in my opinion.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2019

    Thieves. Liars. Scammers! These people Signed me up for an Extended 2 year contract tv and 1 year contract internet when I was told I would only be on it for a year. Then when I moved to my new apartment I called them and told them I was moving and they said they didn’t service my new area. So they agreed to waive my early termination fee and to return everything. So I did this and months later I got mail from a credit agency saying I owed $283.80 for early termination fee.

    I’ve been disputing the legitimacy of this claim and have had it removed from my credit report and it keeps coming back!!! They sell it to another debt collection agency and add it to my report all over again! I have been fighting this for 2 years and it’s ruining my credit and it’s not right or fair but I’m backed against a corner and have to pay for something that I shouldn’t have to all because this multimillion dollar company likes to scam lie and deceive their customers. I now have Cox. Sticking with them forever. I will never do business with DIRECTV ever again!!!

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    Customer ServiceCoverage

    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2019

    After receiving a bill, well over my monthly amount, I contacted DIRECTV and we settled on them sending a "Visa gift card" worth $200 to cover this bill wrongfully sent. I never received the card, was forced to pay the outrageous bill or have my service disconnected.. I paid the bill (to have power restored until I find another provider) at 3pm on a Wed and still had no service the next day. No one would give me a clear reason to why I paid and still had no service restored and told me that it would be on "that night". Worst customer service EVER!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2019

    As a 5year customer of Directv, I called in because my bill doubled yet again as it does every year. My first call started about 7:30 and lasted over one hour and fifteen minutes. The last hour with a women repeating to me she was still waiting on a loyalty customer manager to assist me every few minutes, only to be hung up on. So I called back and my customer security code amazingly doesn’t work now with this new representative, that now wants to reverify all my information, reason for calling blah blah blah... So after about 40 minutes I get transferred to no one because I got again.

    Call #3 I get a gentleman that gets me over to a loyalty customer service person who can lower my bill that doubled and is two times more than I have ever paid in 5 year a $10 discount. This is customer service at its finest. Perhaps it may be better to cancel service and start as a new customer since the offers appear to better and having been a customer means very little. Looking for a new service provider.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2019

    We were customers for long time with automatic payments, we changed credit cards for expiration reason, our payment didn't go through. They call us, we did the payment and put the automatic payments again. A week later they cut our service because we have a bill past due. I called and wanted to speak with a customer service representative. The computer said you need to pay your bill in order to continue with your request.

    After continuing dealing with the computer, finally a rep. answered, when I explained the situation of course I was not happy. He only say, "One of the supervisors will speak with you...." I stay on the phone almost 30 min. waiting. Finally I have the Supervisor and said: "I'm sorry I can't help you, because I can't access to see your account..I need to send you with a customer service. I felt so frustrate, waiting and waiting on the phone....and nobody cares..... They only want the money and that's it!!! I WANT TO CHANGE TO DISH....

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffBillingTimeliness

    Reviewed Oct. 31, 2019

    Long long story but I have to share. A week or so ago our main DirecTV receiver went out. Original equipment. Contacted support and spent a good 30 minutes trying to explain to the guy that I needed a new receiver. He kept asking if I was upgrading or replacing. I told him the receiver was bad so I presume I need a replacement. By the way I have a monthly protection plan.i literally was on the phone for over an hour. Finally he seemed to understand and supposedly was sending a new receiver, 2 day shipping.

    After two days and no receiver I call back. Same confusion as to what I wanted. Finally the woman says that no order had been placed?? She seemed to understand, apologized and said she would get one to me right away. Yes... Two days later tech support found nothing. I requested a supervisor. I was on a conference call with the supervisor and two techs for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Again the apology and promise to send the receiver immediately.

    The next morning I get an email from AT&t stating that my service had been changed. The bill showed $399 for a replacement receiver as well as their new $20.99 protection plan??? Nothing of the sort was mentioned during that marathon conference call. The next day I called the billing department. The woman said nothing had been ordered??? She scheduled a tech to come out on Oct 31 to install the receiver that she also promised. She did send a confirmation email lowering my monthly bill by $40 per month but still no receiver.

    Tonight I called to confirm the appointment for tomorrow. The tech says he sees no order and that the service call was cancelled. This all.after several long waits on hold. I asked him what it was cancelled he didn't know but say that the service call was pending. He assumed that meant cancelled I guess. I had to explain to him that pending means not yet complete, not cancelled. He hung up.on me. My phone calls this week to DirecTV totalled 6 hours and 23 minutes. How in the ** do these places stay in business. I did see that the CEO, Randall Stephenson made 28 million last year

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2019

    Poor Customer Service. 4 calls made to change my service address. On the 4th call I spoke to 4 different people to find one who knew how to change my address. After they dropped 2 of the 4 local channels I cancelled my service. 6 weeks later and no prorated refund. I'm told it was just entered into the system and refund will arrive in 30-45 days. What poor service. Never again.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2019

    Without any exaggeration for the last two years there has not been one single day go by without some type of problem with my cable! Whether it be pixelation or volume out of sync or from a long list of other problems I can see why they are less than Comcast! Their product is crap! I like when you watch something from On Demand like Myth Buster you get commercials that you can’t FF through. Plus the added fun of having it now on your hard drive taking up room. If you want to delete it you have to FF all the way through it (except the commercials) to get to the delete!! Of course, if you're not fast enough it starts to play the next episode and then it’s stuck in your hard drive. I could go on all day, but I won’t. Don’t go with them!!! Pay the extra for some other cable company... Tomorrow, I will call Comcast and go back to them.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2019

    Would give a negative star if I could. We have DirecTV since 2018, but they keep taking away channels. When you sign up for DirecTV you automatically go into a 2 year contract. What pisses me off is that yes they take channels away and expect you to pay the same price for your tv service, like I sign that contract wanting those channels for that price so if you take them away lower my price! I called asking how I can get those channels back because I love my channels and they said I have to change my package deal! They are just so unfair!

    Also I had called because I was having issues with my password and login info and while I was talking to the lady she told me about a deal with HBO and Starz for 3 months for on 15 bucks so I was like wow that's a deal so I took it. 1 hour later I call back because they had given me Cinemax and Starz and not HBO so I told another lady and she had fixed it. But when my bill came I was paying 30 instead of 15 so here I call again and they tell me that that wasn't the deal that the deal was Starz and Cinemax and that because I swtiched Cinemax to HBO it was the 30 charge per month which I was not told that!

    If I was told that I would have turned down the deal!! So I was upset and asked to talk to a manager. Told the manager was at lunch and he would give me a call. He never return my call btw and I called back and the person I talked to did not write that on the notes. So I do not recommend DirecTV to anyone! They are unprofessionals. Only want your money.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2019

    After fulfilling a 2 year contract with DirecTV, I cancelled my service 1 day into the new billing cycle. I returned my equipment as soon as they sent me the paperwork. I received a bill for the new cycle and since I had auto pay it automatically came out of my bank account. When I called to ask them to refund my money since I no longer had the service, they told me there was nothing they could do about it. It was company policy to charge for the entire cycle because I had not cancelled it the day prior to the start of the cycle. I asked them to prorate the charges then for the 1 or 2 days. They refused saying that it was lawful for them to charge the full amount since I live in the state of Oregon. The person I speaking with had a very poor understanding of English & I could hardly understand him. I asked to speak to a supervisor that I could understand. The "so called" supervisor continued to say, "Sorry, there is nothing I can do for you."

    I signed up for DirecTV through AT&T on one of their phone plan promotions and was disappointed from the very start with the lack of channels & on demand services we were promised. I suffered it out for the length of the contract and them got treated like shit because I wanted to cancel it and then had them steal from me in the end. Beware, don't do business with this company.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2019

    In the past, I have been very pleased with the Directv customer service. Since ATT took over, this has gone downhill big time. I recently had a billing issue and I have spent 5-6 hours on multiple calls trying to resolve this. I have also had a chat that lasted over an hour. No one that I talk or chat with ever has any authority to make changes. They refer me to a supervisor and then I'm told that I need to call another number. The Directv service works well, but you better hope that you never have any issues that require customer service.

    After I cancelled my service, I received a letter saying that I should give them a chance to make it right. I called this number and you guessed it, I was told that I had called the wrong area and that I should call a different number. In the era of cord cutting, you would think that ATT/Directv would provide the best possible service to keep people from cancelling. I have been thinking of going with a streaming service, but because I have been relatively happy with the service, I have held off. Now you can count me as one of the "cord cutters". Good bye directv.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2019

    I signed on about three years ago and was fairly happy in the beginning, but as time went on, the prices increased and service decreased. First, although I am not hard of hearing, I often had to turn the volume up to 100 before I could hear what was being said on the program. The pixelation increased to a point where at times I had to turn the tv off as it was un-watchable. After about 2 years, the box went bad and I had to return it for a replacement which meant losing all of the content I had recorded. Incidentally, any time you have to call for any reason you speak with a person whose native language is not English which makes it very hard to communicate. There were also many times when my favorite programs were not offered any more for no good reason that I could determine.

    I finally decided to switch to a Roku stick. When I called to cancel my subscription with Directv I was told that it could not be terminated until about 3 weeks from that date but I had to pay the bill which would be due in two weeks and when the equipment was returned I would be given a credit for the unused portion of my bill. The equipment was returned as soon as they sent me the necessary paperwork and now, almost two months later, I have received no return premium. After 57 minutes on the phone with 3 different representatives, the end result was no credit, "nothing we can do for you, here's the number for arbitration." The phone conversation in which I was promised a credit had, of course, been recorded, but that got me nowhere. Life is too short to have to deal with this kind of hassle. Now, to add insult to injury, they continue to email and call to offer me a better deal so that "as a valued customer" I will sign up again. No way, not ever!!

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsReliability

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2019

    I renewed my DirecTV Account til November 2019. Earlier this year, March 2019, I called to get assistance as the receiver for one of the rooms didn’t work. After troubleshooting and it still didn’t work. We sent the receiver back and got another. Dish has a better deal, so I called to get my contract expiration date. They said March 2021, because I got new equipment. I didn’t. It was broken. I never verbally or in writing agreed to this. They will not let us out of our contract. Never EVER do business with this Fraudulent company.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2019

    I have been Direct tv customer for seven years and just recently disconnected my service. I had such a poor experience with direct tv AT&T. Customer service promised me discount and how much my bill supposed to be every month if I sign a contract for one year when I moved to a new location. My bill came up outrageous so I was frustrated when I called customer service and no one was able to help me even a supervisor so I decided to canceled my service and then I told them since I was promised for all these discount and they were unable to provide me I am not responsible for early termination fees, so basically customer service lie to me to sign a contract. It came to a point when I make a call to them to discuss the bill, they literally hang up on me for so many time. Direct Tv AT&T is the worse cable company I have ever come across and well as customer service department, I will not recommend anyone to choose them as their provider.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 26, 2019

    I have had DirectTv for over 10 years. Through the years I have had issues with them and price increases. I have worked through or let go of them after zero consideration from customer service reps and managers. Currently DirectTv has been in dispute with a network for at least three months. This is one network that is very important to me so I can watch a team I have been a fan of my entire life. I found out a city down the road has the station I need and pay for. I asked DirectTv if they could give me the channel from another coast because I can see it in my channel guide grayed out. I was told “no” by multiple levels of customer service, they would not listen, kept talking over me like a script and I was even hung up on by one manager at the highest level of customer service.

    I am completely dissatisfied and disappointed. They do not care about their customers not even if you have been loyal for over 10 years. I am tired of trying to find ways to watch my favorite teams so I have canceled my service with them. I am done fighting change. I am now trying a few free trials of PlayStation Vue and Sling Tv. It will be different but at least I will have the channels that are important to me and it costs less. I would advise to stay away from DirectTv. At some point they will price gouge you in some way or just disappoint you with no regard for you.

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    PricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2019

    After being a customer for close to 25 YEARS, 1995, I decided to upgrade to 4K. Af first I was told I would cost almost $400 to upgrade. After waiting almost a year and calling five times I was told they would upgrade me for free due to my loyalty as a customer. They literally have set five appointments with four hour windows and cancelled all five of them, advising each time that they do not have the equipment. That’s 20 hours of waiting like a fool.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2019

    DirecTV lied to me from the start I signed up on Thursday and called to cancel Friday. They told me that it would cost me a early termination fee but when I signed up they told me I had 48 hours. And they also said I could use A senior citizen discount. When I called the lady she said they didn't have that plus I didn't get the channels they said I would get. I called on hold for 1 Hour and 12 min according to Alexa. HE said I had to pay extra to get the channels I had with DISH NETWORK. Please stay away from AT&T and DirecTV.

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    Reviewed Oct. 25, 2019

    I had DirecTV for several years. In June, 2019 I paid my invoice (NEVER late in payments) and then was offered an attractive deal from another source so, I committed to the change and cancelled my DirecTV, returning their equipment. In 3 follow-up calls over next 3 months, I was promised my $59.88 over-payment refund, "I see your refund is being scheduled and payment should be made within 2 weeks." Nothing! They lied. Now, in October, I have sent notice to their corporate office of the CEO giving them 10 days or I file suit in small claims court asking for my refund + court and other costs + my 7 hours of time in pursuing this matter. DIRECTV/ATT ARE ABSOLUTE CROOKS! I DISCOURAGE YOUR USE OF DIRECTV.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2019

    Spent over a hour on the phone and talked to 7 people and none could help me get service for my 2nd home on a full time basis without having me set up a second account and charging me double for the plan I currently have. Every time I talked to the new person I had to state my name and phone number and re-explain my issue. I finally hung up very irritated and am now dumping DirecTV after being with them for 20+ years and moving over to Dish....

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2019

    I have been a loyal DirecTV customer for over 20 years. I had a problem with my receiver and was told I had to upgrade to a HD. They told me this upgrade was mandatory as they were changing their system but there would be no additional cost to me. I agreed to get the newer system but when I got my 1st bill it was an additional $30.00. I called what is now AT&T and was told that I would have to pay this additional amount for 3 months but then they would send me a rebate as it was added into their system. So, 3 months go by, no rebate & the 12 month promotion I had went bye bye. I called again and was told there was never no deal for the upgrade & they didn't know why someone would promise me a rebate!

    I felt I could work with DirecTV getting promotion deals for loyalty but AT&T doesn't seem to care. The fact that they give new customers a break to suck them in but won't give the same deals to long time customers leaves a really bad taste in my mouth. Not delivering on promises is just over the top. If you choose to do business with this company, GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING as their integrity has dropped to ZERO!

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2019

    I’ve been a customer for over 11 years and I am canceling it within a month if my situation is not resolved. Over four years ago we had a problem with our dish and they came to the house. It was in the winter and our dish had been located on the side of the house. The tech said we needed a new dish and he wanted to put it on the roof. We didn’t want it on the roof. He said due to all the snow on the ground he could not dig a trench to locate the wires and that was really our only option. We told him we didn’t want it on the roof. He said then we wouldn’t have adequate service. We said if they relocated it to the roof when we put a new roof on, which we knew we needed soon, what would happen. He said they could relocate it to the ground at that time. We asked if we would be charged and he said no, if we called and explained what happened, they wouldn’t charge us.

    Fast forward a few years: we put on new roof, they relocated the dish and we are being charged $49. When I called and explained the situation, after receiving notice we were going to be charged for it, I was told it did not show on my account and she could not help me yet. She said she would put a note on our account and call back. Being that each time you call, you need at least an hour of time to talk to them, I was unable to call until today, two days after my automatic payment was submitted. I was told today he couldn’t help me because I had a 0 balance. I explained I called before and was told I was too early and simply do not have time to call all the time.

    Then he told me it was a valid charge as we requested the relocation. I said we did but only because they insisted on putting it on the roof a few years ago. He said they don’t have record of the serviceman telling us that. I said I don’t either, nor do I recall his name, but that is what he told us. He told me he would meet me in the middle... I stopped him right there, as I assume he was going to tell me, we would split the cost. I said I would not agree to this amount. I will remove all equipment. He told me he would then put it in as an escalation because I asked to speak to his manager and he said his manager agreed with him. It was a valid charge, as we requested it. I am told someone will call me back in about a week.

    I am so disgusted right now because I have spent hours on a stupid $49 charge but it is the principle of it. I was told originally I would not be charged. If they do not honor that, I do not want to do business with them. I know it was a Verizon tech before and they were bought out by AT &T but that is irrelevant to me. I will utilize Netflix and other means of television for entertainment if this is not honored.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2019

    I moved canceled my account over a month ago and returned my equipment. They are still sending me bills adding late fees to an account that is canceled. Each phone call is over 30 minutes with no resolved. This is my 5th call. DO NOT GET AN ACCOUNT WITH THEM. There are much better options out there!!!! Run!!!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2019

    We had DirecTV for a good many years and always paid our bills and did what we were supposed to do. After our contract ran out, we decided due to the increasingly higher prices even during our contract we would look around. We were approached at our local Walmart by representatives of DirecTV, the little guy said he could beat every price we had been paying and that they had all new and improved equipment and that we had nothing to lose and everything to gain if I would resign up with them.

    My husband and I talked at length with him about their equipment and the fact that it didn't even have to be raining for us to lose pictures. He said with the stronger satellites that they had developed and better equipment they no longer had those problems. He guaranteed the price that he quoted for the entire duration (24 months) of the contract. Long story short, after we had signed up and they installed the equipment, we noticed the installer had downgraded our equipment in every room except one. Then after the first year, I get a notice on my bill online that the pricing was going up full tilt.

    I called and they said that was standard, I told them what I had been quoted and they more or less said, so sorry, not my problem but yours. I told them they could come and get their boxes because they were being unhooked. They then told me that there would be an early termination fee and I told them that no there would not because I was not the one who broke the contract. They did by not honoring their representative's pricing.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2019

    Updated on 01/09/2020: In October my bill went from 147 a month to 401 a month. I received a credit in the mail for $401 from DirecTV so I called and reconnected. The customer service representative that reconnected me told me that I didn’t owe anything at the time. I was bundled CenturyLink. Now I owe CenturyLink for $401 dollars. DIRECTV will not give me a refund so guess what. I'm disconnected again and going with Dish. I’ll never do business with DirecTv again. They lied and mislead me. They also said I was getting a $200 good customer Loyal reward $200 visa card. Never got it. Another lie and mislead.

    Original Review: I’ve been with Direct Tv for several years. They’ve been giving me a discount credit. I’ve got a bill for this month for $258. My bill was 147 a month. I called to see if I can get the same discount. No one would help me. I guess they’ve lost my business. I am bundled with CenturyLink. The agent tried to tell me that Century Link went up on my bill not them. Until I spoke to a supervisor still no help. I was not notified that my credit or discount was no longer available. I am disconnecting real soon and find another provider.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2019

    First I would say if there was a negative star rating I would have choose that as 1 is too good for DirecTV. I had DirecTV since 2004 as we are remote and were unable to have anything other than satellite until last year. We changed to the local cable company and that was when it all started and is still going today. Make a long story short the extension to have service disconnected is useless like most of the people that answer the phone for Direct TV.

    I called to have service discontinued several times, put on hold for hrs at a time with no-one ever picking up on the other end or someone does answer and they say they have to put you a brief hold to check something only to never return. To be specific our billing period started at or around the 8th of the month and called on that date to discontinue service only to have no-one from Direct TV handle that end due to non-correspondence. Finally after several attempts on multiple days in a row I spoke with someone and went through the process over the phone and the person on the other end assured me I was all set and service disconnected and we will see a container to return the equipment within a week.

    Two weeks came and went and the following month we receive an invoice from them for the service and equipment that was supposed to be disconnected. Call again, get the runaround that there is no record of the service being disconnected. After about an additional dozen calls and now a collection agency looking for payment it is still unresolved while multiple people from DirecTV said the issue is resolved. It apparently isn't. Never ever sign up for the scam that will never end.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2019

    DTV won't pro-rate canceled account. They are forcing us to pay for 25 days that we won't have any service because they claim they can't prorate billing amount. Also, no credit allowed for the channels they don't provide anymore due to disputes with networks.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019

    We have been Directv customers for over 15 years! Since August of this year I have made at least 6 calls to customer service to have our service completely cut off! On each call I was assured that my balance would be zero and the service was cancelled! Each month after we receive a bill with another month's charges! Today I was able to speak with a supervisor and I believe that the service is now cancelled! The lady was very pleasant when she told me that I have a balance of $250.00 owed! This company has charged us for the last 3 months of service that has not been used 1 time!

    Directv will be obsolete for tv viewing in the next 5 years! There are many options to watch whatever channel you desire without paying these highway robbing company! We have not had a contract with directv for at least the last 3 years! I would hate to know the procedure to cancel their service if you have a contract! We will pay their robbery balance so that it doesn't ding our credit report! I will never buy service from directv again! I will let anyone know that they have many options that are far superior and less money than directv! I will post this review on each and every review board available on the web! John **

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019

    Been with DirecTV for 10+ years and recently moved not knowing we could stay with them. Found out we could and after confirming there were certain sports channels we could get, we signed up for 2 more years. Come to find out, because of our location, we can't get them. We were lied to the entire time. To call it even, DirecTV agreed to give us MLB Ticket the rest of the season (2.5 months) and the NHL ticket package free for 1 year. AS soon as baseball ended and NHL started, we lost all NHL games and when I called (spoke with 4 different people) and told 4 different things. 1) "You were never signed up," 2) "Because you aren't a new customer we were told you needed to pay for it" (we were new), 3) "We gave you NFL ticket and therefore you don't get NHL," 4) "Sir, there's nowhere in the system where it says we agreed to this."

    While I'm on the phone with a lady telling me there are no notes in the system, my wife is on the phone with someone else saying "Yes, I see in the system where you should be getting this for free and I apologize for the inconvenience". TWO people at the same company looking at the same system at the same time telling us 2 different things!! Finally, I call back one more time for a lady to basically call me a liar and say this was never agreed upon, there are no notes in the system and basically saying I made this up.

    Long story short, notes were in the system, then taken out of the system (frauds). I would get put on hold for 15 minutes at a time so people could make sure their stories matched but they didnt realize my wife was on the phone with someone else telling her the complete opposite. Finally, my wife was told, "I'm sorry I was just informed that we can't offer you that anymore because you aren't a new customer." Even though we ended our agreement with them in one state and 2 months later decided to sign back up with them in another. I've never been treated that way and or lied to that many times by DirecTV or any company. Now, we have a 2 year contract that we are obligated to fulfill although we only signed up because we were promised certain sports channels and come to find out, we could never get them because of our location.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019

    My account was debited twice and I have spoken to 5 reps and it will take up to three additional days for a refund!!! Jared made the original mistake! Aiden was the worse, continuously told me that a supervisor was unavailable and assured me that it would have been rectified in 24 to 48 hours, that was on October 17th!!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019

    Directv is absolutely terrible! Even though we canceled service with them after being dissatisfied, they continued to charge our account an outrageous amount of money. When we go to question the bill, want the amount credited, they said they couldn't because our account was cancelled and we have to call our bank to fix it. How can they charge our account if our account was cancelled!? We returned our equipment promptly and got a confirmation email that they received it, yet they charged us for not returning our equipment. They said we needed to wait until the next billing cycle to get credit. Steer clear of Directv/AT&T.

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    Sales & MarketingPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2019

    DirecTV is disgusting and dishonest. If you cancel the service they ask you to send the equipment back. If you don’t send it back they charge you large amounts for it. We sent ours back in the time they gave us but still tried to charge us $300 for non returned equipment. Biggest scam I’ve ever seen. I spoke to them 3 times and was promised the charges would be removed. I had to go to their Facebook page and complain to get them to move. Do not use them. They will steal your money.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2019

    Almost immediately after I switched to DirecTV I had problems with billing and given false promises. They said I would receive a $200 gift card to offset my early cancellation from a competitor but had to wait 30 days. Two months later I called and after about a hour between three different Reps, I was told it would only be $100 and I should have sent something in to activate the incentive. This was after being sent back and forth between departments where no one knew anything. I had to cancel auto draft after the first payment because they over charged me for features I didn't add and had to cancel. When I cancelled Stars and Cinemax after the 3 month free trial period, they cancelled the NFL Sunday ticket without telling me, which was free for the whole season.

    My husband called to have that reinstated and the next bill they charged us for it. When I called about it the Rep said he could credit back half. My husband gave him an earful and finally they gave us the full credit. Why would we pay for something that is free in our agreement!? At times I had Reps who were nasty and talked down to me, some just plain lied, and one was so awful that I just hung up on her to get a new agent on the phone. If you want a company that operates with honesty and integrity run the other way because this one isn't it.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2019

    After first 30 days we lost the ability to have any On Demand for all services. It took 45 days, multiple chat sessions (10+), four tech visits, a new box ordered, new box did not work and told needed a new tech visit, ordered second new box, promised it would be delivered Friday, now delayed until next week with zero service. Still no resolution in sight and going on 45 days now. It is so difficult to change providers but it appears that maybe my only recourse since it is impossible to get in contact with anyone that cares to solve the problems without having to take time off work for a tech visit and be told there is nothing they can do. Told new box would require a new tech visit so they want me to take off a full week of work just for TV service.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2019

    I have had DirecTV for years. But after being without Channel 5 (NBC) for almost a year and now being without ABC, I decided to cancel my service. Customer service is terrible. I have called many times to get my bill adjusted since we were without our local channels but to no avail. When I decided to cancel the service on Oct 2nd they said that they no longer pro-rate so I would need to pay for service until my billing cycle was up om the 25th of Oct which I thought had already paid for. I called back on the 20th of Oct to ask where to send the equipment and they said I owed another month since they bill a month behind. This company has become a JOKE.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2019

    They are way too expensive for nothing but junk channels! Stuck with them and ATT cell service. Had a appt for reinstall of a dish since are roofer had to remove it for a new roof. Had an appt, but wanted something earlier. 1/2 hr on the phone, and got a appt for today from 12-4 pm! Waited all day and finally called at 4 pm after 1/2 hr getting transferred. Some gal in Bangladesh said we doesn’t see a appt for today! WTF! No ball games for me this weekend! Sending their equip back along with their phones! Terrible! 1/2 star! Suck! Don’t have the time for their BS.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsReliability

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2019

    Overall we have never minded Direct tv. The other day I went to log in and saw a deal for new customers that was almost 50% of what I currently pay. When I asked why a new customer would get this type of deal instead of rewarding those that already have the service the response was that I was already a customer. I'm in a contract and would have to hundreds to move somewhere else. Not sure why they can not provide the same service to all their customers and not just the ones they want to lock into a contract.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2019

    We have been a AT&T/Direct TV customer for years but recently we ended our service with Direct. We are as locked into a contract for 2 years and paid 73.00 per month for the service. Which was affordable for us. Now after our contract ended we got hit with a bill of 124.00. We tried to get Direct to work with us on this but they simply wouldn’t. We explained to them that we don’t watch 124.00 worth of tv a month. We also had channels that we were paying extra for that we didn’t subscribe to (regional sports channel, outdoor channel). Also we was paying for about 10-12 home shopping channels and they told us that the home shopping channels are a part of the package. I mean come on now. Who the hell wants to pay for that many home shopping channels?

    Now, to the number one reason for this review... The Customer Service. First, it’s almost impossible to get to ahold of a live customer service agent. (Virtual Guy is a joke) and when we did get a chance to speak with an actual live person, ABSOLUTELY THE RUDEST PEOPLE WE HAVE EVER SPOKEN WITH. Rude and you have to repeat your issue to someone else over and over again each thing you are transferred to any other department. Our experience with AT&T/Direct TV customer service has been the most unpleasant experience ever. We have since “cut the cord” and got a nice indoor antenna and Amazon Fire Stick. That’s all we need. Now we are still in contract with AT&T mobile service and as soon as we are outta contract from that we are gonna go to Straight Talk.

    Thank you,

    Rita

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2019

    I normally don't write positive or negative reviews but ATT (DirecTV) has by far been one of the worst experiences we've ever had. We signed a two year contract, we weren't happy at all and we tried to cancel but we had to pay the outrageous cancellation fee. They lure us in and made false promises. We cancelled when our contract was up and they STILL charged us two extra months. I've been on the phone with them multiple times (each time more than 30 minutes). They either don't take notes or the departments don't communicate with each other. These make me sick to my stomach. They are polite on the phone but they can never get things done the right. Four months after we cancelled we are still receiving late payment email, it is unbelievable.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 18, 2019

    Be careful with the way you pay your bill. I you choose to pay your bill with automatic payments from your debit card like I chose to do, Directv will continue to take money out of your account even after you cancel the service. I was told by my banking institution that my only option to stop this was to have my debit card cancelled and have another re-issued with a new number. This has gone on for two billing cycles so far. If you decide to cancel, make sure you give them notice before the end of the billing cycle. I waited until the morning that the new cycle started and even though I was told by the customer service agent that I would not be charged for the upcoming month, I did get charged. Then they claimed that the equipment was not returned and billed me for non-return of equipment (5 weeks after it was sent back).

    Luckily I had kept the receipt from the post office to prove that I had sent it back (3 days after cancellation). When I called to dispute this and told them I had the receipt, the equipment made a miraculous appearance. I don't believe I will ever see the $155 that I paid after the service was cancelled. AT&T customer service will tell you what you wan to hear but will not stand behind their promises. Never again will I have a good thing to say about Directv.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2019

    The installation is a mess. DIRECTV was supposed to be here between 8 AM - 12 PM today and no one arrived so I called and was on the phone almost 2 hours!! Then after 2 wasted hours they informed me that they are unable to come until Saturday now because the technician is busy. It is on directv to send the technician when the appointment is scheduled. I will be canceling and going to someone who appreciates the business!!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2019

    Been a customer 2 times. Never again. First time had service for over 10 years. Had one of my receivers Sony go down. Went to a retail store. Bought a Directv receiver. Few months later changed to another service. Directv bill had gone up. Call to turn service off. They told me I was still under contract. Charged me 475 to turn off and made me return the receiver I had paid for.

    Like a nut I went back to them this year. I canceled the free NFL package. They did not. Long story short they can't fix my bill. Then we had a service issue. They told me it would be no charge for them to come. I told them wife was taking cancer treatments. We were told for her not to get around folks. Did no good. They just had to come. They fixed it. Swapped receivers.

    I got home. Couldn’t find remotes for new receivers. Called and ask could call him and check on that for me. A week later 2 remotes on my front porch then the bill 99.00 for receivers. 15 bucks for remotes. I didn’t ask for no one at directv can fix anything. My bill with them is about 130 a month. Now it’s over 300 late charges. I pay my regular bill every month and will to the end. I am so sick of calling and they are sick of me. Can’t wait till September when I say goodbye. Never again.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 17, 2019

    We signed up for new service at our local Sam's Club during a promotion. The promised monthly price was not on our first bill so we called customer service and was told that it sometimes takes a couple billing cycles for the promotion discount to show up. The second, third and fourth billing cycles, discount is still not showing. We called again and were now told that the promotion was no longer available. After my wife arguing with them for almost 30 minutes we were told there was nothing they could do. We told them we wanted to canceled since they did not honor their agreement. We were told that we would have to pay the early termination fee if we canceled. We argued that they did not honor their side of the agreement and therefore we should not be responsible for the early termination fee. More arguing and got nowhere. VERY SHADY COMPANY! I would not recommend them at all!

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2019

    We have been with them for 20 YEARS!!!! Now have stopped services with them. Every year the promotions expire then your bill doubles! Same old song and dance...you call in and threaten to cancel and only then they [DIG DEEP]. Your price depends on who you're talking to at the moment. When this happened again this year a customer service gentleman gave me a similar rate as my last year and said it was good for one year. Then our account was nicked for the higher amount as if nothing had been changed. I called in and asked for a supervisor and a woman name Shannon talked with me and said there was a blank section on the date that I called in. After 2 hours on the phone I asked her to disconnect our service. She did not care. Gave me the feeling she enjoyed saying "SORRY TO SEE YOU GO"!!!! AT&T HAS TERRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE. Never was treated this poorly before AT&T bought them. Go Comcast!!!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2019

    I have had Directv services since 2015. Prior to AT&T's takeover their company prided itself on customer service. After the merger it appears that AT&T is trying to put Directv out of business. Even though they bill a month in advance they refuse to prorate your service. I cancelled 15 days prior to my billing cycle and they waited until my billing cycle was complete to officially deactivate my service. I can see why they are losing millions of customers annually.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2019

    Our contract was ending September 8, so I called customer service before asking if there were any promotions available as our current pricing was $56 and it was going to increase to $120. I was told there was nothing they could do for me besides lowering my package. I stated I would rather cancel the service. The agent told me my promotion ended a month before my contract ended... How that happened makes no sense because I signed a two year contract two year price protection the same day! The agent explained he would give me a credit so I would not experience a difference price since he could not explain why they did not end on the same day.

    A few days later the local customer service number called us stating they did not want to lose us as customers and would give us everything we currently had and the NFL Sunday Ticket for $49 a month, so we agreed to that. Received a confirmation email and everything. We get our first bill and it is $120. I call the local customer service number and am told well the promotion will not start until the next billing period... okay well I am supposed to have a credit so I do not experience a change in price since no one understands why my promotion would end a month before my contract. They tell me that since their department did not authorize the credit I would have to call the 1-800 customer service number.

    I call that number and I can’t understand them and they cannot understand me, they see no notes in the account and refuse to help. After my husband and I calling multiple times trying to get anyone to help us and being told a supervisor would call us back (they never did) we went ahead and paid the bill. We get our 2nd bill and it is still $120 I call the local number, they tell me they can't help I need to talk to billing. Get transferred to billing and they state they cannot see any notes and he keeps referring to my promotion that ended in September... I know my old promotion ended.

    I call the local number again and am told he cannot help me and will have to transfer me to billing. I let him know I am not being transferred again where I have to explain my story all over and they tell me they can’t help me. He stated he would email his supervisor to escalate this for me, and she will reach out to me. I asked if he could promise this and he said yes and if i had not heard anything from her, he would call me the next day. I never heard from either of them. I call the local number again and am told they cannot help me but she will escalate it again to her supervisor, and I will receive a call by 4:30PM. I have not received a call from anyone to help me with this problem. Think twice before you go with DirecTV because no one wants to help you. They push you off to every other department so they do not have to deal with you.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2019

    I cancelled my service with Directv that I had for 13 yrs. EVER SINCE AT&T took over it has went downhill, bad service, pricing went up dramatically. Since 8.23.19 I have been waiting for my credit of 186.57. I followed up on 10.4.19 and was told that it takes 45 days to process any refunds. I called back today 10.15.19 and was told that they barely processed my refund yesterday and it was going to take 14 to 21 days to process. They then gave me another phone number to a subcontract company that does the refunding. They stated they didn't have me in the system...call back when I have a refund # not a confirmation number.

    So I had to call back the great customer service of the Philippines again to be told they understand and they will help. Same thing again. She calls the subcontractor and we conference call, only to be told that since directv just started the process of the refund it take 7 to 10 working days for the subcontractor to receive and process. Not until then can they help me and I need to call back on 10.25.19 and ask again. And once that is confirmed it would be 14 to 21 days for a refund to come my way. I am so glad I cancelled. I will never ever go back. Even if they are the last tv station on earth. Maybe I should send this to President Trump, we all know how he feels about outsourcing American jobs.

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    Contract & TermsPrice

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2019

    When the contract period end the price of DirecTV/ATT Internet jumped $130. When contacted, no promos or programs were offered to keep our business. We were advised to consider changing after the end of the billing period. A week later during cancellation by phone we were informed that we could not prorate the internet service and would have to pay to the end of the billing period that just started.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2019

    Terrible customer service won’t listen to customer. After charging the wrong price promised 4 months ago. Trying to cancel service going nowhere . On the phone for over 1 hour and still not done waiting for customer service. Requested cancellation kit and still have not received!

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    Sales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    Dtv will try to rip you off every chance they can. They will increase your bill slowly until it up over 200 a month. If you set your DVR for a sports game they will bait and switch to whatever station that fits them best. They will also switch you to $K to up-sell you and not record on the other. Stay away. Go with a free and get your tv off the internet.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    My husband and I had to cancel our plan, we needed to bundle services and they did not have the internet strength that we needed. We called and got someone on the phone and when I told them we needed to cancel before I could say why they hung up on me, we called back in got someone else and I told him we just got hung up on and needed to cancel our plan and he hung up on us too. Called back in AGAIN and they kept redirecting us to departments that could not help us. We were transfer three times before we got someone on the phone. I explained to her what was going on and she proceeded to tell me that the first person who hung up on us scheduled our services to be canceled.

    They never read to us the information about rendering our service. They never called us back to tell us they canceled our service. They just did it. I could have been someone canceling an account that was not even mine and they still would have gone through with it. The only reason I am giving one star is because the Lady we finally got to was extremely helpful and tried to make it right. I have worked in customer service for over 3 years and she is the only one who was even willing to help and that says something about a company. I should have not had to call in multiple times due to hangups for canceling my service. I should not have been transferred to three other departments just to get ONE good person. Thank you DirecTV for showing us what we are not missing.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    I have had DirecTV for 4 years and was frustrated once a year when they would up my rates. I would call and complain, they would give me another promotional discount for a year. Until this year when AT&T took over. My bill went from $112.00 to $176.00. I was told there was nothing they could do. I cancelled my service mid billing cycle expecting to only be bill for 15 days. NO - AT&T doesn't prorate your service. I was charged a full month. Don't use this company...

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    I had DirecTV for over two years. Their channels gets worse and worse and I was forced to pay a high monthly fee for valueless channels and programs to watch. I had to call three times to cancel my service. Several times to get the charge right and return their equipment. I was told conflicting information. I finally returned both equipment as required. But, they said they only received one. They didn't give me a tracking number and they did not track either. So, they charged me for one unreceived equipment. I called and told them I had the receipt showing I returned both. They insist to charge me until they receive the second one, which could be lost in mail, which is NOT my fault. They do Not track their shipping and they just charge you even if you returned the equipments. It cost me many hours many calls just to cancel and get my money back. Worst experience ever!

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    Customer ServiceStaffReliability

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    I was a DirecTV customer before AT&T bought them and did not have any issues with anything before that. Since then it has gone downhill. My husband passed away this year and our account was in his name. When I called to make some changes to my account they refused and even though I was listed on the account and had all the password and account info told me I would need to visit a local AT&T store to change the account to my name. I did this and the staff at the store were all completely confused about why I was there saying they had never handled that kind of request before. The manager tried to help me by getting someone on the phone with the DirecTV account department. Long story short we both wasted over an hour of our time trying to do this with no success. I left having accomplished nothing.

    I called again the next day and just said I was my husband and made the changes to my account. Then the equipment stopped working so I called about getting it fixed. I made it very clear that I WOULD NOT pay any charges since I pay rent every month for the equipment which belongs to AT&T and WOULD NOT pay them to come out and fix their own equipment. I was ASSURED there would be NO CHARGE. But guess what? This month there is a $99 charge for them coming out to replace a defective part on the receiver.

    I talked to 3 different supervisors yesterday who all repeated the same scripted response to me over and over. They refuse to take it off my bill even though I was told there would be no charge before they came out. This is just the 2 major issues out of several issues I have had with AT&T so as of today I am officially and finally DONE with them. I will be switching to Dish as soon as I can schedule an install. This service is in a hunting cabin in a location with no internet and poor cell service so I have no other option right now. I have already switched to Hulu Live at my primary residence. I will NEVER EVER do any business of any kind with AT&T.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    I am in the military and was deploying for a year so I cancelled Direct TV. I sent my equipment back and received an email from AT&T that they received all the equipment. A week later I received a bill for $195.31. I called to find out what it was for and they said they had not received the equipment. I had them check and they agreed that idly was a mistake and they did have the equipment. I was concerned that they still had my auto payment credit card on file even though I no longer had a plan with them and wanted to make sure my card would not get charged. They guaranteed me it wouldn’t. Well it did and after 18 phone calls (everyone guaranteed that I would get my refund) I have not received it. I told them that if I owed AT&T money for months I would be charged additional fees but there is no sense of urgency. Because of this I will never be another AT&T customer regardless of the cost.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    DirecTV has the by far worst tech support of any other company I’ve used. Not only are their tech supporters over the phone are beyond difficult to understand because they are all foreign, but their on the ground technicians in the Hampton Virginia area are horrific as well. If I typed out the DISASTROUS service we received in the last 30 days, I’d be writing a book. Between the beyond RUDE technicians to unacceptable non working service, DirecTV is by far the most trash out of Verizon, Cox, and Dish.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 15, 2019

    Like most people now I only have internet at my house and I stream everything. I'm a huge Titans fan so Purchased the Sunday Ticket streaming service. I was in Florida at the time so I could watch the Titans game there. I come back to Tennessee and all their games are blacked out so therefore I just spent $241 on a service I only purchased to watch the Titans play, yes I know they are not good but I still like to watch them. Big waste of money and false advertising in my opinion. Oh and I called to make them aware of the situation and they couldn't help me, refund my service fee nothing. Hopefully this helps someone else not make the same mistake I have made.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2019

    As a senior on a fixed income when my new DirecTV bill went up $20 I called customer service and asked for a loyalty discount. Was offered $30 off per month for 12 months. My happiness over this was short lived. When I didn't receive confirmation I called 3 days later and they said no such discount exists. Have been reading on the internet about people having the same problem. Since DirecTV was acquired by ATT, I feel they have resorted to deceptive business practices. Will be canceling after 20+ years.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 14, 2019

    Ordered NFL package on phone, they asked if I wanted the 3 or 6 month payment plan. I have had this package for over 15 years. I received bill looking for the full amount of payment bringing my bill to $568.75. I called. Was told they would adjust and not charge late payments. Received two emails for LATE PAYMENTS. Called again today (10/14/19) and was told my service was going to be terminated. Now I have been told that I will not receive any late payments and to just pay the monthly fee for the NFL package. I requested an email confirming all of this and guess what - they DO NOT EVER put anything in writing.

    I was so upset last week that I wrote to the president of the company which will bring no solace at this stage of the game. How can a company get away with doing this to consumers. AT&T does not even have a email address to write to because then they would have to respond IN WRITING. I cannot wait for (1) the NFL to go with another provider or (2) moving. They are obnoxious and unbelievable non truth tellers. I have filed a complaint with the FCC and will be doing same with BBB. I suggest anyone with problems contact the FCC. The more complaints maybe someone can fix this and end the harassment!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2019

    We had decided to cancel our services because of the numerous service calls we had to deal with which did not fix our issue. They tried to charge us for their equipment failing even though we had the protection plan. Before the cancellation was finalized, we decided to inform this horrendous company that we would be keeping our services. A few weeks had gone by and our services stopped working so I called to find out what's going on. THEY cancelled our services anyway.

    Come to find out, they had to send a technician out to replace ALL of the equipment because they could not reactivate our services due to the equipment being "too old". However, they needed to do a credit check to approve a tech coming out to fix THEIR mistake. I would not approve the credit check on behalf of their mistake so here we are looking for another provider. We have never been late on our Bills and have been a loyal customer for 3 years until they decided to take matters into their own hands to cancel our services.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2019

    I have had NFL ticket for years and I cannot wait for someone else take this away from them. Trying to record games is a nightmare, you have to choose from 3 channels when you want to record a live game. Why three channels? Makes no sense. 25% of the time it does. It record the game, this really sucks when you have a game you really want to watch.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2019

    When I terminated my service because I was moving they charged me for another month 230.00 dollars. I was three days into my next cycle when I called to close my account. I was told I had to pay for the whole next month even though I closed my account. The worst company ever.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2019

    I have had DIRECTV for over 6 years and but finally decided to cut the cord. I called and canceled, returned the equipment. I have confirmation of the return but they still took $191.43 out of my acct.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 12, 2019

    I recently ran into another problem, their programming of the baseball playoffs. I called, reported the problem, but it actually got worse. Obviously, playoff schedule changes with certain wins or losses. The rest of the world knows this, but DirecTV, even 36 hours out, isn't changed.

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    Customer ServiceSales & Marketing

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    I have been with Directv for many years. We decided to cut the cable and move with the times. Of course it’s been a nightmare ever since. I returned the equipment as request, received an email confirming they received everything and then a week or so later I get an email that they’re charging me $293 for unreturned equipment. What?? So I called within minutes of receiving that emailed billing statement and spoke with someone who promised to stop the payment from processing. Two days later it processed and it’s been an ongoing war to have them refund this.

    They tried to offer me a gift card which is a joke and I wouldn’t accept because I would be a complete fool to pay this charge on my credit card upfront hoping for directv to do their part weeks later. I’ve now spent four more phone calls totaling over four hours and am no more closer to this refund processing to my credit card. My next step will be reporting this charge as fraudulent. I will never in a million years sign up for directv/AT&T again. There is no love loss here.

    This is a complete scam to have been charged even though they knew they had received my equipment and then to make it impossible to get my money back. I’ve heard this horror story from everyone I know who has been in my position. They do it purposely trying to take advantage of people and make a dime. This company is a failure and I predict it will go out of business if it continues this way. I am here to spread the word- run don’t walk from directv. It’s a trap. Every friend of mine will be warned as well.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2019

    Horrible service. I have had to call many times in 2 weeks and every time got a different answer. And double charged s payment. Now fighting to get my payment reversed... Here are more words bad, language barriers all outside of the country reps.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2019

    All I want to do is cancel my service, because the price went from $45 to $99. After countless hours on the phone and on chat, I was given (miraculously) $31 offer. I called back ONE hour later to accept, and guess what? That offer no longer existed....3 days, over an hour each day, and still nothing. What a joke and the most frustrating customer service ever. 4 different departments, 4 different answers, and "the back office" twice, and still nothing....and the worst part is that I fell into this one year ago. And to think I almost did it again! RUN FROM THEM AND DON'T LOOK BACK.

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    Price

    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2019

    This company is horrible. Been a customer for 18 years. Called to look over a bill that has now gone to 151 a month. Left on hold for an hour-then they say they offer me a special for being loyal. Same promo everyone gets and then they jack price up. JOKE!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

    Had the worst experience trying to cancel service, customer service department would not honor my request and try to ply me with deals, after a week I was able finally to cancel but again was called 3 to 4 times a day in order to continue service. At this point was very dissatisfied. On top of that after we paid the full month (boxes were disconnected) we received a charge from a collection agency for penalty. Direct TV never contacted us for this and we never received a bill for it.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 8, 2019

    When at&t bought DirecTV or merged or whatever stupid corporate ** up happened. Now I was late paying my bill unintentionally. My service was turned off. Paid my late bill and now I have to wait up to two hours for them to restore service e. I've been a customer of directv for probably 20 years and this is how they treat me. They may have the best reception but they definitely don't have the best customer care. Two thumbs down for me in customer care. We pay your salaries. Treat us with some respect or maybe if you treat us poor long enough you'll drive yourself into the ground!!!!

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019

    Been a customer 8 years paying $138.00 a month. My Mom Passed away and I was gone for a few days. Never been late in all this time. My bill was found under some paperwork on my desk. I found it and called in. My bill had went to $366.00. Told them to shut the acct down. Said they could not do that until the 20th and I would get an email on the 21st. This was happening on the 7th of the month. I told them I would be out of the country at that time could they just do it now, they said it was the way it is and that I would just have to find some to do it or they charge me for the products. I WOULD NOT PISS ON THIS COMPANY IF THEY WERE ON FIRE. STAY AWAY FROM AT&T.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019

    The installers did a good job but that is where it ended. They lied about how much it would be each month. They promised me a $200 Visa card and I only got $100. They said fiber optic was way faster than Spectrum internet and that is a big lie! Now I am stuck in a 2 year contract! When this 2 years is up I will never do business with them again! And I plan to tell everyone I come in contact with about them!

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019

    DirecTV was super nice to me when I first bought their services, after a year when my promo was up, I called and practically begged them to keep me as a customer. I simply wanted another promo, didn't even care if I had to pay an extra 20 dollars or so. They only offered me the lower package that did not include my kids channels. I actually called twice begging them and then I paid my not pro rated $134, called immediately after and now I have to pay them another $240 for breaking my contract. I have never in my life paid this much money to a TV company and will NEVER recommend them. Be careful, they will lure you in and then once your promo is over, they will take you to the bank!!!!

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    Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 7, 2019

    I've been a DirecTV customer for 16 years and was still using their SD dish. I live in the mountains and was told by one of their techs several years ago that I couldn't upgrade to HD because the satellite couldn't be seen from my house. A couple of weeks ago I got an email from DirecTV telling me that I could lose my TV service at any time if I didn't call the included number and upgrade my equipment. So I called the number. I explained the situation and was assured that the equipment change wasn't SD to HD, but was just a box upgrade and that my bill wouldn't be increased by the change. So I scheduled an appt with the tech for between 12-4 on Sat. He called at 3:30 on Sat to let me know that he would be at my house at 7, but that didn't work for me so I had to reschedule.

    I called again, explained the entire situation again, and was again assured that it was just a box change and that nothing else would change for me. I scheduled the tech visit for Wed between 8-12. Again, the tech was late and didn't arrive until 1:30. When he got there, he told me that the phone reps had both been wrong and that this was an SD to HD upgrade. I told him about the last tech saying that we couldn't see the satellite, so he checked and he was able to see the satellite on the deck right next to the old dish. Several hours later, my equipment was upgraded but, after he left, I noticed that a bunch of channels that I normally watch were no longer available. So, I made another call to customer service today to find out about the missing channels.

    I won't go into the number of times she asked me the name of the package that I had before or the name of the package that I wanted, to which I kept replying that I didn't know the package names and just wanted what I've had for years. It was completely frustrating! But, it seems that the first phone rep I had talked to changed my package without telling me, I assume to keep the price the same as what I had been paying before. And now I am going to have to pay a 25% higher bill to keep what I had, all because of a change that I never wanted to make. But I'm stuck with it because I live in a remote area with very few choices for TV. If I had other choices, I would definitely be looking into them!!

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    Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019

    DIRECTV is a very dishonest company. They have stolen hundreds of dollars from me and still insist I owe them money. I have paid months of my cable bill in advance and they still have bogus charges every month. Not one representative can tell me where my money has gone, however I can see that I paid this amount on my list of credit card transactions. They will act like they never received it and still continue to charge your card. Finally I decided to part ways with them as a company because I felt like I was giving way more money then the service I was being provided.

    I called them last month to speak about an automatically added sports package to my account and was given the runaround. No one was able to explain to me why this packet was added to my account, but tried to say I haven’t opted out in time so I would be responsible for paying it for 6 months. $89.00 plus my cable bill for 6 months? I’m not paying for something that I never asked for and would never use. They are a scamming company who doesn’t care about the consumer and they will rob you blind. They will never be able to assist you in any of your queries and they treat you like crap.

    I’m going to a different company because DIRECTV is a scam company who will charge you for things without your knowledge and they will not fix/credit your bill. They are a horrible company stay far away. One day I was told I would be speaking with their retention specialist. I stayed on the phone in a recurring loop for the most part of two hours. I know this was done on purpose. Come and get your equipment DIRECTV. I'M DONE.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019

    DirecTV service is pitiful. The minute ANY OTHER PROVIDER offers NFL Sunday Ticket I will dump DirecTV & go with another provider. I fed up with missing games & shows due to poor weather conditions (rain). Inferior equipment & piss poor customer service. These conditions have only been getting worse and worse, since AT&T took over.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 6, 2019

    The worst customer service ever, hours in the phone with the most incompetents agents that I have ever lose time of my life with, I can't wait to finish my contract with them to dump them for good, since AT&T bought the DirecTV company everything has been going like hell. You guys sucks.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    Direct tv offers everything to a new customer, from premium channels to the NFL Sunday ticket for free, but existing customers don't get **. I have have been a loyal customer for approx 10 yrs and called bout the nfl sunday ticket and basically was told, "Can't help you unless you pay full price." Wtf.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    I had Direct TV for 20 years. Changed to Dish because they kept raising their rates. Every time I called them they said they could not help me with a lower rate. This is a warning to Direct customers that if you use ONE day of your billing cycle, they WILL NOT prorate it for the days used. You have to pay for the full month. After 20 years I would think this would be a no brainer. I purposely did not pay the bill until it was sent for collection. I may have had to pay the full bill, but at least Direct TV only got pennies on the dollar from the collection agency. I hate collection agencies too, but this time I decided to go that route.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & Setup

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    By far the worst customer service I have ever experienced! The technician left without doing the install, I was lied to and when I had to reschedule because of the technician I spent an hour on the phone with 4 different people that could not get things done!

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    DirecTV absolutely did not care to keep us as their customers. The monthly bill kept rising over a span of three years. We eventually called and had decided we were going to end the service on the end date, due to increased rates from what we were promised. After going around with the loyalty department, we were told they could do nothing other than limit our channels or cancel. Directv would rather lose a paying customer each month instead of keeping their "promise" and deliver prices we agreed on. WILL NEVER RECOMMEND DIRECTV.

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    Price

    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2019

    Directv is a joke! I have been trying to cancel my NFL Sunday package for 3 months now. They are still charging me for it, and now they have shut off my service because I have a past due amount that I refuse to pay. Will definitely get rid of directv when my 2 years are up.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    I have always enjoyed my experience with Directv until AT&T took over. Every time I called, they were not friendly or willing to assist to help me. I just had to make my final payment on the chat site due to the customer service representatives were combative toward me. The first was friendly but eventually disconnected our call. The second one mentioned all the times I had called and stated that I was always requesting to speak with a manager and before she hung up in me said “next.” The chat site was awesome and was very helpful and the guy went out of his way to assist my needs. Again, not the best experience since AT&T has taken over. I would stay from Directv.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    Good picture until it rains. Whenever it rained I lost the picture. I decided to cancel DIRECTV when I sold my house. I went with cable tv instead. DIRECTV decided to continue billing me for the Sunday ticket package. Football regular season had not even started. I called to get this charge removed since I did not receive the service and I was selling my house before the football season started. The representative told me I still had to pay for the service since it is billed a month ahead. "Really you want to bill me for a service I did not receive nor did I sign up for the Sunday ticket package this year. I did sign up for it last year but not in 2019".

    After a long discussion they said they would credit my account. I deducted the amount from my final bill since they were crediting my account I figured it would all balance on next billing cycle. The representative never credited my account and I received a letter from a collection agency for money owed. ***This is terrible customer service. CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH BY PHONE. I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND FINDING ANOTHER SERVICE.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    I will never do business with ATT again. I had DirecTV installed in May 2019, I canceled in a month. The receiver wouldn’t stay connected to my internet. So we tested it with two other internet sources; ATT did troubleshooting and determined indeed the receiver needed to be replaced (just got a bad one). No problem, they will do it for $100. Really, you just put this system in less than a month ago and you want me to pay $100 because your equipment failed. Canceled and called Dish. I also moved our five cell phones to Verizon since they were so rude. I returned their equipment as requested and now they are trying to get me to pay an early termination fee; in fact they had a collection agency call me today. That’s what being apart of the ATT family is like..

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    When I signed up for DirecTV, it was combined with my internet from CenturyLink. I asked if the price would go up after the first year's promotion was over and I was assured it would not as long as I kept the same package. That's not the case. I got my first bill after the year's promotion was over and it nearly tripled. I called immediately and was told there was nothing they could do. So, I requested immediate cancellation. I was then told there would be a $20 per month early termination fee, which amounts to over $200...so, in essence, they are charging me to get out of a scammer's agreement. NEVER, NEVER have DirecTV as a service provider.

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    Let me tell you a little story about my terrible experience with DirecTV and their "wonderful" customer service. I had DirecTV once before when I owned my home and had a wonderful experience, fast forward to some time later and I had to cancel your service due to a station reassignment where we were not able to have satellite. Now we are back in an area where we are able to have satellite and I was excited to be able to get your service again, but what a mistake that was. My husband and I signed up for a bundled package for TV and AT&T internet. We scheduled install, got all these promotional prices, paid the one time activation fee, all that jazz. Well, come install day the DirecTV rep and AT&T guy showed up to do their thing.

    We showed the DT the landlord agreement of how it could be installed and he said that he would have to order the pole and install it another day since he did not have the equipment with him. The AT&T guy continued his install and also said that they give us an extender for our home, included, at no additional cost to us. A few days later we received an email that our TV service has been canceled with no explanation. Called in and we are informed that it is cancelled due to no landlord permission, which in fact, is not the case, we showed the tech the permission and that it just could not be attached to the house and he was supposed to order a pole and come back to install it.

    So cue a two hour phone call of having to reset up service, pay another activation fee, another credit check, and more unnecessary hassle. Fast forward to now.. We have received our bill and it is almost DOUBLE what it is supposed to be, we are changed 49.99 for equipment fee for the wireless extender that was supposed to be of no cost and ANOTHER activation fee that says "one time charge" and all the promotions that were in our original agreement is nowhere to be located on our bill. Call into customer service, the first rep says that the 49.99 is a one time charge to everyone and the rep told us wrong, so instead of honoring what the rep says, he just wants to argue with us.

    We tell him to just send someone out to pick up the equipment then and he told us that we would still be charged the fee. He is told that we would like to go ahead and speak to a supervisor and he says that the supervisor is just going to tell us the same thing. Well sir, I don't care that your supervisor is going to tell me the same thing, I want to speak with them. So now we have the supervisor on the phone, who does not tell us the same thing. It has now changed from equipment fee to an installation fee when our installation was free with our promotion. She decided to put us on hold and while on hold SHE HUNG UP ON US. (of course per her notes she said that the customer disconnected) So I called back. Talk to someone else and we go back and forth.

    The one time activation fee of 19.95 has now turned into two payments to equal 40.00 and our promotions that we were offered ended a week after our contract started even though it clearly shows on our bill that our promotions isn't suppose to end until 09/2020. Since I am done being patient at this point, the rep told me that she was just going to get a supervisor for me, supervisor ended up being busy and was supposed to call me back within 30 mins, this was 2 hours ago and my phone has yet to ring. Don't waste your time or MONEY, no one knows what they are doing besides finding ways to weasel money.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2019

    I have been a paying customer since 2011. I pay for the most expensive package they offer. They have started pulling channels from their offering, yet they don't offer any credit or price reductions to the consumer. Customer Service is zero help. They read answers from a screen and no one can address my concerns. I lose my signal on cloudy days. Cloudy rainy days are typically the only days I want to watch TV, but I get an error message and a frozen screen. Bottom line is I'm done with this company. Almost 9 years and I'm going back to cable.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    I was contacted about a promotion being offered from Directv. The offer was to pay 6 months up front and my bill would be locked in at 79 dollars a month for the next 2 years. The promotion was DTV partnering with eBay and you have to pay with an eBay gift card. I go and get the gift cards and get the promotion. Then I was contacted again saying that I couldn't get the promotion because the eBay cards were frozen after Directv ran them and got the 480.00 that was prepaid.

    When I called back to find out how to get my money back, I was told that I have to go to another store and get another gift card for $480.00. And then they would refund me the money with and additional 50.00 for the hassle. And they would turn on the promotion. When I said that I don't have another $480.00 and that one needed my money back I was put in contact with the promotions billing manager David **. The man insulted me telling me that I need to use my brain if I had one and then cancelled my account stating that he is the only one that will help me and no one else.

    David ** also told me that he will be cancelling all transactions with my account so that there is no record of any promotions offered to me. I then asked for a copy of the phone transcript since it's on a recorded line. After I got off the phone I called back and got someone else and asked how do I go about getting the transcript for my record and they pulled up my account and it has been locked. It turns out that David ** is the billing manager and the owner. Directv has just stolen 480 dollars from me. Lesson learned from this is 1 don't put anything on a gift card and pay that way. 2 Directv are crooks. I will be contacting the Better Business Bureau because David ** has also admitted that other customers have had the same issues. Basically admitting taking their money.

    Sincerely

    James

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    Back in 2017 I signed up for a BOGO phone with AT&T. I was able to do this because I signed up for their DirecTV as well -- with the promise of $25 off my DirecTV bill forever. A few months ago AT&T decided to "discontinue" whatever plan I was on which created a glitch for me receiving my $25 discount. My previous call last week it was supposed to be all straightened out but when I received my bill it was not -- I wasn't receiving my $25 discount. I called AGAIN and told Jeff at the loyalty department to review last week's notes it's all in there -- why do I have to keep explaining what is happening and the reason it's happening. Well Jeff did a lousy job keeping this customer. I just told him to cancel my service. After THREE months and numerous calls I finally just told them to shove it. I am so upset with their customer service.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Oct. 3, 2019

    I had to place my aging mother in a nursing home when she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's and Dementia. I was tasked with clearing the house and turning off all the utilities. I had no problem at all closing her electric, gas and other utilities. But when I called DirecTV and explained the situation, they told me that she signed a contract and I wasn't listed on that contract as an authorized user. At this point in time I did not have her POA. They refused to turn off service. I, naturally just quit paying the bill as the house had been cleared and was up for sale. This company is the most petty, inept, soulless entity on the planet. They threatened lawsuits, they even had someone call me and threaten to ruin my mother's credit. Really? Any company that's willing to ruin an Alzheimer victim's credit, isn't worthy of my money, nor should it be worthy of yours.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    Oct. 2, 2019 I had a appointment to get a upgrade. Well the tech. come put everything in, they were very nice. But when it come to getting a signal they said that my tree was in the way. I would have to cut it down. Now keep in mind this tree so big 2 people could reach around it. I told that was out of the question, I did not have the money to do that. Then they called their supervisor. I spoke with their supervisor, he told me that I would have to cut my tree.

    Well the old receiver was doing just fine, excepted the 1 in the living room was very old, the 1 in my bedroom was just a couple years old. Well that supervisor said either cut my tree or there was nothing they could do. I then told him, "In other words you all can't do crap for me." He then said ok this conversation is over, tell the tech to get his stuff and get out of there. He hung up. I ask the tech if they could hook up my old equipment back up. They said they was not allowed to do that. So not only did I not have tv in the living room, but the tv was gone in my bedroom.

    Now I am stuck with no tv until I come up with $2,000 to cut a tree down. I am 71 & my husband is 69, we live on a very tight income. That young man just don't really know how much he can hurt old people. Talk to us like we are nothing, treat us like we don't exist. Just hang up on us. I signed in to DirecTV. He had cancel my services & prorated my bill in that short of time. I have been with DirecTV since 1995. I just want to know why I was treated this way.

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    I will first say, that I have been with Direct TV for about 11 years. I was always pleased with the customer service that I got. After the first 2 years my bill went up and I saw a sales rep in the store and he suggested I call to renegotiate my contract. I did this and they helped me keep my bill to about the same that I always paid. Well I started in August of this year. To do this for my bill would be doubled. Told them I could not afford for it to go up this much. They did give me a credit for one month and told me to call back on October 1st, to find out any promotions. I did call back and still nothing. Was told me bill would still be about 128.00. This is crazy for what I get. I do not have anything special. I do have an awful lot of infomercials. It seems they are not interested in keeping loyal customers, when I said I can go to DISH tv for what I am paying now. So I will be contacting dish tv by the end of the week.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    I called at least 20 times to receive a shipping label or return box and they could not provide me one. Now they are charging me 194.06 for the equipment. I had to drive 2 hrs one way to get to the nearest FedEx store to ship the receivers back. Now I have called them to give them the reference numbers that is not enough!! I have to wait for an e-mail call back and then "escalate" discussion of my bill. Whatever that means. I will never deal with ATT or DirecTV again.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    I like DIRECTV until recently. I mainly watch three channels, HGTV, DIY, and GAC. My bill is around $90 a month. I got a bill this month for $166. I do not watch these stations that often. I called and asked. They said my promotion had run out. I asked for a new promotion because I can easily switch to Dish Network and get a good deal for two years and then switch back if I had to. Why wouldn't they just work with me because I have been a loyal customer. The lowest price they would go is $135. I told them to cut off my service. I will never do business with them again. I am thinking of going with Sling or back to Dish Network. It is just irritating.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    Up until recently I was with DIRECTV for eight years. To attract me as a new customer I was initially given a good deal. Over the years the price kept creeping up. I called after a few years to see if I could get a break on my bill which I did for about a year. Then it just went way up again. When I called a second time I was told the only way to reduce my bill was to change my lineup which I wasn't going to do since the only channels they take away are the ones you actually want. At the time I dropped them I was paying $140 a month! Of course when I called they offered me a great deal if I would come back. Why is it that you wait until we call to cancel then beg us to stay? What you should do is reward the loyal customers you already have.

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    Customer Service

    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2019

    I got AT&T DirecTV. Got my bill on september 30 and the next day they discontinued my service saying I had a previous balance and had my email wrong. Now I have to go 10 days without service. This is ridiculous.

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    Price

    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

    Today 10-1-2019 just cancelled my service. I was told they do not prorate anymore. I have to pay till 10-12-2019. That is another 11 days of service, that I do not have anymore. That will cost me about $2,67 per day. I feel Directv is stealing $29,67 from me. From the start I was lied about the cost of service. I tried communicating with them about the false information. The reason for getting Directv was to get the Sunday NFL Ticket. So when they began lying to me, I cancelled the NFL Sunday ticket a year ago. Now that they are stealing more money from me, It just confirms that I made the correct decision to cancel my service.

    Sincerely

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    Customer ServiceContract & TermsSales & MarketingPriceStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

    My experience with DirecTV was awful beginning the day after I signed the contract. The girls that came to my door said my internet would be bundled with my TV for $89 a month plus taxes. I was charged approximately $158 the entire length even though I called numerous times to get it rectified. I was always told I needed to contact the girl that came to my door...which I did, however she NEVER returned my calls!! We ate it & decided we would cancel as soon as our contract was over. I did just that & called last month to cancel our service. I was also charged $240 (which was absurd but I was never able to get them to come down on that unless I signed another contract) & I was also told I would not owe anything else except for $16.67 for the 1 extra day of internet I needed to keep On for a day while I had the new internet company install.

    I spent an ENTIRE WORKDAY on the phone dealing with this by the way! OFF THE CLOCK! Again, we ate it & I happily took my equipment to UPS for return & planned to wash my hands off them & never look back. Today changed that unfortunately. I glanced at my bank account to find another charge pending for $161.46 & once again called immediately. I was passed around the circus for over an hour before I decided to hang up & go to the AT&T store for face to face help.

    I spent over another hour waiting on the manager at the store to speak with me. He called for me & was told they only received 1 of the 4 boxes (even though I returned them all) & I was told to go back & get my receipt from UPS to prove it. I did, but this time when he called back we were back to square one & another story of why I was charged the $161.46. Long story short I still don't have my money & they have no reason to be charging me. I have paid them over $400 in the past $30 days for a package that should have originally been $89. Horrible customer service, & NOBODY is on the same page! I will NEVER use DirecTV or advise ANYONE to deal with this scam!

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    Customer ServiceInstallation & SetupContract & TermsPricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2019

    I first started with DIRECTV in 1997. The prices were good the customer service was OK and there was a decent package of channels to go along with it, at the time the only competition was Cox communications. Over the years the price went up but so did the amount of channels in service that you got. Not to mention the quality of the satellite and receivers going to high definition and making for a very enjoyable viewing experience. But then came AT&T who bought out DIRECTV and added their brand of miserable, horrid, outrageous service but I want nothing to do with. It started last year at one of my houses that had very old satellite equipment and I wanted them to replace it with new equipment and was going to agree to another two-year contract and exchange for such. They absolutely refuse so I told them the next phone call I will be making would be to shut the service off after getting dish network installed.

    They didn’t care and apparently didn’t believe me. Their apathetic attitude was take it or leave it. Note that my equipment was seven years old. After that phone, I immediately called dish network and had all new service set up and amazingly haven’t had any issues the entire time. Fast forward to last week. I have two other houses that have DIRECTV installed in it and have been in there for quite a while. One of the accounts jumped from 105 for monster 190+ change per month. I called customer service and ask them about what I need to do to bring that price back down and it turned out that there was the first year subscription of NFL ticket had run out and they were charging me the extra for that and also some freebies that I’ve run out but they were charging me for as well.

    The customer service agent was rude, short and belligerent. So I in turn started asking if I was still on a contract and if so how much would it cost to get out of it? She then called me **, offered to cut the service off right then and there and then called me goop. Whatever that means. She said she was canceling the service and then hung up on me. I immediately called back and asked for someone in management to discuss the situation. At that point I was ready to cancel both remaining DIRECTV accounts and be done with AT&T. Sure enough she had canceled the one account and then I asked for the other one to also be canceled immediately which this lady graciously did. She also promised that she would review the car where the woman had called me final names and said she would deal with it accordingly.

    But I am through with AT&T/DIRECTV satellite service forever. No will never return to them there are too many other options available. And the one house I’m having for that all the communication TV set up tomorrow and in the other house dish network is coming out this weekend. And as soon as my phones are paid off through the AT&T account I have for mobile service I will be dumping AT&T and switching over to Verizon.

    Whether it’s true or not, the person I talk to at dish network said that a bunch of people have been dumping DIRECTV because of the customer service issues after AT&T took over. I don’t doubt it though. Besides being rude, the DIRECTV associates they have working the phone lines now or act like they don’t care whether you stay or go with their company. Company loyalty means nothing to them. Buyer beware, it might start out OK with DIRECTV but after you have any issues at all you were going to run into problems.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2019

    I’ve been going through this company for a year. I have another 12 months left of service with them! My experience has been horrible! When I signed up I was only paying $55 a month. Throughout this year my bill has went up! I tried to cancel my service just to be informed that I would have to pay over $200 for a early cancellation fee. Now with 12 months left I received a bill for $98.65 due to them canceling a my promotion, which is ** because it’s not my ** fault that their promotion ran out! When I called to try and set up some type of cheaper plan they tell me that the only promotion they had now was them taking $10 off my bill for the next 12 months!

    My point was I didn’t want to pay that much for just a cable bill with only a little over 100 channels! But here I am stuck paying more than I expected until I can cancel my account because I don’t want this ** on my credit report! And I still can’t cancel my service without having to pay $120! After my 12 month contract is up I’m done with Directv, AT&T or whatever this crap is! This is the worst service I’ve ever gotten and not to mention they don’t even offer WiFi in my area. What the ** type ** is this! I wouldn’t recommend no one to this company you all are **.

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    Customer ServicePrice

    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2019

    I have had Directv for 3 years now. Called to get my bill lowered and they said they couldn’t. I moved on to Dish. Called directv. They told me I had till October paid in full. I called them back. Had my service cut off. They told me I would receive a small bill. At that time they lowered my bill cheaper than what I was paying. Told them I was going to stay with dish. Received a bill for $119 for service of 11 days. I spent 2.5 hours on the phone with them today and made no progress. They don’t care. Very poor customer service. And with dish you always speak to someone in the US. Staying with dish.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

    This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. My aunt had DirecTV and went into the hospital. She needed more care and so we moved her and sold her house. The experience of disconnection has been atrocious! I had Power of Attorney and the first call I made said I needed to take the papers to an AT&T store. I got the stuff out of the lock box and did what they told me, but at the store they said, "We don't take these papers anymore." The guy there was on the phone for 45 minutes and he couldn't get it disconnected. I had to travel physically to the state where my aunt lives and in her sick state have her say it was OK for me to talk with them!

    Finally, after several more calls, I got it disconnected. I saved the equipment to return in the box they were to send, but the box never arrived. Finally, I got a letter saying I could take the equipment to UPS and they would mail it back free. I did this but still got charged for the equipment. Today I got a pre-loaded MasterCard instead of a check to repay me! A call activates the card and the fine print says you get charged $3 per month! What a rip-off! Everything has been painful, difficult, confusing, and unfair.

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    Customer ServiceContract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2019

    We're at the one-year Mark where our promotion ended and the bill jumped up about $49. Oh, I called to see if there were any other promotions available and unfortunately they couldn't find any, so when I asked if we could get our bill reduced lowering the package that we're getting to the basic one which is still $89 a month very pricey. Also seems to me that every time I call my first call always gets dropped or sent to the wrong person and then I finally get to someone who can maybe discuss things with me. It took me over 40 minutes for my phone calls to finally reach an agreement. Seems totally unnecessary. It would be nice if they started hiring Americans for a company that is here in America. Nothing but frustrated. Will definitely be dropping this TV programming after the two years are up.

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    Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaffProcess

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2019

    I had DIRECTV for one year. When I initially signed up for service I was told by a DIRECTV employee to call DirecTV's loyalty department after my 1 year promotional price expired and they would bring my bill back down to the promotional price. One year later after my bill went up I called the number that they had given me to the loyalty department and they told me there was no promotional offer at that time but they did bring my next month's bill down to a promotional price. During that same phone call they told me to call back every month to have them reduce my price and check and see if there was a promotional offer they could sign me up for. The following month I called and they told me there was no promotional offer and that they would not reduce the bill. Every DIRECTV employee I spoke with had conflicting explanations of how their process works which was extremely frustrating.

    I then canceled services and was told that they would send me shipping labels and boxes within 1 week so that I could return their equipment. They gave me a deadline of 3 weeks from the date of the cancellation to return their equipment. However, two weeks later I had still not received the boxes and shipping labels so I had to call them again. This time they informed me that they were never going to ship me boxes and shipping labels to return their equipment and that I was supposed to go to a FedEx location near me. They told me the address of the FedEx and instructed me to take the equipment there, give them my account number, and they would ship it back to Directv.

    When I took the equipment in to FedEx, they told me that they did not do that. So again I called DirecTV. This time I was told to go to a UPS store. The UPS employee seen me walk in with DirecTV equipment and immediately said “Let me guess, they told you they’d send you boxes and shipping labels and you never got them”. She had multiple people come in with the same issue. Either this is some kind of tactic of DIRECTV's to charge former customers for late equipment returns or they just don’t care enough to fix the miscommunications.

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    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2019

    Just cancelled my service after 8 years with them and wasn't told I had an early termination fee. Back in December 2018 they made me get a new box since my old one was outdated. I wasn't aware that would sign me up for a 2 year contract. I didn't even want the new box. Now I am being charged a $150 early termination fee. If I had known when cancelling there was a fee I wouldn't have cancelled. Never going back to ATT ever again for any of there services.

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    Contract & Terms

    Reviewed Sept. 27, 2019

    In the beginning of the 2 year agreement is a 161.56 first bill the last bill on the twenty 24 mth agreement as 194.76. After the agreement if I continue to stay we are billed at 263.44. So after 2 years they prefer you to go elsewhere for service. That is clear in our case. Major disappointment.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    The monthly cost after the initial signup period is exorbitant. Long delays in getting response from customer service and representatives are difficult to understand. we cancelled July 3 2019 but they didn't correctly handle the disconnect on their end so we had delays and were billed for additional amounts. We were expecting a final refund of $53 and only today September 26 learned that they billed us a 'billing adjustment' for the amount of the last of the refund. I will NEVER do business with AT&T/Directv again.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    I moved in August and I called at&t for tv service. I was told that I could get Directv at my apartment. It would be a $99 deposit. My bank card still hadn't updated my new address yet so I went to Walmart get a disposable debit card. I loaded it $100. I paid my $99 directv deposit and I disposed of the card because I didn't need it anymore and I was sure I would have directv services. Well it took almost 2 weeks for my appointment and the technician use some type of medicine and he made several calls before he informed me that all the trees around my apartment building was blocking the signal so I couldn't get directv service and he had to cancel my order. So when an at&t representative called me I explained to them how I made my deposit payment and I no longer had the disposable debit card so I was informed that I would either receive a check in the mail for my $99 deposit or I would receive an at&t rewards debit card in the mail for my $99.

    It's 35 days later. I still haven't received any refund. All they keep telling me is my account that I never could or can use has a $99 credit balance and that I need the disposable debit card to get my refund. Every time I ask for a manager all I get is another person that doesn't speak English well and I'm so aggravated with at&t. I wish I could file a lawsuit against them. I want my refund so I can establish cable with another provider. I work hard for my money and I'm kind of living check to check. I don't have money to have it wasting away in limbo.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2019

    We lose connection daily! (In perfect weather) We miss half of a program or football game because of the program we are watching will freeze up for 5-10 minutes. Also the receiver constantly says cannot connect when all our other wireless devices work fine and never lose connection. The green & blue light on the receiver stays on, indicating everything is connected. We have had nothing but problems with these wireless receivers and it’s very frustrating especially because we pay way more than we should in the first place. We’ve tried resetting & unplugging everything & plugging back in but nothing seems to work. We’ve had so many technicians out to fix the problem and it is still an ongoing issue.

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    Punctuality & Speed

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2019

    We have been a customer for years and after the first two years our monthly bill began to increase. We contacted customer service about possibly lower our monthly rate. The bill was dropped 10.00 and lost channels. When the representative was told that we could not afford the monthly payment and we was instructed how to return the receivers. We asked if we put the account in a different name for a better rate and we was told “no”. However I immediately contacted them and was offered a monthly bill of 99.00 using the same address. Customers who are never late with a payment for years doesn’t matter.

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    Customer ServiceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2019

    I've had DirecTV for about a year the service is absolutely horrible. If it rains no TV. If it windy, sunny, too hot, if a bird flys by guess what? No TV. But I must say they have the best customer service I have ever had. I've had Spectrum for years. Snooty, mean, rude people. But every time I call the customer service really tries to help. They are second to none. Great job DirecTV. Just fix the service.

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    Customer ServicePriceStaff

    Reviewed Sept. 25, 2019

    DirecTV over charges, and hard to understand and talk to. Doesn’t care about the customers or their wants and needs takes over a week to get them on the phone. Never in my life would I ever chose them or recommend this cable company to anyone. They canceled my Sunday ticket without my knowledge so I ordered it and the screen says 70 dollars, now they want to charge me 48 dollars a month for 6 months.

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    DIRECTV Company Information

    Company Name:
    DIRECTV
    Company Type:
    Public
    Ticker Symbol:
    DTV
    Address:
    2230 East Imperial Highway
    City:
    El Segundo
    State/Province:
    CA
    Postal Code:
    90245
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.directvbundles.com