Direct TV

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Direct TV Reviews

Lock Z September 10, 2010
Early Cancellation Fee ripoff
As of 12/8/2009, I was forced to move out of my home that was foreclosed on. At that time I told Direct TV that I would not be able to use a satellite dish on the condo I was moving to because it would detract from the entire complex unity and therefore discouraged by the Home owners association. It would certainly detract because my unit is right on the front at the street where it would need to be placed to get the signal to operate properly. Moreover, I am renting this unit and the landlord would not allow it.

I had already been with Direct TV for a couple of years and in the spring of 2009, I changed a TV in my home to HD so I bought a HD recorder, at the suggestion of Direct TV, from Best Buy for $299.00 for which was still charged a rental box fee each month of $5.99. Apparently, at that time, they re-uped my contract for another 2 years. So now not only do they want my HD recorder, that I purchased, and another HD box back, but they want me to pay them a penalty because I had to stop their service, not because I wanted to but because I was forced to move to a place that I could not use their service.

They stopped my service as a "courtesy" for 6 months but with a charge for this "courtesy" of $85.+ but then in June, they informed me they would be turning on the service and even though I did not have a dish or a box installed, I would be charged until the contract ran out. At that time, I told them the above again. They dont care! They said they would send shipping boxes for me to send them the HD boxes back. They did not send any boxes to me. They stated that when the HD boxes came back, I could take off the boxes charges from what they claim I owe but they would not remove the contract penalty.

This is unacceptable. I cannot believe that this Direct TV policy is not illegal. Its highly insensitive, insidious & sneaky.
JIMVERTIS THOMPSON September 9, 2010
lamp
my name is JIMVERTIS THOMPSON AND I GOT DIRECT TV SERVICES ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND THE TECH THAT CAME OUT AND HOOKED MY CABLE UP BROKE MY LAMP AND ITS GOING ON A MONTH!THE TECH NAME IS THOMAS MCBEE. THE PLACE WERE I GOT THE LAMPS FROM IS MAZERS AND THEY ARE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS I TIRED GETTING A PRICE ON HOW MUCH IS TO FIX IT THE PLACES I WENT SAID THE LAMP CAN'T BE FIXED IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE TECH SAID SOMEONE SUPPOSE TO COME OUT AND TAKE PICTUERS BUT THEY NEVER DID. GET SOMEONE OUT HERE NOW TO SEE ABOUT MY LAMP PLEASE!
chris shuler September 7, 2010
no-one showed up for installation appointment, but charged anyway!
Direct TV charged me for a year for something I did not even have. TIVO. I tried to get a credit to my account, but that never happened. I decided if I am being charged I might as well have the equipment so I put in the order for tivo to be installed. I was given a date and an open window of time noon until four and that the technician would call twenty minutes out from appointment. I took a day off work and waited and waited... no-one showed and no-one called. I called customer service and no-one seemed to care or offer any reason why no-one showed. I talked for hours going round in circles with different people and not one person could help me. Frustrated I cancelled the tivo order. To my horror I have been charged for the installation and equipment that I do not have. They have scammed me again. How many other people has this happened to. I cannot believe that they can get away with this!
Lorenzo September 5, 2010
Poor service
Direct TV has been aweful to work with. We recently moved locations and called and set up an appointment to have our direct tv installed at the new home. We waited noon to 4 and no one ever showed up or called. Then when we called to see what happened we were told, the tv man called and no one answered. So he just didn't show!! They called our old number which was still on file. If it is your business to call before you show up then the company should make sure they have the updated number! Why does the coustomer have to work around the provider. I'm paying for the service!!! I should not be given a 4 hour window I can understand 2 hours at most.
rmack September 4, 2010
Billing
disBEWARE! Be very careful when dealing with this company. I called to disconnect my service with them last February and the rep I talked to suggested "suspending" it instead for 3 months. So, I foolishly did. Well, after the 3 months I called back & told them I was still with another provider and wouldn't be needing their service anymore. However, something told me I should call them and it's been nagging at me for a few days. So, tonight I did. I got somebody in Idaho and he started babbling about my bill, of course I told him I connected it, just continued to suspend it and when I didn't call back by August 15th they started billing me. Well, of course I went insane immediately! After threatening the State Attornery's Office, blogging & exposing them in papers/tv and facebook, she said...go ahead. When I told her I can prove I'm not using their service and can produce the other providers bill...she said, that's irrelevant! Now, I ask you would you want to do business with a company like that? By now, steam was coming out the top of my head and I screeched obsenities at her...couldn't stop myself...lol. The funny thing is she never hung up on me ...maybe she was enjoying it. I did call back & got someone in Mexico (that's right) and he checked his supervisor & they took care of it. The motto is: be vigilant with these companies, just because they're big doesn't mean they won't scam you. It's a trick! They hope by encouraging you to suspend the service that you'll forget to call and then they'll bill you for something that you never used.
Individual - Regena Shorter September 3, 2010
Customer Service Behavior
Attn President of Direct TV, let me tell you of my AWFUL experience with your customer service dept. August 31 st Tuesday I had two young men from Qwest speak with me about bundling since I already have Qwest as my phone line, I have always, always been linearer of bundling, but I was willing to listen, so after the two gentlement explained everything to me in details.. I wanted to talk more to my husband about bundling before I commited to a contract with Direct TV.. I have a piece of paper that states you have three (3) business days to cancel.. so I talk to my husband when I got him Wednesday Sept 1st and we decided not to have Direct TV maybe other time when we are feel more comfortable, ao yesterday Sept. 2nd I called Direct TV @ 1-888-777-2454 Customer Service # 52672205, and when the customer rep (Harry) asked the phone he asked how he could help me, I told him I wanted to cancel my promotion order, he tell me that's a different dept for canceling a order, so Harry transfers me the complaint dept so he says, well Brew answered and said oh let me transfer you to the complaint dept, I say to Brew I was told the phone call before you that this was the cancelation dept he says no, let me transfer you to the cancelation depart, I say to him can you give me a number just in case we get disconnected he give me 1-800-531-5000, this is where the WORST CUSTOMERS SERVICE EVER HAPPENED. A rep by the name of JOSH aswered the phone and I was BLOW away by his RUDENESS. I say to Josh that I want to cancel my installation.. Josh says to me " WHY"? I say because my husband and I decided we changed our minds.. JOSH says so WHY ? are you canceling "WHY" is not good enough, I told him to CANCEL my order he TOTALLY IGNORED ME and was acting like he was disgusted I called.. I told him to give me his supervisor he said she was on the phone I asked for her name he give me "Gelin Rinvo" not sire there is even a name.. then he went on to ask my why for another 20 mintues and said you wanted to talk to my supervisor you can call back, I told him he better CANCEL my order or I would get my lawyer on the phone.. JOSH was like oh okay.. that's fine.. I asked him again to cancel my ORDEER this guy was either on drugs or just plan STUPID!! personally I think drugs and stupide was what JOSH was on.. I told him WHAT AWESOME CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS WAS.. JOSH DID NOT CARE ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.. i WOULD LIKE TO SEE JOSH FIRED... I work for the biggest airlines in the world and if I treated customers like this guy treated me .. i would be fired on the SPOT. Josh claims he canceled the order and I will get my refund of $49.22 in 3-5 business days.. I don't trust anything this guys said he said my cancelation # was 140831924. I called Qwest to let them how Direct TV customer service treated me.. I have never ever talked to someone representing a company talk so RUDE TO A CUSTOMER WHO HAD EVER RIGHT TO CANCEL THEIR ORDER WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS.. WITHOUT BEING TALKED TOO LIKE THEY WERE CRAZY. Mr. President of Direct TV, I don't know how serious you take complaints but please look into this. I hope the phone lines were taped so you can listen for yourself.. JOSH needs to be unemployed until he grows up and learns how to speak to people.. very sad day for Direct TV.. people like JOSH has put a bitter taste in my mouth forever.. considering Direct TV. Sincelerly Regena Shorter. I can reached on my email [email protected]
p.rogers September 3, 2010
ongoing billing
On January 9th 2009 Direct TV was unable to install their services at my residence. Their reasons for an unsuccessful installation are still unknown.
They were aware of the non installation however continued to bill Qwest communications through a bundle package, and failed to inform Qwest communications
that service was not installed and operational. I informed Qwest, however that I was not able to use Direct TV services. Qwest understandably told me to tell Direct TV not to bill me and close any opened accounts. I was told by Direct TV this would be closed on the day of failed installation.

Direct TV never closed my account and have continued to bill me through using Qwest bundle which I had set up through auto pay paperless billing, and I never actually saw I was being billed by Direct TV until July 2010 when I had switched to a new credit card. It was then that I got an itemized paper bill and was shocked to see that Direct TV has taken just over $2, 000 from me in this billing scam. I wrote to Direct TV immediately after their customer service refused to remove the charges. I gave a deadline of September 1st 2010 to refund me the unauthorized charges. They have not responded.

I am quite certain that I am not the only person Direct TV has tried to get away with unauthorized billing . In my humble opinion Direct TV is not a trustworthy or reliable service, especially since I had to miss watching the Superbowl 2009 on my home television because Direct TV couldn't get the install done. I will say that Direct TV's superior competitor company was able to accomplish installation of their equipment with ease and immediate service. I have been a satisfied customer of this superior satellite company who shall go un named in this complaint since they are far from deserving to even be mentioned in the vicinity of a complaint. Especially when it comes to un authorized billing.

I feel taken advantage of, even if it was a simple administrative error, I could understand, but refusing to remove the charges is just plain robbery. Nobody will talk to me,
the customer service wouldn't let me speak to a supervisor.

I want to sue Direct TV for a sum of money that sends a message to this deviant corporation that it's wrong to charge customers for a service that doesn't exist.
Hugo September 2, 2010
Upset
On 8-29-10, a technician came out to install service. My order number was 76693296. I asked the tech could he install the dish on a pole. He said yes, and would be going out to start installation. However, after only five minutes, he came back and said he couldn't, and his supervisor would come back out and call me within 24-48 hours. I never received a phone call. I called them on Monday, saying I never received a phone call regarding the line of sight issue. The rep told me the supervisor would call within 20 minutes. Ninety minutes later, I called and spoke with Eric, ID#54958, telling him the supervisor had not returned my call as stated to me. At this point due to the run around, I wanted my order cancelled. I asked for a confirmation e-mail, and he said he would send it when we ended the call. Four hours later, after no email, I called the customer service department again. I spoke with Joe ID#100237076. I was told my order had not been cancelled by Eric. He then transferred me to Jeff ID#238438. I told Jeff I wanted to speak to a supervisor. Jeff told me his supervisor was on another call. I explained to Jeff everything that has happened since the installation date. He tried to give me an option of installing on a pole, which was SUPPOSED to happen in the first place. He tried to give me offers to stay on. How could I, if the tech supposedly couldn't install due to a line of sight issue?! I told him Direct TV has given me the run around, therefore things needed to be cancelled as they should have been four hours ago. He gave me the reference number of the cancellation, but I still wanted to speak with a supervisor regarding Eric. He said I needed to trust him as it was cancelled, and he would note that a supervisor would look at his notes. That is not what I wanted. I wanted to speak with a supervisor. It was obvious that he did not want me to speak to a supervisor. I am very upset about this.
Tiredofbadbusiness September 1, 2010
Beware of extra charges!
I signed up with Direct TV as bundle service with Verizon a few months back and I have had to call them nearly every month for extra charges they're including in my bill. They're running a scam! I called about a charge for a DVR, which I do not use, and comes with an HD receiver. The customer representative told me that I could not have one without the other. She also reminded me that if I cancelled my service I would have to pay them over $400! I asked for a supervisor who told me that I could get an HD receiver without the DVR! Now, I have to decide if I want to be charged over $400 and be done with them once and for all or if I finish my contract in 2 years!!!

Don't go with Direct TV please, shop around first. They are running a scam!!!
jnprince August 30, 2010
Poor Customer Service
On 8-29-10, a technician came out to install service. My order number was 76693296. I asked the tech could he install the dish on a pole. He said yes, and would be going out to start installation. However, after only five minutes, he came back and said he couldn't, and his supervisor would come back out and call me within 24-48 hours. I never received a phone call. I called them on Monday, saying I never received a phone call regarding the line of sight issue. The rep told me the supervisor would call within 20 minutes. Ninety minutes later, I called and spoke with Eric, ID#54958, telling him the supervisor had not returned my call as stated to me. At this point due to the run around, I wanted my order cancelled. I asked for a confirmation e-mail, and he said he would send it when we ended the call. Four hours later, after no email, I called the customer service department again. I spoke with Joe ID#100237076. I was told my order had not been cancelled by Eric. He then transferred me to Jeff ID#238438. I told Jeff I wanted to speak to a supervisor. Jeff told me his supervisor was on another call. I explained to Jeff everything that has happened since the installation date. He tried to give me an option of installing on a pole, which was SUPPOSED to happen in the first place. He tried to give me offers to stay on. How could I, if the tech supposedly couldn't install due to a line of sight issue?! I told him Direct TV has given me the run around, therefore things needed to be cancelled as they should have been four hours ago. He gave me the reference number of the cancellation, but I still wanted to speak with a supervisor regarding Eric. He said I needed to trust him as it was cancelled, and he would note that a supervisor would look at his notes. That is not what I wanted. I wanted to speak with a supervisor. It was obvious that he did not want me to speak to a supervisor. I am very upset about this.

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