karen r Crn
map-marker Savannah, Georgia

Direct sucks dish rocks

conned by direct tv rep by phone(calls recorded)to swith from dish, wished I never had stuck in contract, called them over 20 times talked 3 humans, left many msgs, never had one call me back,,,I would go back to dish in a minute, I never signed a contract which 1 person said was 1 year another said 2 yet another said 3, plus if i wanted to have the same type of service lik I had with dish I would have to buy another rec., but now my tv connected to that rec works not at all. I want to hire an atty to get out of this b.s. co. I hate them!!
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Anonymous
map-marker Waxahachie, Texas

Direct TV programming

If you have DTV's basic package and are not religious and are childless or not looking for juicers or food choppers(advertising for which you are paying) then, in my opinion, you are suffering from discrimination on DTV's part because, after removing religious and childrens channels from your viewing choices, you only have about 10 channels available. I would like to examine the possibility of bringing a class action lawsuit based on age and/or religious discrimination against DTV and their parent company, to provide equal program access. Actually after reading these sites, I'm sure there other malfeasences(or some such) that apply here. I hope there is an interested attorney, or someone who knows one, who is willing to help get something like this rolling. Incidentally, I Googled the web for DTV complaints and found: "Results 1 - 10 of about 1,300,000 for direct tv complaints. (0.22 seconds)". Conservatively speaking, that means there are at least 2 million pissed off DTV customers. My Gawd, people! It boggles the mind and nearly surpasseth belief! I'm sure the other cable/satellite, etc. type companies are doing the same so maybe we can get their attention too. Anyway there's no way I can post this on a million websites so if you're with me on this, you can help by posting this on a few of them yourself. Just think, if only one person from half of these 1.3 million websites chipped in a buck we would have $650,000 dollars. I'll bet that would buy some really strong legal assistance. Just food for thought. I'm not asking for money. That would require escrow accounts and other legal things. But who knows what a bunch of angry consumers united can accomplish? If you can help please email: henry-bird@***.com Please type "Interested Attorney" or "I can help" in the Subject line. Please just mail me if you can really help. With permission, I'll post short progress reports on this website if results warrant such. Porter
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ARMAND D Glr
map-marker Andover, Massachusetts

POLITICAL ***

In 2008 I moved where no Direct tv was available..the company says I owe them money cause I did'nt complete my comtract.The equipment was returned to thenm by me,but cause I enhanced my service,the contract started all over...that ***!!!They don't need to charge 300 dollars for that *** contract breach...now they ruined my credit rating and say I still owe when I paid them 215.13 in Sept....are you guys behind North Korea or something??? You have no idea thet the 669 people that are pissed off can put such a large hole in your rep...are you *** or just corporate!!People don't stand for this *** you know...be a stand-up company...
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Guest

DIRECTV thank us for being a loyal customer and then changed our grandfathered package. Too many shopping channels and so many commercials on the few channels worth watching - they suck!

Guest

Both direct tv and dishnetwork make tons of money and will not scold the channel providers of excessive ads and *** promos. What a bunch of bs this is; welcome to monopolistic proacites and corporate america.

Guest

I feel you, pay more than what they told me it would be yet they gave me a *** service with bad signal and never sent anybody when I called them to fix it.

However, they have the guts to charge me extra for no reason at all... maybe I have to pay for the *** service they give, which makes no sense.

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Anonymous
map-marker Carson City, Nevada

Direct TV bait and switch

Cable sucks but Direct TV is the most dysfunctional organization on EARTH. Direct TV / bait and switch / completely unorganized / departments have no idea who can do what!!!! 28 year Cable TV customer, tired of the channel sequence and high cost. 9/18/09 signed up for a "Choice Xtra Package" for $34.99 from a flyer I received in the newspaper. Called and spent and hour on the phone making sure I was going to get what I needed. Supposed to get a "free" HD DVR receiver and two extra receivers ($5.00 extra each) with two RF remotes (for the receivers) and was told to pay the installer for. These remotes were so the DVR and receivers could be installed in the same location and distributed with my internal network. Scheduled an install. Activated my rebate on 9/21/09. Unhooked Cable TV Friday 9/25/ 09 in anticipation if Direct TV 9/27/09. Installer gets here about 8:10 am. Immediately says that the RF remotes I ordered do not work with the non-HD receivers he is to install. Upon checking he also had on his work order to install a non-HD DVR. This is just the tip of the Direct TV bad service iceberg. I explained that the salesperson said that the remotes would work from other rooms etc. etc. Called Direct TV-hold for 25 minutes, they said I needed to talk with the installers to correct the problem. I asked to speak to a supervisor but they said they were busy. Talked with the installers, they said that they would go and get the equipment and that they needed and for me to call Direct TV to get any information about any changes in billing. Called Direct TV-hold for 20 minutes, they said that if I wanted to know any changes on the bill that might occur that I needed to talk to the sales department, they forwarded my call, on hold 30 minutes, sales department said that they could not help me and would not connect me to a supervisor. They could not connect me to anyone. Sales department hung up. Called Direct TV-on hold 30 minutes, they said the installer would have to verify with them, the installer was gone, waited for installer to get back. Installer called Direct TV-on hold 30 minutes, (he had my original order canceled and started a new order) set up for the HD DVR and two regular receivers. Installer told me to go to Costco and get programmable remotes and forget about the Direct TV remotes I talked with a Direct TV person and they went through the process of getting all new C.C. information, taking my social and verifying my credit, etc. etc. to make a new order so the installers could proceed today. They then informed me that my bill would go up $15 per month because the HD DVR was free but not the service for $34.99, (extra ten dollars) something that the salespeople never mentioned, plus some other charges never mentioned. They said that I needed to activate my rebate online before the install or it would not happen. We waited together to get online to my account and activate my rebate but it did not happen. I was told they were going to send me to a department that would activate my rebate over the phone. 35 minutes on hold, Nancy said she could help me as they could not activate the rebate. By this time the installer was working on the project making holes in my house. I was told that since I could not activate the rebate before the install I would have to pay $80.99 for the first two months or until the rebate was activated. I was then sent to a department and spoke with yet another dis-interested employee who would not put me through to a supervisor. After all of this I it was evident that I was taking a big chance on going with Direct TV, I had no idea what they might decide to charge me or what may happen. I knew for sure that if I called with a problem I would be shuffled around and around. I canceled everything. Over 4 wasted hours on the phone over two days with people who either were ill informed or purposely deceiving. My only day off this week. Here I am on Sunday, no TV, asked to pay more for direct TV than I originally paid for Cable and $36 more per month than the $45.99 Choice Extra offer I was quoted on 9/18/09. 5213**** / 5214**** Order 12944**** / 12967****.
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Anonymous
map-marker Cleveland, Ohio

Unable to get rebates that were promised

We have been trying to get our rebate since 12/29/09. We are referred to one place, then another. First, we got " sorry, systems error or permission denied -illegal parameter. Then we got invalid e mail address, then we got we are not even eligible for the rebates. WHY? The email system is horrible. I have been working on this for almost three weeks. I have been on the computer every day, called direct tv every other day trying to fix this problem and get the twenty-six dollar ($26.00) rebate. Does any one actually get the rebate?
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Guest

You have to set up a online account, THEN get a comfirmation email to submitt your rebates. It system just needs to varify your email is real. The rebates r real.

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| map-marker Minneapolis, Minnesota

DIRECT TV

I ended my service with Direct TV, I have always paid my bills on time and never been late. Direct TV went into my checking account using both my credit card and checking information without my consent and withdrew funds. It was not the withdrawl that upsets me it is the fact they used my personal information without my consent that makes me mad as ***. Who do they think they are. Not to mention the horrible service I recieved which is why I left. But it was not as if it was $100's of dollars owed it was $21.21, yet they can do what ever they want violate my privacy rights.
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Kay Mga
map-marker Miami, Florida

Beware of Direct TV Customer Service

In December 2008, we decided to try Direct TV again. BIG MISTAKE! We instructed Hector that w wanted NO extras and NO automated payments. We received in return problem after problem with the billings. Of course the first bill did not come until over 30 days after making the initial call...(too late for right to recession!)...first up was a price other than agreed to, then a protection plan we didn't want, customer service calls that said a credit would show on next billing and no credits received. The VISA gift card was a big JOKE! Nothing was received for our trouble of making sure everything was mailed as instructed, no phone numbers for this to be checked on either...No booklet was received about the 18 month contract and now we are stuck until next June with their equipment and lousy programming at a ridiculous price!
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Anonymous
map-marker New York, New York

Unauthorized extension of contract period from due to HDTV box order

Like the other consumer, I was not advised of the extension of contract period form 18 months to 24 months until I called to cancel my service that I found out my HD programming added 6 more months in my contract. Now I called to cancel, they told me that an email confirmation will be sent to my email address on record, I do not have one. They refused to give me a cancellation comfirmation number. I really dont trust them in that regard. Are they going to play dirty trick on me again? I hope cosumer affair investigate the Direct TV's practice or class action should be initiated against bate and switch practice. Shame on you Direct TV!!
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Guest

I am a Pastor and I can confirm that Direct TV uses fraud to try to extend service contracts. I had service with Direct tv for several years and when I left them I was sent a bill for $340 for early termination. Within a year before termination of our service I had purchased a HD receiver from Best Buy for about $200 - $250 so my son could pick up the HD channels on his tv.

I specifically asked the Best Buy people if this would extend my service contract and was told no but that if I got a free one from Direct Tv that it would extend our contract. So I asked him if he would call Direct TV and confirm that statement. He called Direct TV and informed me that it would not extend my service contract.

When I got home and called Direct TV to activate the received I told them that I would not activate it if that extended my service contract and was told that it would not.

When we left Direct TV we returned all receivers, even the two we had purchased for about $500 total. For the past year they have been trying to collect using their own in house collection agency along with a "so called" law firm (which I would be surprised if it is not also part of the fraud) which now says that I owe $469 but offered to settle with me for $220.

Settle what? I don't owe them a dime. They are scam artists in my opinion and I would never do business with them again. I'm going to tell everybody in my church to stay away from those frauds. These guys need to be exposed. They are preying on the public.

Guest

I don't understand how this works.. i got a hd reciever, the idiots forgot one of the parts for me to recieve channels in hd, we so were like whatever lets cancel.

when we were about to cancel, they then told us because we "activated" the hd reciever, we were tied in even longer. this is bull

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Lowell Mfi
map-marker Minneapolis, Minnesota

Direct TV is at it again

I was about to contact direct TV when I discovered this web site. For the last 4 days I have been trying to make some sort of deal with direct TV to upgrade my service without braking the Bank account. I want to get a HD TV hook up and need a new receiver and they want to charge me 200.00 dollars plus. Now they are having a new hook up deal were you can get the same 200.00 receiver 5 months free all movie channels free hook up for new customers. What about old customers who are loyal. Give us a little deal please. By the time I'm done this will cost me a fortune.
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Becky C Fsp
map-marker Fremont, California

Directed tv sucks

They have the worst customer service of anyone I know. They are not helpful at all, just transfer you around. I have been trying to get a refund since August. But still after make 5 phone calls, no one knows why I haven't been issued a refund check, again I am told to call the billing department. Then I am put on hold for 15 minutes, talk to someone, am cut off, call back and try to get the same person and that person is on the phone with someone else so I have to start my story all over again...they suck!
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Guest

i ordered wildblue internet direct tv van came and half-assed installed net. during which they cut my direct tv cable and tried to fix it and that lasted two days.

direct tv sent tech out he spliced cable back together and put silicon on it flopped it on the ground said it wasn't dry handed me some zip ties and told i'd have to bury the cable myself. I told the guy iwas disabled and spent half my time in bed...to no avail he left and said he was going to check out his hunting camp and left...wildblue was just as messed up installation was beyond sloppy, called direct tv said no longer their problem and to call wildblue even though direct tv tech did the work...do not get involved with this company you WILL be sorry

Edris Jdj
map-marker Madison, New York

Direct tv, no service, no problem..$516.00

signedup for directv on Oct 24, 4 technicians and 19 days later we finally got the service installed. after two weeks of service we lost our signal due to snow - I live in nj is snows all winter. they told us that the earliest a technician could be there was in 5 days. I was furious but thought since they told me I could cancel within 30 days all would be fine .. needless to say thats a lie. We cancelled and they charged us 460.00 to a credit card that we did not authorized. I will fight them to end to get my money back. they suck
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leon Lsn
map-marker Edmonton, Alberta

Direct tv is a scam WARNING

yes it looks like a total scam ..apparemtly nothing like what they offer exists although I have some success with the free sites ..this seems like a great consumer report watchdog forum and am glad to be a membernow ..I will be back with fishty stuff soon now if only the search engines would bring this to the top of search lists or at least the 19th page lol now to make this one hundred words I want to wish you all a happy hoidays and new year and if you really want to waste 49 dollars just flush it down the touoilet or give it to these wastes of skin or you could buy a mhomeless person somthing to eat that would NOT be a waste!
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Anonymous
map-marker Albuquerque, New Mexico

After 25 hours of holding on through menues and recordings. she hung up

Throughout 20 hours OD calling direct tv services during the holidays and today the female tec in miss. hung up on me. All this on top of paying a service fee every month. I have suffered through countless menue,s all with the same message! I cant turn the tv off! They have barracaded themselves in so the customer can no longer get through by phone or web! The programming has deteriorated to repeats which began with repeats each week now, they repeat every day! I can,t even get through to CANCEL the service!....I am an old lady, can no-one help me.please? And are there no other tv service companies? or, have they got the monopoly on tv service? Can the government do nothing, they ousted the phone co. when they did this. And the better bus. b. do they have their hands tied too by this co.? When did this stop being a democratic country? COMPANIES THIS PATHETIC WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF BUISNESS BY NOW. WHEN I WAS YOUNG.
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Anonymous
map-marker Sterling Heights, Michigan

Add in Sunday Supliment

In Sunday Det. Free Press add you have NCIS actors pointing a gun at a man's head. With all the gun crime, this add is in VERY bad taste and appalling. Think before you place this kind on picture in an add. Direct tv, Direct killings. This is really not appropriate in America. There is enough violence as it is, do not add to it in your add for entertainmet. Young children see this kind of advertisement and think that it is okay to point guns at other's heads and kill them. You should never place this picture in any add for your service. Stop and think what you are doing to our nation!!!.
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Niceguy
map-marker Chico, California

DirecTV deceptively caused me to sign a two-year contract

If you like lots of repetitive, irrelevant, and disruptive commercials; programming with gratuitous violence and/or offensive sexual content; gossipy entertainment shows; polarizing so-called news shows; manipulative and controlling customer service agents; high prices; deceptive long-term contracts; installers who want to make sure everyone sees their ugly "Diwreck" TV satellite dish in front of your house; expensive monthly bills; a slow receiver box; periodic and dramatic price increases (after an initial lower introductory offer); then "DiwreckTV" is for you. If after all this, you still want to go with them, be sure to ask for the contract right away on arrival of the installer, or better still get it before hand (if possible). Read and understand every word before you let the installer do anything (i.e., do you really want a two-year binding contract?). Watch every move the installer makes (discuss the installation with him before hand, and don't be pressured into an installation you're not happy with -- no matter what). If you're okay going through such a nightmare just getting DiwreckTV setup, then you'll love what happens when you try to cancel your service. It might be better to just head down to your local pizza parlor and watch some TV there. Stay away from DiwreckTV: If you don't changes are you'll get worthless, time-wasting, commercial laden, programming; questionable installation; high prices, and terrible consumer service. There are only two kinds of DiwreckTV customers -- those who have been burned and those who will get burned. If you don't believe this then check out this link: http://www.consumeraffairs.com/cable_tv/directv.htm Bottom line "” stay away!
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Guest

I got alot to say, but agree they are not up front and you get raped

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