I will discourage anyone from purchasing anything from AT&T/Direct TV.
I purchased internet and TV service from Direct TV in 2016. Everything went smoothly until I left my house to move back into an apartment. I called DirectTV and they said that it was not a problem. I was told that they would switch my service from DirectTV satellite TV to AT&T cable. I was of course ok with this as I hadn't had any reason yet to be displeased with DirectTV/AT&T.
From December 2017 to June 2018 I was charged monthly for AT&T and DirectTV concurrently. I called EVERY MONTH and said the same thing - I cancelled Direct TV in December. They switched me to AT&T. I should not be charged for DirectTV. They would respond with - "oh yes, I see that you did indeed cancel in December, we will refund you." This happened EVERY SINGLE MONTH with of course me getting more frustrated.
Then I got orders to go Active Duty Army and leave for training in June 2018. In May, I started making all the necessary cancellations of all of my services. Everything from electricity to CrossFit cancelled no problem. Then I had to deal with AT&T/DirectTV. I was told a different thing every time I contacted them. First, I couldn't do it over online chat - ok, no problem. Called them. They transferred me from department to department until they finally told me I had to go in person with my Military Orders to cancel. I asked them if they could finally cancel my DirectTV after charging me month after month. They said they would. Military Orders in hand, I went to the nearest AT&T brick and mortar store to hopefully FINALLY get this all sorted out.
"We cannot cancel you in the store." I about cried. I left for military training in a couple weeks, and my stress level was at an all time high. Thankfully, the rep in the store did his best to be helpful and called AT&T personally so he could get my account cancelled for me. I told him - the movers come to pick all of my stuff June 3, 2018. I need my services to be cancelled on June 4th, 2018. I didn't have cell reception at my apartment and with all of the stuff I still needed to get done, the last thing I needed was an inability to access the internet. I was assured that everything had been taken care of and I should not be charged again for AT&T services. Well, it was just getting started.
I woke up the next morning and checked my phone. This was May 25th, 2018. The WiFi was down. I did my usual troubleshooting but nothing worked. Then it struck me. I got exactly what I asked for. My service was cancelled. At literally the worst possible time. Finding the only spot in my apartment to get cell reception, I called AT&T to see what the deal was.
The whole ordeal took, no kidding, no exaggeration FOUR HOURS. All I needed was for my service to be turned back on. They turned it off easy as that, why can't they turn it on? I was transferred from department to department over and over. My call was disconnected repeatedly because I could not find good cell reception in that part of Dallas. I was transferred to a contract service who were just as confused as I was as to why the rep transferred me to them. I am someone who hates confrontation but I finally broke. I cried, screamed, and cussed at the next rep I talked to. I was so frustrated. They told me they would have to charge me a RE-ACTIVATION FEE. I told them again and again that my service was turned off as a mistake. They told me they couldn't get anyone out there to turn on my services until 8 days later. I would almost be moved out by then, what was the point?
My tears and cussing must have finally worked because I was transferred to someone in management who saw clear as day all of the mistakes that had made on their end. She made a note on my account to cancel my account whenever I called back. She had someone to my apartment in 30 minutes. They were there for all of 5 minutes before my service was resumed.
I wish it ended there....
June comes around and I call to cancel. For the first time, it went smoothly. The rep saw the note on my account, my account was cancelled, the email was sent to me to return my equipment. I returned all of my equipment on or about June 6th, 2018.
In August I received a refund for $300 for all of the overcharges they had charged me.
My military training had me bouncing around from Oklahoma, to Texas, to Hawaii where I hotel hopped until I found a place to live. In November of 2018 I received a letter in the mail saying my DirectTV account was in collections.
COLLECTIONS???????? After I was refunded over $300 and all of the you know what they put me through???
I've called them repeatedly and they claim they are checking to see if they misplace what I sent back. Meanwhile, my account sits in collections. I paid and overpaid every month on time. Yet now I have an account in collections because DirectTV misplace their own equipment I sent back to them. Do. Not. Utilize. This. Service. read more