My son broke his phone, so he and I went in to get him a new upgrade. The salesman was helpful, and he connected well with my son. After my son picked out his new phone the salesman asked me about my CATV service at home. He then proceeded to tell me about DIRECTV STREAM, and informed me that I am eligible for 2 free weeks of DIRECTV STREAM. He told me to take the box home for 2 weeks, and if I didn't want it I can return the box within those 2 weeks to cancel. I thanked him for the offer, but told him that I was not interested in the free offer. He persisted to tell me to take it for the 2 weeks, and by this time I was getting annoyed by his high pressure tactic. I again refused the box and told him I just wanted the phone. He told me that he understood, but because it was a free offer I had to take it. He then told me to leave in my vehicle if I didn't want to try it, but it had to leave with me. He apologized and said that it was their policy. Reluctantly, I took the stream box and the new phone and left. 3 days later I returned with my son's old phone (I had to take it home to fix the screen before I could trade it in for a rebate), and I brought the stream box in with me as well. I returned the box to the floor supervisor and he credited my account for the security deposit I paid 3 days prior. He also assured me that everything would be cancelled. I explained how I felt pressured to take the box in the first place, and that I disagreed with their policy about taking it. He explained that the salesman might've misunderstood the policy and that he was going to talk with him.
Well, here we are 2 weeks later and my bank account got charged $74 for DIRECTV Stream, and when I called the store to inquire about it, the same salesman I dealt with before told me that I needed to wait a few days for a rebate. When I hung up the phone I called DIRECTV Stream directly and talked with them. The woman on the phone told me that my account was never cancelled and that I was going to continue being charged $74/month for a service I didn't even want...although she did confirm that the equipment was returned unopened. She ended up cancelling everything for me and issuing the $74 refund that I never should've been charged for in the first place.
To wrap up my review, I would say that the customer service is nice when they are taking your money, but they are too high pressure to push for you to get more than you wanted. read more