I really had high expectations for DirectTV since their ads always boast about how much better they are than their competitors, especially Comcast, and I have heard good things from others. Previously, I always had Comcast and I do admit to occasionally having poor reception and bad customer service as well as a high rate for cable and internet, but nothing was ever as bad as it has been with DirectTV. My bill with DirectTV is always inconsistent. Some months it's over $100, some months it's only $80, and just recently it was $56 only to shoot back up to $121 for this current month. When I look at the bill, none of it makes sense. I don't understand why the charges are different each month when nothing changes. We don't order movies or do anything fancy. We only watch the channels in our package and use the internet in our package. I have yet to contact customer service for this only because they're so annoying to deal with. Initial sign up was a hassle after we chose a bundle with internet only to have the billing be separate still for the next 2-3 months. Numerous calls with customer service finally got our bundled package to an ACTUAL bundle. Ridiculous. Not to mention, we are paying at least $20 more than quoted and in the beginning they failed to mention that I would be paying installments for an internet installation fee making my bill $30 more for the first 3 months of service. Honestly, this isn't even a big deal for me, it's just frustrating that I was never told about it until billing occurred. I feel like this company is either very very shady or just has an immense amount of poorly trained individuals working for them and making decisions. It's just not worth all the drama and back and forth, and to be quite honest their guide set up is so stupid and outdated looking, and why the hell does the remote not have a backlight?? What kind of idiotic bs is that? It's 2018, get with the times!!! I cannot wait to change back to Comcast, and I never thought I would actually say that. Steer clear of this company if you want a straight forward and honest TV provider. read more