I tried Direct TV about 4 years ago, I had it for about 1 week before canceling my services. I was promised an On-Demand system "same as Comcast, if not better".
Long story short their On-Demand services were the absolute worst, the movies would load every minute or so and you could never watch anything. Back then, it took me about 3 HOURS to cancel my services after I was magically disconnected 15 TIMES!!
So needless to say, a couple days ago, I was skeptical at best when re-signing up for Direct Tv. But I decided to give them another chance since they were now owned by AT&T and had improved a lot since then according to them... Let me start by saying that, the first thing they ask you is, "Why are you switching over to DirecTV?" When I told them my concerns about my current company, they continue to use completely unethical business practices and bash the company I was with and proceed to tell me a million and one ways that they are better than them.
So today was the day for installation, and they didn't even make it through the installation this time around before I canceled! When I first called to sign up for the service I was going to sign up for the DirecTV and Verizon package. I first spoke to a representative that signed me up for an all-inclusive package he promised me the same speed as Comcast for my Internet, 150 Mbps. As well as six receivers for free, all the premium channels for three months, would be an extra $30, he also promised me the best service available, as well as $100 visa gift card. Charge that was going to be applying to the credit card that I gave him was $21, installation was free with my 24 month contract.
So the technician arrived and started installing everything, ran the lines for DirecTV, and drilled the holes in my house. After he installed 4 receivers his work came to a halt. The sales rep put my work order in incorrectly, they put two of the six boxes in as a Direct-TV ready box. Easy fix right? The tech's dispatcher informed him that he could not give me the last two receivers unless I paid $198 for them. This then led to me being transferred to customer service, to sales, to orders pending, to technical support, and finally to retention. By the way, it took 13 different transfers, 6 of which were supervisors, to finally get me there.
After arguing with every single person the resolution was this, either pay $198 up front, or pay $14 a month per box (which they talked so much trash on Comcast for). So guess what? I canceled my services and demanded a refund. SCAM ARTISTS at their finest, BUYERS BEWARE!!! When I told them to check the "secure recorded line" that they kept mentioning throughout my transaction, they said that it was only for "quality control" and they don't have access to it. Not only that, but they proceeded to blame everything on Verizon, hmmm, more unethical behavior, how wonderful! Don't waste your time, energy, or money on their services! read more