451, Report:
#275860
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2007
Directv Unprofessional, Impossible to contact, Theft of Money and Time, Training of employees is a joke El Segundo, California Nationwide
First, I am sorry to see so many other people having the same issue that I do. In March of 07, my service with Directv started. In July of 07 I moved from WI to IL. I contact Directv to move my service and set up in IL. I asked the rep that if the dish could not be installed at my n...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Corrupt Companies
452, Report:
#273378
Posted Date:
Sep 24 2007
Directv Rude, blaming me for the promises they made. Greenwood Village Colorado
I had Directv service until I needed a home phone. I found a pkg. deal with Comcast. I called Directv and they said No problem. To avoid the contract penalty, just put the service in suspension and they would send me a final bill and a box to return the equipment.
I thanked them ...
Entity
Directv
Categories: TVs & VCRs
453, Report:
#275389
Posted Date:
Sep 20 2007
Directv DTV has become a major SCAM now! Albuquerque Nationwide
I just got off the phone with DirecTV customer service & customer retention department. What a joke! I have been a customer of DTV for a decade, and I have the 'choice plus' package with HD! They are now going to offer like 100 new HD channels by years end so I contacted them. I am ...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Companies
454, Report:
#275233
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2007
Directv 2 year commitment Seguendo California
Well I guess I can be added to the list of consumers to be ripped off by Directv's sneaky practices.I had directv's DVR service for about 2 years when my DVR started to freeze up while watching a recorded program. When I called for technical service the tech didnt seem suprised to h...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Companies
455, Report:
#273350
Posted Date:
Sep 08 2007
DIRECTV Contract terms changed by DTV without customer approval. Equipment defective, poor quality substitution for TIVO. Greenwood Village Nationwide
I had been a DirecTV (aka Direct TV) customer since 1998 without complaint. Then in Dec. 2006 I moved and I needed to replace my DVR so I asked if I was eligible for a TIVO unit and found out I was with a one year contract.
The unit was delivered and installed but I found it d...
Entity
DIRECTV
Categories: Cable Companies
456, Report:
#174901
Posted Date:
Sep 04 2007
DIRECTV Fraudulent Early Termination & More Early Termination Fee for uninstalled service; continued billing old address Nashua New Hampshire
Last year I moved from one city to another in New Hampshire, about 30 minutes apart. I scheduled Directv to move the service, although I informed them that I may not have an appropriate view. Service guy arrived, and sure enough, I don't have appropriate direction to pick up the sig...
Entity
DIRECTV
Categories: Satellite Companies
457, Report:
#271642
Posted Date:
Aug 31 2007
Directv Cancelation Policy Charges $300 dollars San Mateo California
We order Directv to be installed to replace our Dish Network System that we bought 5 years ago. The Installer was supposed to be at our house between 8:am and 12:noon. Showed up at 4:pm. Installer cut the cables that had been used for the dish receivers because They were too long. ...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
458, Report:
#258669
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2007
Directv Charges Billing and Refusal to Refund Ripoff Greenwood Village Colorado
04/30/07 I put my account in a suspended mode due to the fact that I was moving. I did not know exactly when I could get service re-established. I was told that I could be in this mode for 30 days.
About a week later, I was calling to schedule and appointment for installation and...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Companies
459, Report:
#269229
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2007
DirecTV They withdraw money from your account without your authorization! Ripoff Stockton California
In April 2007, I ordered DirecTV services. When I placed the order, the representative asked for my debit card information. I then asked him why he needed my card if the connection services were free. He said he needed the debit card information to make sure the $99 funds for con...
Entity
DirecTV
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
460, Report:
#267713
Posted Date:
Aug 16 2007
DirecTV Fraudlent Inducement used to get us to sign up for service Ventura California
We called in to sign up for service but our social security numbers didnt qualify. The rep told us to give him any social security number just to get us past the initial sign up then we could put the account in any name we wanted to use. So we gave him my brother's social security n...
Entity
DirecTV
Categories: Satellite Companies
461, Report:
#265514
Posted Date:
Aug 15 2007
Directv steals from bank account and I don't have an contract or account with them. ripoff El Segundo California *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account!
Let me begin by stating that I do not have an account with Directv. I helped someone out by letting them use my debit card to make a payment, when the account holder did not have a card to use. On July 22, 2007, Directv withdrew $447.32 from my checking account by using the earlie...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Companies
462, Report:
#254505
Posted Date:
Jul 26 2007
Directv ripoff Extended contract because had to replace a DVR that was no longer under warranty Greenwood Village Colorado
In June of 2006, I moved to my current home. I called DirecTV on 6-1-07 to install service at my new home. I had DirecTV service at my old house already, including one DVR and one regular receiver. I brought my existing receivers with me to my new house. Since then, I have had t...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
463, Report:
#261420
Posted Date:
Jul 18 2007
Directv They steal your money California Nationwide
Directv took $111.00 dollars from my account for services I didn't order. They knew this because they tell you at the beginning of the phone call that the call was being monitored and recorded for training purpose so they knew I hadn't order premium channels. They told me they wer...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Companies
464, Report:
#259745
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2007
DirecTv Failed to deliver on a promised gift of a portable DVD player as an incentve for purchasing DirecTv satellite service. ripoff nationwide
In January, 2007, I received, via US mail, a flyer from Directv advertising that upon ordering, I would receive a portable DVD player as a free gift. I followed the redemption process and within 6 weeks, received a DVD player, not a portable DVD player as promised. By e-mail, I con...
Entity
DirecTv
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
465, Report:
#259586
Posted Date:
Jul 09 2007
DirecTV No Contract agreed/signed! Contract cancelation fee applied! Los Angeles California
I signed up, via local phone QWEST over the phone for a bundle package last August (DirecTV, internet, phone). I have decided to sell my home, and return to school. I canceled my Direct TV (first week in June). I spoke to Mathew, employee #404267 who indicated there would be a ca...
Entity
DirecTV
Categories: Cable Companies
466, Report:
#259154
Posted Date:
Jul 06 2007
DirecTV DirecTV Contract Extension Ripoff Glendale California
I had considerable problems with my DVR's recording capabilities.
I received a second one that soon had the same problems.
Finally, the third one worked but they added almost a year to my contract.
I asked them where in my contract did I give them authorization to do so.
...
Entity
DirecTV
Categories: Cable TV
467, Report:
#240477
Posted Date:
Jun 23 2007
Directv Lied About Length of My Contract No Signed Contract! ripoff Internet
Last April (2006), we bought a new HDTV, and in response to a special ad in the Sunday paper we called DirecTV for satellite service. Our service was to include 1 regular receiver and 1 HD receiver, and some months of free movie channels. I was told that this entailed a 1 year con...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
468, Report:
#226066
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2007
Directv they seem to have their own idea of billing, collections and posting of credits. aboslutely the WORST customer service i have ever experienced. Greenwood Village Colorado
after being a customer for six months and dealing monthly with inept customer service, i requested information in writing on how much it would cost for me to buy out the remaining six months of my non-existant contract.
they provided me a dollar figure which i gladly paid for the...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Cable TV
469, Report:
#254935
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2007
Directv Fraudulent Billing Central Florida Billing Fraud, Dishonesty, No Accountability Ripoff El Segundo California
I signed up for a programming package in late March. I was told the bill would be approx. $76/month plus 4 installments of $39.99 for MLB Extra Innings with free installation and shipping. My credit card was billed the shipping for the equipment which I did not dispute. My 1st month...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Companies
470, Report:
#254702
Posted Date:
Jun 16 2007
Directv steals money from your bank account ripoff El Segundo California
I was a Directv Customer for 3 yrs. When I moved from California in Dec 2005 to North Carolina I had placed my account in suspense until they could set up the service at the new house. Imagine my surprise when I found they had suspended for just 1 week although I left Calif on D...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Corrupt Companies
471, Report:
#1034685
Posted Date:
Jun 12 2007
Directv fraudulently charged my bank account without authorization. ripoff South Phoenix Arizona
Several months ago I attempted to cancel my agreement with direct tv. I had a hdd reciever that never worked they way it was supposed to. After trying a couple recievers I told them I wanted to cancel service. at that time they gave some credit for the service.
I was told they w...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
472, Report:
#251262
Posted Date:
May 30 2007
DirecTV Deceptive 2-year service agreement & unfair charges associated with DVR equipment Ripoff Phoenix Arizona
Background: I originally signed on with DirecTV over 2 years ago only suspending services for approximately 8 months following the lose of our house due to Hurricane Katrina. When I re-instated services DirecTV offered my previous service with a DVR which came with a discounted mo...
Entity
DirecTV
Categories: Corrupt Companies
473, Report:
#248154
Posted Date:
May 11 2007
Directv Ripoff false contract price no way out El Paso Texas
Am I the only one scammed by directv? I cant get cable where I live so I researched the satellite tv offers and after trying to get thru all the additional charges fine print I called directv, talked with a salesman named Michael for a long time, confirming at least three times tha...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
474, Report:
#248097
Posted Date:
May 10 2007
Directv ripoff DIRECTV IS THE WORST SATELLITE COMPANY! THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE IS ROTTEN AND UNTRAINED! El Segundo California
I have had nothing but problems with this nightmare company from the start. They are horribly disorganized. From day one I have dealt with nothing but incompetent people.
On or about September of 2006, I was forced to cancel my account with Directv. I was relocating to an apar...
Entity
Directv
Categories: Satellite Companies
475, Report:
#247081
Posted Date:
May 06 2007
DirecTV DECEPTIVE BILLING AND SALES PRACTICES... BUYER BEWARE! Greenwood Village Colorado
I will start off by saying that based on what I've been reading on this site. MANY people have been ripped off by this company! That said, I'll tell you my story:
In May 2006, after growing tired of cable prices going through the roof, I decided to give DirecTV a try. The fact th...
Entity
DirecTV
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies