Direct TV Complaint

Liar, liar, pants on fire!!! - Satellite Service

- Texas - San Antonio
I switched to Driect TV after reading an Ad and contacting them with numerous questions. I was told that I could record shows from one TV and watch them on another TV. I was told my rates would be $24 a month for the services I wanted. The installer came out and looked around. HE told us we had to rearrange our front room furniture for him to hook up both TVs to watch a show that was recorded on another TV. It took a bit of strength, but the moving got done (have an old upright piano that had to be moved). He hooked everything up and said we were good to go. We try to watch some of the channels we ordered, they weren't there. We called customer service and was told there would be an additional charge. We agreed to the charge. We tried to watch a recoded show on the upstairs TV, and I could not figure out how to get it to come up. I called customer service yet again and was told that it couldn't be done. Where you record it is where you can watch it, unless, of course, I wanted a second DVR at some ridiculous price. I passed. A few months pass and all of a sudden my bill doubles. I called customer service yet again and was told that the promo rate had expired. That was one of the questions I asked when I first inquired I was assured it was not a promo rate. So, I cancelled my service. Then they told me I would be charged $300 to cancel. I told them I would not pay it. They then told me they would just charge my credit card. I am watching my account closely. I will protest it if they try.

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Reader Comments:

Posted by rgchrs9 on 06/01/2009
Yeah, they lure you with those promo rates then after a few months and they expire up goes the bill. The technician had you move your furniture not because he couldn't hook it up any other way, but for the simple fact HE DIDN'T WANT TO DO THE EXTRA WORK it might have taken him.. we had a similiar incident with a Dish Ntwrk installer who wanted the easiest route for HIM. My suggestion to you would be go ahead and call your credit card company and tell them do not allow any more charges from them, I wouldn't wait for it to happen then call.


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