Direct TV Service departments

Started by jmbeam Sep 26, 2006 2 posts
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Has anyone on this board actually had the pleasure of actually trying to
reach Direct TV's Customer and/or technical service dept? I would rate them
the worst of any CS dept I have had the displeasure of dealing with. They
have absolutely no clue on how to provide service to their customers and do
not take the time to even read the emails that are sent to them. If I did
not follow NFL football so closely I would drop them in a second. When I was
about to move I called them to inquire about how long it would take to move
my service. They informed me it would be about 24-48 hours.

My appointment was almost 6 weeks out. When the installer did arrive he for
got his tools! He left and came back and told me that he did not have a pole
and would have to drive 140 miles(Total) to get one at their hub. When he
did come back I was at my girls soccer game. He called me and said he would
not do the install unless I was at the house. It did not matter to him that
my brother was painting the interior of my home. I left the game early and
was home in 17 minutes. When I got there he had already left. Its been 11
days since and I still do not have service. MORONS is the word that best
describes them.





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In March 2006 I had a very complicated move from Fairfax, VA to Gainesville,
GA. In Fairfax I had OTA HD but in Gainesville I was too far away to get
OTA. I also needed to retain service in fairfax for a couple of months until I
joined my family in GA. I think the secret to my successful move was that I
called the retention dept rather then their CS dept. The retention dept
took charge of my entire move plus they gave me (no charge) a new 5 LNB dish
and 2 HR20 (mpeg 4) HD receivers. Over the years I have found that their
service depends on whom you get on the phone or who comes to your house. Overall
my experience has been more positive then negative. When I have a real
problem I call the retention dept.

George


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