The yearly Direct TV dance

I just went through the yearly song and dance and ended getting The Ticket for $99.00 for the season. But the PITA is you have to do it every year. The funny thing is they asked me a number of years ago who my favorite team is. Now every time I call about The Ticket the rep says they are Cowboys fans too. When I ask them something about the team they can never answer it. LOL
 
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When you log back on, PM me again and I'll "@" you in the "I Love Beer A Lot" thread.

To answer your question -- yes, I do.

Better yet, when you log back in, go ahead and post in that thread (I Love Beer A Lot) and use the "@" symbol and I'll reply to you. I have the little one this weekend and my house is kinda hectic right now (too many people in and out), but I'm checking the site from this afternoon, on.
 
Last Thursday I called Customer Service and told them I wanted to close my account as of September 1st due to how expensive it's gotten. They offered to give me $20 off per month for 6 months, I declined. Based upon the experience of others here I was anticipating that I would get a call back from Customer Retention. My plan was to hold out for free NFL Sunday Ticket, plus some sort of additional monthly discount. Well it's been a week and no call so far. I'm still holding out hope, but have decided that if they don't call I am going to bite the bullet and finally cut the cord. It will sting not being able to watch the Cowboys every week, but at least I'll be able to listen to the games on SiriusXM Radio.
Any updates, BB?
 
And a week strong without a re-new??

I have a number for you, if so, sir,

I feel like a girl sitting at home on a Saturday night without a date. Everytime the phone rings my heart jumps a little, thinking it might be Directv calling to ask me out again, only to be let down when I answer the phone and it's someone else....:cool:
 
I feel like a girl sitting at home on a Saturday night without a date. Everytime the phone rings my heart jumps a little, thinking it might be Directv calling to ask me out again, only to be let down when I answer the phone and it's someone else....:cool:
I'll PM you a number to call in the morning, BB. They'll hook you up, my literary friend! :)
 
Sent it to ya, brother :)

OK, I finally have an update. I called the number you provided (thanks again) but could never get the call to go through. I'd get about 30 seconds of silence, followed by a recorded message stating "We're sorry, your call did not go through." I tried from a cell, and a landline, no luck. I have a feeling it may be a number that allows outgoing calls but no incoming.
With that said, my DirecTV cancellation was getting close, it was scheduled for 9/1. I had to make a decision whether to go through with it and cut the cord or call them back to negotiate. I figured there was no harm in giving it a shot so I called them back and asked for a customer loyalty rep.
Just to give a point of reference, my monthly bill is usually $143 and that was jumping to $190 with the addition of NFL Sunday Ticket. I informed the rep that I wanted my monthly bill lowered to approx $115 (with no loss of any of my current programming) and NFL Sunday Ticket for free for the entire season. She said that since I was a long standing customer of 13 years she would be able to make that happen. A few hours later I went online and checked my account and was happy to see that my new monthly bill was $113, BUT as I looked into things further it appeared that HBO had been removed from my programming. I checked when I got home from work and sure enough HBO was gone. I called them back and explained the entire issue and they so no problem, we'll put it back. A short time later HBO worked again, but once again there was an issue. I checked online and my bill was now $123. It's been a frustrating process but I'll probably just stick with them, at least until the season is over. The long and the short of it is I will save $20 a month and get free NFL Sunday Ticket.
 
OK, I finally have an update. I called the number you provided (thanks again) but could never get the call to go through. I'd get about 30 seconds of silence, followed by a recorded message stating "We're sorry, your call did not go through." I tried from a cell, and a landline, no luck. I have a feeling it may be a number that allows outgoing calls but no incoming.
With that said, my DirecTV cancellation was getting close, it was scheduled for 9/1. I had to make a decision whether to go through with it and cut the cord or call them back to negotiate. I figured there was no harm in giving it a shot so I called them back and asked for a customer loyalty rep.
Just to give a point of reference, my monthly bill is usually $143 and that was jumping to $190 with the addition of NFL Sunday Ticket. I informed the rep that I wanted my monthly bill lowered to approx $115 (with no loss of any of my current programming) and NFL Sunday Ticket for free for the entire season. She said that since I was a long standing customer of 13 years she would be able to make that happen. A few hours later I went online and checked my account and was happy to see that my new monthly bill was $113, BUT as I looked into things further it appeared that HBO had been removed from my programming. I checked when I got home from work and sure enough HBO was gone. I called them back and explained the entire issue and they so no problem, we'll put it back. A short time later HBO worked again, but once again there was an issue. I checked online and my bill was now $123. It's been a frustrating process but I'll probably just stick with them, at least until the season is over. The long and the short of it is I will save $20 a month and get free NFL Sunday Ticket.

I always have to call them back to rectify some issue. Almost every time they promise something that they then don't end up providing, and when I call back they conveniently don't have any notes about that. I had to do it again this year...twice.
 
I always have to call them back to rectify some issue. Almost every time they promise something that they then don't end up providing, and when I call back they conveniently don't have any notes about that. I had to do it again this year...twice.

Going through the same thing right now. Spent over 6 hours on the phone trying to negotiate terms of a new contract (my internet and cable contract ended a day prior). After having services change that I never asked for, having them try to cancel my account (without me asking for it) and getting the run around for each and every issue, I finally worked out a deal for free Sunday Ticket for a year, a reduction of my monthly bill, and a credit for being charged for Showtime for 3 months after I called to cancel multiple times (which of course they say they have no record of).

After this, I receive my next month's bill only to find out they inexplicably gave me last year's version of Sunday Ticket and did not not provide me with the credits that were promised to me. I called back up and conveniently they say they have no records of the credits. I tell them the date and time the call took place and they said they will review those calls and get back with me within 7-10 business days.

So I am currently awaiting a call back from them to see whether I am going to get what I was promised, or if I am going to cancel. Have even thought about getting a lawyer involved.

The ineptitude of the company/employees is baffling. Either no one knows how to do their job, their system for customer records is crap, and/or they blatantly lie to their customers. I think this will be my last contract even if they give me what we agreed to. They are in some serious need of a streamlined and transparent customer service process. If they didn't have Sunday Ticket, I don't see how they would remain in business.
 
Going through the same thing right now. Spent over 6 hours on the phone trying to negotiate terms of a new contract (my internet and cable contract ended a day prior). After having services change that I never asked for, having them try to cancel my account (without me asking for it) and getting the run around for each and every issue, I finally worked out a deal for free Sunday Ticket for a year, a reduction of my monthly bill, and a credit for being charged for Showtime for 3 months after I called to cancel multiple times (which of course they say they have no record of).

After this, I receive my next month's bill only to find out they inexplicably gave me last year's version of Sunday Ticket and did not not provide me with the credits that were promised to me. I called back up and conveniently they say they have no records of the credits. I tell them the date and time the call took place and they said they will review those calls and get back with me within 7-10 business days.

So I am currently awaiting a call back from them to see whether I am going to get what I was promised, or if I am going to cancel. Have even thought about getting a lawyer involved.

The ineptitude of the company/employees is baffling. Either no one knows how to do their job, their system for customer records is crap, and/or they blatantly lie to their customers. I think this will be my last contract even if they give me what we agreed to. They are in some serious need of a streamlined and transparent customer service process. If they didn't have Sunday Ticket, I don't see how they would remain in business.

I think next year I may get an app on my phone that records calls and use it when I call them up, just so I have a record.
 
OK, I finally have an update. I called the number you provided (thanks again) but could never get the call to go through. I'd get about 30 seconds of silence, followed by a recorded message stating "We're sorry, your call did not go through." I tried from a cell, and a landline, no luck. I have a feeling it may be a number that allows outgoing calls but no incoming.
With that said, my DirecTV cancellation was getting close, it was scheduled for 9/1. I had to make a decision whether to go through with it and cut the cord or call them back to negotiate. I figured there was no harm in giving it a shot so I called them back and asked for a customer loyalty rep.
Just to give a point of reference, my monthly bill is usually $143 and that was jumping to $190 with the addition of NFL Sunday Ticket. I informed the rep that I wanted my monthly bill lowered to approx $115 (with no loss of any of my current programming) and NFL Sunday Ticket for free for the entire season. She said that since I was a long standing customer of 13 years she would be able to make that happen. A few hours later I went online and checked my account and was happy to see that my new monthly bill was $113, BUT as I looked into things further it appeared that HBO had been removed from my programming. I checked when I got home from work and sure enough HBO was gone. I called them back and explained the entire issue and they so no problem, we'll put it back. A short time later HBO worked again, but once again there was an issue. I checked online and my bill was now $123. It's been a frustrating process but I'll probably just stick with them, at least until the season is over. The long and the short of it is I will save $20 a month and get free NFL Sunday Ticket.
That's really weird, BB. I just tried the number to make sure they didn't change it on me and it went right through, second ring. It worked for @ChldsPlay a couple weeks ago, too. Let me go make sure I gave it out to you correctly.

Edit -- it was correct. That's odd, brother.
 
That's really weird, BB. I just tried the number to make sure they didn't change it on me and it went right through, second ring. It worked for @ChldsPlay a couple weeks ago, too. Let me go make sure I gave it out to you correctly.

Edit -- it was correct. That's odd, brother.

I didn't get the message BB got, but I tried the number repeatedly and got a message that everyone was busy with customers most of the time.
 
I didn't get the message BB got, but I tried the number repeatedly and got a message that everyone was busy with customers most of the time.
Yeah, you just had to wait. Did you get though? It was my understanding you did, Chucky.

It's a small dept relative to the main line
 
Yeah, you just had to wait. Did you get though? It was my understanding you did, Chucky.

It's a small dept relative to the main line

Yeah, the first time went right through, but my account wasn't setup for cancellation yet. Once that was arranged, I got the message 4 or 5 times before getting through the last couple of times.
 
Yeah, the first time went right through, but my account wasn't setup for cancellation yet. Once that was arranged, I got the message 4 or 5 times before getting through the last couple of times.
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