I had been using DIRECTV for a few years and I thought everything was fine. Admittedly, there were times when I was late making a payment, but they were always congenial. Then, (last year), we left on an extended vacation to South America and I asked DIRECTV to put our service 'on hold' until we came back. When we came back we found out that DIRECTV had disconnected our service for non-payment and we had to pay over $100.00 to re-connect. To make matters worse, one month before I left, I called them and asked what the best... read full review »