My reciever burned out and smoke started pouring out of it .I threw it outside afraid that it would catch something on fire. Has this ever happened to anyone else ? Hopefully there has never been a fire.

i have had dircet tv all most 2 years now i pay 5.99 per month for proctection plan i have 2 dishes on one pole in my yard one is for local channels 2 next door neigbors kids got in a fight and knocked out my local channels i called dircet that is not covered in my protection plan they will come out to my house and reset it for 50.00 dollars so i called dish network told them what was going on and they told me that they would come for free so for direct they can kiss my big ol black crack

Direct TV - the worst mistake I have ever made in satellite/cable choices. Since November, I have had nothing but problems with Direct TV. Apparently the capability of posting a payment properly to one's account is not in their training materials. After faxing copies of cleared checks - made payable to Direct TV, PO Box 6414, Carol Stream, IL 60197-6414 - I was told on at least 3 occasions that my checks were not cashed by Direct TV - but by Cingular One. Interesting since I have never had a Cingular One account in my life and since the checks were payable to Direct TV. Today after receiving a letter and again - really LOUSY customer service, I have cancelled my contract - and will be filing complaints with every consumer action/protection group I can. Would I recommend Direct TV or any other sattelite company to a friend? Not even to my worst enemy!

I have been going through a very rough year. I no longer gave this company permission to auto payment from my checking acct. ; only to find out that they have done just that! According to their non english speaking customer service representative...their service aggreement allows such a withdrawal. Unbelievable! I can't even find their SERVICE contract online. It seems to be mired in a gobbledy hodge podge of fine print no average person can find. Never again will I use their service! And I submit that anyone who does...thinks twice!!!

I wished this would actually help but here we go. I have been a customer since 2002. I moved from Colorado to Atlanta in 2006 and used the “movers package”. When I arrived I discovered the waiting time was 3 months! Soon I discovered one of the first DirectTV stores was located at Discover Mills in Lawrenceville, GA. The owner was there and he seemed to be really nice. Anyhow I installed a regular dish and used the Tivo I brought from Colorado. I installed myself and everything worked great. About that time I saw HD TV was coming out and DirectTV would have soooo may channels. So I called up and they had a waiting list that I remember being incredibly long. I went back to the store and ordered a DH DVR unit paying 50% down. The unit arrived and I picked it up. It worked but my Tivo was much a better DVR. I did not know I needed to have a “special dish”. So back to the store. Because the “special dish” had to be mounted with extreme accuracy I was told I could not do it myself. By this time I have invested about 600.00 bucks for the HD received and dish. The installation was another 200.00 bucks. Two weeks later the installer came out and I was really happy. It was summer and Atlanta was experiencing a drought. When it finally rained even a drizzle the reception would go out. Then if the wind blew moderately it would go out. I call the installer from the store and said ‘it worked when they left”. I then called Direct TV and they said because I purchased a DVR and Dish I did not quality for installation and the wait time then was even longer! So I got on the list. A really long time later a technician came and remounted the dish and it worked great! So now I am happy and the service is great!
Yesterday I called to cancel service as I am moving. They tried every angle to get me to stay but my last experience was so horrible and time consuming I decided to go with cable which was virtually instant. So they cancel service. Next the fellow ask for my address because I have to send the receiver back. I told them I own the thing. They said because I paid a lease fee they believed I did not own it. So I tell representative the story which turns out to be a huge waste of oxygen. The just said I need to send them proof I purchased it. Oh get real! Three years ago? He insisted and with complete outrage I hand up. This morning I get up and guess what? Yep no service and error 726. Man these people really play hard ball. Anyhow I have an attorney friend and told me Direct TV has to prove I signed a lease agreement and produce it. The burden of me purchasing this not required. The burden of proof is on their side. I know where this is going. The are going to report the a credit agency and if I do not pay they sell the supposed debt to an agency then I get annoying calls for a long time. All that I have learned is after 7 years of service paying at least 1200.00 per year they want to guarantee I will never use their service again. Pretty stupid move. One just cannot change a leviathan the size of Direct TV.