Anyone have directv?

[Neil09]

Last night, 26 channels (main channels, such as my sons Nickelodeon,mtv) were cut. Not sure of exactly why, but we are still in contract, if we want to cancel, should we be forced to pay the cancellation fee since it was an "agreement" on certain channels? Wanted opinions before calling in. Thanks, Neil

 

[Cat]

Sit tight. Viacom and DirecTV didn't come to an agreement before the contract ended. They'll probably have it back in two or three days. Maybe a week.

Thing is, Dish does the same. And it'll happen when another group hashes out new contracts.

 

[dfsutton]

Sit tight. Viacom and DirecTV didn't come to an agreement before the contract ended. They'll probably have it back in two or three days. Maybe a week.

Thing is, Dish does the same. And it'll happen when another group hashes out new contracts.

I got a $100 credit tonight when I called them, and they dropped my NFL Sunday ticket to $99. I saved $300 tonight total. Now just have to wait and hope my 4 year old can make it through his Nickelodeon withdrawals.

 

[Cat]

I got a $100 credit tonight when I called them, and they dropped my NFL Sunday ticket to $99. I saved $300 tonight total. Now just have to wait and hope my 4 year old can make it through his Nickelodeon withdrawals.

I had forgotten that. My mom ended up with $35 off her bill every month for one full year over similar channel drops.

 

[fr3nchy524]

they took away my MTV and MTV2. i miss Ridiculousness!

 

[toddrod]

It is mostly Viacom's fault. They want $1 billion more for their channels to be broadcast even though their viewership is falling.

 

[Southland Fi]

I ditching the sat. switching to cable.

 

[Boutdoors]

if you insist that you're cancelling they give you what ever you ask for.just got $50 credit and free sunday ticket for a 5 minute call.

 

[Ironman26]

I ditching the sat. switching to cable.

we had cable in this area also,the service was terrible....I like satelite much better until it rains...!

 

[CrkdLtr]

This is going to happen to any TV carrier at some point. Cable, Satellite, Fiber Edge/U-Verse, etc.

TV station companies increase their rates to Broadcasters (cable/satellite) every time the contract comes to an end. Then broadcast on their channels that those channels will not air until a contract can be reached and ask subscribers to call their provider to intimidate them to settle.

Viacom can't afford to be off the air for to long without hurting themselves.

 

[JWG223]

I used to back when it was all easily had for free.

 

[gotabyte]

Viacom needs to provide better programming to pass the cost to willing advertisers. They want me to pay extra for the junk I don't want to watch on BET and MTV. No thanks!

 

[Booseman]

I see I will need to make a call to DirecTV tonight!!!

 

[Neil09]

My girlfriend was on hold for 35 min last night until the damn phone just disconnected! I hate directv AND at&t!

 

[dfsutton]

My girlfriend was on hold for 35 min last night until the damn phone just disconnected! I hate directv AND at&t!

Their is an app for Android called fast customer. It calls the company and ways on hold and then calls you when it gets a rep on the line. You should try it out.



"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
- Jiddu Krishnamurti

 

[Neil09]

Their is an app for Android called fast customer. It calls the company and ways on hold and then calls you when it gets a rep on the line. You should try it out.



"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society."
- Jiddu Krishnamurti

I just downloaded it for my iphone, ill try it when I get home, this can make my life a whole lot easier to pay bills!

 

[dfsutton]

I just downloaded it for my iphone, ill try it when I get home, this can make my life a whole lot easier to pay bills!

Some of the numbers don't work correctly or they put you into the wrong division, but the app is pretty useful in a lot of cases.

 

[jgreco15]

I called to cancel my service and they gave me a ~$25 credit per month for the next year. I still want to cancel because I can hardly find anything worthwhile on television anymore. I have to say, I'm actually happy that I no longer have MTV, MTV2, VH1, etc. If it weren't for History, A&E, Discovery and some others, I would have never purchased any sort of cable TV in the first place.

 

[USMC-Deano]

I called to cancel my service and they gave me a ~$25 credit per month for the next year. I still want to cancel because I can hardly find anything worthwhile on television anymore. I have to say, I'm actually happy that I no longer have MTV, MTV2, VH1, etc. If it weren't for History, A&E, Discovery and some others, I would have never purchased any sort of cable TV in the first place.

That's me. The channel that gets the most viewing in my house is BBC America, because of Top Gear. That, the Discovery suite(mostly Military Channel), the History suite, and the kids' channels are really the only ones watched regularly. HGTV for House Hunters, BET when The Game and Let's Stay Together are on(wife and I watch those together, BTW), and my dad watches wrasslin'. Seriously considering cancelling now, because it's so damn expensive. I can get most of the shows we watch on Hulu and Netflix.

 

[dfsutton]

I called to cancel my service and they gave me a ~$25 credit per month for the next year. I still want to cancel because I can hardly find anything worthwhile on television anymore. I have to say, I'm actually happy that I no longer have MTV, MTV2, VH1, etc. If it weren't for History, A&E, Discovery and some others, I would have never purchased any sort of cable TV in the first place.

Damn you did better than me.