Customer Service Number:
800-494-4388
Website:
DirecTV
Service Type:
Satellite
Services Offered:
Television
Pros:
- Robust channel lineup
- Very large HD channel offering
- Offers top five Green Bay local channels in high-definition
- Offers NFL Network
- Inexpensive service and good specials available for new customers
- Offers exclusive packages like "NFL Sunday Ticket"
- Offers selection of foreign-language programming
- User interface generally seen as easy to use
Cons:
- Receivers required for every TV you use
- Requires a satellite dish to be placed on exterior of residence
- Service may be affected by inclement weather
- No PEG (public access) channels
- No WPNE or WBAY subchannels
- Equipment may be expensive
- Access to HD programming requires additional monthly fee
- Contract for mimimum service length required
- Pro-rated termination fees can cost hundreds of dollars
- Requires approved credit and credit card
- Maximum of six receivers per household
- Programming may be expensive after initial contract term expires
- Upfront costs to lease of HD DVR expensive
- No multi-room DVR viewing
- Customer service may be difficult to deal with
- Some readers have reported long-standing billing issues
- Multiple cables may be needed to service dual-tuner DVR
- Software update to receivers may require reboot, sometimes scheduled during primetime
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Fox Cities TV is an independent blog and member-driven community based in Green Bay, Wisconsin and serves the Northeast Wisconsin area, including Green Bay, Appleton, and Oshkosh. TV lovers can come here to learn about what's happening in local (and national) television, interact with other TV viewers and express their opinions.
I AM A NEW USER TO DIRECT TV
I AM A NEW USER TO DIRECT TV (ONE MONTH TO BE EXACT) AND HAVE A HD DVR ON MY MAIN TV. THIS HD DVR PULLS A SIGNAL FROM A DIFFERENT SAT. AND IN THAT MONTH IT HAS GONE OUT ON ME SEVERL TIMES. WHEN I CONNECT A REGULAR NON HD CABLE BOX TO THIS TV I HAVE NO PROBLEM RECIEVING SIGNAL. IS ANY ONE ELSE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED.