Vacation Hold or Cancel DirecTV?

They wanted my HR24 back when I upgraded a few months ago.

 

Here's a list of DIRECTV receivers that must be returned if you cancel or upgrade...H24...HR24...H25...H44...HR44...HR54...All Genie Clients.

 

I recently cancelled after a suspension. The do reactivate the service for one day prior to the termination. No charge since they charge and then credit the remaining days in your billing period. Remember that in most states Directv does not refund partial month charges anymore. Also heard that accounts converted to AT&T are being charged a monthly suspension charge.

 

After trying several times with AT&T to get discounts put back on my account and then finally dropping down to one of the low end choice packages, I put the account for our vacation house on suspension. It's $7 a month instead of the $100 they wanted me to pay. I told the guy it was ridiculous that my 4 TV account was going to cost around $100 a month when my other account with 7 TV's and Choice Plus is only costing $63. Difference between the two accounts, the primary account is still with DTV and DTV's retention department will give me discounts. The vacation account has been converted to AT&T who has been next to impossible to get discounts from. When the vacation account was with DTV, I never had issues getting $25-50 off the bill. Once it moved to AT&T, the discount train stopped completely. Odds are I'll cancel the service the next time I'm at the house and can pick up the equipment.

One thing AT&T said when I suspended, you have to wait one month after suspension before you can re-activate. So if you want to try the suspension route, make sure you don't want to reactivate within a month. Also, I just had a hard drive go bad in an HR24 and they wanted it shipped back. So they still want the 24's.