Follow the link in my signature to the tips and resources page if you look through there you'll find a link to DirecTV's website where you can send an email explaining the situation to Ellen's team who deals with issues such as this. You shouldn't of had to start a new contract it is just a simple mistake unfortunately not everybody knows how to fix these mistakes. The people at that email will be able to fix your issue with ease.
new contract with hd dvr even if you dont sign for it?
called dtv about issues I was having with a older hd dvr,they wanted to swap it out,I was out of contract at the time and didnt want to commit to anothter 2 yrs,after some time talking with csa they agreed to that. They sent a install guy out with the new hd dvr to swap,he asked me sign the new agreement when he was done,I said no,I worked that out with dtv,he said alright and left.
a month later I called them about a billing issue and they say im in a new 2 yr contract? how is that possible?
They do shady things in the way they operate...so in lieu of going to court what are the ways out of a contract,moving to a location where they wont let you have a dish or the dish wont work,the house burns down,military deployment,any others?
a month later I called them about a billing issue and they say im in a new 2 yr contract? how is that possible?
They do shady things in the way they operate...so in lieu of going to court what are the ways out of a contract,moving to a location where they wont let you have a dish or the dish wont work,the house burns down,military deployment,any others?
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You are not supposed to get into a contract for them exchanging out a bad box, usually with a compatible box. However, you will get into a contract if you upgrade your equipment. I believe an HR34 would be an upgrade since those are the only HR's that you can request by model. Did you upgrade any receivers such as from SD to HD or to DVR? Was anything else done in order to handle the new Box before swapping it out?suncom3 said:called dtv about issues I was having with a older hd dvr,they wanted to swap it out,I was out of contract at the time and didnt want to commit to anothter 2 yrs,after some time talking with csa they agreed to that. They sent a install guy out with the new hd dvr to swap,he asked me sign the new agreement when he was done,I said no,I worked that out with dtv,he said alright and left.
a month later I called them about a billing issue and they say im in a new 2 yr contract? how is that possible?
They do shady things in the way they operate...so in lieu of going to court what are the ways out of a contract,moving to a location where they wont let you have a dish or the dish wont work,the house burns down,military deployment,any others?
What older model HD DVR did you have replaced, and what was it replaced with? ANswer that question and it will pretty much determine if you should have had a 2 year extension.
You need to call and ask the following. When the order was placed for this receiver was it submitted as an ERP (Equipment Replacement Program) or was it done as an Upgrade? There are still some issues in the DTV system that shows an erp with a contract. This happens when the technician does not actually close out the erp order instead makes a shortcut and just puts that they are activating a receiver and then puts in the information so it looks like he done an upgrade while at your house. (i don't think they do this for money reasons just a shortcut to make the activation faster instead of pulling the order) I run into it several times a week. If it can be determined that it should have been an ERP instead of an upgrade the contract will always show on there but it can be documented that it is invalid and if you ever go to cancel you would just refer back to the date and it will be all good.suncom3 said:called dtv about issues I was having with a older hd dvr,they wanted to swap it out,I was out of contract at the time and didnt want to commit to anothter 2 yrs,after some time talking with csa they agreed to that. They sent a install guy out with the new hd dvr to swap,he asked me sign the new agreement when he was done,I said no,I worked that out with dtv,he said alright and left.
a month later I called them about a billing issue and they say im in a new 2 yr contract? how is that possible?
They do shady things in the way they operate...so in lieu of going to court what are the ways out of a contract,moving to a location where they wont let you have a dish or the dish wont work,the house burns down,military deployment,any others?
Mike
Standard operating procedure. These aren't mistakes. It's done on purpose, and they hope you won't notice. Every time I swapped out a defective box for the same model, they re-upped my contract. I always had to call to get it fixed. I think it's very dishonest.suncom3 said:called dtv about issues I was having with a older hd dvr,they wanted to swap it out,I was out of contract at the time and didnt want to commit to anothter 2 yrs,after some time talking with csa they agreed to that. They sent a install guy out with the new hd dvr to swap,he asked me sign the new agreement when he was done,I said no,I worked that out with dtv,he said alright and left.
a month later I called them about a billing issue and they say im in a new 2 yr contract? how is that possible?
They do shady things in the way they operate...so in lieu of going to court what are the ways out of a contract,moving to a location where they wont let you have a dish or the dish wont work,the house burns down,military deployment,any others?
If its SOP then it would happen to everyone. I've had several swap outs over the years. None changed my contract."mdavej" said:Standard operating procedure. These aren't mistakes. It's done on purpose, and they hope you won't notice. Every time I swapped out a defective box for the same model, they re-upped my contract. I always had to call to get it fixed. I think it's very dishonest.
I agree. I replaced two defective receivers in the last year and it did not change my contract.dpeters11 said:If its SOP then it would happen to everyone. I've had several swap outs over the years. None changed my contract.
NEVER had this happen when replacing a def. box! So it's not SOP!mdavej said:Standard operating procedure. These aren't mistakes. It's done on purpose, and they hope you won't notice. Every time I swapped out a defective box for the same model, they re-upped my contract. I always had to call to get it fixed. I think it's very dishonest.
Your lucky. I have had it happen more times then i can count. Granted part of my problems are that they activate the replacement as a leased box instead of owned for owned but I call the Access Card Department as soon as they leave and have it corrected every time.iceman2a said:NEVER had this happen when replacing a def. box! So it's not SOP!
"Mistakes" like this don't just happen; they are either caused to happen or allowed to happen. Either way, it is a sign of sloppy management.
I just ordered a replacement box yesterday and as part of the closing spiel, the CSR specifically stated that since this was a replacement DVR, it would not extend my contract.
I think the best and cheapest way out if a contract is to pay the ETF you agreed to in the contract. I'm not sure if any of your items would get you out of the contract.suncom3 said:...so in lieu of going to court what are the ways out of a contract,moving to a location where they wont let you have a dish or the dish wont work,the house burns down,military deployment,any others?
dpeters11 said:If its SOP then it would happen to everyone. I've had several swap outs over the years. None changed my contract.
GerryC said:I agree. I replaced two defective receivers in the last year and it did not change my contract.
My guess is you guys always activate through the access card department. If you go through the normal channels like us other poor schmucks who don't know any better, then you get re-upped. I've had more than one CSR tell me that ALL receivers automatically start a new contract unless you call back to get it fixed, or unless you activate through the access card department to begin with. Not that I believe anything a CSR says, but it has proven to be true for me and many others. So I still contend it's SOP. It's happened to at least 3 people in this thread alone.iceman2a said:NEVER had this happen when replacing a def. box! So it's not SOP!
I have never talked to the access card department. I had some issue, they sent me a new box, installed and activated the new one, returned the bad one. No contract and through a regular CSR."mdavej" said:My guess is you guys always activate through the access card department. If you go through the normal channels like us other poor schmucks who don't know any better, then you get re-upped. I've had more than one CSR tell me that ALL receivers automatically start a new contract unless you call back to get it fixed, or unless you activate through the access card department to begin with. Not that I believe anything a CSR says, but it has proven to be true for me and many others. So I still contend it's SOP. It's happened to at least 3 people in this thread alone.
i had box replaced more then 10 times, (long story) without no new contract
so to get this fixed months later you can either call and ask for the accsess dept or email ellens team?
I had a older hd dvr dont know the model,one of the original ones for hd..It was having issues,very slow,I called in and they wanted to swap it out for "up to date" hd dvr,I didnt request anything but ended up with a hr25.I was upfront with them about not wanting another contract if they were to do this,they did agree to this before hand.
while the tech was here,he said i had a older lnb,he swapped it out for the swm type and set it up to work with my wireless internet.
I had a older hd dvr dont know the model,one of the original ones for hd..It was having issues,very slow,I called in and they wanted to swap it out for "up to date" hd dvr,I didnt request anything but ended up with a hr25.I was upfront with them about not wanting another contract if they were to do this,they did agree to this before hand.
while the tech was here,he said i had a older lnb,he swapped it out for the swm type and set it up to work with my wireless internet.
My comments here will probably make me "unpopular" (again).
I don't understand the obsession people have to being "out of contract".
I've been with D* for several years and could care less whether I'm "in contract" or "out of contract".....since I want D*'s services, have no desire in any of my wildest dreams to switch to Dish or a variety of local, available cable TV carriers, and am not interested in "cutting the cord" (I supplement my Premier Package with Netflix)......
Being "in contract" or "out" is pretty meaningless to me.....I've been in this house for 15 years. I originally had Qwest's (my phone company) cable TV offering until they discontinued it and replaced it with D*. Been happily with D* ever since.
To me, it's the same as my cell phone service. I like the service and the hardware. why would it matter if I'm in contract or out????
I don't understand the obsession people have to being "out of contract".
I've been with D* for several years and could care less whether I'm "in contract" or "out of contract".....since I want D*'s services, have no desire in any of my wildest dreams to switch to Dish or a variety of local, available cable TV carriers, and am not interested in "cutting the cord" (I supplement my Premier Package with Netflix)......
Being "in contract" or "out" is pretty meaningless to me.....I've been in this house for 15 years. I originally had Qwest's (my phone company) cable TV offering until they discontinued it and replaced it with D*. Been happily with D* ever since.
To me, it's the same as my cell phone service. I like the service and the hardware. why would it matter if I'm in contract or out????
That was one of the reasons i left directv 2 years ago,I had a bad dvr exchanged ,I was mad because i only had a few months to go on my contract and they extended me another 2 years or was it one year? ,Anyway i couldnt renegotiate a new deal for that time period,so when it ended i went to verizon fios,now i want to comeback to directv. I'm waiting to see if verizon will carry all the nba league pass channels in HD,my only hurdle is my wife likes the fios but i always loved directv! stupid me i should never had left!,BUT i was upset at all the problems i was having with D*
Sorry but I have a problem with anyone saying its done on purpose. I have had and know others that have had to swap out a unit and not have this happen to them. I think it's either poor or not enough training or a csr gets paid different if there is a re up and they do it for themselves in which case they should be fired."mdavej" said:Standard operating procedure. These aren't mistakes. It's done on purpose, and they hope you won't notice. Every time I swapped out a defective box for the same model, they re-upped my contract. I always had to call to get it fixed. I think it's very dishonest.
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