I wanted to know if anyone else is having problems with directv since AT&T bought them out. When I am done traveling with my RV for thesummer I normally call directv and have them put my two receiversin vacation mode during the winter. I have been doing this since2004. Now they tell me that vacation mode does not exist but they candisable the two receivers for two months. The next thing I know, theysent me a box to return my 2 receivers. I have argued with directvuntil I am blue in the face. Does anyone know of a solution to thisproblem, besides leaving directv.

Pr1080@att.com is a direct email address to office of the president.Send them an email clearly explaining your dillemma.And to answer your question, YES I have no end of problems since the buy out.

Not a problem here.We have been happier than a pig in you know what since the merge. Dropped Verison and went with ATT package that gives the two grandies unlimited Data and DTV viewing of our DTV package on their phones. They can even mirror the phones to their TV sets.In regard to your post, when we snow bird we take the receivers out of the stick home and put them in the fifth wheel. I zoom in the slime line 3 that I have for camping and have DTV change my service addy to where I am at and we got the whole ball of wax while camping.

bunyon14 wrote:I wanted to know if anyone else is having problems with directv since AT&T bought them out. When I am done traveling with my RV for thesummer I normally call directv and have them put my two receiversin vacation mode during the winter. I have been doing this since2004. Now they tell me that vacation mode does not exist but they candisable the two receivers for two months. The next thing I know, theysent me a box to return my 2 receivers. I have argued with directvuntil I am blue in the face. Does anyone know of a solution to thisproblem, besides leaving directv.WEll maybe, just maybe, they do not offer a vacation mode anymore. Maybe you are arguing for them to do something they no longer offer. Just because you have done it since 2004, does not mean you can continue doing it into forever!

I have a similar situation,when I want to not use my boxes for a few months I just call them and ask to deactivate the 2 boxes, just did it in October no problem.I think the CS person also told me I could activate and deactivate via on line. Don't know havn;t tried it yet.Maybe its the "vacation mode" wording they no longer accept.

BEFORE AT&T IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHO YOU TALKED TO. ONE PERSON WOULDTELL YOU ITS CALLED HIBERNATION AND OTHER ON VACATION MODE. THEYALSO ADVISED ME I WOULD HAVE TO CALL TO ACTIVATE THE BOXES WHEN IAM READY TO USE THEM. THIS SYSTEM ALWAYS WORKED OKAY UNTIL NOW.

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ulvik
Explorer
Dec 28, 2016
Dave H M wrote:
Not a problem here.

We have been happier than a pig in you know what since the merge. Dropped Verison and went with ATT package that gives the two grandies unlimited Data and DTV viewing of our DTV package on their phones. They can even mirror the phones to their TV sets.

In regard to your post, when we snow bird we take the receivers out of the stick home and put them in the fifth wheel. I zoom in the slime line 3 that I have for camping and have DTV change my service addy to where I am at and we got the whole ball of wax while camping.

Regretfully you can not mirror the direct tv app from your IPhone to your TV.
bunyon14
Explorer
Dec 28, 2016
BEFORE AT&T IT WOULD DEPEND ON WHO YOU TALKED TO. ONE PERSON WOULD
TELL YOU ITS CALLED HIBERNATION AND OTHER ON VACATION MODE. THEY
ALSO ADVISED ME I WOULD HAVE TO CALL TO ACTIVATE THE BOXES WHEN I
AM READY TO USE THEM. THIS SYSTEM ALWAYS WORKED OKAY UNTIL NOW.
Germania
Explorer
Dec 28, 2016
I have a similar situation,when I want to not use my boxes for a few months I just call them and ask to deactivate the 2 boxes, just did it in October no problem.I think the CS person also told me I could activate and deactivate via on line. Don't know havn;t tried it yet.
Maybe its the "vacation mode" wording they no longer accept.
DownTheAvenue
Explorer
Dec 27, 2016
bunyon14 wrote:
I wanted to know if anyone else is having problems with directv since
AT&T bought them out. When I am done traveling with my RV for the
summer I normally call directv and have them put my two receivers
in vacation mode during the winter. I have been doing this since
2004. Now they tell me that vacation mode does not exist but they can
disable the two receivers for two months. The next thing I know, they
sent me a box to return my 2 receivers. I have argued with directv
until I am blue in the face. Does anyone know of a solution to this
problem, besides leaving directv.

WEll maybe, just maybe, they do not offer a vacation mode anymore. Maybe you are arguing for them to do something they no longer offer. Just because you have done it since 2004, does not mean you can continue doing it into forever!
Dave_H_M
Explorer II
Dec 27, 2016
Not a problem here.

We have been happier than a pig in you know what since the merge. Dropped Verison and went with ATT package that gives the two grandies unlimited Data and DTV viewing of our DTV package on their phones. They can even mirror the phones to their TV sets.

In regard to your post, when we snow bird we take the receivers out of the stick home and put them in the fifth wheel. I zoom in the slime line 3 that I have for camping and have DTV change my service addy to where I am at and we got the whole ball of wax while camping.
donn0128
Explorer II
Dec 27, 2016
Pr1080@att.com is a direct email address to office of the president.
Send them an email clearly explaining your dillemma.
And to answer your question, YES I have no end of problems since the buy out.

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