DirecTV Phone Number

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  • Calls DirecTV's Customer Service department
  • The average hold time is 11m
  • Hours are Mon-Sun 8am-12am EST
  • The best time to call is 3:15pm
  • Popular issues for this call center: Cancel Account, Dispute a Charge, Service Outage, Technical Support, and Payment Inquiry.
  • Reach a live DirecTV agent: Press 0# each time it asks for your number, then say "Customer Service" then press 6 then 2 then 0. EXISTING CUSTOMERS Enter your number, Press 1, and say "Representative".
  • What you hear when you call: In a few words, tell me how I can help you?

What to expect when you call

Heard when the phone system first answers
"Thank you for calling DIRECTV. This call is being recorded for quality assurance. In a few I seem to be having trouble."
Excerpt from a call with DirecTV
Wednesday, January 3, 2024 5:21 PM
They may need the phone number on your account
"Or if you don't know it, press star. I didn't hear anything. Please enter the ten digit phone number associated Or if you don't know it, press star."
Excerpt from a call with DirecTV
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 6:14 PM
They may ask your reason for calling (instead of a menu)
"Thank you for calling DIRECTV. This call is being recorded for quality assurance. We are aware you may be unable to watch some of your channels due to a satellite positioning issue overnight. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
In the meantime, you can watch programming through the d I r e c t TV app on mobile devices and TVs or by activating signal saver on a capable Internet connected set top box.
In a few words, tell me how I can help you."
Excerpt from a call with DirecTV
Wednesday, February 28, 2024 1:23 AM
They may ask you to enter information with the dial pad
"I didn't understand that. Please enter the ten Let's try once more."
Excerpt from a call with DirecTV
Wednesday, January 31, 2024 6:14 PM
They may ask you to say or enter information
"I seem to be having trouble.
Let's try this another way. Which of the following best matches what your calling about?
You can say billing, technical support, cancel a service, start a new service, or you can say it's something else."
Excerpt from a call with DirecTV
Thursday, March 14, 2024 9:21 PM
They may need to look up your account
"Right? Mhmm. Got it. One moment while we look up your account."
Excerpt from a call with DirecTV
Thursday, February 15, 2024 3:48 PM

Calling DirecTV Customer Care at 800-531-5000

Dec 18, 2023

Calling DirecTV's customer service offers some positives and some negatives, with the positives coming from the human interaction and the negatives from the automated system. The automated system is really a mess if you're trying to get a hold of someone, as it doesn't seem to recognize when you're trying to ask.

When I dialed, I was asked why I was calling, and I said I wanted information about the types of plans that DirecTV offered. The system decided that I was asking for information about my account and asked for me to provide my account number. I didn't have one and asked to speak to someone. After three tries, to its credit, the system had me connected to a representative without trying to delay me any further.

When I got connected to a representative, I explained that I wasn't a customer; I simply wanted to get information about DirecTV's available plans and what I could expect to pay. She said that she would give me the full pricing information without any discounts, and I could further check what channels were available in each package on DirecTV's website. She said I could also check which discounts were available on the website when I researched which package I might want.

After that introduction, she started by explaining that DirecTV streaming offered four different packages, with the highest tier being the Premier package. She said that the Premier package included premium movie channels such as Cinemax and Showtime, as well as several other premium channels, with a cost of $139.99 per month.

At the next tier, the Ultimate package, I would get around 140 channels, including all of DirecTV's non-premium offerings. This would cost $119.99 per month. She then mentioned the Choice package, which would give me some of the more niche channels for a total of around 105 channels at $108.99 per month. Finally, she said that I could get the Entertainment package, which would give me the most basic services available of 75 channels, at $79.99 per month.

She then told me that this was a prepaid service, so I would have to make my first payment immediately in order to get services. She also said that automatic payments are the only payments accepted by DirecTV. At that point, she asked if I had any questions about the packages, and I told her I did not, as she had explained everything well. She thanked me for calling and wished me a nice day.

Overall, I thought she did a great job explaining to me what was available with each service DirecTV offered. I felt like I came away with a clear picture of the value of each package and would be able to make an informed decision. The automated system left something to be desired, as it wasn't very responsive to my inquiries.

Were I a legitimate customer of DirecTV, I would definitely use this number despite the annoyances with the automated system.

Christian has been writing about long hold times and customer service call center experiences since 2010. He's been featured in Bloomberg, the Wall Street Journal and the Boston Globe.
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DirecTV Customer Phone Number 800-531-5000 - Stats

Phone number to dial800-531-5000
Call-back availableYES
Call picked up by a real personYES
Department you're callingCustomer Service
Call center hoursMon-Sun 8am-12am EST
Best time to dial3:15pm
Average wait11 minutes
Current wait48 minutes
Rank (among phone numbers)1
Rank (overall)1
Communication channelsphone, chat, facebook, twitter, web, email
Quality of communication84%
Quality of help36%
Customer votes46,833
Information last updatedSun Mar 24 2024 10:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

DirecTV's Best Toll-Free/800 Customer Phone Number

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