1171, Report:
#184714
Posted Date:
Apr 03 2006
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - DiRECWAY ripoff $756 disconnection fee I never agreed to sent to collections stringing me along disconnected service then wanted me to pay riddiculous fee Chicago Illinois
biggest ripoff! we lived in the country in oregon and had used dial-up for a year. We had DiRECWAY satellite tv for 6 months and it worked quite well even through some thick heavy clouds and seemingly nonstop oregon winter rain. we had great reception and only lost reception when th...
Entity
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS - DiRECWAY
Categories: Satellite Companies
1172, Report:
#184032
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2006
Direcway.com(e-mail Addresses) ripoff on e-mail ISP international satellite
After purchasing Internet equipment for some $600 in January 2006 so I could get a good connection to the internet I have had the carpet pulled out from under me today. I retired december 31, 2005 and purchased direcway as there is no cable available and the dial up stinks in this a...
Entity
Direcway.com(e-mail Addresses)
Categories: Internet Service Providers
1173, Report:
#181723
Posted Date:
Mar 29 2006
Ken Hughes - Merchant Credit Guide ripoff Recorded message calls daily and says to contact Ken Hughes Chicago Illinois
A recorded message says to contact ken hughes at 888.249.4134. The voice says this is not a solicitation. It is a highly obnoxious call that comes nearly every morning!! If you call back 312.470.2620 (as the call appears on caller ID), you get only a busy signal. Please, somebo...
Entity
Merchants Credit Guide
Categories: Collection Agency's
1174, Report:
#182805
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2006
Ballys Total Fitness ripoff Ballys Total Fitness did not honor my orignial contract and has increased by dues every year. I only use equipment now as bathroom is so dirty i can't use it anymore. Los Angeles Corporate California
I joined Ballys (was called Holiday Health Spa/Jack Lalains) in the 1980's when I was working at Hughes Aircraft. They offer me a non-increasing membership for $84.00 a year charter member.
It remained that amount for several years and the club was great at that time. I have pa...
Entity
Ballys Total Fitness
Categories: Health Spas
1175, Report:
#183001
Posted Date:
Mar 24 2006
Direcway - Hughes Network System Ripoff Total disregard for customer service No one will respond Ellsworth Maine
I have spent no less than 40 hours of my time trying to resolve issues with Direcway. I have yet to speak with anyone that cares or is willing to help in this matter. I have no less than 7 file numbers from Direcway trying to fix this problem.
My system was down more than it was ...
Entity
Direcway - Hughes Network System
Categories: Satellite Companies
1176, Report:
#182906
Posted Date:
Mar 23 2006
Direcway hns ripoff, now wants $199. to reconnect Germantown Maryland
I sent the email below to customer service dept. who sent it back as basicly 'undelivered, mailbox full':
Sir,
I appreciate having options for broadband internet. Direcway has always acted professionally toward me in our past dealings.
However, I must register a complaint ...
Entity
Hns
Categories: Satellite Companies
1177, Report:
#182640
Posted Date:
Mar 22 2006
Merchants' Credit Guide ripoff, trying to extort money for a 20 year old defaulted credit card, debt was charged off long ago by original creditor Chicago Illinois
Merchants' Credit Guide Co. is trying to intimidate me into paying them twenty four hundred and twenty four dollars for a Citibank credit card that was defaulted on almost twenty years ago.
This is unfortunately not the first time I have had to deal with these scumbags. Two year...
Entity
Merchants' Credit Guide Co.
Categories: Credit Reporting Agencies
1178, Report:
#182373
Posted Date:
Mar 21 2006
Company Merchants Credit Guide Company ripoff harrassing phone calls Chicago Illinois
For several weeks, two or three times each week there has been a message from Ken Hughes that it is urgent to rerturn his call. I ignored these calls for the first couple weeks.
Eventually I tried from work to call the 800 number left on our answering machine. It is always busy...
Entity
Company Merchants Credit Guide Company
Categories: Collection Agency's
1179, Report:
#181007
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2006
DIRECWAY RIPOFF SLOW HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE BARELY WORKS Internet
I've only had DIRECWAY for 13 days now and I have been on the hold listening to the same song longer than I have actually been on the internet! After 13 days of prison camp I have read 3 pages from Rip-Off Report and everything, yes everything is true!! That's only after 13 days!!...
Entity
Direcway
Categories: Internet Service Providers
1180, Report:
#180000
Posted Date:
Mar 12 2006
AT&T fined for violating the Telemarketing laws SBC Cingular BBB, Better Business Bureau endorces them! Government and the FTC award AT&T the contract to maintain the National Do Not Call List - Ameritech, Cell Phone Company, Telephone Company rip off predatory telemarketing activities San Antonio Texas
To the reader:
What does the name AT&T mean to me?
Years ago, I gave permission to an Anti-Telemarketing website to post a program I had written called, ?The Anti-Telemarketing Program.?
The Anti-Telemarketing Program is a short documentary of my personal experiences with t...
Entity
AT&T - BBB
Categories: Telephone Companies