1501, Report:
#117799
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2004
Satellite Systems Network - Direct TV ripoff False Advertising doesn't follow through on advertised products Aliso Viejo California
I ordered a Direct TV Satellite System from a telemarketer about one year ago with the promise of receiving a FREE Home Theater Center with CD/DVD player with six speaker surround sound system after three months of Direct TV service.
A year later and no Home Theater System.
I...
Entity
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1502, Report:
#115102
Posted Date:
Nov 30 2004
Wells Fargo Ripoff Questionable Practices Fort Worth Texas
I was injured to the point I could not work for over two months. The weekend after my accident, I called all of my creditors to inform them of my situation. Since I was no longer getting paid from work, it was difficult to pay my bills.
After a few weeks of no money coming in a...
Entity
Categories: Banks
1503, Report:
#117711
Posted Date:
Nov 14 2004
Direct TV Ripoff Boise Idaho
Problems have not cease since I started with Direct TV two years ago (I am under contract until Jan 05). First, My installation did not work properly and I had to have a tech come out more than once. (Days missed from work at my expense). Second, I ordered the Direct TV Guide. T...
Entity
Categories: Satellite Companies
1504, Report:
#109158
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2004
DirecTV ripoff charging for services not rendered deceptive advertising Boise Idaho
After being directv subscribers for over ten years and purchasing the football package all those years, they changed the rules this year and didn't let us know.
Directv blames it on the NFL, but we live in a rural area of Missouri and can't get any reliable tv service by antenna....
Entity
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1505, Report:
#112800
Posted Date:
Nov 03 2004
Directv ripoff Nothing wrong with reciever, They just want to sell another one! Boise Idaho
I had unplugged my reciever,because of a storm. After the storm,I plugged it up, the signal was weak. I called Tech support. She did not even ask me to try resetting the reciever,just said I needed a new reciever again. I said no way. The reciever had been unplugged and my husband h...
Entity
Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1506, Report:
#114859
Posted Date:
Oct 27 2004
Direct TV Ripoff Bait and Switch lies and flat out deception directtv.com Internet
We were customers of Dish Network out in rural Ohio. We contacted Direct TV after their claims that (semi) local programming was available in our area. We asked and RE asked... to confirm before going through the hassle of changing. They assured us and we switched. Within 30 day...
Entity
Categories: Satellite Companies
1507, Report:
#114013
Posted Date:
Oct 21 2004
Consumer Research Corporation - Productestpanel.com - SubscriberBASE Member Support Nonexistent Serious Privacy Concerns Bait and Switch Tactics Columbia South Carolina
Unlike many of those who have submitted reports concerning Consumer Research Corporation, I read the terms of the offer and was aware that a total of 6 offers (2 from each group) were necessary to qualify for the free incentive. You are given 60 days from the date of your membershi...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
1508, Report:
#111008
Posted Date:
Oct 01 2004
Consumer Research Corporation AKA Www.producttestpanel.com Deceptive and Misleading Online Marketing with false promises of a Free laptop computer. Columbia South Carolina
It all starts with a misleading email that has a subject line of Get a complimentary Sony VAIO Notebook. My first gut reaction was to delete the spam because it sounded to good to be true. Well I checked it out because it peeked my curiousity. My complaint is this: The Consumer Re...
Entity
Categories: Programmers
1509, Report:
#110494
Posted Date:
Sep 28 2004
NFL, National Footall League, DIRECTV Upset, ripoff, missing games, we don't get local channels New York New York
We purchased NFL Sunday Ticket through DIRECTV to watch mainly the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions. These games are blacked out on us because they say they are on our local channels. The problem is, we live so far out in the country that we don't get any local channels, ju...
Entity
Categories: Sports Teams & Clubs
1510, Report:
#61434
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2004
Cablevision Systems Corp AKA Cablevision RIPOFF the business that doesnt give a dam They seem to just make up stories, probably out of a customer complaint manual. Bethpage New York
We, as subscribers to Cablevision cable connection have undergone extremely poor service because of cable breakdowns consistently, weekly for the past 6 weeks. We phone their 800 number every time our cable quits and are told different stories for the cause, five different stories ...
Entity
Categories: Cable TV