1531, Report:
#70809
Posted Date:
Nov 05 2003
DirecTV ripoff trying to overcharge us, Am still receiving threatening letters every month from the collection agency they hired against me. Los Angeles California
I decided to switch to Dish Network, after being with DTV for about 8 years. I paid my bill to DTV and then called and shut it off 3 days later. The rep I talked to on the phone said I would be issued a credit, but then I was sent a bill the next month for the service. When I cal...
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Categories: Satellite Companies
1532, Report:
#70394
Posted Date:
Oct 29 2003
Direcway ripoff, My service is proof that all this is definitely FALSE ADVERTISING! Germantown Maryland
My Direcway internet service has never been all that much faster than regular dial-up. I am constantly experiencing lost connections. And to top it all off, I am limited to downloading only a certain amount of data according to their Fair Access Policy.
This system was and st...
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Categories: Internet Services
1533, Report:
#44954
Posted Date:
Oct 27 2003
Prime TV ripoff rebate scam mistreated and ripped off outlandish ripoff late fees political corruption Southern Pines North Carolina
I don't quite have the ongoing longterm story yet the others do, but I thought I would give an update on the current situation. I may end up having problems. I had my DirecTV installled in mid-December by a Prime TV contractor. Everything went fine. He told me about how exactly...
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Categories: Corrupt Companies
1534, Report:
#69337
Posted Date:
Oct 17 2003
Pegasus Satellite TV Rip-off Scammers What a rip-off!! Baltimore Maryland
I live in a small town in the Berkshires in MA (about 2 hours from Albany and 2.5 hours from Boston). We do not get cable so the only service I have to choose from is satellite. I had signed up with DirecTv in 1997, and the only provider for that available in my area is Pegasus.
...
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Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1535, Report:
#68705
Posted Date:
Oct 10 2003
THOMSON MULTIMEDIA Aka RCA CONSUMER ELECTRONICS WE DON'T CARE - YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING CUSTOMER SUPPORT DURANT Oklahoma
On May 7, '01, I purchased an RCA ( Thomson ) DWD490RE, which is called an ULTIMATETV receiver. This product is several products in 1 box. It is a dual tuner DIRECTV receiver, hard drive video recorder, WebTV browser ( for those of us who don't own a computer, it let's you do e-mail...
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Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1536, Report:
#68431
Posted Date:
Oct 07 2003
Davis Digital Solutions Did not pay for work done. Will not return calls. Florence Texas
Jim Davis of Davis Digital Solutions contacted us about doing contract satellite tv installations for him. After several jobs were done and turned in we did not receive payment for them. He refuses to return our calls and has responded to only one email, saying the check was in the ...
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Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1537, Report:
#66357
Posted Date:
Oct 07 2003
DIRECTV is giving jobs to INDIA. USA agents train and then lose jobs Nationwide
DIRECTV is now part of the growing number of companies outsourcing to INDIA. I have stated before in many forums that my group understands that sometimes this can be a good thing. To manufacture something outside the USA at a low cost, the savings can then be passed onto the consume...
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Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1538, Report:
#48003
Posted Date:
Sep 18 2003
Prime TV rebate ripoff, false promises, deceptive company anyone considering signing up with either DirecTV or PrimeTV don't. Southern Pines North Carolina
I hooked up with DirecTV in November of 2002 my install was done on 11/22/02 I followed all the requirements to get my $99.00 rebate and was promised it within 2 weeks of installation by the rep from DirecTV.
When I didn't receive it after 4 weeks DirecTV didn't want to have any...
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Categories: Cable TV
1539, Report:
#66185
Posted Date:
Aug 26 2003
Satellite Dish Television AKA Directv ripoff! Charges a non-refundable 25.00 (+1.50) one time service charge 3 times! Won't refund or correct 60.00 in bank service charges for their error Boca Raton Florida
Directv offers free 3 mos. service plus up to 4 free units (that will cost you 5.00 each per month in addition to your service) with free installation. A one-time processing fee of 25.00 (plus 1.50 Tax?)that is non-refundable. I signed on, and my bank account gets charged twice for ...
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Categories: Satellite Dish Companies
1540, Report:
#58697
Posted Date:
May 28 2003
Directv ripoff, collection agency, last bill due consumer fraud ripoff Louisville Kentucky
When we recieved our last monthly bill from Directv, about a week later we recieved a collection notice also. They didnt give us any time after our last bill to make our payment on the date due. And we have to have a collection on our credit status.
April
Mckee, KentuckyU.S.A.
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Categories: Satellite Dish Companies