2301, Report:
#12034
Posted Date:
Jan 20 2002
World Voice Link Inc.'s company ILD teleservices Inc. charges without authorization
We recieved in our Pacific Bell(SBC) telephone bill a charge for a voice mail service totalling $49.50. We were contacted by the company many times and each time we told them we didn't want their service. Despite having told them this they have charged us anyway. Being that it is th...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
2302, Report:
#11698
Posted Date:
Jan 16 2002
Starband / Dish Network ripoff
Last year I took advantage of an offer from Starband (now owned by Dish Network, aka Echostar). Said offer was for a satellite system that received both internet service and Dish programming. All I had to do was to commit to pay $99 a month and I would receive both. The advertise...
Entity
Categories: Satellite Companies
2303, Report:
#11623
Posted Date:
Jan 15 2002
DIRECTTV OR TELOCITY? WHO IS TAKING MY MONEY?
It all started over a year ago, December 2000. I ordered a Telocity Account and received a modem by Fed Ex. It was during the holiday and I decided to stay with my cable provider for my Internet Access. It took Telocity a couple of calls, but I did get the account cancelled and a cr...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
2304, Report:
#10516
Posted Date:
Jan 03 2002
Bellsouth Ripoff DSL does not provide 20 or 50 times faster than dialup modem.
Bellsouth advertises on TV that it provides Fast Access DSL service that is 20 to 50 times faster than a modem. Depending on whether you are used to a 24k or 56k modem I guess. And they say that it is always on; aka, a HOT connection.
NOT!
You have to actually do a dial-up to get...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
2305, Report:
#10261
Posted Date:
Dec 30 2001
SBC Pacific Bell Telephone Company failure to provide service charged for
there are several reports in one... my company was set up with sbc, pacific bell (axkxa pac bell) through my associate along with other associates and other companies. we were charged an outrageous amount for a fax, copier, printer machine that we were lead to believe was a newer m...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
2306, Report:
#9002
Posted Date:
Dec 26 2001
Verizon Wireless and the never ending ripoff contract... *Consumer Comment ..run your phone over with the car
I am writing to inform anyone who has a Verizon Wireless account to think twice about signing any new contracts or doing business with them in the future! I have their service in Wenatchee Washington and got moved to another area in Washington state where they cannont legally offer...
Entity
Categories: Cellular Phone Companies
2307, Report:
#9794
Posted Date:
Dec 21 2001
Bell South Fast Access DSL Ripoff-deceptive business practice
I'm going wireless. Wireless phone and going through my cable company for internet access. Not only is it one less bill but it's about 15.00 cheaper a month and I LOVE to save money!
So I call and cancel my phone service with no problem and then I call to cancel my internet ser...
Entity
Categories: Internet Services
2308, Report:
#6433
Posted Date:
Dec 11 2001
Qwest DSL - Deceptive Billing Practices - Failed to Cancel DSL with 4 attempts *Consumer Suggestion
I made a request with Qwest Communications to both consolidate my bills, and add their DSL service to one of my lines. Unfortunately, they consolidated my bills, but added DSL to at least 2 of my lines. It is not clear from the bill that they added DSL to 2 lines, and I would ...
Entity
Categories: Telephone Companies
2309, Report:
#8794
Posted Date:
Dec 06 2001
The great Verizon DSL Ripoff
I don't know how they can do this. I had called customer service about my bill, but decided, I wanted to check into the DSL modem, for my computer. I asked her, because mail had been slow at my house, to e-mail me imformation about DSL. Big mistake, the company sent me the follow...
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Categories: Telephone Companies
2310, Report:
#6518
Posted Date:
Dec 02 2001
Verizon FRAUD Lawsuit!
Please post this link or the entire website information below it for all to see? Thanks, Angela http://members.tripod.com/wewillwinsurely/ Reference: Northpoint vs Verizon- Superior Court Case # 317249, Amended 7/12/2001 We are members of what is believed to be the second largest sh...
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Categories: Internet Services