26, Report:
#445343
Posted Date:
Apr 21 2009
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS fraudulent charges to my debit card SAN YSIDRO California *EDitor's Suggestions on how to get your money back into your bank account that someone wrongfully takes it from you!
I place a 2 minute local call (from the airport to a local hotel requesting a shuttle) at a Portland OR airport payphone. The payphone was labeled with banner that said all local calls were just 50c. When I got home a few days later, my account had been debited $24.97 for this cal...
Entity
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Categories: Airports
27, Report:
#439195
Posted Date:
Mar 30 2009
International Satellite Communications It's 2009, phone calls don't cost that much!! Nationwide
I used a payphone at the Amsterdam airport for a 2 minute phone call to Russia. When I looked at my AMEX statement, I saw that I was charged $63! When I called the company, the rep told me that they would not provide me with a copy of the receipt for security purposes and that they ...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
28, Report:
#423966
Posted Date:
Feb 14 2009
International Satellite Communications - FAIRCALL Corporation - Faircall International Satellite Communications TOTAL scammers!! Delray Beach Florida
Because I left my cell phone at home on my way out of towm for 10 days, I had to use the pay phone at the airport, provided by Faircall Corporation. Nowhere on the phone did it say I would be charged anything more than the $4 for four minutes for each of the 4 calls I made.
Wh...
Entity
International Satellite Communications - FAIRCALL Corporation
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
29, Report:
#416237
Posted Date:
Jan 26 2009
International Satellite Communications Ellusive telephone pricing at extortionate rates ! Los Angeles California
After a 18 hr flight we finally arrived at Sydney airport, Australia, but needed to place a phone call to family in New Zealand and advise of our expected arrival time.
Thinking a local pay phone would be cheaper than a mobile phone I located a credit card phone and attempted to ...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Communications & Networking
30, Report:
#411859
Posted Date:
Jan 14 2009
International Satellite Communications ripoff California
I spent a weeks holiday in Chamonix/France over Christmas which I really enjoyed. Unfortunately since returning to the UK I have been charged 159.87 for four phone calls to the UK made using the pay phones in Chamonix/France. When I asked in the Chamonix tourist information I was to...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Door to Door Sales
31, Report:
#405952
Posted Date:
Dec 29 2008
International Satellite Communications Exorbitant Pay Phone Charges and General Misconduct Los Angeles California
Last weekend I lost my cell phone at LAX (Los Angeles International Airport) and needed to use a payphone to make 4 phone calls. I swiped my credit card in one of the available payphones by my departing gate. While I knew that it would be more expensive than using change, how expe...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
32, Report:
#405253
Posted Date:
Dec 27 2008
International Satellite Communications $41 FOR A 3 MINUTE PHONE CALL AND CREDIT CARD NUMBER FRAUD Lutz Florida
WE WERE STUCK IN THE PUERTA PLATA AIRPORT IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC IN JUN 08 AND HAD TO MAKE A PHONE CALL FROM A PAY PHONE. WE HAD TO USE OUR CREDIT CARD TO CHANGE OUR RESERVATIONS SINCE OUR FLIGHT WAS DELAYED BY 10 HOURS. THE THREE MINUTE PHONE CALL COST $41.91. WHAT IS WORSE I...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Credit & Debt Services
33, Report:
#402819
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2008
International Satellite Communications Grossly Overcharged on Pay Phone Calls Using a Credit Card San Ysidro California
On September 24, 2008, I made two calls about one minute each at a pay phone in downtown London, England, to Albany, NY, and was charged $66, that's $33 each, by International Satellite Communications.
When I complained, they explained they charge a connect fee of $15 and charge ...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
34, Report:
#392836
Posted Date:
Nov 19 2008
International Credit Card Calls; International Satellite Communications; Faircall; Trident Money stealing at Prague Airport Falls Church Virginia
On October 28th, 2008, I called from Prague Airport to Beroun, small city 10 miles from Prague. My family lives there. Both cities are located in the Czech Republic. I called my wife to let her know I am all right. The call lasted 20 minutes. On November 6th, 2008, my credit card wa...
Entity
International Credit Card Calls; International Satellite Communications; Faircall; Trident
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
35, Report:
#381470
Posted Date:
Oct 15 2008
International Satellite Communications calling customer ? ?
I made a quick phone call from the Airport in Madrid ,to my son in Morocco, I was told the rate was $25 dollars for the first 3 minutes,and then $2.99 for the following minutes ,their record shows that I talked 5 minutes ( which I also dispute ),I was charged $82.00 dollars to my c...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
36, Report:
#186806
Posted Date:
Oct 14 2008
BBG Communications Phonecard charges Misleading ripoff San Diego California
I made a few one minute calls from costa rica to the USA using a BBG card and my total bill is over $300.
When I called to complain they told me the connection charge was $15 + $20 minimum for every call. I will be disputing this to my credit card company but doubt it will work....
Entity
BBG Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
37, Report:
#366689
Posted Date:
Aug 25 2008
International Satellite Communications, Fair Point Communications collect calls Ripoff from Paris, 22min $130.14, 21min 124.12 the company billed through Fairpoint local carrier. Los Angeles California
RIP OFF - Fair Point Communications I was billed for 2 collect calls from Paris 22minutes and 21 minutes showed up on my local land line bill with Fair Point Communications, for a total of $286.59. When I called to have the charge removed Fair Point because I did not authorize the c...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
38, Report:
#366314
Posted Date:
Aug 24 2008
Faircall - international Satellite Communications International calls from Holiday Inn Montego Bay Jamaica
I was on vacation in Montego Bay, Jamaica. I stayed at the Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort (decent hotel, but made for kids/families). After arriving at the hotel, I wanted to call the US to let my family know we made it safely. The hotel said we had to use the phone to make internat...
Entity
Faircall - international Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
39, Report:
#354499
Posted Date:
Jul 23 2008
International Satellite Communications Exorbitant rates charged for international call from Frankfurt Airport Nationwide
Recently my family traveled to India via Frankfurt. They used a phone in the airport to leave a voice mail to my phone in US. It was a 30 second call and I was billed for $60.13 on my credit card. I disputed the transaction and shocked to learn that they will charge the calls at 5 m...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
40, Report:
#348882
Posted Date:
Jul 08 2008
International Satellite Communications, BBG Communications Charged $72.63 for ONE minute call! Brussels Other
My wife went on a trip to Tel Aviv with a stopover in Brussels. Her cell phone did not work there, so she used a local payphone to make a collect phone call home, just to tell me everything was OK. The call took about ONE minute.
Then the phone bill came home... I was charged no ...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
41, Report:
#344618
Posted Date:
Jun 26 2008
International Satellite Communications Phone call rip off on call from Frankfurt airport to US Nationwide
I made less than a minute call from Frankfurt airport to USA adn was charged $56 for this call. I called 3 times so I had to pay about $170. I called the company thru my credit card company and blasted them for not putting any signs or anything to indicate that they were using sate...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
42, Report:
#344582
Posted Date:
Jun 26 2008
International Satellite Communications Brutal Dishonest Take Advantage Of San Yasidro California
I just got my phone bill and noticed the high amount. I looked further into the bill and found three phone calls that my husband had made to me from a payphone in the lobby of his hotel in Cozumel, Mexico. They were for
$50.00 each and all three calls were under 6 minutes!
I ca...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
43, Report:
#341863
Posted Date:
Jun 19 2008
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS I made a phone call in Germany to a German cell phone. They charged me 35.97$ for maybe 2 minutes phone call. Woodland Hills California
I made a phone call from a Munich airport to a German cell phone.
It took me maybe 2 minutes to call my parents to pick me up and they charged my bebit card for 35.97. Here is a copy of my statement:
04/14/2008 Debit Card CALL FROM GERMNY APR8 8006060578 GB 35.97
Elvira
Colc...
Entity
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Categories: Telephone Companies
44, Report:
#340865
Posted Date:
Jun 17 2008
FAIRCALL - International Satellite Communications Don't Pick Up That Airport Payphone! Price Gouging in the EXTREME San Ysidro California
Recently, I found myself at the Portland, Oregon Airport (PDX) with a dead cellphone battery, and no way to contact the party I was meeting. I made 3 very short phone calls from a payphone at Airport, using my VISA card.
Two calls were to a Canadian number, and were for less tha...
Entity
FAIRCALL - International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
45, Report:
#325084
Posted Date:
Apr 10 2008
International Satellite Communications Exorbitant fees for International calls Woodland Hills California
2 calls from Nicaragua to US - 1st call 17 minutes = $91.79. 2nd call 6 minutes = $61.87 Absurd! There was no information available at the time of call for amount of service. When I called to dispute the charges, I spoke to Irma and she said she would credit me $61.42 . When I asked...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
46, Report:
#319267
Posted Date:
Mar 19 2008
BBG Communications/International Satellite Communications Big phone company ripped me off by not stating proper charges! San Diego California
I made three phone calls from a BBG Pay Phone from Cancun (Mexico) to Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). It clearly stated on the phone that they would charge $3.00 for every six minutes spent on the phone and said nothing about any additional charges or any connection fees. Two of the ph...
Entity
BBG Communications/International Satellite Communications
Categories: Corrupt Companies
47, Report:
#318950
Posted Date:
Mar 18 2008
BBG Communications/International Satellite Communications don't let me down consumer protection San Diego California
Sign me up for the class-action, Guy.
Made one call from Brussels on 15 Feb for about 2-3 minutes. Charged $43.94. Accepted the one-time courtesy adjustment of $17.57 on this call by a very helpful Ceasar Vargas, who said when my bill comes from the other credit card from calls ...
Entity
BBG Communications/International Satellite Communications
Categories: Corrupt Companies
48, Report:
#315715
Posted Date:
Mar 07 2008
BBG Communications/ International Satellite Communications Gross overcharge for credit card call from a pay phone San Diego California
As already well documented on RipoffReport.com, the company in question is involved in an advertising As already well documented on RipoffReport.com, the company in question is involved in an advertising scam for reasonable priced international credit card calling from international...
Entity
BBG Communications/ International Satellite Communications
Categories: Telephone Companies
49, Report:
#315064
Posted Date:
Mar 05 2008
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Never use your Credit Card for International Call from Piarco International Airport Woodland Hills California
I made 2 call to from Piarco International Airport Departure Lounge to New York. The first was to an answering machine and the second I spoke to an individual for 1 min. I received 2 charges to my account for 34.93 and 34.94.
I called the 8006060578 on my statement and was direc...
Entity
INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
Categories: Telephone Companies
50, Report:
#309875
Posted Date:
Feb 18 2008
International Satellite Communications Blatantly Corrupt - And so are the businesses / organizations that operate with them London - Heathrow International Airport London United Kingdom
What looks like a regular payphone at the main hall in the airport is actually a money making machine operated by the above stated provider
Nowhere are the rates posted so customers can be warned they are about to be ripped off.
I made a phone call to a home phone in London. T...
Entity
International Satellite Communications
Categories: Airports