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Complaint / Review
DirecTV
Fraudulent business practices

I'd DirecTV from November through August. I actually never had an issue with my support or even the customer support until a couple weeks before (Aug 08). I bought a brand new flat-screen television, and desired to change to HD support. After I named, the repetition I talked with educated me it'd be $200 to get a new HD-DVR and $100 to set up a brand new meal. Thinking it was a silly amount of cash to consult me to pay for, I questioned when they had any deals open to preserve me like a client. He explained no. I subsequently named Comcast, my local cable organization, who provided me quite a great deal to pack my web and wire providers. Per week later, when Comcast had finished installing my new wire support, I named to stop DirecTV. I had been informed that I'd need to spend a $400 early termination charge, since I had been just 4 weeks right into a 2-year agreement. Well, I realized I'd a-2 year contract from November 05, but I had been long completed with that, and I informed the repetition I had been coping with. Then he proceeded to inform me that after I triggered a brand new DVR in May, that I visited Bestbuy and taken care of, that I joined in to a new contract. After I had difficulty in May with my DVR, I named their customer support people, who could not have it functioning. The lady about the telephone provided me a totally free DVR, having a two-year commitment. I informed her used to do not need to increase my dedication, after which questioned easily visited Bestbuy and taken care of a DVR, might that need one more commitment - she said NO. The repetition who had been managing my termination explained which was incorrect info. I wrote them an awful notice that evening, informing them I'd not spend their absurd charge. Below will be the next notice I published them a week ago.

August 22

DirecTV

Payment Differences Division

PO Box 6550

Greenwood Village, CO 80155

(via Qualified Email)

To Whom It Might Matter:

This notice is just a follow up to my preliminary challenge notice delivered July 7 (see attached). On Wednesday, July 20th, I obtained a statement for support for DirecTV. Since I have had canceled the support on July 7th, I named the telephone number on my statement to ensure my support had certainly been ended. Amanda, the consultant I talked with, advised me the disconnection hadn't been finished. I came across that peculiar, since I have was clear using the person I talked with on July 7th that I no further desired DirecTV support. Amanda proceeded to create numerous presents to preserve me like a client, including a totally free HD-DVR, free installing of a brand new satellite dish, and free HD support to get a year. I advised her that after I named on July 2nd to ask about changing to HD (view connected July 7th notice), the consultant I talked with explained there have been no deals open to preserve me like a client, and that's why I chose to change my support to Comcast. Amanda set me on-hold, and talked together with her boss. While she delivered, she questioned what my termination charge could be with Comcast, and agreed to credit that add up to my DirecTV statement easily might accept remain like a client. I informed her I'm not thinking about continuing my connection with DirecTV, when I think your company methods are dubious, have obtained bad customer support within the type of incorrect info not when, but twice, and Comcast had made me a far greater support present.

Recently I visited the Top Buy shop where I acquired the DVR I'd been applying for that past couple of months.in the region where DirecTV gear is shown, there's NO reference to a needed two-year dedication support. I got pictures of the label underneath the DVR I bought: again, no reference to a two-year commitment. I requested the House Theatre sales consultant in the store if he was conscious that the extra two-year dedication is needed for current DirecTV clients who buy gear in the shop, and he explained he wasn't. He scanned the DVR, therefore we're able to discover that which was shown about the digital signature mat at that time of purchase. Again, there's NO reference to a two-year commitment. It will state that by signing I confirm I'm a present DirecTV client, which rent costs and HD service charges apply. It generally does not note any two-year commitment.

Therefore, my issue is that this: since I have particularly requested your customer support consultant about the telephone if investing in a DVR at Bestbuy might need me to increase my commitment, and was informed no; and since I have noticed no indicators at Bestbuy, and no worker advised me, that the extra commitment was needed; and while there is no reference to one more commitment when signing for that purchase at that time of checkout; and lastly, since I have triggered the DVR via your customer support division within the telephone and wasn't informed it required a long commitment, how Specifically is it that I ought to have recognized I devoted to one more 2 yrs of support together with your organization? Moreover, I had been informed I'd not need one more dedication, therefore possibly your workers are inexperienced, or are downright lying for your clients.in either case, this isn't my obligation. I upheld my end-of the agreement I'd along with you, from December through November. I informed your workers that I had been not thinking about stretching my agreement, and required making sure I avoided doing this.

I had been informed by Amanda you will immediately cost the $400 early termination charge to my charge card seven days in the evening of disconnection. Be recommended that should you cost something to my charge card, I'll document grievances about your deceptive business methods using the Boston Office of Consumer Affairs and Enterprise Legislation, Their State Attorney General’s Workplace, the Greater Business Business, and also the Ma region Consumer Affairs tv journalists. Additionally, I've approached a lawyer whom I'll be keeping in the event you choose to follow this issue.

I anticipate a fast quality of the problem.


Offender: DirecTV

Country: USA   State: Massachusetts
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Category: TV & Radio

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