Why am I happy? I was very tired of standard cable, so I read the DIRECT TV propaganda and saw an answer to my prayers: so much service for so little money! But wait; I had better look for DIRECT TV complaints, in the unlikely event there should be any such thing.
I now realize than practically anyone can start an incompetent satellite TV company; DIRECT TV did! I could even do this, but I'm an analyst who pays attention to the bottom line.
Still, DIRECT TV could come after me. Some of their minions might even be competent. I stopped by Best Buy and looked at one of their receivers. There’s a $400 cancellation fee right there. I thought about getting a couple of HD DVR’s. There are endless more fees for intent there, and I should never be so stupid as to believe that “free” really means at-no-charge.
I have so far not paid these people one cent, but I am a sworn enemy. Are they going to take that lying down?
I once go scammed by “The Home Business Group” by paying home business start-up fees. I got my money back. “The Home Business Group” made all their money on these fees and nothing else.
Suspiciously, it looks like DIRECT TV depends on a variety of fees to stay in business. If one has lousy service, the income has to come from somewhere. Raiding people’s accounts works even better.
I have been writing all sorts of government officials about this. I have urged government officials to pay close attention to the so-called DIRECT TV contract and the danger of “implied consent.” Implied consent is common on internet scam sites. Once one is caught up in an implied consent scam, the only way to stop it is to cancel one’s credit card. DIRECT TV takes this even further, by turning practically any account over to collections. Mass collections without cause ends up being another scam. All the government has to do here is tell the banks and credit bureaus to ignore DIRECT TV.
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