Extra set-up fee that is non-refundable

ComplaintsSatellite and Cable TV ProvidersAltitude Marketing, L.L.C - Dish marketer

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C Thornton
Country: United States
DO NOT ORDER DISH THROUGH MAILINGS - IT WILL COST YOU A $49.99 SET-UP FEE THAT IF YOU GO THROUGH DISH ONLINE OR CALL THEM AT THEIR ACTUAL NUMBER YOU WON'T BE CHARGED!!!
I called a number on a flyer I rcvd in the mail that has all Dish logos & even the phone number is 1-888-731-DISH.  It is deceiving - you are not actually calling Dish.  You are calling a dish contractor.  I called it to order Dish Network, thinking that is who I was talking to and was charged a $49.99 set up fee in addition to the first month's svc.  When I set it up, I scheduled a month out for the install.  I asked and was informed that if I cancelled before the service was set up I would be refunded in full.  I opted to cancel prior to the installation and called the number.  I again asked if everything would be refunded and was informed yes & told that I needed to cancel with Dish first, then call them back for the refund.  I followed this process and called them back to initiate the cancellation on that end, but they did not have the info from DISH yet.  Upon my 3rd call to them, I was informed the $49.99 was non-refundable.  The person I was speaking to was a supervisor.  I informed her I had been told on more than one occassion that it was & asked if the calls were recorded.  I stated that I wanted the calls listened to & wanted to be refunded based on what I had been told more than once.  She informed me that the person I spoke to had only been working there for two days.  I argued that was not my problem & they still needed to honor what their staff stated.  She refused.  Even with proof that I was quoted it was refundable - very poor service & a rip-off.

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    Reg Carlsen
    Warning to all you ditzy fools addicted to degenerate sludge via cable and Sat television.  DO NOT SIGN UP TO THESE "CONTRACTS" using a credit card.  Sign up by monthly snail mail billing by bank check.  When you discover you are being cheated, stop paying an let them bill you and threaten you and finally give up and go away.  These people are criminal scum as illustrated by both their disgusting products and their business tactics.   Do not become indebted to any marketing or telecom firm for more than two or three hundred dollars.  Collection agencies will not bother to perform complex judgement processes for trivial amounts.  Refuse at any deal that costs more than a token few dollars up front. The collection agents know their scrofulous telecom clientèle are lying cheats and know better than to go too far.   I maintain a near perfect credit rating and am very careful who I do business with.  One Credit history hit every five or ten years from one of these criminal slugs can be disputed and reversed.  I do not use dept store POS credit cards, nor do I use any form of social media, not do I allow any advertising on any device i own (TV - Radios - Digital Streaming etc).  I do not allow any telemarketing and get zero spam.  Do not "save" your e-mail on remote servers.  Clean out your e-mail contact lists.  My anonymous Net-10 phone is off excepting during tech support three or four days a year.  I do not give my SS# or telecom numbers to ANYONE!  Browse Inet using Linux and /or SandboxIE in Privacy Mode. Disallow tracking.  Wise Up!

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