directv – scammers!
so i bought an HD projector! finally some nice TV! no more flickering, tiny tube tvs! our band’s singer might actually be able to read the words clearly in rock band/guitar hero!
so i looked into upgrading to directv HD service. i knew i’d have to pay more monthly for HD service. $10 a month. not cheap, but not bad. but then! directv wants to charge me $199 to get the HD DVR receiver! wait. for the receiver that i pay $5 a month to rent.
huh?
apparently, this is just the way directv operates! what a load of crap! the $199 doesn’t pay for the box clearly (else, why are you charging me $5 a month extra?) and it doesn’t pay for the HD service (else, why are you charging me $10 a month extra?)… so what exactly am i paying for?
spoke to THREE different directv reps. all of them basically said they couldn’t waive that fee. that it costs more to buy the receivers new ($500) than to rent… ‘cept if i bought, at the end of it, i’d own the receiver! (even got one rep to admit it made no sense that after 2 years of renting, i’d basically have paid enough to buy a receiver. then she was like but why would u want to buy a receiver? u can only use it on our service? to which i responded… so you’re telling me there’s no point to staying with directv? because u’re either trying to sell me a receiver that can only work with your system or u’re trying to make me spend enough money to buy a receiver, but not actually buy it? how are u selling me on staying with directv?! … then she got all flustered)
i am apparently not the only person annoyed at directv… there’s apparently a class action lawsuit too! see: http://medialoper.com/directtvs-dvr-lease-shell-game/
