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Has any one else been ripped off by Direct TV?

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James Hassle asked:


I signed up in Nov. Had 3 interuptions of service. Cancelled when they screwed up my last appointment and got charged $274 for early cancellation. First they said it would be $219 then charged $274 without telling me about the increase. The whole thing has been a horrible case of misrepresentaion and outright lies. Never mind the rotten service and equipment that breaks down more than runs. Did I mention my last appointment was for one day yet they told me it was for another. That was 5 hours of my life gone for no good reason. They also claimed to have a verbal contract that was never verbalized. Direct TV is a huge rip off.

MATHEW

how many days free trial for direct tv for CA. ?

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andreas_gunarto asked:


We are not satisfied with direct TV package and want to cancel it. We called customer service and they said that for CA state, the cancellation only able to proceed within 24 hours. Please help.

ROSS

Can Direct TV charge me a cancellation policy?

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p asked:


I subscribed to Direct TV as my cable provider in May. Unfortunately, I’m a poor college student and I can no longer afford cable (I have no time for TV and my TV is 12″ or something so its not worth it anyway). Direct TV wants to charge me a $200 dollar cancellation fee. They told me I gave them a “verbal agreement” for cable for 1 year. Can they do this? Is there anyway I can get out of this??

BARRY

Can Direct TV charge me a cancellation policy?

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p asked:


I subscribed to Direct TV as my cable provider in May. Unfortunately, I’m a poor college student and I can no longer afford cable (I have no time for TV and my TV is 12″ or something so its not worth it anyway). Direct TV wants to charge me a $200 dollar cancellation fee. They told me I gave them a “verbal agreement” for cable for 1 year. Can they do this? Is there anyway I can get out of this??

MARCUS

was it right to be charged early cancellation fees from direct tv?

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nola asked:


my cable box died,another was sent at my expense,i asked about upgrading at that time, it was $99, I declined.. there was no mention of another years service. about two weeks later to save money i bundled my phone internet and cable with att. direct tv told me i owed them early cancellation fees, i talked to many service rep’s also wrote their corp. office,still havent heard from them.less than a week late direct tv had debited >$300. from my accout and emailed me stating it was cancellation fees.needless to say i’m very upset. i feel they should give me back my money as they never told me of aditional year service contract. I didn’t sign any papers or didn’t agree to added service.how fair is that? times are very hard i need my money, they are just angry i cancelled them. signed a very unsatisfied former customer, nola

JIMMIE

Cancellation of ‘Joey’?

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Stephan K asked:


Are there other people out there who are really mad about NBC cancelling ‘Joey’? In my opinion ‘Joey’ was sometimes even funnier than ‘Friends’
Does anyone have an idea to get ‘Joey’ back on the screen.
Maybe like offer it to WC (The fusion of ‘UPN’ and ‘WB TV’) Because the show is produced by Warner why not make them air it. It was obvious that NBC wanted to kill the show when they put it against Idol and then canned it. So, any ideas?

PHILIP

direct tv and fined me a cancellation fee?

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ferggkeane asked:


I signed up for a contract for 2 years in 2005, which ended in 2007. I canceled and i got a cancellation fee. I tried to get it taken off, but they said no. is there anything else i can do.
They say i signed up for anther contract which i did not, and they ahve yet to prove it?

MAXINE

How can I get money back that Direct TV charged to my Visa Card?

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Ben There G asked:


On Nov. 19 I had Direct TV installed. The installation was destructive, they didn’t provide the promised remote control for challenged users, and the picture was poor. I called to cancel Nov.21 providing I wouldn’t have to pay a cancellation fee. They said I wouldn’t because I didn’t keep service for 3 days and that because it was paid on Visa I had a 3 day cancellation privilege. They removed their equipment then charged a fee of almost $400 on my Visa debit card and refuse to reimburse me.

IMELDA

Toonami Cancellation Response?

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almightyweird1 asked:


I’m gonna send this letter to CartoonNetwork cuz I’m pissed that they canceled Toonami. What do you think?

Dear CartoonNetwork Executives,

I’ve watched Toonami since it’s first run, and I can’t begin to tell you how disappointed in your choice to cancel it.

CartoonNetwork is a sinking channel. If your ratings are going down and you have no idea why, let me try and explain it to you to the best of my ability:

1) Your schedule is crap. I remember days when you’ve played Scooby Doo for three hours straight, then go off again to something equally mind numbing such as (shudders) Camp Lazlo.

2) Your shows, no matter how different the characters, the stories and the powers or settings in them, are all the same. They all talk about friend ship, morals and learning lessons from mistakes. Granted, thats good, but still. There are only so many times and so many ways I can watch the same plot unfold. “Somebody says something, someone gets angry, there’s bickering, then after something random, all is well again.” Seriously, every network in existence that aims for kids have been running the same plot for 50 years. Think. Of. Something. New.

If you’re wondering why your losing to Nickelodeon and Disney, its NOT because they have those live action original shows like That’s So Raven or The Ben’s Brothers or whatever they’re called. I don’t watch them, because I was watching the anime on your channel. Either through the t.v. or Jetstreem.

Its like you don’t even realize that you have a serious advantage over all other networks. You are the ONLY CHANNEL that shows anime. The ONLY ONE. If you take that away and start coming out with more “Kid Friendly” shows like Chowder and Fosters, you are going to sink. Either way.

Let me give you a little insight on anime:

Lesson 1: All anime is an animated version of the original manga. Manga is a comic that is serialized in hugely (and when I say hugely, I mean one out of four people in the entire country buy manga when it comes out) popular magazines such as Shonen Jump (Where Naruto, YuYu Hakusho and Dragon Ball/Z run in every week)

Lesson 2: There are hundreds of websites that are in existence for the sole pupous of translating these manga when they’re released in japan into English, and take the Japanese anime and have fans subtitle them for us all to watch.
People wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t for the immense popularity of the series’ in question.
Naruto, Bleach and One Piece are “The Big Three”, that is, the three most popular manga and anime in America right now.

Now, you might ask; “Well if its so popular, then why are there periods that we get next to no ratings for?” And that takes us to Lesson 2: Fillers.

Fillers are the result of what happens when in Japan, the anime (that is in creation while the manga is still running) starts to catch up to the manga. So, the studio creates whole arcs of made up episodes that have nothing to do with the manga artist (the original creators) plot. A lot of people don’t want to watch these and are perfectly content to just skip them. Naruto has one of the longest filler arcs out there. Episodes 135 - 220 alone were fillers.

During the time of the fillers, the fans will go to youtube or other video sites and watch the subtitled episodes, or just read the manga.

If this hasn’t quite sunk in yet, and you’re telling yourself “Well we’re a big wig network that can afford to loose a few watchers”… Let me give you another lesson on Anime:

Lesson 4: Kids aren’t the only ones who watch anime. My mother, grandmother, cousin, father, brother and sister are all very much over the age of 18, and only have cable in the first place to watch CartoonNetwork, News, Sports and Law & Order. My mom is completely addicted to anime, and says she’s totally boycotting your channel.

My mom isn’t the only one who’s gonna do this. I don’t watch tv, the only time i do is to watch Toonami and Adult Swim. That’s it. The age group for anime isn’t what you think it is, 8-16 year-old’s, but more along the lines of 8-45 year-olds. You see, anime is anime not because its from Japan, but because it has PLOT. It has character development. It makes you think, and at the end, when all the morals are relieved, they sink in WAY better than Billy and Mandy. (Of which, the next episode the moral is completely forgotten again. Gee, i wonder what kind of example that sets?)

You want to keep the shows not only because it’s your jobs on the line, but because the different art styles, the sheer imagination it takes to create whole new worlds, is inspiring on a whole new level to kids, and when they grow up, they’ll want to get into animation and such. One day they’ll want to come work for you, and you’ll be in an even better position because you’ve got a mind much like the creators in japan, who come out with those ridiculously popular series’.

I can promise you this: If you don’t knuckle down and get to work, you’re going
This last Saturday was its last airing.

RHEA

Is anyone else disappointed with CBS’s cancellation of?

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otherlostchick asked:


Moonlight? I mean what was the deal. It may have been a little cheesy with the dialogue but man, I really enjoyed watching that show. It’s much better than half of the stuff that comes on tv now. GRRRR!

SONYA