Most Helpful Phone/Cable Reviews From 2009




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Consumer Cellular - What to expect from Consumer Cellular: The GOOD and the BAD.
Posted on 8/18/2009 by tnchuck100
I have recently subscribed to Consumer Cellular wireless phone service. This replaces my previous 6 year relationship with Nextel (Sprint). With Nextel I was paying about $77 a month for 2 phones shar...
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Satellite Direct - Scam Rip Off Don't Waste Your Time
Posted on 9/6/2009 by saucy_grrl
They say 100% guarantee but won't refund your money. It links you to movies on hulu which is a free site. It claims there are over 3000 channels but very few will run, or they are not in English. The ...
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Charter Communications - Charter Communications Customer Service Nightmare...
Posted on 1/1/2009 by captainkbt
Charter cable customer service is absolutely terrible. Over the last 4-5 years that we have had Charter we have experienced several nightmares. First a tree fell across the street and brought down the...
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Nu Era Telecom - Be aware from this company - total fraud
Posted on 6/26/2009 by NuerascruedMe
I was royally duped from these people. First I received a call from some Indian customer representative who promised me that this is a great 'post paid' India calling service. I paid 39 dollars deposi...
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DirecTV Inc - An Inside Look At Your Directv Experience!
Posted on 1/18/2009 by ironyemcee
I'm a technician for DirecTV and I've read a lot of the complaints online. Some are valid others are very exaggerated. However, I will attempt to shed light on what can make or break your DirecTV...
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Magic Jack - Magic Jack Does What It Says And Works Great
Posted on 3/14/2009 by DigitalCommando
For those not familiar with Majic Jack, it is basically an alternative to your standard telephone service that uses the internet to place and receive calls. I recently purchased one of these device...
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Hughes Net - Avoid Hughes Net
Posted on 6/26/2009 by Poolman64
I can say with great Joy that I have finally been able to call Hughes Net and disconnect my service. A new company in town is now providing wireless internet service from a mountain top transmitter...
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MetroPCS - International $5.00 Add-on - Don't take Metro PCS International $5.00 plan - Poor Service, No Service
Posted on 7/28/2009 by simmy
Hello This is my experience. A friend came by my house and told me that MetroPCS has a $5.00 unlimited calling plan to my home country. So all excited about saving some money and being in touch w...
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Lingo - Beware Of Lingo (Read These Reviews)
Posted on 7/5/2009 by stingrayann
After having a harrowing experience with the Lingo customer care folks a few days ago (end June-2009), I was checking the internet to see if I was alone. To my surprise, I have come across many review...
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ACN - Future Independent Representatives Beware
Posted on 2/16/2009 by fired up
A friend of mine recently joined ACN. ACN is a form of pyramid scheme/scam (depending how you look at it). After he attended 1 half hour long meeting, was told the history of the company and told h...
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Comcast Corporation - An Advertising Haven That Is Unwanted!
Posted on 1/23/2009 by Dmeredi
I am writing this review for three reasons. First I want to know if there is anyone else out there that finds the advertising banner on the side of the email screen intrusive and aggravating. Secondly...
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Directv - Directv: Time for a Class Action Lawsuit
Posted on 9/5/2009 by Time for a Class Action against Directv
Had I not experienced first hand the operating practices of DirecTV, I would have never have imagined a company could be allowed to conduct business in this country in such a blatantly dishonest, irre...
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HughesNet Satellite Internet Service - Don't Even Think About It !!
Posted on 2/10/2009 by sunset1711
I love the rural location I live in, however, the DSL lines stop about a mile from my location. Unfortunately, HughesNet Satellite Internet Service is an option I've had to live with because there is...
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Vonage - Ask Vonage no questions, Vonage won't tell you lies
Posted on 6/30/2009 by BornAtNight
My phone service & DSL service provider was Verizon. I was enticed by Vonage commercials on TV, so I decided to give it a go. When I called Vonage, I spoke with a very polite & informative Indian ...
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Lingo - Lingo Was Good, Not Anymore!!!
Posted on 7/8/2009 by captainggl
I am subscribing to their services for more than a year now. Initially Lingo was very good as it saved me a few bucks every month. The real problem came when I called in to cancel my account last mont...
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Cricket - How To Get Cricket To Hear Your Complaint
Posted on 4/3/2009 by phikappaphi
Ever been completely SCREWED by Cricket? Do you call and call but can't get a live person on the phone who knows what they are doing and does what they say they will do? Ever get looped around their a...
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DirecTV Inc - Direct TV SCAM
Posted on 1/27/2009 by The Patriot
I am writing to protest most strongly and urgently about Direct TV. Unfortunately their system does not function as claimed, had problems from the first day of installation. Cancelled the service aft...
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FloraQueen - Flower Thieves
Posted on 2/26/2009 by Felix the Cat
I did not pay attention to the multiple comments made on this page and suffered the consequence. FloraQueen provided a terrible service, plus it was very expensive. They sent my wife horrible flow...
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Time Warner Cable - The Saga Continues
Posted on 7/25/2009 by Patience running on fumes
It shouldn't be this hard for a cable company to install cable! First of all, when I contacted Time Warner Cable to inquire about digital cable, phone, and internet installation, I asked if I would ...
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DirecTV Inc - How to contact Direct TV CEO's office
Posted on 6/19/2009 by Anna Bodot
Don't take out your wrath on the poor customer service worker who has no power and is not permitted to give out senior management phone numers. Show this pain in the ass company what's up. So here ...
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DirecTV Inc - Directv is THE worst
Posted on 10/1/2009 by jgalloway79
Coolguy is absolutely right. I suggest anyone in the market for satellite/cable avoid DirecTV. After having Dish Network for 3 years my wife convinced me about a year ago to switch to DirecTV. At f...
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Time Warner Cable - Digital Phone Connection Fiasco
Posted on 1/28/2009 by PattyGirl
Time Warner Cable spent an entire month's duration, 5 service calls, numerous hours at my house, and many conversations with customer service and technicians and could not seem to provide me with a ph...
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MORE INC - Scam!
Posted on 1/28/2009 by dmkay
I was getting letters from M.O.R.E INC that I can make thousands of dollars weekly or at least monthly because they made over 100 million dollars in life of their company and I let myself be fooled by...
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DirecTV Inc - A letter sent to DirecTV re:Customer Service Problems / Bait and Switch, Lies and Breach of Contract
Posted on 7/28/2009 by rwright013
I hope you understand that I am not an individual that is easily irritated or upset. Congratulations! Your company has managed to succeed where others have failed. Bait and Switch, Lies and Breac...
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LINGO - Terrible Customer Service
Posted on 6/27/2009 by lingo stinks
Lingo customer service people take the prize for knowing how to make a customer mad. I called their helpline to get my issue resolved. Spoke to the staff who did not appear knowledgeable, but promised...
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DirecTV Inc - Beware - Opt Out Services!
Posted on 2/15/2009 by kneschy
In January of 2009 I was going about my normal bill paying on a Saturday afternoon. I logged onto my online account with Direct TV and thought the balance due was a little high so I decided to check ...
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M-Qube, Inc. - Bogus Charges
Posted on 1/8/2009 by sunniejam77
While looking at my cell phone bill, I found a charge for a download from m-Qube on one of our phones. It was a subscription for a horoscope from a website called whowillimarry.com. My husband and I a...
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LINGO - Lingo Customer Service
Posted on 7/9/2009 by hateva
I had Lingo VoIP service for more than 18 months (over the year!) and was happy with the phone service and calling features. However, the things started going bad when I tried to switch to another Vo...
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AT&T Mobility - Good Support
Posted on 5/21/2009 by jktshff1
Tried to reconfigure my settings on my cell and apparently messed something up. Went to my local AT&T store explained the problem (would not ring). They worked for several minutes and were unable to f...
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ABC, Inc. - America's Funniest Home Videos Going Trashy
Posted on 1/18/2009 by cottondog
ABC has gone so seedy that it can't even seem to put on a supposedly wholesome family show without edgy, off-color or subtlety sexual humor. I have been a fan of America's Funniest Home video's for ye...
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Lingo - What Is Ethical?
Posted on 7/13/2009 by helpless in NY
Only cheats and liars will extend contracts by emails and then charge huge cancellation fees. This is Greed at best!! Pricing practices are discriminatory towards certain nations -- if you are a...
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Verizon Wireless - Seriously Silly Reason to Lose Long-Time Customer
Posted on 2/9/2009 by Fogey
I have been a Verizon customer for many years. I have Verizon wireless, phone service, and FIOs. But I really feel like I have to consider other options due to the trouble and I had last week tryi...
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Dish Network - Never even got a dish!
Posted on 9/23/2009 by Never got a dish
We were supposed to get a satellite dish through Dish Network installed. They gave us a 5 hour time block. At the end of the 5 hour time block, I called customer service. After fussing with their horr...
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Global Tel Link - Outrageous!!!
Posted on 10/19/2009 by Super Upset
How crazy does this sound??? A few weeks ago I added minutes/funds to my phone and only received one call from the correctional facility. For personal reasons I changed my number (same phone company)...
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Global Tel Link - Lies are Lies Whoever Tells Them
Posted on 10/20/2009 by ohp390
I recently received a call from Global Tel Link only for GTL to tell me it was blocked. I researched the problem, and I realized that GLT is not truthful. I believe they think that they are dealing ...
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DirecTV Inc - Just Say No - Direct Tv Are Total Liars
Posted on 5/3/2009 by odello3
I am writing this review to add my 3 cents to the already thousands of complaint reviews there are on this site about Direct TV Inc. This is one of the most unscrupulous companies operating out there ...
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Charter Communications - I'm Impressed
Posted on 10/29/2009 by old fart
I just got an e-mail from Charter that said they were going to increase my download and upload speed by at least double and gave me instructions to unplug my modem for 30 seconds to reset it... I did...
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LINGO - Lingo - I can not cancel service
Posted on 7/15/2009 by LingoisTheWorst
I am Lingo customer for more than a year. Now I want to try magic jack ( to save money). I signed up for Lingo for 1 year. I called to cancel Lingo on June 14,2009. CS says I have to pay 99.00 earl...
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Dish Network - Dish Stole Money From My Autopay Account For Service I Had Cancelled!
Posted on 1/27/2009 by Z man of Oregon
If you cancel your service, be sure to check your auto pay account, they may keep charging you! My account was being double charged when I canceled my old account and started a new one! Then, when ...
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Evercom - Evercom The Biggest Legal Rip Off I've Ever Seen!
Posted on 3/2/2009 by SlashingNikita
Evercom is the only cellphone collect calling service allowed at the correctional facility that my fiancee is being held at. They accept payments of no less than $50 & for that you get 7-8, 15 minute ...



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