A match not so heavenly for her

A marriage of convenience can be richly rewarding, and a bit risky. In the case of Verizon Communications and DirecTV, the benefit of the smart union between two seeming rivals was clear.

[Shanel]

Direct T.V. is in the business of legally ripping people off. It is funny that this article should come out today. On April 24, 2008, I had a similiar problem with Direct T.V., and I contemplated contacting the Baltimore Sun. Like the woman in the above-mentioned article, Direct T.V. sent a technician, who obviously did not care about good customer service. He installed our dish in the wrong spot after being told multiple times, not to do so. I was charged 101.49 for another technican to come out to fix the problem, and then another 65.00 for a pole. Direct T.V. blamed Aerostat(contractor) and Aerostat blamed Direct T.V. I even called the coroporate headquarters and they took my complaint with a smile and nothing was ever resolved.

Great Job Dan Thanh Dang for informing the public of the deceitful practices of Direct T.V.

[Christopher]

Sounds like Verizon needs a swift kick in the tail. I swear, I had the SAME PROBLEM with a country wiring inspector when my parents bought our new home.... two times, he didn't show up, and one time he came in just AFTER I had left, 1 hour after he was supposed to be there.

[Pam]

I have had "battles" with several types of businesses over shoddy practices. I have challenged the practices of hospitals and nursing homes, insurance companies, credit card scams, security alarm companies, credit reporting companies, cable companies and even collection agency scams. I am just as busy as anyone, but I have won each time due to perseverance. I can't believe anyone would give in to a collection agency rather than reporting them to the authorities.