DirecTV Marketer Steals DISH Customers Via 800 Number Squatting

[Curtis0620]

If I recall, DISH did this when Directv was converting PrimeStar customers.

[mike123abc]

Burger King had a guest hotline 1-800-YES-1800 and they had it printed on a bunch of stuff. Well I guess they decided it was too expensive to maintain the hotline and discontinued it. A porn site snatched it up and you really got the YES when you called. Needless to say it is embarrassing with a lot of posters with that number still up...

[Koilvr]

I called these buttheads, I was with them on the phone for 21 minutes. When you first call, it says thank you for calling Dish 1 up. It says it soo fast then the phone rings 1 ring all within 10seconds when someone on the other end says Sorry for the wait can I get your phone# and name and address. 2nd time I called they had music kinda like dishnetworks (might be my paranoia) She asked for my email address and I said do you not see it on your computer? She said ohh yea yes yes I do sorry sir an just kept on askin me things to get more info. I gave her all wrong info blocked my number before I called them. She asked how many recievers where on my account I said u shoud see it on ur computer she tried to say her computer was down earlier soo she just wanted to know how many I said 6 tvs on 1 box then she said wow really? I kept playin stupid and got alot of info how they do things there. After she saw I was waistin time with her she said U do realize you called directv. I said i know and went in this anger but polite manner how there a fruad and they should be ashamed on pryin on inocent people. I told her that her mother would be disappointed about tryin to fraud people into switchin to directv with out there knowledge after about 15min she said wanna talk to my supervisor I said yes and she transfered me really fast to another lady. I was also tellin her how se should be ashamed for misleading inocent people and tricking them. bout 6 min later she hunged up on my after I was cryin that they commit fraud on poor people. I asked a few time why they had the same # as dishnetwork. they kept sayin they do not. I asked why it is 333-3474? no answer. This place is a joke

[Bobby]

I gave her all wrong info blocked my number before I called them.

You only think you blocked your number when you called them. It doesn't work when you call a toll free number. They know what number called them and probably your name as well.


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[whatchel1]

This sounds like bait and switch.

[jmccurrytech]

Use skype, you can call toll free numbers without paying

[Islandguy43]

I called these buttheads, I was with them on the phone for 21 minutes. When you first call, it says thank you for calling Dish 1 up. It says it soo fast then the phone rings 1 ring all within 10seconds when someone on the other end says Sorry for the wait can I get your phone# and name and address. 2nd time I called they had music kinda like dishnetworks (might be my paranoia) She asked for my email address and I said do you not see it on your computer? She said ohh yea yes yes I do sorry sir an just kept on askin me things to get more info. I gave her all wrong info blocked my number before I called them. She asked how many recievers where on my account I said u shoud see it on ur computer she tried to say her computer was down earlier soo she just wanted to know how many I said 6 tvs on 1 box then she said wow really? I kept playin stupid and got alot of info how they do things there. After she saw I was waistin time with her she said U do realize you called directv. I said i know and went in this anger but polite manner how there a fruad and they should be ashamed on pryin on inocent people. I told her that her mother would be disappointed about tryin to fraud people into switchin to directv with out there knowledge after about 15min she said wanna talk to my supervisor I said yes and she transfered me really fast to another lady. I was also tellin her how se should be ashamed for misleading inocent people and tricking them. bout 6 min later she hunged up on my after I was cryin that they commit fraud on poor people. I asked a few time why they had the same # as dishnetwork. they kept sayin they do not. I asked why it is 333-3474? no answer. This place is a joke

It makes you wonder if Directv knows that this company whom is one of their retailers uses these tatics? I should hope they don't and perhaps any of the contacts at Directv on this Board, might want to let their higherups what is going on.

[andyin137]

Even if this number is for Directv they cant change your service without them coming out and changing your Dish and receivers.The only thing they possibly can do is charge your Credit Card and if they do and you think its Dishnetwork you giving information to as long as you ask them is this Dishnetwork and if they say they are and arent ,theyve committed fraud .I guess this can happen with New Customers but if I beleive Dishnetwork is installing my System and Directv shows up I would just refuse install and call my Bank and have Charges reversed on Credit Card(People use only a Credit Card ,not a Debit Card whenever possible)
Also A red Flag in my mind would go up if I called Dish and they asked me for my Credit Card Information again.Its already in their system for auto Billing.No need to give out again.People just need to know who they are doing Business with,if in doubt stay away from that company.

[Koilvr]

I used a Vonage # that i blocked if it did not work oh well not worried since I use a virtual# as all my numbers I give out to credit cards, stores, includin dishnetwork.