$399 Installed for VOOM? (Yes, it is confirmed...)
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Huh? What difference should it make if you bought the HDTV before 11/03? It's not like v* is selling TV's yet. Doesn't make much sense to me....Sean Mota said:
Here are 9 of the 10 states where this offer will be good. Either $250 or $399 and it will have to be a mailer. This was taken from AVS
This is really one marketing mess!!!!
This is really one marketing mess!!!!
To add more wood to the fire. This website claims: "More information on how to obtain a Voom HD Satellite service in your area will be here soon!"
Did VOOM contract independent retailers?
http://www.voom-info.com/
Did VOOM contract independent retailers?
http://www.voom-info.com/
Whatever happened to their lease option? Are they deciding to not have the lease option at first to try to get more money on the hardware upfront?
I think it will eventually happened. Right now, there is two offers that we know about:
Jeffrey Yapp has admitted that there are more offers that we do not know about.
and there are probably others. He also admitted that this marketing scheme was a bad idea without letting your current subs know what's going on. It sounds like he is trailing water right now and whether to believe that VOOM will do the right thing (eventually) with earlier subs is jus a guess right now. To me it sounds like the same type of garbage that we hear from big corporation. We'll take care of you but at the end who knows if it will happen. This information does not keep me quiet, it kind of send a strong signal to us user. If they do not come up with compensation for early adopters before 3/1/04, they might as well receive my equipment back because I will not stay on to find out that nothing was done. They still owe me $300 that they overcharged my account for the 2nd receiver, it has been over a month and still I did not get my money back. How hard it is to do this I do not understand, but it was very easy to charge it. Do you think there is a big group people that bought two receivers and were overcharged? I know this does not fall into the topic of the thread but it comes to show that old saying "I believe it when I see it" may become the theme for VOOM. It just becoming like E* --- promises without delivery...
$399
$250
$250
Jeffrey Yapp has admitted that there are more offers that we do not know about.
Tweeter
Independent retailers
Independent retailers
and there are probably others. He also admitted that this marketing scheme was a bad idea without letting your current subs know what's going on. It sounds like he is trailing water right now and whether to believe that VOOM will do the right thing (eventually) with earlier subs is jus a guess right now. To me it sounds like the same type of garbage that we hear from big corporation. We'll take care of you but at the end who knows if it will happen. This information does not keep me quiet, it kind of send a strong signal to us user. If they do not come up with compensation for early adopters before 3/1/04, they might as well receive my equipment back because I will not stay on to find out that nothing was done. They still owe me $300 that they overcharged my account for the 2nd receiver, it has been over a month and still I did not get my money back. How hard it is to do this I do not understand, but it was very easy to charge it. Do you think there is a big group people that bought two receivers and were overcharged? I know this does not fall into the topic of the thread but it comes to show that old saying "I believe it when I see it" may become the theme for VOOM. It just becoming like E* --- promises without delivery...
I will most certain cancel just as soon as I can after say 2/15 when I see if they are going to produce any other channels, its all I can do to wait until then, this is the most worthless peice of junk I have ever seen. A big rip off. I for one will stay with Directv, and wait on more HD programs. Just my opinion.
Sean- Just a tip for you so you will not be caught off guard on your $300 overcharge.
Contact your CC bank immediately and advise them that you have requested this correction and they have not yet complied. You have to establish your dates to protect your rights under the Federal CC protection act. I believe you have 60 days and then your rights expire, 90 in Canada. That would be from the date of your first statement listing the incorrect charges. Just tell your CC bank that you have notified VOOM anf they have not issued the credit. This will trigger a chargeback with VOOM and they will be required to show proof that they had every right to charge you the amount stated or issue the credit. No!, if you used one of those VISA Check cards or a debit card rather than a credit card, then you have no legal protection at all. You will have to sue VOOM. One good reason to never use VISA check cards or debit cards to make purchases. (I believe the legislation to bring these cards under the CC protection act is still in committee)
Normally, I give a merchant 48 hours to correct an error on their own and tell them I will give that amount of time, no exceptions! After passing of 48Hours, I automatically notify the CC of a fraudulant charge. Don't try to be the nice guy here, you will lose. Just conduct yourself in a business like and firm manner.
Contact your CC bank immediately and advise them that you have requested this correction and they have not yet complied. You have to establish your dates to protect your rights under the Federal CC protection act. I believe you have 60 days and then your rights expire, 90 in Canada. That would be from the date of your first statement listing the incorrect charges. Just tell your CC bank that you have notified VOOM anf they have not issued the credit. This will trigger a chargeback with VOOM and they will be required to show proof that they had every right to charge you the amount stated or issue the credit. No!, if you used one of those VISA Check cards or a debit card rather than a credit card, then you have no legal protection at all. You will have to sue VOOM. One good reason to never use VISA check cards or debit cards to make purchases. (I believe the legislation to bring these cards under the CC protection act is still in committee)
Normally, I give a merchant 48 hours to correct an error on their own and tell them I will give that amount of time, no exceptions! After passing of 48Hours, I automatically notify the CC of a fraudulant charge. Don't try to be the nice guy here, you will lose. Just conduct yourself in a business like and firm manner.
Don,
I have taken your advice... I have contacted the CC company and the process has started. BTW, My charged was on 11/20/03 and today is 1/18/04 almost two months into this nonsense. I agree completly with you. Thanks.
I have taken your advice... I have contacted the CC company and the process has started. BTW, My charged was on 11/20/03 and today is 1/18/04 almost two months into this nonsense. I agree completly with you. Thanks.
I was given this information by MagicConch regarding the $399 deal for new subscribers
Hey Sean,
I wanted to let you know something since you amalgamate all the data on Voom. If you want to get 399 without certificate you must (1) also be part of the 10 states (2) say you are friend or family of someone who gets certificate.
Hey Sean,
I wanted to let you know something since you amalgamate all the data on Voom. If you want to get 399 without certificate you must (1) also be part of the 10 states (2) say you are friend or family of someone who gets certificate.
So if your in one of the 10 states it is 399 vs 750???, and the 2nd receiver is only 199 vs the 400-500 (or what ever I paid) ? Argh! Hopefully there will be a plan for the early subscribers.
On a side note a Voom installer came by and moved my 61.5 satellite. It is now working fine with a signal strength of 45. I still cant get the 2nd receiver working.
Regards
Gregg
On a side note a Voom installer came by and moved my 61.5 satellite. It is now working fine with a signal strength of 45. I still cant get the 2nd receiver working.
Regards
Gregg
Are you sure about the signal strength?? What SS do you have?
I have been told that it is a different measurement than Dish and Direct.
Please help,
thanks
I have been told that it is a different measurement than Dish and Direct.
Please help,
thanks
