DirecTV charged with deceptive practices

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Kasept

I/C,

No.. just cable. Very happy with the digital service with Time Warner Cable up here. The Capital OTB-TV coverage is terrific and with Xpressbet video and now HRTV.com, there's no need for a dish at all for either race network.

I actually got Direct originally for Eagles games, but they were on regular TV so often I dumped it. As Mike says, they then called like pit bulls trying to get me to re-subscribe.

Speaking of which. I recently became a customer of Ooma, which is a VOIP phone based service, like Vonage.

One feature I really love is the ability to blacklist callers. They have a personal blacklist feature, which enables you to add any unwanted caller you've had to a list which prohibits that caller from reaching you. Now when I get a repeat call, these callers get a "this number is no longer in service" type message and I never know if they are calling or not! You can also choose other options instead of the disconnected message. The phone can ring on their end forever, or you can have a message saying that they are blocked, etc.

When enough users have blacklisted someone, such as a telemarketer, it goes into a community blacklist (which is optional to use), which really has cut down the crap phone calls tremendously.

I really love telling these callers that I'm really interested in what they have to say but I am running right out the door and that they should call me back tomorrow. I then add them to the blacklist, and voila!, problem solved. I don't get that spiel about why I should reconsider this, or sign up for that.