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May 16, 2008


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EXCLUSIVE: Comcast calls DirecTV a thief

By Marcelo Calbucci

 

    I just got out of the phone with a Comcast representative that told me in all these words: "DirecTV steals from their customers. Would you have business with a company that steals from you?"

 

    That beauty and a few more like that was what a Comcast customer service representative was telling me over the phone when I called to either cancel my service or negotiate a bundle package for my new house.

 

    John, the guy that motivated this blog post, lost it after he realized that the overall package that Verizon BundleOpen in a new window is offering on their website is much cheaper than what Comcast Triple PlayOpen in a new window. Once he realized the price was much different, he decided to appeal to many things, including a lot of things that don't matter much:

 

  • "You'll have two bills". It's all automatic debt for me.
  • "You'll have to sign a contract". I don't plan on switching services every six months.
  • "They will charge you a full month payment when you subscribe". Ok, so they will charge me $100 on my first month instead of $30.
  • "Their Internet price doesn't include the $6.50 for the ISP". Right, so instead of paying $94.97 I'll have to pay $101.47. That's still $60 less than Comcast.
  • "They will increase the price by $35 after 3 months". That's right, they will charge $136.47 which is $24 less than Comcast.

    So, John turned to his how to screw a customer book and start rambling on how DirecTV steal from the customer, why would I do business with somebody that steal from me, etc.

 

    After all is said and done I sent an email to Comcast through their website complaining about John and within the hour got a response from Ervia D. apologizing for the occurrence.

 



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