DECEPTIVE PRACTICES BY VERIZON & DIRECT TV (WHY ARE YOU PARTNERED WITH SCAM-ARTISTS!??)

http://www.la.bbb.org/Business-Report/DirecTV-Inc-81000357
http://direct-tv.pissedconsumer.com/direct-tv-and-verizon-bundles-beware-20080408117545.html
http://www.ripoffreport.com/cable-tv/verizon-direct-tv/verizon-direct-tv-bait-swi-8df22.htm
http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=20945
You know what, I was just about to call tomorrow to order Verizon's triple package deal with Direct TV, high speed internet and unlimited phone. AND THANK GOD I CHECKED BBB AND OTHER REVIEWS ONLINE FIRST!!!! Holy crap...Direct TV has an F from the Better Business Bureau...$1.3 Million in civil penalties...TONS of aweful horror stories on all the consumer websites online...wow. Not to mention endless complaints about connection issues. DIRECT TV ARE {please keep your posts courteous}, and there are MANY reports of how Verizon just plays along with their game by not informing customers that, although Verizon has a 30-day money-back guarantee on their services, DIRECT TV ONLY HAS A 3-DAY according to their silent hidden secret "contract" which we apparently never see, hear about or get to sign! Which translates to close to a $500 EARLY CANCELLATION FEE.
Verizon apparently never tells anyone about this and has their reps play dumb about it ({please keep your posts courteous}) when it's brought up to them by these angry customers who were flat-out LIED to...and they just keep telling people to talk to the folks at DTV about it (as if Verizon has no responsibility in the matter). Story after story of people being had and Verizon acting like they can't do anything about it.
This scares me. I currently have VZW service and I suddenly have a whole lot less confindence in you. I mean, why in the hell are you guys partnered with a SCAM operation??? You think contracting out cable service with them and then shifting the blame to them if (or should I say...WHEN)  the customer is screwed over doesn't make you look bad?? **bleep**.
And for my last question: CAN I GET IN WRITING THAT VERIZON/DTV WILL NOT SCREW ME OVER LIKE THIS?
Because if not, then I think it's time for me to start looking into a different wireless co. I think anyone reading this needs to think twice before getting involved with a company who partners with (and stays partnered even after things like this have gone on for YEARS) a horrible company like Direct TV. This really sucks. Totally unacceptable.
DJ

Sorry but I had Directv and NEVER bundled it with Verizon. Perhaps that is the difference. I saw no advantage. Even with both situations you would still need to pay for all the extra costs such as STB equipment, taxes and fees.
DTV over $100
Phone Verizon Freedom $65
Internet $55
Add it up and it is well over $200. No bundle.
Now FiOS $109 bundle plus STBs taxes and Fees. $147. Sorry the DTV stuff has been such a pain for you. I started with FiOS double play for under $100 for the faster internet speed, and had DTV for a couple years after.
More than one Vendor there is always finger pointing. I would say perhaps they are both a fault. So I kept it seperate just to let you know where I was coming from.

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