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Lockit -> RE: Fox withholds programming in a contract dispute. (10/16/2010 11:06:16 AM)
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Our cable company had one of these disputes not too long ago and I do believe that FX was one they had a dispute with. I would come online and get these messages or polls asking the customer if we wanted them to stand up to these programmers and fight to keep our bills down or cave in to them. I loved the wording they used. Of course we want our cable bill to stay low... we were forced into a contract to start with... don't they know their job and that these disputes will happen and plan for that or do they think we won't be happy when they use their options of our few options and raise their prices?
We had commercials about this dispute and they wanted us all on board to fight the bad guys, making us think that the stations provided with our favorite programs were at fault and wanting too much and we would end up paying the price. From what I have read in all contracts with cable companies is that they have all the options, sometimes a pretty solid monopoly and are very aggressive in how they conduct business with the advantage of being right in all disputes because they have the power. I view this as the other side may have similar agenda's but I like them better. lol They don't say I didn't pay when I did, they don't call me and harass me constantly and most of the time when I want their services, I get them. I can't say that for the cable companies. lol
I was once charged over $700. for two months service and I had no movie package deals. It took six months of disputes with them to finally clear it up. Every couple of days they would threaten me if I didn't go pay at least a certain amount, I would be cut off. I couldn't afford to switch companies and even if I did, I couldn't get online service through them. My son got involved and I was proud that he had grown up, learned a lot and while I was weaker and couldn't deal with them anymore, he did. Finally he let them know that I wasn't alone and he went over the math with them. They finally worked it out so we were even, but six months of constant phone harassment and threats and the stress had worn me down. It wasn't my only battle at the time!
They can all fight over their profit margin, but damn it, stop dragging us into it and acting as if we have choices! lol We can always cancel if our contract is close to being over or have our credit messed with. We can switch, but there is often a penalty. If we do cancel, which I have thought of many times, it means dealing with a phone company to get online service and all that bs... which is why many of us switched to cable.
I download a lot, I need fast online service. My son in law keeps insisting I switch to ATT and they ripped me off years ago. We have history. I could cancel the cable, but then my son would be a constant problem to me and lots of work explaining why it isn't there and he can't watch and dealing with putting in movies for him. I can't go there again!
No, these people have us by the balls, even if we don't have balls...
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