Directv retailer selling tactics
cwk3
This is a copy of a PM I sent Scott earlier. I've got no dog in this
fight but concerned about these selling with scare tactics and wondering
if this type of practices are legal. Your comments welcome.
-I had something very interesting happen to me this evening at home.
Two young men knocked on my door with matching shirts saying they worked
for "Get Wired" satellite specialist from Texarkana, TX which is on I-30
just 30 miles west of my home in Hope, Arkansas. They mentioned that
they noticed I was a Dish Network customer and asked if I had dvr
service and if not, if I was interested in getting them from Get Wired
via directv. I explained that I have been a dish customer for over 12
years and was very satisfied and already had dvr & hd service. He then
went into a very hasty and fast presentation informing me that Dish was
in a loosing law suit with Tivo and all their dvr's would soon be cut
off in less than a month. I told him that I didn't believe he was right
and had pretty good knowledge about what is going on in the satellite
business for now. He wouldn't listen to me and and then explained that
letters would be coming out in two weeks notifying that all dish dvr's
would be cut off due to the law suit and that 1.2 million people in the
northern U.S. had already been turned off as of today. He said he could
convert me to directv for better service, more HD and better dvr's.. He
also noted that he could make sure that I got Little Rock, AR. locals
and not Shreveport, La. (which is our DMA for this part of southwest
Arkansas). I told him that he didn't have anything I needed and I would
take my chances and asked him to leave. He did leave a little sheet with
info on the cost of directv packages and name of his company and phone
numbers if I should need their services. There were several of these
guys going door to door in my neighborhood and I was totally shocked
that someone, let alone a business would have the gall to get out and
out right lie to try to make a satellite sell. I would love to tell you
more in detail and also scan and copy you this piece of paper if you're
interested.
I know this message is in great detail but I wanted to share with you.
I have been messing with Dish and doing all my own installation and
set-ups from day one and know a little more then the average dish
customer. I'm not a dish installer by any means but enjoy messing with
it.
Your input and/or opinion on this matter would be greatly appreciated
as I think that a business that would allow it's people to go into a
neighboring community (state) using this type of selling tactics is in
serious violation of the law in my opinion. They did also mention that
they did represent Dish network as well but they wouldn't recommend
them. Only Directy was on their add sheet that they were passing out
door to door.
Thanks for listening and hope to hear from you soon.
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Todd Allcock
"cwk3" <cwk3....@satelliteguys.us> wrote in message
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> Your input and/or opinion on this matter would be greatly appreciated
> as I think that a business that would allow it's people to go into a
> neighboring community (state) using this type of selling tactics is in
> serious violation of the law in my opinion. They did also mention that
> they did represent Dish network as well but they wouldn't recommend
> them. Only Directy was on their add sheet that they were passing out
> door to door.
If they sell both, as they said they do, I suspect they give a similarly
full of sh-t sales pitch for DISH Network, and give out DISH Network
brochures when they see a DirecTV dish on someone's house. There's no money
it for them if they convince you to stick with the same provider you're
currently using. If there's no dish on the house, they probably pitch both
services.
Patrick Martin
know what is going on. I doubt I would have let the guy get as far as he
did. I don't handle pushy people well. I would not be concerned about
Dish and the DVR. I have been with Dish close to same time period as you
have and I also am very happy with their programming. Dish does have
more basic HD than anyone. Direct has a bit more Sports and PPV in HD,
but that is it. Dish also carries more channels than Direct. Some I
cannot find elsewhere. It used to be, Direct had a channel or two I
wanted that Dish did not have, but now Dish has about all of what Direct
has, expect for a rel channel or two and Dish has several basic channels
Direct doesn't.
Patrick
aemeijers
> This is a copy of a PM I sent Scott earlier. I've got no dog in this
With the possible exception of Girl Scouts selling cookies (do they
still go door-to-door anywhere any more?), I can think of no reason to
buy anything from a door-to-door salesman. If their prices or product
were any good, there are a lot cheaper ways to advertise to their
potential customers. If they need a high-pressure pitch, that is a big
red flag right there.
Unless I see a uniform or a badge through the peephole, or a known face,
I don't even answer the door. Why waste their time and mine? If a
walking salesman accosts me while I am working in the yard, I have been
known to be less than polite.
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Eric
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I typically won't buy anything from someone that comes to my door. When U-
Verse hit my neighborhood, the sales people hit us hard. When the dust
settled, I was one of 2 people on our block that didn't bite. The rest of
the neighbors went with the U-Verse packages and they love it, though there
is a few things I wouldn't be satisfied with (30 second delay when changing
channels sometimes). The pricing on the packages offered at the time would
have saved me around $30/month with no contract. I checked recently, and
the equivelent package to what I have from Dish, plus AT&T DSL, would have
been a couple dollars more or less than I pay now, before taxes from either
company.
I'd like to know if my neighbors have had price increases that have brought
them up to the current offers from U-Verse or if they have kept the lower
price for being early adopters. Regardless, we're happy with dish and are
in no hurry to change. My next door neighbor switched from Direct when he
moved in, then switched to AT&T. He's got 3 abandoned dishes on the side of
his house now.
cwk3
I agree with all of your responses and appreciate your input. I agree
that Dish needs to know this as these guys had matching shirts with the
company name on them. I'm hoping that Dish people monitor this site
and have picked up on it.
Anyway, Thanks again.
greenang...@gmail.com
To your success,
Dennis Leonardo
konradc...@gmail.com
I'm a dish/DTV door to door retailer with installers but our company will not process any DTV orders unless they qualify as a 5 star
If you are serious about ur offer contact me and we can talk more I have 10 of these deals that can ran and that's just in the last week since the new policy.
These customers are already sold, and are awaiting install ... TBD once I find a retailer that will process them, I can have the installed by our installation company next day!
480-272-1287
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brenda...@gmail.com
-Brenda Ibarra
DirecTV Sales Rep
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