I agree the OP is probably better off staying with DirecTV. He can always change providers at any time he chooses, just so long as he does not have DirecTV replace any of his malfunctioning equipment because DirecTV re-commits that subscriber to another 2 years without telling that subscriber-----OH, WAIT! They stopped doing that, right, because the FTC is suing DirecTV for that and other such deceptive practices that include failure to disclose and misleading what the "regular" price would be after the FIRST year of a 2 year agreement but misleading people to think the discounted price was for TWO years (my neighbors were victims of that and were PO'd--the whole point of Dish's "2 Year Price Lock" and the new "3 Year Price Lock") and MORE offenses.
I would rather deal with an unsolicited phone call from a Dish contractor than have those COSTLY, life in hell things above done to me by DirecTV or Cable Co ANY DAY! Not even a comparison. Also, there is the possibility that Dish may have not known the 3rd party contractors were violating the DNC list. That will be dertermained by trial, if Dish does 't settle before the judge issues their ruling. DirecTV CLEARLY in FULL control, DELIBERATELY did what they did, and KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING. It was DirecTV policy created by and carried out by DirecTV with no other parties involved. Far worse than a DNC list violation, but, certainly, punishment is proper for any DNC list violation, but it won't be anything close to $25 billion.
Personally, I think Dish, the Feds and the state A'sG are still hammering out some settlement, and I think ALL parties prefer a settlement to going through the whole trial.
I would rather deal with an unsolicited phone call from a Dish contractor than have those COSTLY, life in hell things above done to me by DirecTV or Cable Co ANY DAY! Not even a comparison. Also, there is the possibility that Dish may have not known the 3rd party contractors were violating the DNC list. That will be dertermained by trial, if Dish does 't settle before the judge issues their ruling. DirecTV CLEARLY in FULL control, DELIBERATELY did what they did, and KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THEY WERE DOING. It was DirecTV policy created by and carried out by DirecTV with no other parties involved. Far worse than a DNC list violation, but, certainly, punishment is proper for any DNC list violation, but it won't be anything close to $25 billion.
Personally, I think Dish, the Feds and the state A'sG are still hammering out some settlement, and I think ALL parties prefer a settlement to going through the whole trial.
