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Social \ Foxtel!!!!!!!!!

1aaRon2
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Just here to vent and see if you guys think im entitled to any sort of compensation or discount. So i had to cancel my Foxtel subscription last week, as i have joined the Army. I rang up, cancelled it and was told a tech would be out on Monday between 9-11 to pick up the equipment. Now, ive been working my little ring hole off lately, trying to save as much as possible so that i can have time off before i head off for Recruit Training. So im basically (i AM) working every day. So i took Monday off so that they could come pick up their equipment and be done with it. So theres $150 i missed out on. Well, they never turned up! No phone call or anything! So i rang them today. After being on hold for 18 minutes i was asked a couple of questions. I told them what happened and they said "oh ok, would you mind if put you on hold for just a moment?" Grrrrrrr. "Fine" i said. After waiting another 5 minutes i got the ****s and hung up. Its impossible to contact them via email. Their lousy phone system is my only option. Im so peed off. I have to pay $300 early disconection fee (fair enough, i knew this) but then i've also lost $150 from missing work, for nothing. And then spent my entire lunch break on hold and got no where!!!!!!
27/02/2008
QLD
Gaetano
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Mates: 62
So really, $300 + $150 = $450 = about 6.5 months worth of foxtel

How long are you going to the Army for? Over 6.5 months. I hope so, because if you're not, you ended up paying for something and losing out on $150 when you could have just left foxtel on and it would have ended out cheaper for you...
27/02/2008
Melbourne
Reynaldo7
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You can ask them to put your contract on hold for a period of time, forget how long it is but you can postpone the service.
27/02/2008
Parramatta, NSW
Subie25L
Kudos: 55
Mates: 4

Gaetano said:
How long are you going to the Army for? Over 6.5 months. I hope so, because if you're not, you ended up paying for something and losing out on $150 when you could have just left foxtel on and it would have ended out cheaper for you...



I'm sure he is only going for a month or two
27/02/2008
Sydney
crazynites
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Mates: 74
Yeah I know a few mates who have cracked it with foxtel for similiar reasons. They say they will be there between 9 & 11 then turn up at 3pm or the wrong day.

If I was you i'd tell them they now have to pick it up on your next day off even if its a weekend & if they dont you will leave it on the front door step. Then contact your bank if you have direct debit set up & request no further money is paid to foxtel.
27/02/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
chucky110
Kudos: 1,006
Mates: 11
yep i reckon you are entitled to it, they stuffed you around, now you get the chance to do it back
27/02/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
blackdog17
Kudos: 500
Mates: 28
Def cancel your direct debit. Also put doen in writing who you speak too and what actions ave occured. If it was me i would be asking for the price of lost income to b dducted from amount owing. It is thier fault for saying they would be there when they didn't show .
27/02/2008
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helio
Kudos: 45
Mates: 10
I hate this company. When we had Foxtel, we moved into an area that doesn't support it, out of their area. They sent me a bill for almost $400- for having terminated my service early and some other fees. I called them and had a go, told them that I'm not choosing a house around a utility, and that I'm not paying an early termination fee because I only had 2 months left and I would have continued the service if they could provide it. I found out later that they have a territory agreement with AUSTAR, and could have switched me over with just a couple of key strokes. Same deal with with Big Pond, they told me that I had a 3 to 12 month wait before they could connect me, and have to pay for it, due to work that had to be done at the exchange, then they say that they can only give me dial up because of the lines in the area. I called another company and had working internet in a week.

I had Austar hooked up about 8 months ago and we had two units, and when we moved last we wanted to return and cancel one. They sent out a postage paid box to put it in, and all I had to do was pack it up and drop it into a post office. Tell them to do this, and tell them to waver the cancellation fee for waisting your time. Ooh speak to a supervisor, I didn't get anywhere until I did that, the other muppets can't do anything.

Good luck.
28/02/2008
Melbourne
 
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