I had arranged to have dish (through ATT) and when the guy gets here he is scratching his head and saying that there will be cables going across my floor to where the TV was. I said What?
He couldn't figure out any other way to do it..
The first time he came he needed a letter from the condo association telling him where to put the dish and what holes he could drill where.
The second time I had the letter but he was scratching his head..said it couldn't be done..and left.
The third time was when they said that about running the cable accross a major doorway in the hallway. And he said it was a big cable..2 of them!
The Direct TV apparently hires lazy subcontractors to do their work. I called and complained while he was still here and all of a sudden he decides he can install it. Course again, I will have the cables going accross the doorway..(where I know I will trip over).
So I tell him to get lost!
After he leaves I am so mad..I had already been trying to move in for a week..but refused till my TV and computer was hooked up.
Well, they got the Computer and phone hooked up but no cable!
Long story short I ended up calling Charter. They was already a plug in for the hookup so it was simple..it's just that the Direct TV is what I wanted plus it was cheaper..I told them they better honor our price deal for the phone and computer because it was their fault I didn't get cable with them (ATT).
Well little by little ATT kept raising the price (with so called taxes and fees) till it was rediculous..I finally switched everything over to Charter. I feel I got a good deal.
Now whenever they call wanting me to switch to ATT..I let them have it...
BTW..ATT contracts independant workers to install their Direct TV..
I told them there were sending the laziest workers they had out and hoped they weren't all like that..ATT didn't like that. I wonder if they went with someone else after that?
I even tried to show the guy how to lay the wires for Dish following the baseboard but they were too lazy to go out of their way..
After all that, I still think yours is a worse horror story than mine...
Snoozy...