Complaint Review: BCK Communications - Tampa Florida
- BCK Communications 2650 S Falkenburg Rd Tampa, Florida U.S.A.
- Phone: 800-640-8589
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- Category: Satellite Companies
BCK Communications Direct TV Installation Nightmare Ripoff Tampa Florida
*Consumer Suggestion: Hi
*Consumer Comment: thank you for the info
*Consumer Comment: Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
*Consumer Comment: Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
*Consumer Comment: Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
*Consumer Comment: Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
*Consumer Suggestion: Sounds like you need to switch to a different provider
*UPDATE Employee: Delayed Installation
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On 1/13/06 I responded to an add to get Direct TV installed in place of Dish Network. I called BCK Communications and spoke with Brandy at ext. 5124. She was extremely helpful and I ordered Direct TV. She set up the installation for 1/14/06 between 8AM and noon. On 1/14, I waited and waited. At 11AM I called BCK and they said the installer was on his way. I called back at 12:30 and they said he would be there in an hour. He arrived at 2:30. He indicated that he had been assigned four installations for that morning. Even though I had spent most of the day waiting for him to show up, I decided not to make it an issue. The installer then proceeded to inform me of all of the problems with my installation. My basement was finished too completely. There was no way to get an additional feed to my family room. Cabling into the house would be difficult. We worked through these issues and he started the installation. At that point he confided that he had brought the wrong dish. He said he would install the one he had and return on 1/15 at 9AM to switch it with the right one. Then when he got to the installation in my family room, he asked where my phone line for my DVR box was. I indicated that I didn't have a phone line where the cable enters my family room. He then told me that the DVR would not work without a phone line. I told him that I had DVR with Dish Network for over 2 years without a phone line and it worked fine. He called tech support and they indicated that it would work for awhile and then stop working. Finally someone figured out that the model he was installing at my house did not need a phone line.
He finished the installation with the exception of the correct dish and a bad receiver at 6:30.
The next morning 9AM came and went with him not showing up. I called at 10AM and they told me he was on his way. I called at 11 and they said they left him a message. I asked to speak to a manager and was transferred to a man named Jerry. He did not give me his last name. By this point, I admit that I was frustrated and angry. I told Jerry that this situation was getting intolerable and that I wanted to know where the installer was and when he was going to show up. Jerry told me to adjust my tone. I am the Director of Sales for a Software Company in Atlanta and if anyone that worked for me ever told an angry customer to adjust their tone, he would be dismissed immediately. Jerry was sarcastic and condescending in both what he said and how he said it. He did nothing to apologize for what I had been through or to diffuse the situation. He agreed to set up an installer to come out on the 16th. I agreed, at this point I had no choice. Jerry was rude and not at all what I would want in my customer service and support personnel.
The installers finally showed up at 12:30 and I had to leave them at my house unsupervised because I had other commitments that I could not change.
I do not have enough experience with Direct TV at this point to determine if it is better than Dish Network. I can say that my installation experience with BCK Communications was a complete nightmare and I will strongly recommend anyone who asks, to use a different company when getting Direct TV. I can't imagine that they treat all of their customers the way they treated me, but by the same token I am sure I am not alone.
Frank
Alpharetta, Georgia
U.S.A.
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#8 Consumer Suggestion
Hi
AUTHOR: Troy - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Thursday, July 06, 2006
Hi charles
I was not meaning that the dvr will not work at all with out a phone line, it will but you have to have the phone line hooked to it to order ppv movies. And that is simply what I was trying to say sorry it came out as a crock to you.

#7 Consumer Comment
thank you for the info
AUTHOR: Charles - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Sunday, June 25, 2006
frank
i will be sure not to use BCK Communications or any of there services
jane from S.C.
its great that you get good service every time you call(hard to beleive) but good
but the fact remains that frank was shafted by BCK Communications
and as a provider they are not in charge so if a customer calls with a bit of anger then the best thing is too aplogize to the CUSTOMER after all it is his/her money thats paying them
troy I.N.
i have had dvr for 3 years and never once needed a phone line in order for it to work
so thats a crock
pat BCK Communications
im sure that you are a good person but in order to have a comeback customer or even new customers you need to inform those that answer the phones that its us that pay there wages
if it wasnt for the customer then your compnay wouldnt even be here so i suggest you screen those employee's you have

#6 Consumer Comment
Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
AUTHOR: Jane - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 05, 2006
Frank from Alphretta --
I have had nothing but professional, courteous customer service reps when calling customer service from BCK Communications. If you speak to the customer service rep or supervisor with the same respect that you wish to receive from them you will have a productive, problem solving customer service experience. Always remember the person on the other end of the phone is the one who can help you.
Sincerely, Jane

#5 Consumer Comment
Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
AUTHOR: Jane - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 05, 2006
Frank from Alphretta --
I have had nothing but professional, courteous customer service reps when calling customer service from BCK Communications. If you speak to the customer service rep or supervisor with the same respect that you wish to receive from them you will have a productive, problem solving customer service experience. Always remember the person on the other end of the phone is the one who can help you.
Sincerely, Jane

#4 Consumer Comment
Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
AUTHOR: Jane - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 05, 2006
Frank from Alphretta --
I have had nothing but professional, courteous customer service reps when calling customer service from BCK Communications. If you speak to the customer service rep or supervisor with the same respect that you wish to receive from them you will have a productive, problem solving customer service experience. Always remember the person on the other end of the phone is the one who can help you.
Sincerely, Jane

#3 Consumer Comment
Helpful suggestion for phone calls to customer service reps
AUTHOR: Jane - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 05, 2006
Frank from Alphretta --
I have had nothing but professional, courteous customer service reps when calling customer service from BCK Communications. If you speak to the customer service rep or supervisor with the same respect that you wish to receive from them you will have a productive, problem solving customer service experience. Always remember the person on the other end of the phone is the one who can help you.
Sincerely, Jane

#2 Consumer Suggestion
Sounds like you need to switch to a different provider
AUTHOR: Troy - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Friday, February 03, 2006
Do you have any other options than direct tv or dish network? If you do I would get that service. First of all why would you want a DVR box that will not work right unless it is plugged in to a phone line, I beleive it is because they do not have the ability to keep the box updated through the satillites signal. I work for a cable company. I am a lead service tech, and none of our equipment needs a phone line to work , of corse unless you would have our telephone service but that is obvious. But I would run the numbers before you decide to cancel your service exspecially if you would have to pay a $100 or $200 dollar cancelation fee, I would add up what it would cost you per month for the length of your contract and see if it is more or less than what you would pay for the cancelation fee, I would guess it would be more. And then you would at least know if it would cost you or save you money to cancel it or keep paying for a half way working service. hope this helped in some way, and heck I don't know maybe Pat will be able to do something about your problem, but I hope that it would be more than just to apologize.

#1 UPDATE Employee
Delayed Installation
AUTHOR: Patrick - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, January 31, 2006
I am writing in response to the claim Mr. sublet made against BCK Communications, Inc. for not installing his DirecTV system in a timely manner and for the manner in which he was spoken to by both a customer service representative and a manager. I made a few attempts to contact Mr. Sublet to apologize to him personally but was only able to leave a message doing so.
Mr. Sublet also mention the DVR, unfortunately DirecTV DVR's requires two cable lines and a phone line in order to work correctly.
BCK Communications, Inc. sincerely thank Mr. Sublet for his patience and for Becoming a DirecTV customer,, we will address this issue with the manager involve and try our best to prevent this from happening in the future.
Sincerely
Patrick Dunbar
BCK Communications, Inc.


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