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Hey y'all, let me know if you've heard this one before. Brett Lawrie is a fantasy sleeper for the YYYY Fantasy Baseball Season! In fact, this isn't even a new post. I just went back from all the posts between 2012 and 2014 and did a mash-up of them. It was hard to get them all the same font so be thankful this doesn't read like a ransom note! Speaking of notes, it feels like every spot you've taken Lawrie the last few years has left you with an I.O.U. almost immediately after leaving the draft table, doesn't it? That kind of pain is hard to get over, especially in deeper leagues where your team can falter just on a few bad picks or rise quickly on a few good ones. So what makes drafting Lawrie in the year of the sheep make me feel like the GOAT you ask? Well read on. Here's my take on Brett for you late round misfit seekers for 2015 Fantasy Baseball…Please, blog, may I have some more?
Anthony Rendon
Anthony Rendon was cleared for baseball activities, which meant he was able to spit sunflower seeds and adjust his jockstrap with no pain. Then he reported discomfort when he bent his knee. Matt Williams, singing a'la Weird Al, said, "Rendon's Opening Day is in jeopardy…Baby…Ooh…" Honestly, I feel like I'm in a pickle wrapped in a can't-win-shituation surrounded by a chimichanga of head scratching with a Mexican saying, "No lo se," and me saying, "No lose? More like no win, Jose!" We're still two weeks away from Opening Day and Rendon could be fine by the end of the first week, which means he'll miss maybe 25 ABs, which is nothing in the big picture. Dock him 3 runs, 2 RBIs and four hits and move on. This could actually be a buying opportunity in drafts if he falls too far. But if he's downplaying his injury as every player who has been injured does, then he could struggle, hit the DL for a month or two and have a lost season. He never had blazing speed, so I worry that he might not steal with the knee injury or at least not as much in the early part of the year. Therefore, ergo, vis-a-vis I lowered him out of my top 10 and into my top 20 where I'd be more comfortable drafting him. Anyway, here's what else I saw in spring training for fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Second base is a solid position in OBP leagues and you can find standouts across the board and throughout the top-20. I have a few guys I am targeting heavily in drafts for the keystone, as well as MI positions, as I tend to end up with a second baseman there too. The top-5 in OBP looks a lot like most rankings: Robinson Cano .382, Jose Altuve .377, Ben Zobrist .354, (Anthony Rendon if eligible .351), Howie Kendrick .347, and Brian Dozier .345. There are also a couple of names left off of this list that are pretty consistently in the top 5 ranks: Ian Kinsler .307, and Dee Gordon .326 (but more on him later.) Here are a few guys I am targeting and one player, who was a surprising breakout last year, that I'm avoiding…Please, blog, may I have some more?
Alex Cobb left his start the other day with forearm tightness, but he's not concerned. "Not concerned with forearm tightness" is now the number two reason for Tommy John surgery. Number one is "torn UCL." The number three reason is "I feel great!" If we have one more pitcher say, "I feel great," without someone else saying they're "not concerned with forearm tightness," then it will be a dead heat and could come down to Tanaka's translator chiming in with how Masahiro feels. A pitcher and manager's reporting on an arm issue is like reading a Yelp review written by the owner of the restaurant. "I didn't know scalloped potatoes could be so sublime!" And I didn't know I had to avoid every other starter in drafts, but here we are. Cobb says he should only miss his Opening Day start, but I've lowered Cobb way down in my top 400 and into my top 60 starters to a tier where I would not draft him. There's enough to worry about when drafting a team, don't get too cute with "Well, so-and-so fell so far I figured I'd give him a chance even though his arm is dangling at every joint." Anyway, here's what else I saw in spring training for fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
I swear to you with the sincerity of someone you've never met, I woke up yesterday and saw the news about Zack Wheeler and decided it wasn't a catastrophe for my already-drafted teams. At least I only drafted him in one of three leagues. I liked him a lot, so things could've been worse. I felt downright well-adjusted. Breathe in, breathe out, Grey's fine. So, I went to my car to go on my morning trip to Starbucks, where I have the pleasure of buying an overpriced coffee and having my name misspelled, but, when I got in my car, it wouldn't start. The car's not a clunker, never had problems before. Then I realized something very profound. There was a higher power that would not let me be well-adjusted to Wheeler breaking down. A higher power that insisted I mourn the lose of my Wheeler even if it meant hitting me over the head with sad, sad irony that my four-wheeler wouldn't start either. That higher power's name, the Fantasy Baseball Overlord. Now I have no car and no number two starter on one of my teams. As I said in yesterday's podcast that was taped on Sunday prior to the official Wheeler news breaking, the Mets said Wheeler's elbow was fine so that meant he'd need Tommy John surgery. I was being facetious at the time, but is there any such thing as being facetious when talking about the Mets? Not to answer, but to ponder. Terry Collins said on Sunday, and I quote to let you absorb fully what teams say vs. what is actually going on, "There is nothing alarming or different from what's been going on before. I know (Wheeler)'s got some issues with the finger (a blister). Other than that, just a little rest and he'll be fine." On Monday, Wheeler's UCL was fully torn and needed Tommy John surgery. That's one heckuva blister! Wheeler's biggest challenge will now be finding time to see Dr. James Andrews. He's getting booked up quickly! I've removed Wheeler from my top 40 starters and my top 400. To add insult to Wheeler's injury, the Mets will moved Dillon Gee into the rotation and not Noah Syndergaard. Gee, terrific. Gee's a 4+ ERA, 6+ K-rate guy that I won't add into the rankings because he's a streamer in most mixed leagues. Also, he'll be bumped in June for Syndergaard, assuming no more Mets pitcher injuries– Ha! Damn, almost got through that last sentence without laughing. Anyway, here's what else I saw in spring training for fantasy baseball:Please, blog, may I have some more?
What was I thinking when I thought this would be a fun post? I came into this wanting to be Grey's opposite for S's and G's, but that ship sailed south really fast. If you are disappointed that I bailed on that idea, then go to his comments any day and you can view my contrarian ways as I try to keep him honest and keep myself being…well, me being good ole me. When Rudy told me he would make me a table doing a side-by-side with dollar values, I was a little worried about how that would be accepted by the Grey-heads. Then I thought to myself, who doesn't like money? Well maybe Monty Brewster, who hated money for 30 days, but I would too with what he had to do in that classic 80's baseball flick. On a hunch, I went into the archives to find that Rudy wrote this post last year and realized I got duped into doing it for 2015. Well played señor Rudolfo…well played indeed.
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Playing in an OBP league not only takes into account more of the players overall performance, it can also help you get a couple of steals on draft day. I took a look at third base and singled out a few players to target and one to pass over that others in your league may be sleeping on…
Looking at the top-5 in OBP last year, we end up with Adrian Beltre (.388), Matt Carpenter (.375), Carlos Santana (.365), Casey McGehee (.355), and Anthony Rendon (.351). No surprise that at number one, is the top ranked third baseman going into 2015, and Rendon is going in the top-20 overall in most leagues, however the others are a bit more surprising. No one is taking Casey McGehee in the top-20 at third base in any league, and no one should, but it's interesting to see him so high on the list. Looking past him, we have a couple of guys that are pretty well known to be more valuable in OBP leagues: Carpenter and Santana. Each brings a different skill set to the table, but have significantly more value in an OBP league vs. standard, and if your league is a new to OBP, you should be able to get both at a bargain. Here are a few stand outs that I am targeting in any OBP league.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Here's a post that's gonna make you wanna slap ya mama and tell her Don Magic Juan sends his best. The other day I told you how to draft your pitchers for 2015 fantasy baseball. I laid it out to you nice and simple (if you have a degree in "What The Hell Is Grey Talking About?" Not a PhD, mind you. Just a BS.) Today, we forget all that jabberwocky on the who-ha and get down to business old school-style (which means if you don't comprehend, I will hit you over the head with a baseball bat signed by Joe Clark.) What I'm hoping to lay out to you is who do you draft 2nd if you've drafted so and so first. I think it might be helpful to go through pairings for your 5 outfielders, all your middle and corner infielders too. I'm not sure I'll have the time or patience to do them though. We'll see! Or not. Your choice. (Actually, my choice.) For easy reference, the royal we will be using the top 10 for 2015 fantasy baseball and the top 20 for 2015 fantasy baseball and the beginning of the top 100 for 2015 fantasy baseball. I'm going to assume you're in a 12 team, 5×5, MI, CI, 5 OF, 1 Utility, 1 Catcher league, similar to our Razzball Commenter Leagues. (Go join one now. Or join two. Or three.) Anyway, here's some pairings for the first two rounds of 2015 fantasy baseball drafts:Please, blog, may I have some more?
Yeah, you know me. Who's down with PPD? Every last homie. You down with PPD? Yeah you know me. Who's down with PPD? All the homies. Are you a homie? If your response is "homey don't play that", then maybe instead of fantasizing about the fly girls, you should be zipping up your fly and getting down with PPD. You like how I transitioned from homie to homey? If I'm really good, I can make my way to jabroni.
So what in the Fire Marshall Bill is PPD? And how does it work? Well… Lemme show you something!!! PPD stands for points per dollar. More precisely, it's fantasy points per dollar spent on a player at your auction. If your league doesn't do an auction and it's not a head-to-head points league then you can go watch an episode of In Living Color on YouTube or do whatever it is you do when you're not reading Razzball. But for the rest of you, it's time you learned how to put your money where your points is. Yes, I realize the grammar on that last sentence is as poor as a church mouse. Whatever that means.Please, blog, may I have some more?
Keeper league rankings are here (the 2014 Rankings can be found here), and I am going to absolutely shock the world with my number one. This is all about zagging when others zig. You gotta get out in front of the pack with advanced statistics and clever strategory. Sometimes you have to be bold and go against the grain to get that competitive edg…what's that? Everybody else has Mike Trout number one too? It's common sense? Well…crap. These are my personal rankings and take into account the 2015-2019 seasons. Don't start flipping through your calendar – that's 5 years. It means the senior citizen players are really going have to provide some nice statistics in the first year or two to rank highly. It also means players who are in or, better yet, just entering their prime get a bump. It's not a hybrid list, so no prospects or Cuban rookies…sorry. It's also not set for any specific pricing or league settings so assume a standard 5×5 roto format with no penalties to keep a player. Basically it's a ranking of what I think these players will be worth over the next 5 years as a whole. It's that simple. Here are my top 100 keepers for 2015 and beyond…Please, blog, may I have some more?


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Location: Huntsville,Madison,AL
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"Great Video Quality, Great Variety of Channels"
"Their phone support is almost useless"
"Better than traditional cable TV"
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I have been a customer of Directv for 10+ years now and I have very little bad that I can say about their services.
The only issue I ever have with the reception is during heavy rains but only very heavy rain. All other times the quality is perfect!
I installed everything myself so I don't know anything about their installation services.. I have had to deal with their phone support a couple of times over the past few years and most times it is beyond useless if powering the receiver off doesn't fix the issue now.
I have two receivers, one with DVR and one standard bot have been reliable.
As with most services of this type I believe they overcharge and are overly restrictive but maybe the proliferation of online video services will help bring some competition?
I would recommend them!
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Location: Chantilly,Fairfax,VA
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"The multiroom DVR is REALLY not an option until new software is installed!"
"I feel ripped off and stuck in a contract with a company who doesnt hold up their end!"
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It all started in August! Hubby LOVES football, we were tired of crappy verizon, so we made the leap and signed up with Directv! Installed without programming remotes but thats ok. Day 2 of having service...no playlist on other tv's??? We have 4 kids and like to record their shows for "tv time". I call about the DVR...no fix. Now we see that the playlist will disappear all together or if it is there it will be from last week (shows we've already deleted will show up and new shows from that day are MIA?) I have reset the box, had directv to my house MANY times and even had a case manager (had a code 47 and 48..had these codes this morning!) STILL NO FIX
November when directv is tired of us calling, assign us a case manager...who should not work in customer service..ever, told me "in 3 weeks OR SO our new SOFTWARE will fix ALL your problems, no you cannot get out of your contract unless you pay $450" So, now its January:) December 4th my tv showed new software BUT I found out this morning that wasnt "THE" software so my problems are still ongoing! So, NOW, JAnuary 8th I still have directv and it still doesnt work BUT IM STILL PAYING BECASUE ITS NOT THEIR FAULT ITS THE SOFTWARE!!!! Isnt that your fault? I feel like I should get an hourly pay because Im always reseting, unhooking or speaking to DIRECTV.
Tv is such a small thing in life and shouldnt be this difficult. I pay you for a SERVICE, YOU PROVIDE ME THAT SERVICE..RIGHT? Not at directv...you pay them and you kinda get service BUT they are working on it so as a paying customer,I WAIT, wait until the engineers release "THE" software. Well Ive been patient since AUGUST and IVE HAD IT.
The manager this morning tried to comfort me in telling me " THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, YOU ARE NOT 1st PERSON I'VE TALKED TO TODAY WHO HAS THE SAME ISSUE. Thats sad! It sure didnt make me feel better, it made me come online and WARN others. If you want to pay for a service and not receive it...PICK DIRECTV...if you want a constant headache and always be "on hold"...PICK DIRECTV If you dont want your kids watching that much tv...PICK DIRECTV...If you like a big blue box informing you "your playlist is disconnected" every 2 minutes...PICK DIRECTV
If you want to be in the boat of people with the "same" problem for 6 months with no fix in sight...PICK DIRECTV
The promise on their website is a script not a "promise". If that were true I would be out the the contract, like requested, without paying you $450! I feel you breeched the contract and have not fufilled your end...not even close. But...the little people pay and the suits win! I cannot believe a "new" customer has had such a horrrible experience with your company is on the hook for the cancellation fee. Directv should pay me the fee and do me a favor for once! I thought it was cheaper to keep an "old" customer than to advertise for a "new" customer??? I hope if you have a similar problem you TELL THE WORLD...warn people not to get involved until this MAGIC SOFTWARE IS RELEASED! GOOD LUCK TO ALL WHO ARE NEW IN MY SHOES, AND TO THOSE WHO ARE "OLD" CUSTOMER WHO CANT GET OUT..
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Sounds so much better than crappy Verizon!
2013-Jan-8 5:39 pm: ·
You CAN get out of the contract!
If they are NOT delivering what they promised you, they are in breach of contract, and as such you have a legal right to end that contract WITHOUT any penalties or fees as a result. You have given them MORE THAN ADEQUATE TIME TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM YOU ARE EXPERIENCING!
Call them back and politely tell them that you wish to cancel because they are in breach of their part of the contact. Also send a snail mail return receipt requested to the executive offices briefly stating what you have communicated here.
2013-Jan-8 8:45 pm: ·
Re: You CAN get out of the contract!
Ok for one, the directv promise is that we provide tv programing that is their agreement to all of there customers. If the equipment is faulty yet its a know issue and it be worked on then they do not let you out of the agreement, you agreed to get T.V SERVICES which means u can watch live t.v then they have every right to charge a early cancel fee cause your tv is working and you are getting programing
2013-Jan-13 4:34 am: ·
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"Great product, only lose service in terrible weather, great HD"
"Offer promotions but don't follow through, plead ignorance later"
"If they were honest about promotions and charges, this would be great"
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I signed up for DirecTV at a Best Buy in the summer of 2010 because there was a promotion when I bought my TV. I was supposed to get $300 in Best Buy money from DirecTV, as well as $20/month off my bill for my 1 year contract. I never received any of this. DirecTV claimed me living in an apartment (already wired for DirecTV) is why I didn't qualify for the $20 off. They also claimed I didn't sign up for their services at Best Buy-why I didn't get the $300. They knew my address before I signed the papers and I definitely purchased it at Best Buy. I love their product they put out. It has terrific channel selection and HD quality. I'm still bitter about losing out on $500+ in promotions from the first year, as well as the local internet company that goes with the service is complete garbage. I'm considering a switch to Charter for better internet and comparable TV that works in storms.
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Location: Opelika,Lee,AL
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I was told to be here at noon and the installer would come between noon and 4. At 4, a lady three states away called and told me the guy would be here between 4 & 5. It is now 5:20, no one has arrived & the automated calling service says my installer is 45 minutes away! Would not recommend.
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Direct tv is a SCAM!
Direct tv is a scam because they sent me a flyer for 200 dollar debit card for signin up for direct tv an then I called an spoke to multiple people and they all were saying that I wasn't eligible for the debit card when that was the whole reason I signed up they just suck you in an then scam you I would not recommend direct tv too anyone. This is ridiculous. Because they said the people that signed me up for it didn't put the debit card on my account saying that I was able to get the debit card. That is a scam.
2012-Dec-31 3:27 pm: ·
Re: Direct tv is a SCAM!
Wow! Same issue here just tonight. Suppose to be here by 4pm, automated call came after we got a call around 5 minutes after 4 from installer. Automated called said same, 45 minutes away. The installer got here around 4:30, had to call in a friend to help and they left here at 7:30.
2013-Jan-4 12:04 am: ·
Unhappy with new DTV install
DTV was installed 10/18/12. Installation rep did not go over what he was installing, to see if it was what I ordered/wanted. He had probems connecting to my WiFi, but said it was corrected, then left. I had intermittent trouble since then with WiFi connections & pixillation. Called them 10/28/12 c/o pixillating on tv screen & they assisted with correcting it. Thought all issues were resolved, but NO they weren't. Called them again 11/22/12 about loss of WiFi connection. Received new ethernet cable after Thanksgiving. Still had problems, so called them again. Today, tech came to house & said there were initial install problems & corrected them, got rid of ethernet & WiFi works great! But we discovered that we did not have GENIE DVR, as I had requested in the first place. Called Customer Service & they said they had only one record of my calling with complaints, & that I couldn't get the free GENIE because I waited too long to tell them that what I had wasn't what I ordered. The GENIE would be $500, not free like the ads state! Rep gave me every excuse in the book, blaming ME for not knowing that I didn't have a GENIE, not accepting any responsibility for the 'bait and switch'! How was I to know that what looked like a GENIE wasn't one? As I said my reception was intermittent. I would NEVER recommend DTV to anyone! I now know that many of my friends/family have also had negative reviews of DTV.
2013-Jan-2 12:56 pm: ·
Direct tv sucks
Direct tv sucks they told me I could cancel at no cost 30 days after activation n when I called to cancel due to unsatisfactory service they told me that I have to pay $460 are u kidding me?? Do not recommend. Dish is much better service
2013-Jan-2 10:50 pm: ·
Re: Direct tv sucks
same thing here.. this was the only reason i had dtv installed. a 30 day cancellation option. called on day 28 only to hear the same thing. $480 in fees. they said i had to cncel within the first 24 hour. i can't wait for this contract to be gone..
2013-Jan-9 9:53 am: ·
SLIMY Sales Technique !!!
Although they talk a good talk, DIRECT TV is just as slimy as all the others. I called to explore the option of switching from COMCAST. I just wanted info. My bad: I allowed myself to be railroaded into scheduling a tentative installation appt. Their bad: Even though I cancelled the appt 12 hours later, the installation charge still appeared on my credit card, and now I will wait 10 days for a refund. Just as bad as COMCAST, maybe worse.
2013-Jan-7 10:22 am: ·
Direc TV
In comparison to Dishnetwork, DirecT TV is a thief. It is obvious that Dishnetwork are honest people; they are upfront as to what you will pay for your monthly services. I signed a contract for a fixed monthly payment during a promotion for two years. When I received my first month bill, it was on target. When the second bill arrived, the payment had ballooned up. They are deceitful when they tell the customers about their initial sign-on, and once the contract is signed they manipulate your account to their satisfaction. "DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH DIRECT TV," it is a scam, and they come up with all kinds of lies to cover their backs. Apparently, they think that the American public is stupid. Well, those same customers have friends and they have friends that will give them heads up about Direct tv's scams. Eventually, their business/wall will come tumbling down. YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW DIRECT TV!!! One pissed off unsatisfied short-term customer.
2013-Jan-7 4:06 pm: ·
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Well Dish Network is a joke. They lie, lie, lie!!! My bill has never been right. I should be paying around $130.00 give or take a dollar or two but my bills have been over $200.00. Every time you talk to someone they change their story. My husband was talking to some lady and wanted to fax her our statements for the last year and a half, she wanted no part of it. She got defensive and said she was looking at the same statement but it wasn't reading what was on ours. They are liers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2013-Jan-11 1:45 pm: ·
direct tv is a thief got my atm card number for hookup charged me and then canceled said soneone else lived their before so they had to keep my money now I have to cancel my debit card.
2013-Jan-7 5:51 pm: ·
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Location: Schuylkill Haven,Schuylkill,PA
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"Poor Customer Service..... Beware"
"Would not recommend"
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I have Direct TV for a year now and I would not recommend them to anyone... At first they leave you with this warm and fuzzy feeling ..... till they have you sign on the line. When I was first researching Direct TV people who were unhappy with them all said the same thing. They will tell you what you want to hear BUT be concerned with what they are not telling you. And they only help you and make promises to you when it is time to renew... Which I will be not doing at the end of my contract and I am counting the months. I have had the service for for a year and got 3 receiver boxes FREE because of my credit at time of installation (And was told today I could have gotten 4 FREE with the deal I joined under)....Now a year later and never being a day late with my payment I call to get another box and I am told that it will cost me 99.99 for box PLUS a 6.00 a month extra fee. I can understand the monthly extra fee because another tv will be receiving signal HOWEVER I will not pay 99.99 for another box that in one year they will offer to give me for free to keep me when I disconnect and go back to Comcast....
Would you not want to keep a customer happy??? The lady on the phone just told me " After one year of service you are not considered a loyal customer" let me guess.... one year from now when my contract is gonna run out I will then be a loyal customer....I have to say next year I will be a Comcast customer AGAIN....Please listen to someone who has lived and learned Direct TV is not what they tell you they are..Beware of what they are NOT telling you.
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LISTEN to this MAN!
I too have the same opinion of DirecTV.
Had been a solid customer for two years with a contract, allowed them to use auto pay to deduct payments on time automatically.
When I went to cancel after MEETING ALL OF MY OBLIGATIONS it was the worst experience I have EVER had in my 30 years of dealing with CSRs at ANY company!!!!!
Check out my other reviews on DirecTV.
2012-Dec-19 9:47 pm: ·
Westwood, CA
I don't know what all the fuss is about. I had DirecTV (analog) for a few years; two boxes and three TV's; and when I called them about one thing or another about a year and a half ago the girl, when looking at my service said, "OMG!" "You're entitled to a new HDTV dish and two new HDTV receivers at no cost to you what so ever!" So I asked her what was the holdup? It was a couple of bucks extra for the HD but it wasn't much. The installation and all of the equipment was free. And I've still got the old dish and the two other receivers out in the garage (right next to the old DishNetwork dish and receivers from a few years before I went with DirecTV). The DirecTV setup hasn't done a thing wrong in the last couple of years. I've been cutting down the "package" some, over the last year or so. I've made up for more than I've cut with a Roku device that's attached to the TV and connects wireless to my wireless router so the Roku programming is there 24/7 as well. Any more I find myself watching movies and things over the internet and on my computer than I do watching things on the TV's.
2012-Dec-20 10:32 am: ·
look closely everytime
We have been loyal DTV customers for 12 years, due to a lack of choices where we live. Back in September we moved to a new place and took it with us,, no problem they even upgraded us to HDTV receivers
we pay the bills, one day my husband gets to looking at the bill and sees that they are charging us for 3 receivers, we only have 2, he calls customer service and they tell him he has to pay the bill in full before they can credit us back the money. We owed 60$ they owed us 48$, didn't understand why after 12 years they couldn't credit it back. Fast forward to today, I wake up to watch the news and it says we have no service, call customer service and it won't let us talk to a person, keeps telling us to make a payment-we owed $88, paid $100 last week, so that would be extra money? Plus they still owe us the other credit! Now that we live closer to civilization I think it's time we just get CABLE!
2013-Jan-2 9:25 am: ·
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"You're insane to sign up with them."
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I would be embarrassed to put "DIRECTV Customer Service Rep" on my resume.
I've never been late, always paid on time, ideal customer. Despite
that, every time I call I'm hung up on, put on hold and they never
come back and today I was told "sorry it's been a long week" while a
rep was really cranky with me.
What the hell is going on over there? Is this slave labor or
something? I've never so consistently encountered such a miserable
group of people each and every single time I contact DIRECTV with a
simple question like: did you get the extra receiver I sent back to
you? Seriously, it took 20 minutes and one disconnect to get an answer
to that question.
It's bizarre. If there is such a thing as a call center run out of a
prison, this is one of them. I've never longed to speak to a rep in
India before today, but that would be a much more productive
experience for sure. I'll be cancelling and finding a more
professional outfit to do business with. These people are weird. And
mean. You can imagine how this spills over into money management and
billing. Night. Mare.
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You are NOT alone!
I'm glad you mentioned this because I too experienced the EXACT same attitude that you have under the same circumstances.
Signed up for 2 yr contract. Used auto pay...fulfilled the contract for the 2 yrs. Called to cancel due to the regular price being way too high for what you get. Transferred to "retention" where the OBNOXIOUS, LOUDMOUTHED, BELIGERENT, customer NO service rep went on about how he INSISTED I tell him what it would take for me to stay before he would cancel my account....Well I told him 25$/mo with current package with NO contract....puts me on hold for 15 minutes and finally returns telling me they can't do that as the market doesn't reflect that kind of price...LOL Again I say cancel for the 10th time!!! Then this asshat yelling says "We will find all your PPVs that you ordered as you don't have a phone line connected to your receiver...CLEARLY THREATENING ME! as if it would intimidate me into renewing because I had "Cheated them"...Well I told that
forking asshole that if he checked I had only ordered ONE PPV the over the entire two years BY ACCIDENT, and had called them IMMEDIATELY after the error to have it removed...
Now that shut that monkey up finally he cancelled the account...without so much as an apology for his OUTRAGEOUS behavior on the phone, I have NEVER encountered such behavior in my over 30 years of dealing with CSRs at ANY OTHER COMPANY!
I was so disgusted that I sent a return receipt requested snail mail to the then CEO a couple of years ago and recounted what happened, I asked him to investigate and get back to me about this abusive behavior....well a couple of weeks later I received the postal slip indicating that DirecTV executive manglement had received the letter, but not ONE word out of them after that.....
I will NEVER subscribe to DirecTV again and I will tell as many other people I know to STAY AWAY FROM THEM.
2012-Dec-18 11:07 pm: ·
Peoria, AZ
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I concur -- and I work in a cable internet call center
I had a similar experience that I haven't had the time to forward the complaint to the higher ups and BBB. We canceled cable TV (I live in an area we don't provide services) to get DirecTV as it would have been cheaper even if I was in full price. The breakdown is:
I called up for some pre-sales question - hung up on while getting some information and the person quickly came from nice to frustrated... I was also ill at the time.
We finally ordered the services as we are moving, only to find out that the CSR didn't include the wireless clients for the Genie. No problem... however they had to do the whole order again, giving us a new account number (makes no sense to me)... which we found out that she also made a mistake (missed our referral). Also we ordered the Fox Sports A La Carte (Channels 621/622) but that somehow was missed... and now to the customer/technical support...
I called technicial support and apparantely they don't know their lineups as they told me 621 and 622 is not available as a separate package/a la carte... but their channel lineup says so otherwise. They were trying to push the full package or drop to the lower teir and get sports because my current plan does not allow to add sports to it.
Also they were trying to make themselves look good for offering me their wireless access point so I can have on-demand for free... however it was already in my order and the tech did not install it/didn't have it with him.
The field tech was nice and did a good job and so far I have had no issues with the service or it's quality (living in Arizona has it's benefits... unless you are in the north
Now our move is done... time to rip into a manager about these inconsistencies. If it wasn't for conflict of interest, i would demand the CS Managers job and fix this ugly mess.
2012-Dec-24 6:54 pm: ·
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payback time for direct tv. a guy named ken called me last week to offer me
a dvr and other stuff he called me at work during the night shift and was
told NO and do not call me again ,well he called back tonight and was not
given a warm welcome , i was up on a ladder and had to stop my crew to deal
with him. he thought it was so funny he blocked his number and called me
three more times . help me fill his calender . i need as many people to
call him at 1 800 375 8211 ex 105 and tell him this is what happens when
you screw with customers . it's MY money and if i chose not to give it to
you . i hold the upper hand, i'm the customer . please call often and every
time you want to vent a little tyvm dno
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its not a corporate directv its a reseller.
2012-Dec-11 1:17 pm: ·
Re: It isn't
they got me with an NFL package I didn't order for an extra 30/month. I told them on the phone to just cancell service. the ass clown told me no ! and hung up. I paid the last bill for the month, they turned off the service, but continued to bill me. again I called and asked where to send equipment to, they said they would not terminate service and charges and LAUGHED and hung up. 3 months later direct TV STOLE $435.38 out of my bank account. I cancelled the bank card and my bank said that direct tv can use the info from the cancelled card and find my wifes card info to continue to charge. I had to close bank account. they are still calling and sending bills for large amounts of money. how can 4 months at $55.00/mo. add up to over $700.00? *this is why you cannot open service without a credit card. * Iwent to AT&T who set up the service and have been hanging around telling people about what they do to you. a few have changed their minds after talking to me, but more needs to be done. I guess it's time to take it to probate court.
2012-Dec-17 2:27 pm: ·
Horrible Choice
Choosing to go with Directv was the worst choice I ever made!!! This is a HORRIBLE company. They continued to add false charges to my account so I closed it. I paid them in full but began receiving calls months later from a collection agency stating I owed for some charge that they could not explain. Take some advice and DO NOT make the same mistake I did. Go with another cable provider.
2012-Dec-11 9:32 pm: ·
Re: Horrible Choice
Agreed. I cancelled my service while still in contract, I was 11 months into a 2 year contract so I have to pay for 13 months @ 20 USD each. (Please note, all other providers only charge 10 USD). The rep I spoke to during the cancellation also confirmed this period of cancellation. I understood this and accepted it perfectly, even made payments towards the cancellation charge before those charges were posted, but then they have said the charges were for an additional 6 months. After several calls trying to figure why, one rep said it was because my contract was extended when I added an additional receiver (although, I paid for it 99.99 USD) and this had reset my contract. NO ONE and absolutely NO NOTIFICATION that adding additional equipment will result in EXTENSION OF CONTRACT. After continueing to contact them about this, they came to the conclusion that this was a valid charge and that I would be responsible for it. Please take note, before this decision was reached, a manager had authorized a reimbursment for the receiver, and explained the contract was not supposed to have been extended. Unfortunately, no one honored the refund and after several more hours and calls I was left with a charge and warning that if I didnt pay, I would be taken to collections. NEVER AGAIN DIRECT TV. Incompetent personnel which everytime I called gave a different answer, lack of communication (never got called back when I was promised) and most importantly illigal extension of contract as they never asked for my consent to do so!
2012-Dec-15 4:29 pm: ·
2012-Dec-20 7:21 am: ·
Dvr recording
They suck !!! Direct tv lie to
Me bottom line they lie to me when I sign up promising record up to 5 programs at the same time , not so only 2 programs at the same time I ask for a change and they say 200$ for a change total rip off
2012-Dec-14 7:39 pm: ·
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DirecTV "gave" us an NFL package without notice. Apparently, it was a free trial offer with an auto renew, but they never informed us. We didn't use it because we didn't even know we had it. DirecTV then added the NFL package to our plan without our consent and started charging us $33 per month. Our bill went up to $197 a month! When I finally noticed it, I called to cancel the NFL pkg. I didn't ask for a refund for the past charges, I just asked to cancel the $33 pkg from that day forward. They said I couldn't cancel because I was bound by contract. They said I should have called them within days of the first charge. How could I be bound by contract when I never authorized the extra package in the first place? I wish I could switch to Dish Network but I can't until next summer without paying a big cancellation fine. I did an online search and DirecTV has a ton of negative reviews and complaints about unauthorized charges. I have paperless billing and auto payment set up for the convenience, but now I will have to check my DirecTV bill line by line for unauthorized charges every single month in case they try and do this again. A DirecTV call center employee anonymously posted on a blog that every customer needs to read ALL of the fine print on their DirecTV contract, because it states that they have the right to add packages to your plan without your consent. The employee basically stated it is the customer's fault since it is perfectly legal. I had Dish Network for over 10 years and they never added anything without our consent first. I will switch back to Dish as soon as our DirecTV contract ends.
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DirecTV is run by CRIMINALS!
I hear you.
Call them and tell that because they have NOT LIVED UP TO THEIR PART OF THE CONTRACT (by adding services they charge for without the consent of the customer) have VIOLATED their agreement with you, what they have done constitutes FRAUD!
Tell them that you IMMEDIATELY dissolve the contract because DirecTV violated it. If they refuse or give you ANY trouble ask to speak with a supervisor and inform them that if they refuse to end the contract (WITH NO FEES OR CHARGES FOR THE TERMINATION) you will be contacting your state's attorney general, and the local media.
Don't use DirecTV they are crooks.
2012-Nov-26 7:54 pm: ·
Re: DirecTV is run by CRIMINALS!
I agree they are crooks. I contacted my state's attorney general but it didn't do any good.
2012-Nov-27 7:06 am: ·
Ogden, UT
If you have read directv contract, You would understand that is not violating it in any way.Nfl Sunday ticket does auto renew. if You dont want that charge on your bill, Call to cancel before the season starts. I have recieved a letter with my bill that informs me to cancel that service before i get charged. if you disregarded the letter without reading it thats your fault and you sound like a jackass complaining about something you could of easily avoided.
2013-Jan-14 1:14 pm: ·
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I loved directv! I had a ton of channels and an excellent DVR service. Price is good, a little on the high side after a year or two. If there's any kind of storm or light drizzle outside, don't plan on watching tv, because this service is terrible in those situations!
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Had DirecTV but switched to Dish for a good deal. Lousy service and interface with Dish was awful. Nothing was easy to use. Swithched back to DirecTV. I have so many free things that Dish said would cost extra so they only seemed cheaper than DirecTV. Now I can record 5 shows at once where I was limited to 2. I LOVE DirecTV!!
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Dish vs. directv
I switched from dish to directv and I've had nothing but trouble with directv. The screen freezes when you do anything, so I have to reboot the whole system about once a day. Techs have been out twice in the first month, still problems. I've call tech support maybe three times in addition to tech guys being out here. They say I have the best top of the line directv receiver in my house. At least the reset button works without fail, but that's about it.
2012-Nov-18 5:06 pm: ·
Horrible Service, Rude People, Bait and Switch Tactics
The worst experience in 2012. Ordered Services and they tried to "bait and switch" to a higher price. Called President Mike White informed he Never talks to customers, too bad. went to a customer service department who didn't care, told me in essence to take it or leave it. talked to a supervisor Kelly Morgan and she was rude and said it was my problem. i couldn't believe in todays business market a company operated like this. I will never recommend them to anyone and anytime anyone asks me they are the very worst! too bad.
2012-Nov-19 4:15 pm: ·
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Too high a PRICE and POOR Customer Service
The price jumps to ridiculous amounts and the customer service is really shit. We canceled only to find that the bill doesn't - haha. I would not want to inflict this kind of service on my worse enemy.
Service reps ROBO talk and little in the way of customer satisfaction was received.
2012-Nov-19 9:51 pm: ·
Talk to So Asia - and Get Satisfaction?????
I cancelled my service with DIRECT TV and in the process have found them to have NO ETHICS or INTEGRITY. At the cancellation we were told by the "Resolutions Department" that we just needed to ship back the equipment and that our balance would be zero. Today I received a bill for $101.01 I have talked to 3 Customer Service Agents - one of which told me that the account would be "zeroed out" and to a supervisor in So Asia.
I asked the supervisor for some INTEGRITY - that they would actually stand behind what their PEOPLE SAID - she said that "INTEGRITY is being consistent." Maybe I just don't get it - but I always thought it was "STANDING BEHIND YOUR WORD."
DirectTV must be consistent in misleading and screwing people.
2012-Nov-19 10:23 pm: ·
Re: Talk to So Asia - and Get Satisfaction?????
Same experience, but I did not cancelled, instead I moved and downgraded the service. Direct TV customer service, never switch the package, therefore I was paying for a program that i did not receive. Called and talked to two supervisors and they didn't care, they stated that the program will be switched to the new package but have to pay for the premier programer. I will never recommend Direct TV, they are a ripoff.
2012-Nov-20 4:00 pm: ·
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Safely Remove Hardware Icon Gone in XP
I seldom use flash drives but did so today. I know I'm supposed to click on the "Safely remove hardware" icon before removing it. It isn't on my taskbar.
I "Googled" this problem and saw advice to right click next to the clock to activate "Custom Notifications" but mine is grayed out.
What else can I try?
You can remove usb's safely without the Remove safely tool.
I am on Vista but this should work on xp:
Right-click the notification area, and select Properties.
Under the Notification area heading on Taskbar tab, check Hide inactive icons, then click Customize button.
Find and select Safely Remove Hardware icon and select Always show.
In the dropdown below the Behavior column next to it.
Click OK and Apply.
Uncheck Hide inactive icons.
Ginny see if this helps...
Right-click the taskbar, and select Properties.
Under the Notification area heading on Taskbar tab, check Hide inactive icons, then click Customize button.
Find and select Safely Remove Hardware icon and select Always show in the dropdown below the Behavior column next to it. Click OK and Apply. Uncheck Hide inactive icons.
I keep mine hidden when not active and keep the check in the Hide inactive icons.
A trick that you can use so that you wont have to worry about the icon again is to create a 'shortcut' on your desktop.
Right click on the desktop and choose new Shortcut.
In the location field type (or copy and paste this) %windir%\System32\RUNDLL32.EXE shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL hotplug.dll.
Click Next then Finish.
This will give you a desktop icon to click which will bring up the 'Safely Remove' screen.
The icon will say Rundll32 but you can rename it to whatever you wish by right clicking on the icon and then clicking on Rename.
I tried jestme4now's first suggestion but when I got to the "find and select Safely Remove Hardware icon and select Always show................that option wasn't there.
I then tried justme4now's shortcut trick and I get this message after clicking on the shortcut I made on the desktop.
The popup screen main title is:
Problem ejecting usb mass storage device
The message is "the device "generic volume" cannot be stopped because a program is still accessing it.
Thanks for the ideas; just wish they worked. Maybe I should just settle for unplugging it after a period of time.
The shortcut that you created looks like it is working.
The problem now is .. what is running when you try to stop the device?
Go to task manager, click on 'applications' to see what is running on the device and you can stop it from there. (Task Manager)
As I said in my other post: You can remove a usb device safely, without worry, even without the 'safely remove' option.
removing any device with out using the safely remove icon can cause corruption of the info on the device as well as on the pc which is why they provide the safely remove option. Doing it with out may work but it could also end up with something corrupted. It has to do with write caching, Using the Safely Remove the device ensures all caches are flushed and the device is in a known state.
How to safely remove your USB drive when Safely Remove Hardware icon disappears from the system tray
Safely Remove Hardware
good instructions and explanation
Ravencajun I just followed your suggestions. The first one I tried and it didn't work. The second one may have provided the answer.
I can't copy and paste the screens so I'll describe them:
LESAR DIGITAL FILM USB Device Pr
Under the "policies" tab
"Optimize for quick removal" is bulleted (what's that called?)....... "This setting disables write caching on the disk and in Windows. so you can disconnect this device without using the Safe Removal icon."
The other tab is
"Optimize for performance." This setting enables write caching in Windows to improve disk performance. To disconnect this device from the computer, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the taskbar notification area.
It sounds to me like I can leave it like it is and just disconnect after finished and waiting a few minutes.
It also sounds like using the second method will "optimize the performance" of the USB drive......whatever that means.
Unless otherwise recommended, I'll leave it as it is.
Thanks so much!!
Totally agree with RC using the feature is a must. It only takes once and boom you're in it. Historically the failures are one of two; the work product becomes read only, or the data is lost and the drive area cannot be reclaimed for future use. Since being on the thumb drive shows the data is "special" why take the chance?
the flash drive that is plugged in can always be removed safely when the pc is turned off that means everything is stopped so it always safe to remove in that case. If all else fails you can always safely remove any usb device by shutting down the pc.
for vista and 7 there is an MS fixit that may take care of this problem
System icons do not appear in the notification area in Windows Vista or in Windows 7 until you restart the computer
When I rebotted I saw the "recognize new hardware" icon pop up and I believe I also saw the icon to click to that I would use to "safely remove hardware."
After I put a file on the flash drive and wanted to remove the flash drive, the icon was gone. I did the steps outlined above and saw that "Optimize for Quick Removal" was once again bulleted.
I'd say this computer has a mind of it's own!!
Does right clicking on the F drive/flash drive and selecting "eject" do anything good?
For now it's shut down and then remove I guess.
yes if F drive is your flash drive and that is the one you are trying to stop and remove right clicking it and eject will work. Many times though when the missing icon is happening sometimes the eject option is not working too. But if you can then yes eject will make it stop and clear.
Ravencajun, I have a question for you. I have my removable disk in and it won't let me safely remove it. The device generic volume cannot be stopped right now keeps coming up.
I have my pictures on there and don't want to lose them. I use Ulead Photo Explorer to view them, I have been deleting extra copys on there. I did go to Task Manager and clicked applications and two things were running in there. 1.)Safely remove hardware icon gone in XP C 2.)Ulead Photo Explorer 8.0 F:\ Running. If I stop them will I lose my pictures? Please, could you give me advice on this problem. Thank you.
I've been doing what ravencajun sugested as told to me on this forum yes if F drive is your flash drive and that is the one you are trying to stop and remove right clicking it and eject will work.. I never knew what that icone was for
I haven't had a problem yet.


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Offensive lineman Trevor Ruhland commits to Irish
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I live in central Washington state, love animals, gardening, the outdoors, traveling...I work as a physiotherapist. I'm female, mid-fifties, active.
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Joy is awesome! She is really upbeat, engaging, and radiates positive energy. When family plans kept me from being home at her arrival time, she was very understanding, and I had no worries about arranging a key for her. I would gladly host Joy again.
Joy was a pleasure to have stay. A really nice person who is polite,
considerate and respectful. A very easy person to get along with and converse with. Hope she returns one day.. :)
hope you had a great trip home1
Joy and I never had a chance to meet during her stay. Our schedules kept missing one another when we were both at the apartment. While I was there I did notice Joy was very neat and tidy,she also brought her own groceries and made use of the fridge and kitchen. I would recommend her as a guest.
Joy was in fact a 'joy' to have stay with me :) We shared some interesting conversations, and her sweet and gentle energy is so lovely to be around. She was here for a workshop in a similiar field of my study, and it was really great to get some insights from her about the human body. She is playful, full of smiles and left the apt very clean and tidy. She was so quiet when she was here, and I hope that we stay in touch so she can visit in Tofino someday :)
Joy was a great guest. She only stayed for the night, but I wouldn't have even known she was here...she was so quiet I didn't know she had left in the morning! Would gladly host her again.


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