I am currently in the second year of a 2 year contract with Direct TV (which is now owned apparently by AT&T). I recently was reviewing my bill and I saw that the subscription service went up $3 and the DVR service went up $1. Since I was on a contract, I assumed that this was in error. I called Direct TV and was informed that I agreed to a two year contract where I could not change services but where Direct TV could increase my charges at will! I said I never agreed to any such agreement and was informed that there was in fact an agreement posted on the Internet and that by agreeing to the service, I was bound under their contract. OH, WHICH BY THE WAY, NOBODY BOTHERED TO TELL ME ABOUT WHEN I SIGNED UP FOR SERVICE! This is so typical of AT&T and just goes to show you, me and everybody in America that our corporations are out of control when it comes to thinking up ways to screw the average consumer. How many people would agree to such a contract if they knew about it? How underhanded can AT&T get? Now what is my recourse? Nothing! Because our government allows such underhanded practices to go on. Didn't AT&T get in trouble for something similar a few years ago?
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