Queer cable bills

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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How’s this for odd?

I occasionally get PPV purchases on my cable bill that I did not order.

I called the cable company, and they said that they were ordered with the remote.

All of the PPVs were ordered when I was at home, some even at odd times like 6:00 AM.

I rarely even touch the cable remote, since everything I watch is something that I have previously taped–so, to accidentally hit both the “buy” and “confirm” buttons seems unlikely.

Anyone had any experience with anything like this?

I’m thinking about mailing the remote to myself and keeping the package sealed to use as evidence.

If I get no more purchases, then it was indeed my fault.

If not, then I am due some refunds, IMO.

2

Do you have a cat, Mjollnir? One that may be walking on your remote, randomly pushing buttons?

Hey, could happen, my cat once found a Hawaiian real estate website by walking on my keyboard. We think she wants to move to Oahu.

3

I’m not sure how your cable system works there, but around here you have to do a lot of weird button pressing. Stuff along the lines of:

“Would you like to purchase this movie”
“Please confirm”
“You’re absolutely sure?”
“There’s no going back after this.”
“Have you checked with your wife?”
“You’re sure she’s OK with this?”
etc. etc…

You get the idea. Basically, if I got something like that on my bill, I’d complain a lot more. There’s no way I can accidentally buy one of those things.

4

Sounds like the cable version of “slamming” to me, you know, the phone company’s way of saying “thanks for being such a good customer, we’re gonna ream your virgin anus without any grease, and without permission”. :smiley:

I’d start escalating those charges to management if you, indeed didn’t purchase them. That is, unless there’s some alcohol-induced blackouts and ensuing jack-fests going on to the hardcore channel. :wink:

-Sam

5

I don’t have any pets and haven’t had visitors in the times that show up.

Believe me–it was stuff I wish I had known was being ordered. I sure as hell woulda taped them. All sorts of skin flicks.:smiley:

6

Maybe a neighbor is doing it but your tv is equivalent to his & you know how that signal bounces around…

Ask them if someone near you has similar requests.

7

Handy, I’m assuming mjollner(sp?) has either digital cable or a dish. It’s not pirate-able, and I’m pretty sure the upstream data on the coax is fairly secure.

His neighbors line might cause interference, but unless his neighbors line is switched at the pole(think about that one MJ), it won’t be intercepted on his line as more than a few small packets of info.

-Sam

8

Hammer,
If you don’t use the PPV option, check if your cable co. has a shutoff option - some families have this enabled for obvious reasons.

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I have absolutely nothing to offer except to mention that I SERIOUSLY misinterpreted the subject line of this thread. I was picturing little rainbow-colored cable bills carrying posters with inverted pink triangles to a big queer cable bill pride parade.

10

Thanks Drain. ::Muttering to self while wiping up water that was just spit at the monitor while ROFLMAO::