# Slingbox scams

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slingbox-scams/571469>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 15, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slingbox-scams/571469 "2011-02-15T17:50:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Giggsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/db5fbb/32.png) [@Giggsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giggsy)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slingbox-scams/571469/1 "2011-02-15T17:50:47Z")

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How can companies get away with this type of scam - you pay out $350 for a slingbox - it allows you to watch your home TV system on your computer at other locations - it works for about 3-4 months and not very good at that and then one day you cannot connect to it - you call up their tech support and they YES we can help you BUT it will cost you $50 -of course they never mention this in there advertising literature - so what ever happened to good customer service ?? So I guess the operative word here is caveat emptor or in plain English - I like to get kissed before I get screwed !!!