I called up today to add DirectTv to my existing Fusion account. At present, we get both our internet access and telephone from Sonic.net, and have done so for several years.
Just as I thought the tv service had been added, the Sonic.net rep said I would have to supply my Social Security number in order to run a credit check before the tv service could be added. This was a real surprise! As an alternative, the rep said I could pay the $200 up front for the DirectTv equipment and then get it back at $5/month. Well, that's 40 months worth of getting the money back!
I can understand that DirectTv could have credit concerns. But it also seems to me that if I have been paying Sonic.net for, in my case, years, then Sonic.net could vouch for me and say I was a good credit risk. Even Comcast didn't ask for my social security number!
A Big Sonic.net Fan who just got dinged.
Just as I thought the tv service had been added, the Sonic.net rep said I would have to supply my Social Security number in order to run a credit check before the tv service could be added. This was a real surprise! As an alternative, the rep said I could pay the $200 up front for the DirectTv equipment and then get it back at $5/month. Well, that's 40 months worth of getting the money back!
I can understand that DirectTv could have credit concerns. But it also seems to me that if I have been paying Sonic.net for, in my case, years, then Sonic.net could vouch for me and say I was a good credit risk. Even Comcast didn't ask for my social security number!
A Big Sonic.net Fan who just got dinged.