[TowerTalk] Problem W/First Call Communications
Al Williams
alwilliams@olywa.net
Sat, 20 Jan 2001 10:30:36 -0800
Please give details to support your belief that "their competitor has a
better product". I have both a USTower
72' motorized crankup and a new Triex 70' motorized crankup for comparing.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lonnie (NT6B)" <nt6b-vk7lm@dreamsoft.com>
To: "DaveBreski" <dpbcc@mediaone.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 4:24 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Problem W/First Call Communications
> Dave and the group...this company is problematic and I have seen this
> thread several times with short, excuse type remarks from them. Why waste
> your time with a company who doesn't keep their word, makes lame excuses,
> blames the manufacturer and evades the truth...go else where and buy a
> better product.....spread the word. I wouldn't take that kind of
treatment
> and I wonder why others do? In todays marketplace this type of demeanor
> will bring them to chapter 11 very quickly if they don't change their
ways.
> Their competitor has a better product anyway. This group is the wrong
> arena for bad feelings about our hobby and its products. They should wise
> up and do it quickly and stop the lame emails about what they intend to
do...
>
> Better yet, First Call, show us, quit talking about it.
>
> 73's...........Lonnie (NT6B)
>
> I am a Tri-Ex owner of may years but I would never purchase a new one!!
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>
>
>
> At 03:48 PM 1/19/01 -0500, DaveBreski wrote:
> >This thread seems to keep repeating itself on multiple lists. I had the
> >same experience with him a year or so ago. Ordered a tower in September
so
> >we could get it in before winter - never showed up until spring. Blamed
it
> >on the tower manufacturer being behind schedule etc. Seems like he's
using
> >the same excuses but with a different tower manufacturer this year. He
had
> >to have the money up front though - part of the deal was getting a Yaesu
> >rotor to go with it and he was putting the order in that week so I had
> >'rush' the money. Took over three months and lots of calls and emails to
> >even get the rotor delivered to me.
> >
> >He did me a 'favor' and had them send the base ahead of time but by now
it
> >was January and I ended up having to pay additional shipping on the base
> >when it came.
> >
> >Dave
> >WA1RC
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Scott E. Olitsky" <solitsky@acsu.buffalo.edu>
> >To: "Dave" <dave@dbtech.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> >Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 3:35 PM
> >Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Problem W/First Call Communications
> >
> >
> > > This has been a contiued sore point for me and I know I have been
vocal
> > > about it in the past.
> > >
> > > There have been many warnings about the dealings with this company. I
> >felt
> > > lucky to get my money back and it was not close to the amount you have
> > > potentially lost. With this many people having had similar
experiences,
> >it
> > > just can not be bad luck.
> > >
> > > Someone had metnioned contacting the attorney general's office in NY.
If
> > > there is a pattern here, they may be able to get to the bottom of it
> > >
> > > Scott
> > > AC3A
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> > > > [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Dave
> > > > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 2:21 PM
> > > > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Problem W/First Call Communications
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Similar deal here, except we sent a "deposit" check for $5,441. A
> > > > "delivery
> > > > confirmation" letter was received and delivery was to be made
October
> >31st
> > > > 2000. When we called in November, we were told that the tower was
being
> > > > dipped and would be shipped shortly. Recently, we received a
> > > > letter that the
> > > > manufacturing had been sold to another company. This particular
tower
> >was
> > > > for commercial use, and we had a project slated to go live on
January
> >15th
> > > > 2001. Obviously, we missed the date.
> > > >
> > > > I just had to buy a piece of land for $14,100 so we could place a
guyed
> > > > tower. Had we been able to get the DX86, I wouldn't have needed
> > > > the extra room.
> > > >
> > > > So, either way, we are out a total of $19,541 and still don't
> > > > have a tower up.
> > > > It would have been nice to do antenna maintenance from close to
> > > > the ground,
> > > > but it looks like that is a pipe dream gone home.
> > > >
> > > > We have cancelled the order, demanded a refund, and notified our
> > > > attorney to
> > > > immediately begin collection procedures.
> > > >
> > > > I hope I am wrong, but my guess is that our money is gone.
> > > >
> > > > Dave
> > > >
> > > > At 09:08 PM 01/18/2001 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > I am one of the HAMS that was scammed by
> > > > > First Call Communications. Here is what happened.
> > > > > DAN, WA2NDP
> > > > >
> > > > >I am writing this to alert the Amateur Radio Community to the
> > > > >questionable business practices of First Call Communications,
> > > > >Inc.
> > > > > I ordered a tower from First Call on 11 July 2000. I was
> > > > >told that delivery would be 6-8 weeks and that I had to put this
> > > > >on a credit card before the order would be processed.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > > Sir, are you classified as human?
> > > > "Ah, negative. I am a meat popsicle"
> > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > >
> > > >
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