101, Report:
#45760
Posted Date:
Feb 19 2003
Ascentive rip-off Philidelphia Pennsylvania
advertized speed up internet connection on email......never worked.......when I quit free trail, I had to use xp restore to reset computer.... was charged on debit card, even though I emailed a stop service! (30 day free trail) elaborate form was to be used to cancel! What a rip!
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Entity
Categories: Computer Software
102, Report:
#40355
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2003
Ascentive.com ripoff deception Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I signed up for a free trial of 30 days, during which my computer crashed severely (cannot link them to this). By the time I was up and running again with a new machine, I tried to cance my subscription, when they informed me I was billed.
They replied with instructions to fil...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
103, Report:
#40913
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2003
Ascentive Com Software ripoff fraudulent billing to credit card when not possiable for serviceto as telephone was disconnected I was in the hospital! consumer rip-off Internet
ripoff software is not in my computer, credit card was billed for period when i was in hospital and without a telephone connection at my residence,since phone has been disconnected since about dec 7 or 11th.
if software was for active speed free trial the software was not used pa...
Entity
Categories: On-Line Business
104, Report:
#42753
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2003
Ascentive misrepresent software costs Philadelphia Pennsylvania
The Ascentive company markets a software called ActiveSpeed which is supposed to increase your Internet Speed by as much as 300%.
The company features a FREE 30-day trial period, however, they force you to pay for it up front with a credit card.
The software did not increase m...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
105, Report:
#39099
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2003
Ascentive ripoff false promises Philadelphia Pennsylvania
I sent an email asking for a refund. I was unable to download the program .. paid $39.95 on November 12 the charge was entered on my Discover Card. Now I don't want it and still unable to download it. It is a toll call to speak to a representative .. so finally sent an email reque...
Entity
Categories: Software
106, Report:
#39371
Posted Date:
Feb 07 2003
Ascentive LLC Deceptive company Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Ascentive LLC, in my opinion, has some very questionable business practices. My first clue should have been when I noticed there were no contact phone numbers listed anywhere on the website.
Second, all information on cancellations is only listed in the EULA. Nowhere on the sit...
Entity
Categories: Software
107, Report:
#33936
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2002
Ascentive ripoff They wont let me cancel my subscription screwed others too Philadelphia Pennsylvania *EDitor's Comment
These bastards wont let me cancel my service to thier crapy active speed product that didnt work anyways.
karl
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Entity
Categories: Software
108, Report:
#38253
Posted Date:
Dec 18 2002
Ascentive LLC ripoff Won't let me cancel before trial period ends so they will charge me ripoff business Philadelphia Pennsylvania
They advertised a product with a free trial period, I tried and hated it because it didn't deliver as promised.
Now here comes the exciting part. I've been trying to cancel my membership via emails and logging into their site since before the free period ended but they have a nic...
Entity
Categories: Software
109, Report:
#37906
Posted Date:
Dec 13 2002
Ascentive lied to me deceptive company dirty ripoff dogs liars SOB's Internet
I tried to contact them via telephone and got an unendeding press this # for whatever. I sent them an email and they responded to say that they were sorry I was canceling and would I like to reconsider or try again. They said they would cancel my subscription immediately. Here I ...
Entity
Categories: Corrupt Companies
110, Report:
#3633
Posted Date:
Nov 02 2002
ascentive.com won't give me my refund. *EDitor's Comment ..not true
Thats funny that my email does not match what you just sent me. My email from you did not say anything except to try certain things that I had already tried, and I made it very clear that I wanted a REFUND. Show me the email that you sent that you are referring to. It does not ex...
Entity
Categories: Computer Software
111, Report:
#33179
Posted Date:
Nov 02 2002
ASCENTIVE SHAREWARE BIG dishonest ripoff PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania
The Shareware of Ascentive (Active Speed) is a big lye and it doesnt works. They charge in your card $59.95 any way. BIG BUSINESS BIG RIPOFF.
Pedro
Tumbes, Peru
Entity
Categories: Computer Software