My point exactly Lonnie. There has been alot of warning about this company.
I would URGE anyone looking at one of their products to consider another
option. There are other companies selling towers who never get this kind of
attention. For every person on this list complaining there are many more.
Scott
AC3A
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lonnie (NT6B)" <nt6b-vk7lm@dreamsoft.com>
To: "DaveBreski" <dpbcc@mediaone.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2001 7:24 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!!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
>
>
> 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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