(08-07-2012 07:00 )oklahoma001 Wrote: [ -> ]But are the girls in on it as well? Makes you wonder when they're pleading on the mic for callers
Can't really answer for all the girls, but Jemma Jey was certainly aware of it. One of the reasons she got fed up & packed her bags.
In these tough economic times, the less you have the more companies want to rinse you dry. Banks, utility firms, and now babechannels it seems. That's why I hardly call them now. With all the wasted minutes talking to air, long intros, connection charges, queue jump charges, unsolicited text charges etc there might better value, as one poster said, to cam the girls you like instead.
I tried to call Lucy Z on Playboy Channel 902 four times last night using 4 different telephone numbers and the result was the same – NOTHING. On each occasion I was told that I would be able to listen in to her speaking to other callers however the line then went dead (NOTHING) – Lucy was not taking a call on any occasion.
Ringing off I was sent an unsolicited text message at a cost of £2 – during the daytime show it is 2 text messages of £1. Total cost £48 for NOTHING.
Lucy was not busy last night whereas girls on elite and the other channels were - have callers got fed up with the scam already??? It is hard to understand why Playboy would pursue such a course as they need callers to justify the sites and the more callers and the longer the calls the better.
The only half logical explanation is that Playboy is broadcasting a pre-recorded show for periods. How would we know? Did anyone speak to Lucy last night?
Will not be calling Playboy / RLC again EVER and if Ofcom do read this site then they need to investigate given the number of complaints
(14-07-2012 18:55 )DingDong Wrote: [ -> ]Lucy was not busy last night whereas girls on elite and the other channels were - have callers got fed up with the scam already??? It is hard to understand why Playboy would pursue such a course as they need callers to justify the sites and the more callers and the longer the calls the better.
The only half logical explanation is that Playboy is broadcasting a pre-recorded show for periods. How would we know? Did anyone speak to Lucy last night?
I don't think they broadcast pre-recorded shows, but I agree wholeheartedly with your first point. Maybe the girls who always have "phone problems" just can't be bothered talking to their callers and would rather just lie on a bed for 7-odd hours and chat to the crew instead (nice work if you can get it). Why Red Light would persist with this is strange, unless there is more money to be made in scamming their customers rather than providing the service they are supposed to. It's a shoddy state of affairs in either case, and sadly will keep happening as people who are unaware of what they're up to will keep getting caught out.
It's okay DingDong, you will be contacted on here by an RLC memeber asking you to contact them and submit details of what happened, you will probably be talked down to from this person also for daring to bring this up and they will offer you a refund.... That you will never see!
(15-07-2012 11:22 )Money_Shot Wrote: [ -> ]It's okay DingDong, you will be contacted on here by an RLC memeber asking you to contact them and submit details of what happened, you will probably be talked down to from this person also for daring to bring this up and they will offer you a refund.... That you will never see!
FYI I haven't received any message from RLC so guess they believe that they are entitled to continue with the "rip-off" policy.
Suffice it to say I have not called any of the Playboy / RLC channels and NEVER will.
Playboy could take some lessons from Vodaphone who have contacted me as my calling charges have fallen significantly in the last few weeks and were concerned that I was dissatisfied with their service!!!
I always enjoyed my calls from Vodafone regarding my 'international' calls, one even spent five mins trying to sell me an international call package
Quote:FYI I haven't received any message from RLC so guess they believe that they are entitled to continue with the "rip-off" policy.
Suffice it to say I have not called any of the Playboy / RLC channels and NEVER will.
Playboy could take some lessons from Vodaphone who have contacted me as my calling charges have fallen significantly in the last few weeks and were concerned that I was dissatisfied with their service!!!
You could pm them yourself if you want and tell them about the problem you are having with their service. Some of the RLC people can be seen around the forum from time to time
(14-07-2012 18:55 )DingDong Wrote: [ -> ]I tried to call Lucy Z on Playboy Channel 902 four times last night using 4 different telephone numbers and the result was the same – NOTHING. On each occasion I was told that I would be able to listen in to her speaking to other callers however the line then went dead (NOTHING) – Lucy was not taking a call on any occasion.
Ringing off I was sent an unsolicited text message at a cost of £2 – during the daytime show it is 2 text messages of £1. Total cost £48 for NOTHING.
Lucy was not busy last night whereas girls on elite and the other channels were - have callers got fed up with the scam already??? It is hard to understand why Playboy would pursue such a course as they need callers to justify the sites and the more callers and the longer the calls the better.
The only half logical explanation is that Playboy is broadcasting a pre-recorded show for periods. How would we know? Did anyone speak to Lucy last night?
Will not be calling Playboy / RLC again EVER and if Ofcom do read this site then they need to investigate given the number of complaints
Fuck I thought I was the only one this was happening to !
I think you'll find this happens to a lot of people! Last time Kandi was on I tried on 2 occasions only to get the 'your being connected' only to get nothing! Managed to get through the 3rd time but what will all the fees and wasted air time run out of credit just as I was getting warmed up!
It's a proper shame as RLC/Playboy have some of the finest women but the company itself just seems a little bit shonky!!
Losing a lot of faith
Just going to echo many of the complaints on this thread and confirm to RLC/PB that they have lost yet another frequent caller because of these absurd and, frankly, criminal practices.
It has happened to me on about a dozen occasions over a number of weeks, so there is no way that it is a fluke or just my bad luck. Moreover, the experience is exactly as reported here by other users.
Call up, wait in queue, listen to one chap after another get through, say "hello, hello, hello" only to be met with silence until they get fed up or time out. I stick it out for the duration and through the escalating call charge because -- let's face it -- at this point the brain that is controlling the phone is the one that has no concern for the bank account. Finally blessed with the message that says I am through ... and then realise that I am the idiot on the phone saying, "hello, hello, hello" to no one.
I know there is an unspoken rule on this Board that the ladies are to be revered and the channels reviled, but I actually believe in this case that it is the ladies at fault. They are simply not interested in talking and are only too happy to leave you on hold. Jennifer Jade, Lucy Zara and Dannii Harwood are the worst culprits, in my experience. Pity, because they are hot as hell, and I would call them often if this unsavoury practice were not so common.
As it stands, they won't be getting another penny from me until I start reading on this thread that things are improving.
Plenty of other girls on other -- better -- channels to call, who show at least a modicum of respect to their customers and some understanding that we are paying for a service that they are expected to provide.
It is appalling behaviour. Shame on you, RLC. And buyer beware, the rest of you.
Rant over.