Don't think, just run away!! I must be getting old. I thought I was a cagey New Yorker but I got scammed the old fashioned way: I was lied person-to-person on the phone. My electricity rate went up 50%. They promise you on the phone that your rates will go down and they quote some numbers and all you care is whether you're going to pay more or less, and they say your rate will go down. I just got off the phone with the rep and he told me without flinching that maybe it wasn't my bill that will go down! In other words, he's claiming that I was not lied to, and that by some verbal houdini I was getting what was promised! Wow, I'm in awe of the kind of phone reps Provider Power finds! Or maybe the sales reps say it like this, "You'll pay less..." (cough, cough)...while coughing they say under their breath, "...than what I want you to pay". But know this: once you figure out you're getting ripped off and try to cancel, it takes 1-2 billing cycles for them to bleed you 1-2 billing cycles more before they detach their fangs from your throat. And don't forget about their cancellation fee if you want to cancel too soon. How can they do business this way? My theory: in this age of fake relationships through "social" media and rampant "authenticity" online (ie. people being genuinely nasty with impunity), Provider Power and its ilk hit upon a brilliant idea: hire the nicest, calmest, friendliest-sounding people who are willing to lie through their teeth to rip you off. People are so starved for "genuine" relationships, they fall for it like flies. Caveat emptor! Especially the elderly or those on fixed incomes, please do NOT fall for this scam! Secondly, I feel sorry for the workers at these companies. For the sake of a paycheck they lie and scam for a living. They are pitiful. read more
