Halsted Communications Ltd

I have NEVER even heard of this company before in my life until about a week or so ago. I live on the WEST Coast and they have called my home REPEATEDLY looking for someone who doesn't even live here. I have asked them on several occasions to remove my number from their list as the person they are looking for doesn't live here and all they do is hang up on me. They called my home AGAIN this morning and hung up when I answered. I called them back and a man named RANDY WILLIAMS answered and then hung up on me. I called back again and someone named JESSICA LOPEZ answered saying ""Halsted Communications, this is Jessica Lopez, did you receive a call from us this morning?"", when I replied and told her I didn't appreciate being hung up, she hung up on me. When I called again, they picked up and then hung up on me AGAIN. This is a very UNPROFESSIONAL company and their employees are extremely RUDE. They should NOT be in business dealing with the public and I hope that the BBB shuts them DOWN. more

How is Halsted still in business I was a tech for them for 2 years and we had a class action suit on them they were stealing money from are checks not paying OT not paying sick time or personal time. They fired people who even mentioned union. The law suit was for CT MASS and RI they were robbing us all. more

Was a contractor for Halsted when they first started in Connecticut always a problem with pay check they excuse Directv don't pay us for this job we will not pay you after you complete an install you use your own truck,your gas,your insurance,your material.You can not close your job because they phone system is terrible, you have to stay on the phone for hour's when they finally answer they phone we can only close one job so Halsted can back charge you for not closing your job on time.Couple time they send you a check with no signature after you pay for over night mail had to wait weeks to get new check because every time that happen Mrs Halsted not available to sign the check.At the end I had no other choice to layoff 18 Tech Halsted went behind my back call all my tech asking them to come to work for them.Halsted still old me $78000.00 thousand dollars for unpaid invoice every Lawyer I contacted asking for a large sum of money up front.More than 5 small company in Connecticut was taking by Halsted more

I had an appointment with Halsted for installation of DirecTV equipment and Halstead failed to show. Halted was unapologetic and reschedule 3 weeks out without explanation. Halsted deserves zero stars. more

Upgrading to HD at long last. Set appointment for today 12-4. Got 10am confirmation robocall. The tech called at 12:15 and said he would be here in 15 mins, which he was. He hung out in the driveway talking on a call phone for a few minutes, then brought box and dish in. It took about 40 minutes to install the new dish and take off the old one. He had to work sitting on a steeply tilted asphalt shingle second story porch roof which he got to through an attic window. There's just one big flatscreen on a stand. He pulled out the old box, hooked up the new, went through about a 5 minute set up with the remote, showed me a few things, and left. I don't know who you angry employees writing about a terrible boss are but my experience was very professional. I got your company's identity by taking a picture of the magnetic contractor sign in the Direct TV van. By the way, the HD is stunning. more

I worked for halsted commnuations for about eight months and they treated all their empolyees like garbage. I twisted my knee broke my left hand and injured my left eye. While i was out on an eye injury my boss called me into work to terminate my employment. While i was planning a boy scout trip with my eight year old son one of the tech supervisors called me a BSF. Which ment Boy Scout F##@%^. now they claim that i falsfied documents so they want a hearing with the unemployment division so they can get their money back. I am planning on suing them. more

I used to work for Halsted comm. .And i can honestly say that they are the most unprofessional company I have ever worked for. This ""PSYCO"" that calls himself ""Whitey"" is nothing but an ex drug dealing thug who thinks he knows how to operate a bussiness. The techs are poorly trained and well underpaid for what the work they are expected to perform.It's a dictatorship...plain and simple, operated by ignorant hiarchy !!!!...good job Kirk !!!! more

According to the ad Directv runs for their movers connection is a lie. On TV they promise to have someone at your home when you move in to install your dish. They told us some one would be out to install a dish for 3 weeks. On the day of installation they called to say they had to cancel the appointment, let's reschedule. What a joke. Told them don't bother and hung up. more

I feel the pain and fustration of my customers and I try my best to correct their problems and change their veiws of our company and DirecTV as a whole. I have to say that the customers I have encountered appreciated the assistance and dedication I gave to them. Pros: Dedicated Employees Cons: Disrespectful Supervision more

DirecTV installer in NY/Conn. 8-12p appt. Called at 2, said they'd call me. No call. No show. Called at 4:30. Called these pinheads at the corporate office, nice lady tried to determine the problem. I tried to give no stars, but the system demands at least one star. Make believe you don't see the star. Zero stars. DirecTV, HELLO? These clowns cost you another 2 year re up. DISH, here I come....... Pros: The Worst Cons: Almost makes me want to go to cable more

12/31/07....I'll just lay out the facts. First visit: an install tech Ed worked for four hours (5 pm to 9 pm friday nite) only to say that he couldn't get a signal. Scheduled a follow-up for two days later, which was arranged via his supervisor Rob while still in my house. ""we'll be there between 8 am and 9 am on Sunday"" Saturday morning, got a phone call wanting to set up a follow-up call. ??? I said it was already set-up... Sunday was a no show until 2:00 pm.... Apparentlay they had to drag a tech off his previously assigned scedule to get back to me because they forgot to set my call up... this happened after I called them late in the am. The tech was at my house for 8 more hours.... broke a lamp and muddied three rugs in three different rooms. At 10 pm, I asked the tech to leave. A supervisor, Rich, showed up the next day..Christams eve, to see the broken lamp and check the rugs. He said to call Direct TV and place a Damage Claim and he would okay it.. He then said he would come back between 8 am and 9 am the day after Christmas to finalized the install. Rich was a no-show... not even a phone call tosay he wasn't coming. I tracked him down through various phone attemps. He finally called me at 3 pm to say he wasn;t coming..could we reschedule? Rescheduled for Saturday, Rich shows up on Saturday and wrks for about two hours. Three Tv's out of six are now hooked-up. Rich says a ""special install"" person now has to come and try to install the last three tv's. Rich says they'll call us to set up a time. Still no call from them yet . PS My wife just spent 35 minutes, after being given five different phone numbers, to make the ""Damage Claim"". I think Halsted Comm has nice people... but terrible processes, follow-up, and communication skills. Poor service is a sign of a monopolistic attitude. Stick with cable. Pros: nice people who are trying hard Cons: terrible follow-up and very poor intra-company communications more