Boom or bust?

Are jobs in this industry on the rise? Are there any sub-sectors that are growing?

Where are the jobs? Which places have the most satellite installer opportunities?

Nothing antwhere. No one wants to pay anything either. Most of the time they want to back charge you to screw you out of your money that you have worked for. It is sad in this industry!

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The industry has become really bad to work for. Each year Direct TV always find ways to chargback tech so you basically end up working for almost free.

I wish all the satellite installer have the balls to stick up together and file a class action lawsuit against your local contractors or Directv but most are so scared, uneducated and wimps to do so thats why they always get away with stealing your money.

You are all correct! This is a cut throat business, so what do you do? I'll tell you, interview them! I have been in this business for 21 years and have been interview only three times.

I have worked for 12 different Co. in this field but I interview them. Create a list of Q and start calling the ones advertising till you find one that is going to put you to work in an honest environment.

"Scenario" I have been screwed by hundreds of banks over the years, so now I interview them to see what they can do for me.. isn't that the way it should be? My Bank: deposit go in first of the day, debt second. Free internet access, Real time deposits (4:50pm deposit in right now!!)unlimited free checking, get the point.

its your money and it is your sweat make sure your Co. is working for YOU!

Host said: Are jobs in this industry on the rise? Are there any sub-sectors that are growing?

Where are the jobs? Which places have the most satellite installer opportunities?

Right now I have a HUGE dent in El Paso, TX area. There are a few areas that are in desperate need of coverage and that tech will be busy all the time I suspect fromt the calls I see come across my desk.
The industry in some areas is slow right others is booming. I don't expect this trend to last much longer...I expect in the next 3 months things will start picking up again and within the year we will be back to normal.

Clippers in Riverside, California said: The industry has become really bad to work for. Each year Direct TV always find ways to chargback tech so you basically end up working for almost free.

Direct and Dish have a contract with your boss, and that is: All installs most remain active for the duration of that customers contract, if the customer defaults then your boss gets charge back, make no mistake he will not lose a dime as he will take every dollar of it from you.. up to two years of that contract.

So this is the nature of the beast, you now have two choices: one find a new career or two become the dealer...

17 years and this industry is a scam...just got another revamp contract today to sign from d1up cutting pay again.because of hack workers thats why this industry blows.....work for free.....go ahead and enjoy the road in this industry you all are a bunch of scammers and rippoffs...i am done noway
i will b payed 60/10 for install noway........,.ripoff.........i will collect cans.......the reason you work for these co,is because you probally have crimnal record or no green card....someone explain to me how you make money at that rate please i dont know how it is possible??????please someone
tell the truth.................

So true this industry is a scam. I wonder how to get the better business bereau involed becuase someone needs to be sued. screw the sub contractor companies and directv. This dam industry rips you off. Work your tail off so they can charge you back for just about anything they could find. It's a very sad sad industry. What's even worse is there is really no other jobs to apply for since this economy is a mess!

Clippers in Riverside, California said: I wish all the satellite installer have the balls to stick up together and file a class action lawsuit against your local contractors or Directv but most are so scared, uneducated and wimps to do so thats why they always get away with stealing your money.

I totally agree with you. For example, you roll on job that pays $33 and if for any reason the customer calls Dish Network within the first three days somehow they think it's o.k to hit you with a $50 charge back.....explain that to me! Makes NO sense. I'm fed up where I have applied to work for DirectTV or DishNtw., same PR**KS that steal from us.

Clippers in Riverside, California said: I wish all the satellite installer have the balls to stick up together and file a class action lawsuit against your local contractors or Directv but most are so scared, uneducated and wimps to do so thats why they always get away with stealing your money.

I am in the process of working with the EDD and a Local attorney to start a Class Action Lawsuit. The lawsuit is against the contractor I had worked for. I will keep you posted on this.

Ive worked for a company in Carrollton ,Ga that had a man there named Doug Melie and he was fired or quit or got fed up with the system he was the G M , head man he told me on an email that a company like SEI Sanders ELETRONIC COMPANY will hold your money as long as possable and just plain try to beat u out of it ive tryed every avenue their is on my on to get my wages owed to me I signed a contract and they are holding my wages $2645 for 365 days at the end of that contract I am going to take them to small claims court in their county and try to collect .Others I know have been screw the same way people with kids needing to be fed My year will be up in March I will keep you all posted allen

I've noticed this a lot, too, but like msphere said nature of the beast and all. I was unaware that Dish would actually charge back MORE than you made, tho. That's never happened to me, but my time with them was (fortunately) a short run. You still get hit sometimes no matter who you're with, tho. I think the trick is to get into sales rep and installs both. You get commisions on top of your reg pay with some companies if you manage to get a certain number of sales. I posted on another forum about Intech Media Services, and I've gone ahead and applied on their site, but I'll have to wait to get some packet in the mail or something - which is a contract agreement, policies, etc. I think most of the guidelines are gonna be posted on the site at some point so you can review b4 applying. The cool thing is that with all of that legal crap, you'll also get a bunch of promo stuff to use to get ppl signed up. I'll let ya'll know more when (or if) I get that packet in the mail

yes its sad.i have been in this biz too long 18 yrs now.....i currently still trying to get totally out. it is worse and getting only worse...i dont do many installs much more a few here and there,yes sales could be great i used to be a retailer for both dish and direct but got out of there before they took my tv.lol..its just as crooked on the sales side so b careful i 2 can sell all the systems but i dont get the installs but who cares cant make no money with installs insurance,materials,confused customers who said you can install the tv in the middle of the room above the fish tank and without wires..lol funny yes but some sales reps r 2....not 2 mention beating up your tools o and doing installs where i live it gets 30 below at times so brr on the fingers..sad for us happy for the big guys..its to bad people r so greedy thats whats totally wrong with this world....havent had a sale since i signed up to do sales cant find people who want to do sales if i do they want to bypass me and stab me in the back for what little i take off the top mainly for all the paper work..anyways good luck let us know????

It's booming right now for our installers. Our installers are paid more than anyone else in the industry.
We are looking for installers nationwide.
Find at more by filling out an app on www.ghedtv.com or send an email to ghedtv@hotmail.com

GHEDTV.com in Hartwell, Georgia said: It's booming right now for our installers. Our installers are paid more than anyone else in the industry.
We are looking for installers nationwide.
Find at more by filling out an app on www.ghedtv.com or send an email to ghedtv@hotmail.com

Fact is you do not pay as much as most other companies do at all.Your techs. are required to sell the work they do and you pay almost nothing for the sale.I think I read on your web site that you pay 80-20/my company as with almost everyone I've ever worked for pays a little less than that plus $100.00 for the sale!Go home your just part of the problem!!!!!

Mike in Mills River, North Carolina said: Fact is you do not pay as much as most other companies do at all.Your techs. are required to sell the work they do and you pay almost nothing for the sale.I think I read on your web site that you pay 80-20/my company as with almost everyone I've ever worked for pays a little less than that plus $100.00 for the sale!Go home your just part of the problem!!!!!

Hi Mike,
I think you've got mixed up with some one else. We pay $100/$25 for the install PLUS 50 % of the dealer profit for sales commission which is usually more than $100.We have installers that make over $1000 a week doing just 4 jobs. So I ask you to back your statements up with "facts".
I understand you may be bitter at companies that have done you wrong in the past. But why lash out a company that you obviously know nothing about?

Ok,sorry my bad! if I had the exact pay schedule off a little.So where does your four job $1000.00 a week tech. get his work from?And what happens when one of said techs.customers they sold gets pissed off at Directv over a billing issue eight months later and at no fault of his own this customer tells Directv where to shove it.THEN what happens to said tech.This is where it get kinda sticky right.My guess is he's gonna see a deduction from his big $1000.00 dollar check that week????Right now I get $105.00 for a three room and $100.00 for the sale and zero charge back when the customer cancels.So please tell me again what a wonderful deal you have going on.I'm not a rookie,been at this probably way longer than you,and your not the only retailer out there trying this approach!in fact there are several companies doing the same thing within 100 miles of you.And yes you can bet your last dollar,I'm bitter as hell over what this business has become since 1999,there seems to be no measurable depths as to how low this industry will sink,Again sorry!

I installed and I know how these crooks operate I now get my TV on line and use an antenna and enjoy TV as much as any body for about $13.00 a mo

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Wow sounds like it depends on the contractor. The contractor I sub for is really good so far. But they were techs for 15+ years before starting their own setup. They pay us really well, offer free (unpaid) training and are expanding to several markets very fast and all the techs are happy and make great money.

who is this and I am in Alabama do they have a market here in Jasper ,bham cullman market ? I am working in a Grocry store and about to louse everthing I have experence in Directv

There is a new scumbag contractor in memphis TN, Networks a contractor for Multiband is ripping techs off,they have a inside QC Guy that gets your pay if he fails you,they went thru 50 techs in a 5 month period, they paid for their own gas and cable hardware etc.,also while they route you 300 miles away from home,I was told to contact their attorney if I wanted to get paid,its a sad world out there when companies like this are allowed to run a pyramid scam

The scumbags are getting crook-er than when I worked sat installing its a damn shame you techs have to go through this crap

Ive been it this for 20 yes,never been screwed over like this,on gonna shut um down

Can someone please help e ASAP! I have an Interview tomorrow with a company called LinkUs in Hesperia, CA. I was kinda sketchy on the pay description, and cant afford the scams these people are saying on this form. I will paste the pay discription if some one can help me understand on whats its sayin?

LinkUs pay Desciption

Training Technician Development Regular Technician Pay Weeks 1-2 Weeks 3-15 After retention period ends. Minimum wage $10.00 per hour for 3 month retention period. Based on performance metrics. End of week 1, trainee will be FFS 100 certified. The retention period is used to allow technicians to begin performing installs on their own at a comfortable pace while guaranteeing an hourly income.

jstuck777 said: Ive been it this for 20 yes,never been screwed over like this,on gonna shut um down

Have you considered working directly for Multiband as an employee? I have been trying to find someone that works there or knows someone that works there that can tell me the truth about pay and working conditions. I have heard they are unionized.

Satdawg in Covington, Kentucky said: Have you considered working directly for Multiband as an employee? I have been trying to find someone that works there or knows someone that works there that can tell me the truth about pay and working conditions. I have heard they are unionized.

Same old scumbags as directech just new name after multiple lawsuits for corruption

cdinstalls in Freeport, Minnesota said: 17 years and this industry is a scam...just got another revamp contract today to sign from d1up cutting pay again.because of hack workers thats why this industry blows.....work for free.....go ahead and enjoy the road in this industry you all are a bunch of scammers and rippoffs...i am done noway
i will b payed 60/10 for install noway........,.ripoff.........i will collect cans.......the reason you work for these co,is because you probally have crimnal record or no green card....someone explain to me how you make money at that rate please i dont know how it is possible??????please someone
tell the truth.................

They told me 70/20 when they invited me back, but then admitted to not doing any marketing, and that I could not expect a full time assignment of work.