Vivint is NOT a Rip Off - Myth Debunked
There is a myth currently doing the rounds on the internet that claims the security and home automation firm Vivint are running some sort of rip off. Right away this should appear ludicrous however we need to counter it with some actual facts and figures if we are to properly discredit the individuals who are proclaiming this accusation.
Let us look at some background information first. The company used to be called APX and has been trading since 1999. A renaming and subsequent restructuring of the company in 2010 meant that it changed its name to Vivint and since then there has been accusations of a Vivint ripoff. However look at it this way: would a company that has been around since the late nineties and been prominent for well over a decade be running a rip off? If it was then surely it would have been discredited and shut down years ago? Logical thinking would immediately tell you that claims of a Vivint ripoff are fanciful at best and sinister at worst. However, there are some other facts that can further disprove the rip off theories.
One of the myths that is told around the internet is that Vivint fail with their customer service however in 2008 and 2009 the company was certified by J.D. Power and Associates – a global marketing research firm – for their outstanding and positive customer service. So this in itself should tell you that this particular ripoff claim is false right from the start. Furthermore, if the company really was running a rip off then why would they have half a million or so customers? Surely they would have all deserted Vivint by now? At the end of the day you need to make your mind up yourself but all the evidence and facts suggest that any talk of a Vivint ripoff is far from the actual truth.
Claiming For PPI’s
No doubt you have heard all the fuss about PPI claims UK in recent weeks and months however what is all the commotion about and what are PPI’s and why have people been mis-sold them?
A PPI is an insurance policy that is taken out when you get something on credit or finance so the likes of a loan or a mortgage. When you do this you have a repayment schedule set up to repay the amount that you have borrowed on a regular basis however this is not always possible as circumstances can sometimes stop us from doing this – maybe you have lost your job due to redundancies (which happen a lot these days) – and the insurance is supposed to help you make these repayments if something like this should happen and therefore that is why you pay for a PPI. However, it transpired that many people were mis-sold these PPI’s because they either did not fully understand what it was and took it out anyway, they were never consulted in the process in the first place or that they were simply not eligible for a PPI when it was sold to them.
To get one of these policies then you need to be working full time when you are taking out the loan or the mortgage however they were being sold to students and even people who were retired and so, essentially, these people were paying into this scheme without actually being eligible for the insurance. What they have done is contact a financial expert and are now trying to claim the money back that they have been paying in over the years and this can amount to thousands; so if you think that you have been mis-sold a PPI then get in touch to see if you are eligible for a claim.
Fast Internet Speeds
If you have been using the internet for a number of years then you will remember what it was like when it was first brought into the mainstream. The 56k speeds (and 28k before it) were absolutely sluggish in comparison with what we are used to today. It used to take 30 minutes to download a song in comparison to the seconds that it takes in this day and age and any thoughts of streaming a decent video were just dismissed as this tended to be far more trouble and take up far too much time than it was really worth. However, luckily, the internet - or rather connection speeds - have evolved from this and we are now far luckier in terms of what is available to us and the price of this access as well.
Having high speed wireless internet is almost a pre-requisite of any home these days and many people would be lost without it. Indeed, the internet does not just provide us with information and data; instead it is now used for a far more wide ranging and diverse and interactive range of activities. For example, many people choose to game online. This requires a super fast speed because of the data involved and the graphics of the game and without a good, fast internet speed then this would just not be possible.
Other activities such as watching TV or streaming a movie on the internet also requires you to have a high speed connection that will be sure not to fail or lag at any time. You may think that the cost of this will be very high however this is not the truth and internet connection prices -regardless of the speeds involved - are very cost effective especially in this day and age where many providers are present.