written by j0nne on 21/07/2013
I am based in Australia. I contacted customer support and they provided me the information I needed to purchase a subscription. I accidently order a different subscription (flexi), received the login information, but my access was denied. I contacted customer support and basically had to re-order the premium subscription at additional cost. Russian services refused to do anything to help and treated me like an idiot, like I was trying to rip them off! Since ordering the correct subscription (premium), which is the only one that works from Australia, I have been happy with the service. However the treatment and lack of understanding from customer support has left a bad taste in my mouth. They obviously don't understand that I am a prospective customer that could potentially spend more than 200 pounds sterling each year with them and jeopardise that by arguing with me over 16 pounds, which they refuse to refund me because the codes don't work from Australia! Even if they can't technically refund subscription codes that have been issued, they could do something to help me out as I am sure that I am not the only person that has mistakenly purchased a service that is not available in Australia. Their website doesn't mention this either; you have to e-mail customer support to find out this information. In fact their website basically says that the premium subscription is no longer available and to purchase the flexi subscription, which is better. If only it would work in Australia! Good product, but rude and arrogant attitude if you mistakenly purchase a subscription that does not work in your location!
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Globalrussian.tv's Response to j0nne's Review
Written on: 28/07/2013
Comments from Russian TV Services:
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry that you feel that way. At the same time we appreciate your comments on the excellent quality of our Russian TV itself. We treat all the customers equally based on the published Terms and Conditions. We make it clear and state on EVERY page of our online shops that:
1/ subscriptions are not refundable once issued (but there is no fixed contract and the shortest subscriptions are only 10 days or 1 month term);
2/ the customers need to read the descriptions of the products/services that they buy or consult us in case of any doubt.
In your case you contacted us pre-sale and we told you in writing (email) which product you needed to buy for Australia. Still you purchased the wrong pack.
Therefore, the problem that you had is not our fault. You purchased the wrong product because you did not read the product description and ignored our pre-sale advice.
You can now see that the product that we recommended to you for Australia is currently working fine for you.
Innushka's Response to j0nne's Review
Written on: 08/10/2013
I understand where you are coming from also!!!
We recently purchased the flexi package, which on their site they recommend as the best package, without warning of any limitations to users. I received the codes and they would not work,so I then had to purchase the old smart package at additional extra cost,which I really didn't want again.
After sending a email to customer services I was informed that it was my fault as they told me I had done a software upgrade by mistake and so my old package would not work anymore. They then said I had to buy a flash memory card and follow the page of instructions to download...
Having just bought my 3rd generation dune hd machine from them at £150.00,being a customer for 3 years I was disgusted at the lack of customer service and only I was to blame for there shortcomings.
They are advertising and selling products that are not compatible for certain machines or reasons......
I was then sent another very rude email from them saying if I can't afford a flash memory stick they would send me one!!!!! All I actually wanted was a refund for the service they sold me that was not even available to myself !!
Your customer services skills are a disgrace !!!!!