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Posted by verndogs on Jun-03-2008 19:51:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
Pony express? No, they have a thing on their website.

I did call. They said they would send a thing to their billing department. that was a while ago, hm

keep calling them and be a major pain in the ass until it gets resolved

Posted by RJT on Jun-03-2008 19:52:

As far as creditors and bill collectors are concerned, it is on you to take care of it. They aren't going to be quick about getting back to you (unless, of course, you don't pay your bill).

You're the one who has to call, repeatedly. And you can rest assured you are not the only person who has to do this today - because guess what one of the shittiest parts of adult life is?

BILLS!

Shocking, right? What's even worse is that all the companies you're going to have to deal with are exactly the same - and it always falls to you to take care of it, and no one else.

Posted by SuspicionVandit on Jun-03-2008 19:54:

if you are going to send them another letter, at least put a calculator or some white powder in there. Get their attention.

Posted by Sunsnail on Jun-03-2008 20:00:

quote:
Originally posted by RJT
As far as creditors and bill collectors are concerned, it is on you to take care of it. They aren't going to be quick about getting back to you (unless, of course, you don't pay your bill).

You're the one who has to call, repeatedly. And you can rest assured you are not the only person who has to do this today - because guess what one of the shittiest parts of adult life is?

BILLS!

Shocking, right? What's even worse is that all the companies you're going to have to deal with are exactly the same - and it always falls to you to take care of it, and no one else.

haha, i know. this was three months ago. I only posted it because its relevant to the topic. I didn't post it to whine and hope that a TA could fix it.

Posted by RJT on Jun-03-2008 20:02:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
haha, i know. this was three months ago. I only posted it because its relevant to the topic. I didn't post it to whine and hope that a TA could fix it.

It's just best you get used to it now, because it only gets more complicated if and/or when you fuck something up yourself.

And just so we're all on the same playing field here, I speak from my own, dumb-assed experience, and those of my idiot friends, and nothing else.

Finance are hard. Personal responsibility makes it a lot easier.

/blanket generic advice

Posted by glass on Jun-03-2008 20:43:

Two words people:

BOOST MOBILE

Posted by RJT on Jun-03-2008 21:04:

quote:
Originally posted by glass
Two words people:

BOOST MOBILE

You got the chirp?

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jun-03-2008 22:27:

BoostMobile = MVNO of Sprint. AKA SHIT. Stay away.

Pierre, I used to deal with Verizon on a daily basis. Your bill on there shows that you had 2500 text messages TOTAL for that period. So you went over that. If they changed it it would have shown. Do your bills previously show 5k text message allotment?!

Posted by Sunsnail on Jun-03-2008 22:47:

quote:
Originally posted by gehzumteufel
BoostMobile = MVNO of Sprint. AKA SHIT. Stay away.

Pierre, I used to deal with Verizon on a daily basis. Your bill on there shows that you had 2500 text messages TOTAL for that period. So you went over that. If they changed it it would have shown. Do your bills previously show 5k text message allotment?!

Yes, it's been 5000 for months, it was only 2500 because I had switched to unlimited... If you look near the top it says 5000

Posted by glass on Jun-03-2008 23:11:

Posted by Omega_Blue on Jun-03-2008 23:22:

quote:
Originally posted by glass
Two words:

PRE PAYED

is "pre" actually a word?

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jun-03-2008 23:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Sunsnail
Yes, it's been 5000 for months, it was only 2500 because I had switched to unlimited... If you look near the top it says 5000

Have you ever done as much texting previously as you did on this billing cycle?

Posted by glass on Jun-03-2008 23:32:

quote:
Originally posted by Omega_Blue
is "pre" actually a word?

Drats, damn your cleverness. Anyways, I was just joking I would never get boost mobile.

Posted by gehzumteufel on Jun-03-2008 23:37:

quote:
Originally posted by glass
Drats, damn your cleverness. Anyways, I was just joking I would never get boost mobile.

lol yeah me either. I used to have an MVNO of Sprint, MetroPCS (I am sure any of the ATL, FL, and SFTAs are all familiar with them), and it was pre-paid. Unlimited domestic calling and texting, for $50. It wasn't bad, but it sucked cause there is no real roaming. You can only roam in their own service areas. Which when I had it, was limited to 4 cities in the US. Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, SF, and Sacramento. Pretty horrible. Now it is like 10 cities.

Posted by AustralianGQ on Jun-04-2008 01:47:

what canada needs is legislation to allow more cellular companies to do business in canada, thus forcing the top 3 cell companies(bell, rogers and telus) to drop their prices and offer better contracts and promotions in order to compete with the new companies coming in. the top 3, for along time have done whatever they could to keep competiton out and justify their high prices. i was with bell and payed to get out of my contract, b/c i was sick of bells bullshit.

ive been without a cell now for maybe a good year, since i dont really find myself needing one as much now. but i kinda do want one again, and am looking to go with rogers and their my 5 program and a sony ericsson mp3 phone.

Posted by Candeeman on Jun-05-2008 14:36:

This guy seems alright.....

Liberal bill seeks to abolish cellphone surcharges

Liberal MP David McGuinty has introduced a bill that seeks to abolish the system access fee charged by cellphone providers and enact more rights for telecommunications customers in general.

�System access fees are an obvious frustration for Canadian consumers,� McGuinty said in a release. �We�re talking 21 years and billions of dollars in misleading payments. My bill will end fictitious surcharges on cellphones.�

McGuinty, the MP for Ottawa South and brother of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, introduced bill C-555 in the House on Monday. He is the second MP in a week to introduce legislation that seeks additional regulatory oversight of telecommunications companies. Charlie Angus, the NDP MP for Timmins and James Bay in Ontario, last week introduced his "net neutrality" private member's bill that seeks to limit how much control service providers have over internet traffic.

McGuinty's bill, also called the Telecommunications Clarity and Fairness Act, proposes the conditions of holding cellphone spectrum licences be changed "to include a prohibition against the levying of any additional fee or charge that is not part of the subscriber�s monthly fee or monthly plan rate." Cellphone providers would also be required to make available with each service contract a fact sheet that discloses every service being provided and any associated costs.

Like Angus's bill, McGuinty's proposed legislation also contains net neutrality provisions that would force internet service providers to provide "clear and accurate" information on network management practices that reduce advertised speeds.

The bill would also make it illegal for providers to lock cellphones such that they do not work on other carriers' networks, and would begin an assessment of the effectiveness of the Commissioner for Complaints for Telecommunications Services, the industry-run complaints body set up last year.

A spokesperson for Rogers Communications Inc. did not return a request for comment. Spokespeople for Bell Canada Inc. and Telus Corp. directed requests for comment to the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, the industry's advocacy group.

Source

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