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Posted by mot10n on Jan-14-2003 17:00:

Sad my phone bill = OMFG

okay, i got my phone bill today from rogers, and i look at it...


$ 141.47 !!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!

then i passed out. i woke up 10 min later, and passed out again.

this is fucking crazy, how can they charge so much for airtime!? i was under the impression that i had 1000 weeknight/weekend minutes, but it says i only have 100 weekday/night and unlimited weekends, so wtf!! and it says i answered a call on xmas that lasted 2 hours!!!! i don't even remember this bullshit!!

this is pissing me off huge... eating into my party fund huge! i'm going to call and ream them out for this, see if i can get a break on it or something.

any of you had anything similar to this happen to you? a phone bill this huge, jesus, first time it's ever happened to me, and hopefully the last!


Posted by DamnDirtyApe on Jan-14-2003 17:03:

Ouch! I have a Fido plan with 150 weekday and 1000 weeknight/weekday minutes, and it's always been fine. Do you have a copy of your original signup form? It should have your plan details on it...


Posted by monishb on Jan-14-2003 17:13:

Re: my phone bill = OMFG

quote:
Originally posted by mot10n
okay, i got my phone bill today from rogers, and i look at it...


$ 141.47 !!!!!!! WTF!!!!!!!

then i passed out. i woke up 10 min later, and passed out again.

this is fucking crazy, how can they charge so much for airtime!? i was under the impression that i had 1000 weeknight/weekend minutes, but it says i only have 100 weekday/night and unlimited weekends, so wtf!! and it says i answered a call on xmas that lasted 2 hours!!!! i don't even remember this bullshit!!

this is pissing me off huge... eating into my party fund huge! i'm going to call and ream them out for this, see if i can get a break on it or something.

any of you had anything similar to this happen to you? a phone bill this huge, jesus, first time it's ever happened to me, and hopefully the last!



141$ for your cell phone?!. that is a lot of money !
Well i pay on avg my regular phone(bell) line bill to avg 150$, so it isnt that bad also....


Posted by trancearmada on Jan-14-2003 19:05:

first of read the fine print, I sell Rogers cell phones as I work for Rogers Video a part of the entire Rogers family. call *811 (it's a free call you don't get charged for it) and ask to talk to a rep. check your bill again and all the calls that were made, were you anywhere close to the lake Ontario when you called? If yes it is possible that your signal was picked up in Buffalo, and you are being charged roaming fees. Tell them to look over the bill and they will see that you did not travel to US and those fees will be waived.

Next step go on a "business self adjusting plan", meaning that the time on your cell will self adjust to the cheapest possible $ amount as you use up more or less minutes. Just talk to the rep and tell them you want to switch over. They should be able to help you switch over to a better plan if you don't wanna go with the "business self adjusting plan". And don't use your phone on weekdays as much. I have the exact same plan as you and my bill on average is $35-45 but I get discount and what not.

If you have any other questions or need help PM me.

Also I am not trying to defend Rogers or anything but it's your own fault you did not understand the contract properly. Any other providers would have screwed you the same exact way. I am sure they will give you some sort of a break. How long is your contract for? Year? 2 years? monthly?

I can try and help you out just give me more details. It would be a lot easier if I could see the bill in front of me than I could probably help you out more.

Good luck.


Posted by Mandrick_v on Jan-14-2003 19:34:

My g/f got bill $800 bucks for Rogers High Speed Internet, that when that was time to pass out. LOL, she had charges for the modem for a year(as u know modem comes in free) and extra chgarges for running a network at home. Well, i had to call and fight big time. THIS IS ROGERS. I use Bell for my ce4llphone, never had any problems. Actually had one, Bell representetiver called mand asked if i had any problems, i saud that i don't use mobile internet browser for which i was charged 5 bucks a month, she said ok and hang up. On my next bill i got a statement:MObile Browser -5.00. LOVED IT. Never had to fight, or even call them, they call me every nonth and ask if i have a problem. Bell, way to go.


Posted by dEsidEL on Jan-14-2003 19:37:

KarateKid

yea truss me Ken <200 is nothing heh .. i work at the bank and i've seen some chicks with $800+ fees .. !!


Posted by malek on Jan-14-2003 19:50:

welcome to the club, my record is about 260$


Posted by trancearmada on Jan-14-2003 20:13:

that's nothing I process bill payments daily anywhere from $60-1,000.00


Posted by mot10n on Jan-14-2003 20:18:

yeah, i realized what happened. i called in before christmas to switch to the max air plan, and figured it would be switched right away. little did i know that they switch it next billing date (of course they do, or else it would get made complicated.) i switched early december, and thinking i was on that, proceeded to rack up the time. if i was on that plan, it would've been mebbe 40, but now it's almost 4 times as much.

me = stupid.


Posted by DigiNut on Jan-14-2003 21:18:

I get this type of thing a lot, but it's from extra bandwidth charges on Bell Sympatico Highspeed. @^#*&%$ 5 gig limits, I download 5 gigs in a day not a month.


Posted by mot10n on Jan-14-2003 21:20:

btw, thanks for the offer of help trancearmada, but you're right, it was my own stupidity and do you still have those vinyls i wanted? i totally forgot about them, haha


Posted by The Highroller on Jan-14-2003 21:25:

quote:
Originally posted by DigiNut
I get this type of thing a lot, but it's from extra bandwidth charges on Bell Sympatico Highspeed. @^#*&%$ 5 gig limits, I download 5 gigs in a day not a month.


as soon as sympatico made this announcment i promptley announced to them that "this was a fucking rip off" and "fuck this im going to another company". right now i have ADSL 3.0 mbit for $75/mo and its unlimited access.

the rep asked "may i ask what company you are switching to?" i replied "no you may not!"


Posted by pyro264jb on Jan-14-2003 21:25:

345 american I HATE MY PHONE!


Posted by DigiNut on Jan-14-2003 21:40:

quote:
Originally posted by The Highroller
as soon as sympatico made this announcment i promptley announced to them that "this was a fucking rip off" and "fuck this im going to another company". right now i have ADSL 3.0 mbit for $75/mo and its unlimited access.

the rep asked "may i ask what company you are switching to?" i replied "no you may not!"


May I ask what company?


Posted by trancearmada on Jan-14-2003 21:49:

quote:
Originally posted by mot10n
btw, thanks for the offer of help trancearmada, but you're right, it was my own stupidity and do you still have those vinyls i wanted? i totally forgot about them, haha


do you rember which ones you wanted?


Posted by E*Master on Jan-14-2003 21:57:

quote:
Originally posted by The Highroller
as soon as sympatico made this announcment i promptley announced to them that "this was a fucking rip off" and "fuck this im going to another company". right now i have ADSL 3.0 mbit for $75/mo and its unlimited access.

the rep asked "may i ask what company you are switching to?" i replied "no you may not!"


Well are u with anothe company that gives ua 3 MBit line? If so do tell I have sympatico ultra and they actualyl increased the caps to 20 gigs a month. but stil I gotta pay 85 bucks a month.


Posted by dEsidEL on Jan-14-2003 22:44:

KarateKid

i know this is a little outta topic .. but some of you might find this link a little useful ..

www.canadianisp.com

cheers..


Posted by Tudo Beleza on Jan-15-2003 05:30:

damn what is this company, my bill is to much in sympatico.


Posted by ExcelonGT on Jan-15-2003 05:52:

$193 american....I never went over on my cell phone bill before. I'm reminded of the costs of a girlfriend!!! just keep telling myself that this is all worth it.


Posted by Crazy Serb on Jan-15-2003 06:23:

quote:
Originally posted by The Highroller
as soon as sympatico made this announcment i promptley announced to them that "this was a fucking rip off" and "fuck this im going to another company". right now i have ADSL 3.0 mbit for $75/mo and its unlimited access.

the rep asked "may i ask what company you are switching to?" i replied "no you may not!"


May I ask what company, too?
We would love to know...


Posted by weeman on Jan-16-2003 02:28:

140$ you're a fucking idiot for letting yourself be taken advantage of by a company that is out to rip your testicles and sell them on the New Jersey market.


Posted by sooper on Jan-16-2003 03:13:

quote:
Originally posted by weeman
140$ you're a fucking idiot for letting yourself be taken advantage of by a company that is out to rip your testicles and sell them on the New Jersey market.


You're a fuckin idiot for spending all your cash on testicles at the New Jersey market.


Posted by Crazy Serb on Jan-16-2003 05:40:

quote:
Originally posted by sooper
You're a fuckin idiot for spending all your cash on testicles at the New Jersey market.


HAHAHAAAA!



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