Access4Less Selling Out to Earthlink

[Drakkon]

Just got this email from my access4less account:

We?re writing with some important news. On May 20, 2005, Access4Less.net will
discontinue
offering dial-up Internet access. In order to keep you connected, we?ve made a special
arrangement with EarthLink, the nation?s next generation Internet Service Provider
(ISP).

Please read below for important information about this service change.

***************************************************
EARTHLINK UNLIMITED DIAL-UP ACCESS
***************************************************
For only $9.95 per month*, you?ll receive:

* Unlimited Internet access
* spamBlocker ? blocks virtually 100% of junk email
* Pop-Up Blocker ? blocks almost all pop-ups
* Spyware Blocker ? protects your computer and privacy online
* Eight email addresses, each with 100MB of mail space and 10MB of Web space
* Thousands of access numbers for fast, reliable connections nationwide
* Award-winning 24/7 customer support (Free Telephone Support included)
* Customizable Personal Start Page
* Parental Controls

In addition, we?ve arranged for you to retain your current Access4Less.net email
addresses with
EarthLink?s service. Your email addresses will remain the same but the way you log into
the Internet may change. EarthLink will notify you of any changes that you may need
to make
closer to the time of the transition.

***********************
WHAT TO EXPECT
***********************
Access4Less.net and EarthLink will keep you informed to ensure that your transition
goes as smoothly
as possible. EarthLink will either send you its TotalAccess 2005 software via postal
mail or will
also make it available for online download. Downloading or installing TotalAccess
2005 will make
it easier for you to utilize all of EarthLink?s valuable tools.

Please note: Some of your current settings may need to change when running
TotalAccess. EarthLink
will notify you of these changes, where applicable.

*****************************
BILLING INFORMATION
*****************************
If you have prepaid for your dial-up access, EarthLink will continue to provide
service through the
end of your prepaid term at no additional cost. Upon expiration of your prepaid
term, EarthLink will
automatically renew your prepaid service for a one year term at the rate of $119.40
per year ? a savings
of $120.00 per year when compared to EarthLink?s standard monthly rate. If you do
not want
EarthLink to automatically renew your service for one year upon expiration of your
current prepaid
term, please notify EarthLink at that time.

*For all EarthLink dial-up plans, taxes and applicable fees may apply.

****************
NEED HELP?
*****************
If you do not wish to transfer to EarthLink, please visit
http://www.Access4Less.net/OptOut.htm
Your registration number is: *********.

If we don?t hear from you by May 9, 2005, we?ll transfer your account information to
EarthLink so your
service can be set up.

We?ve set up a Web site to answer many of your questions about this upcoming change:
http://www.Access4Less.net/elfaq.htm

If you have additional questions, please email Support@Access4Less.net

EarthLink won?t have any information about your account until after May 20, 2005, so
please do not
contact EarthLink directly at this time.

Thank you for being our customer. We know you?ll enjoy working with the fine people
at EarthLink who
are committed to your complete satisfaction.

Sincerely,

Joe Egosi, CEO
Access4Less.net

I'm like wtf...i pay $6 a month whih is perfectly fine by me for 56K access...but your going to AUTOMATICALLY transfer me to a $10/month account with a company liek earthlink?!??! I don't see how this can legal but i already opted-out/killed my account. This totally sux, I'm not in a place where i can get cable internet, and finding a good provider thats less than $10/month is hard to find :disgust::|

 

[quakefiend420]

really though...whats $4?

 

[Queasy]

Dangit. I just signed my sister up to Access4Less a couple of months ago....

 

[Drakkon]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
really though...whats $4?

Wouldn't you be pissed if they jacked up your cable internet price by 65%?

 

[Codewiz]

all2easy.net has been working fine for my mom.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Drakkon

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
really though...whats $4?

Wouldn't you be pissed if they jacked up your cable internet price by 65%?

probably...but would i freak out if my dial-up access went up from $6 to $10?

probably not

 

[shilala]

My cable and broadband access goes up every time I look at the bill.
I bitch (you've covered that) and whine (you need to cross that bridge here) and then I just pay the bill.

 

[Yanagi]

In Liberan Sweden Dial up is free from monthly charges

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: Yanagi
In Liberan Sweden Dial up is free from monthly charges

<insert soviet russia joke here>

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
really though...whats $4?

Will be a lot more than $4

Earthlink tacks on all kinds of phoney "Non" Government fees as well to pad their bottom line while still advertising a lower price.

The U.S. is just one giant legal Corporate scamming operation now.

 

[knyghtbyte]

my broadband keeps getting cheaper, gotta love a competitive market...lol

i pay slightly more to my provider, but they provide the best most reliable service, and im a gamer so i dont mind the extra couple of quid

 

[feralkid]

Topic Title: Access4Less Selling Out to Earthlink
Topic Summary: If you have an account CANCEL IT!!!






Or just keep it.

Not really a huge deal...things happen.

 

[jadinolf]

Yep. I got their email a few days ago.

I have access-4-free and didn't use it much.

 

[FlyLice]

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
really though...whats $4?

4 Filet-O-Fish Fridays a month!

 

[RbSX]

First thing it's 4 bucks.

Second of all, if it were high speed and your price jumped from 46 to 50 (already expensive) I could see you complaining.

WHO cares.

 

[Shawn]

Jesus, you're paying $6/month for internet and you're complaing about the price rising to $10?

 

[Cal166]

Cancel it and Stfu.

 

[FrustratedUser]

OP:

It's even worse....

If you have prepaid for your dial-up access, EarthLink will continue to provide
service through the end of your prepaid term at no additional cost. Upon expiration of your prepaid term, EarthLink will automatically renew your prepaid service for a one year term at the rate of $119.40 per year ? a savings of $120.00 per year when compared to EarthLink?s standard monthly rate. If you do not want EarthLink to automatically renew your service for one year upon expiration of your current prepaid term, please notify EarthLink at that time.

 

[ironcrotch]

I think people reading this thread fail to see that its more than "just $4". It's the principal of being sold out on and screwed subtley.

 

[Drakkon]

I sad reading how all of you would just take a $4 increase and a change in companies and shrug it off as nothing...sure $4 is nothing but I'm not going to take a 65% increase in a bill for a service that frankly isn't worth $10 a month anymore...thats just me though i guess
I dunno if its that some of you are just unconfrontational or just like having companies bend you over and ram it in, but i find it kinda sad that people would just shrug it off and pay

Originally posted by: ironcrotch
I think people reading this thread fail to see that its more than "just $4". It's the principal of being sold out on and screwed subtley.

THANK YOU!!!! EXACTLY what I'm getting at

 

[labgeek]

I don't see how this can legal

How's that? So if I sell you something monthly, and want to sell my company the new company has to honor my prices for how long? They said if you have already prepaid, they'd honor it for the length they owe you. That's a requirement. But they don't have to sell you anything. They could just kick you off at the end of your current paid term (the end of the month I'm gathering) and say bye. They have no legal obligation to honor the other company's pricing past what is currently a liability, specifically those that have prepaid service due. You've got two options, stay with them and pay the new rate, or cancel. You chose cancel. Does it suck? Yes. Is it legal? Yes.

 

[Phoenix86]

Originally posted by: labgeek

I don't see how this can legal

How's that? So if I sell you something monthly, and want to sell my company the new company has to honor my prices for how long? They said if you have already prepaid, they'd honor it for the length they owe you. That's a requirement. But they don't have to sell you anything. They could just kick you off at the end of your current paid term (the end of the month I'm gathering) and say bye. They have no legal obligation to honor the other company's pricing past what is currently a liability, specifically those that have prepaid service due. You've got two options, stay with them and pay the new rate, or cancel. You chose cancel. Does it suck? Yes. Is it legal? Yes.

They can't opt you into a 1 year contract you have not signed or agreed to when you agreed to month-month service. I don't see how that'll fly.

 

[Pepsi90919]

WOWA

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: quakefiend420
really though...whats $4?

Will be a lot more than $4

Earthlink tacks on all kinds of phoney "Non" Government fees as well to pad their bottom line while still advertising a lower price.

The U.S. is just one giant legal Corporate scamming operation now.

So leave it.

 

[Svnla]

I've that same email last week. The funny thing is I used to have Earthlink for dial up a while back. I changed to Access4less because it is cheaper <$6 vs. $20>. I am moving into my new house and about to get broadband so it will not be a big deal.

Is Earthlink a good company? Yes. Is it good enough to pay extra compare to the old Access4less? Nope.

<<<----used to have local ISP, then Earthlink, then Access4Less. About to get broadbandin May.