Cell Phone Bill of Rights

[Reckoner]

Link: http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=71098


I think it's a good idea, hopefully more states will follow suit.

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Bill rings up rights for cellphone users
By Greg Gatlin
Wednesday, March 2, 2005

Disgruntled Bay State wireless phone users - and a new survey says there are many - could get relief through a proposed cellphone users bill of rights.
Legislation filed by state Sen. Jarrett Barrios (D-Cambridge) and Rep. Steven Walsh (D-Lynn) would prohibit wireless carriers from issuing contracts in Massachusetts lasting more than one year and would give subscribers 30 days to cancel new contracts without penalty.
Information on bills, including roaming charges, taxes and fees, would have to be easy to understand. The Department of Telecommunications and Energy would establish procedures for handling complaints between wireless carriers and subscribers, and would monitor and issue reports on blocked or dropped calls, coverage gaps and dead zones.
Wireless carriers and an industry group say such a bill would hurt consumers, though Aileen Montour, of Roslindale, is among those willing to risk it. Montour gave up a service she liked to sign on with a new carrier last December. In four months, she says she has not received one correct bill.
Montour said she was promised no activation fee but her first bill had a $36 activation fee. She was also supposed to get a 23 percent discount for being a state employee - a fact she stumbled onto - but has yet to get the discount.
Mountour says she has been hit with different charges made for calls to the same number at the same time of day. She said she'd love to go back to her old service, but for a $150 termination fee.
``I'm getting a little frustrated, a little furious,'' Montour said.
Consumer activist group MassPIRG unveiled yesterday results from a survey of 874 members that found wireless carriers are failing many consumers. The report, entitled ``Can you hear us now?'' said 42 percent of respondents had experienced a billing problem during their contract. Problems with the quality of the call were reported by 68 percent.
MassPIRG Program Director Deirdre Cummings said recent wireless industry consolidation and dwindling competitors makes the legislation critical.
But Joe Farren, spokesman with trade group CTIA-The Wireless Association, countered: ``The last thing wireless consumers need is a set of rigid command-and-control-type regulations that increase the cost of service.'' He said long-term contracts allow carriers to build the cost of software into the service, and reduce monthly charges and phone prices for consumers.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

Agreed.

The costumer who was having a problem with her bills could always go to the Attorney General for resolution. May take a while, but she does have avenues to use.

 

[Vic]

Terrible idea that will only drive up the cost of cell phones for those customers who are actually smart enough to read their contract before signing it.

 

[yllus]

Someone's ALWAYS disgruntled in Massachusetts.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

 

[Injury]

The problem here is that stupid people fail to take responsibility for the cell phones they just GOTTA HAVE. I hear about it every freaking day. People think that having a cell phone means that you are supposed to call people just to BS all day long and then get pissed off when they have a $500 bill they can't pay. What do they do? Let the phone get shut off and get a new one, because the old company isn't smart enough to RUIN someone's credit fast enough so they can't run up bills and waste money that will never exist.

 

[Injury]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You just refuse to hang up the phone until it's fixed. It's not hard. If you tell them what you want and treat them how you want to be treated. It's never been a problem for me. If someone tells me that they can't do something and can't give you an acceptable reason why, you ask to speak to someone else.

 

[CPA]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You allow the government to dictate the length of the contract, the next thing they will do is dictate the rates. Not good.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You're only their bitch if you LET them improperly bill you. There is NO system in place in the real world that is either flawless or incapable of doing anything right. There's always an acceptable medium between the two. If the billing system keeps fvcking up your account, then keep contacting the company and pressing for them to fix it each time. You'll be one of the few people outside of the group of folks that blissfully pay their flawlessly correct bill every month from the same company. It sucks, but it's reality, folks. Get a grip. 🙂

 

[Babbles]

Sounds like more clueless inept people trying to get the government to solve their own personal problems.

 

[Kilrsat]

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

Only if you have automatic bill pay. If you require them to actually send you a bill you have all the time in the world to straighten it out. Enough talking to the right people and you won't pay a penny more than you are supposed to pay.

If you're dumb enough to let the utility take your money on their own, then well... yes, you let yourself be turned into their bitch.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You just refuse to hang up the phone until it's fixed. It's not hard. If you tell them what you want and treat them how you want to be treated. It's never been a problem for me. If someone tells me that they can't do something and can't give you an acceptable reason why, you ask to speak to someone else.

Doesn't always work. I had numerous problems with Nextel where they charged me incorrectly. I kept asking to be transferred to higher up people till the last guy I spoke with told me there is no on higher up at their location. To speak to his boss, I'd have to write a letter. I wrote a letter to his boss as well as the Nextel corporate office, BBB, and the AG of Virginia. Nothing was done.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You just refuse to hang up the phone until it's fixed. It's not hard. If you tell them what you want and treat them how you want to be treated. It's never been a problem for me. If someone tells me that they can't do something and can't give you an acceptable reason why, you ask to speak to someone else.

Doesn't always work. I had numerous problems with Nextel where they charged me incorrectly. I kept asking to be transferred to higher up people till the last guy I spoke with told me there is no on higher up at their location. To speak to his boss, I'd have to write a letter. I wrote a letter to his boss as well as the Nextel corporate office, BBB, and the AG of Virginia. Nothing was done.

So what did you do after that? Did you dispute the charges with your bank? Did you call Nextel back and continue the fight?

Probably not. Heh.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You're only their bitch if you LET them improperly bill you. There is NO system in place in the real world that is either flawless or incapable of doing anything right. There's always an acceptable medium between the two. If the billing system keeps fvcking up your account, then keep contacting the company and pressing for them to fix it each time. You'll be one of the few people outside of the group of folks that blissfully pay their flawlessly correct bill every month from the same company. It sucks, but it's reality, folks. Get a grip. 🙂

[/b]
BWHAHAHAHA "flawlessly correct bill" "LET them improperly bill you."
Fact is, most companies that have billing issues know for a FACT that their billing systems are bugged. The bugs almost always tend to favor the company. And they don't give a crap because it's not hurting them since most people would rather pay the bill than spend 5 hours on the phone trying to fix it. I know this for a fact because I have many friends who have worked on said billing systems. They are told not to worry about certain bugs.
Your ignorance is always good for a laugh Nik 😀

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You just refuse to hang up the phone until it's fixed. It's not hard. If you tell them what you want and treat them how you want to be treated. It's never been a problem for me. If someone tells me that they can't do something and can't give you an acceptable reason why, you ask to speak to someone else.

Doesn't always work. I had numerous problems with Nextel where they charged me incorrectly. I kept asking to be transferred to higher up people till the last guy I spoke with told me there is no on higher up at their location. To speak to his boss, I'd have to write a letter. I wrote a letter to his boss as well as the Nextel corporate office, BBB, and the AG of Virginia. Nothing was done.

So what did you do after that? Did you dispute the charges with your bank? Did you call Nextel back and continue the fight?

Probably not. Heh.

I didn't dispute the charge with Nextel because they did not charge a credit card. It's because of companies like this that I never use any type of automatic pay system. I attempted to keep calling Nextel but they started just hanging up on as soon as they pulled up my account telling me I need to pay my bill or they'll put a hit on my credit report.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You're only their bitch if you LET them improperly bill you. There is NO system in place in the real world that is either flawless or incapable of doing anything right. There's always an acceptable medium between the two. If the billing system keeps fvcking up your account, then keep contacting the company and pressing for them to fix it each time. You'll be one of the few people outside of the group of folks that blissfully pay their flawlessly correct bill every month from the same company. It sucks, but it's reality, folks. Get a grip. 🙂

[/b]
BWHAHAHAHA "flawlessly correct bill" "LET them improperly bill you."
Fact is, most companies that have billing issues know for a FACT that their billing systems are bugged. The bugs almost always tend to favor the company. And they don't give a crap because it's not hurting them since most people would rather pay the bill than spend 5 hours on the phone trying to fix it. I know this for a fact because I have many friends who have worked on said billing systems. They are told not to worry about certain bugs.
Your ignorance is always good for a laugh Nik 😀

You're full of crap and you know it. Read my post again. Is there any reason why you specifically ignored the parts of my post that talked about how no billing system is flawless and how no billing system 100% flawed? Is there any particular reason why you ignored the part of my post that talked about how you are among a small percentage of folks having trouble with their automated billing cycle with that company? Is there any particular reason why you chose to ignore my implied idea that every company shares this same problem with a small percentage that has issues with automated billing systems?

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Babbles
Sounds like more clueless inept people trying to get the government to solve their own personal problems.

Pretty much. This type of regulation, while looking good of the surface, is always just a tax in disguise. After all, who pays for the new government division that will be doing the regulating? You got it, consumers.

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You're only their bitch if you LET them improperly bill you. There is NO system in place in the real world that is either flawless or incapable of doing anything right. There's always an acceptable medium between the two. If the billing system keeps fvcking up your account, then keep contacting the company and pressing for them to fix it each time. You'll be one of the few people outside of the group of folks that blissfully pay their flawlessly correct bill every month from the same company. It sucks, but it's reality, folks. Get a grip. 🙂

[/b]
BWHAHAHAHA "flawlessly correct bill" "LET them improperly bill you."
Fact is, most companies that have billing issues know for a FACT that their billing systems are bugged. The bugs almost always tend to favor the company. And they don't give a crap because it's not hurting them since most people would rather pay the bill than spend 5 hours on the phone trying to fix it. I know this for a fact because I have many friends who have worked on said billing systems. They are told not to worry about certain bugs.
Your ignorance is always good for a laugh Nik 😀

You're full of crap and you know it. Read my post again. Is there any reason why you specifically ignored the parts of my post that talked about how no billing system is flawless and how no billing system 100% flawed? Is there any particular reason why you ignored the part of my post that talked about how you are among a small percentage of folks having trouble with their automated billing cycle with that company? Is there any particular reason why you chose to ignore my implied idea that every company shares this same problem with a small percentage that has issues with automated billing systems?

I did read what you said but you're wrong about it being a small percentage.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You're only their bitch if you LET them improperly bill you. There is NO system in place in the real world that is either flawless or incapable of doing anything right. There's always an acceptable medium between the two. If the billing system keeps fvcking up your account, then keep contacting the company and pressing for them to fix it each time. You'll be one of the few people outside of the group of folks that blissfully pay their flawlessly correct bill every month from the same company. It sucks, but it's reality, folks. Get a grip. 🙂

[/b]
BWHAHAHAHA "flawlessly correct bill" "LET them improperly bill you."
Fact is, most companies that have billing issues know for a FACT that their billing systems are bugged. The bugs almost always tend to favor the company. And they don't give a crap because it's not hurting them since most people would rather pay the bill than spend 5 hours on the phone trying to fix it. I know this for a fact because I have many friends who have worked on said billing systems. They are told not to worry about certain bugs.
Your ignorance is always good for a laugh Nik 😀

You're full of crap and you know it. Read my post again. Is there any reason why you specifically ignored the parts of my post that talked about how no billing system is flawless and how no billing system 100% flawed? Is there any particular reason why you ignored the part of my post that talked about how you are among a small percentage of folks having trouble with their automated billing cycle with that company? Is there any particular reason why you chose to ignore my implied idea that every company shares this same problem with a small percentage that has issues with automated billing systems?

I did read what you said but you're wrong about it being a small percentage.

:laugh: no I'm not. Nice try, though. I've done tons of work in the departments you're talking to. I know what I'm talkin about, bud!

 

[dabuddha]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You're only their bitch if you LET them improperly bill you. There is NO system in place in the real world that is either flawless or incapable of doing anything right. There's always an acceptable medium between the two. If the billing system keeps fvcking up your account, then keep contacting the company and pressing for them to fix it each time. You'll be one of the few people outside of the group of folks that blissfully pay their flawlessly correct bill every month from the same company. It sucks, but it's reality, folks. Get a grip. 🙂

[/b]
BWHAHAHAHA "flawlessly correct bill" "LET them improperly bill you."
Fact is, most companies that have billing issues know for a FACT that their billing systems are bugged. The bugs almost always tend to favor the company. And they don't give a crap because it's not hurting them since most people would rather pay the bill than spend 5 hours on the phone trying to fix it. I know this for a fact because I have many friends who have worked on said billing systems. They are told not to worry about certain bugs.
Your ignorance is always good for a laugh Nik 😀

You're full of crap and you know it. Read my post again. Is there any reason why you specifically ignored the parts of my post that talked about how no billing system is flawless and how no billing system 100% flawed? Is there any particular reason why you ignored the part of my post that talked about how you are among a small percentage of folks having trouble with their automated billing cycle with that company? Is there any particular reason why you chose to ignore my implied idea that every company shares this same problem with a small percentage that has issues with automated billing systems?

I did read what you said but you're wrong about it being a small percentage.

:laugh: no I'm not. Nice try, though. I've done tons of work in the departments you're talking to. I know what I'm talkin about, bud!

Sure you do Nik :roll:

 

[Darthvoy]

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

WTF are you talking about...I got new phone a while back with sprint...the service sucked...I was roaming in my own home. Anyways, thanks to the California law I was able to cancel the service without being charged. And, as far as i know the prices are the same here as they are elsewhere. If you had read the entire article you would have found out that the law is to protect consumers such as in myself. I am glad I had the right to cancel, other wise I would have been charged up the a$$ for all the roaming minutes.

 

[Amused]

The vast majority of raping going on with Cell phones and communication is general is the massive state, local and federal taxes. Cell phones are taxed at almost 50% in some areas

Holy crap, people.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: Amused
The vast majority of raping going on with Cell phones and communication is general is the massive state, local and federal taxes. Cell phones are taxed at almost 50% in some areas

Holy crap, people.

Don't get me started on the damned "USF Tax" on broadband lines. They just upped that AGAIN last month.

:|

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: dabuddha

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: acemcmac

Originally posted by: Nik
I read the first line of stipulations and stopped there.

That BOR is fvcking bullsh|t.

No. I would never, *ever* vote toward that being law.

If you have a problem with your service, always always ALWAYS refer back to your contract to see what you SIGNED. If you're a dumbass moron who can't read, that's your own damn fault. That's your signature on the damn contract. If you're not getting what's on your contract, push as hard as you can to get exactly what's on your contract, no more and no less, and USE that contract as leverage. You have every right to everything that's in that contract, but nothing more.

Sigh...

Government needs to get the fvck out of the business of being in business.

riiiight :roll:

have you ever dealt with a utility that simply is incapiable of properly billing you? :roll:

you == their bitch

You're only their bitch if you LET them improperly bill you. There is NO system in place in the real world that is either flawless or incapable of doing anything right. There's always an acceptable medium between the two. If the billing system keeps fvcking up your account, then keep contacting the company and pressing for them to fix it each time. You'll be one of the few people outside of the group of folks that blissfully pay their flawlessly correct bill every month from the same company. It sucks, but it's reality, folks. Get a grip. 🙂

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BWHAHAHAHA "flawlessly correct bill" "LET them improperly bill you."
Fact is, most companies that have billing issues know for a FACT that their billing systems are bugged. The bugs almost always tend to favor the company. And they don't give a crap because it's not hurting them since most people would rather pay the bill than spend 5 hours on the phone trying to fix it. I know this for a fact because I have many friends who have worked on said billing systems. They are told not to worry about certain bugs.
Your ignorance is always good for a laugh Nik 😀

You're full of crap and you know it. Read my post again. Is there any reason why you specifically ignored the parts of my post that talked about how no billing system is flawless and how no billing system 100% flawed? Is there any particular reason why you ignored the part of my post that talked about how you are among a small percentage of folks having trouble with their automated billing cycle with that company? Is there any particular reason why you chose to ignore my implied idea that every company shares this same problem with a small percentage that has issues with automated billing systems?

I did read what you said but you're wrong about it being a small percentage.

:laugh: no I'm not. Nice try, though. I've done tons of work in the departments you're talking to. I know what I'm talkin about, bud!

Sure you do Nik :roll:

Would you like a list of companies that I've handled billing, customer service, and tech support for? It's a fairly long list that includes ISP's and cell phone companies.