Given that Amy lives in Florida, a state with a large population of disabled and older folks, investigating bills in large print and online may be useful.
E. At 08:16 PM 3/13/2007, you wrote:
Hi, I receive my Qwest bill in Braille. My bank statements and my credit card statements are readily visible on-line. I think it really just depends on the companies involved, and how accessible they make their sites. -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:15 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: O.T. Unwanted and unrequested phone service It certainly ought to be possible for all of you to be able to read bills from utilities, the phone company, and such online and pay them online as well. Lots of banks offer online bill paying accessible to blind folks and most utilities and many other companies show customers bills online. E. At 12:48 PM 3/12/2007, you wrote: >I want to share this information to others who might pay bills with less >care and more trust than might be warranted. I had to take care of a >problem with unwanted phone calls and while doing so I discovered that I >had a voice mail service for which I was being billed $14 a month. Now if >I needed voice mail it would be fine but I don't need it as I am home >almost 24/7 and even if I might have needed it I did not order it. > >It did not occur to me that a company could charge me for a service I did >not ask for or need and I was able to remove the service and arrange for a >refund through my phone company but I could not help but wonder how long >I might have gone on paying without realizing that I was being robbed by >a company I never heard of. That is the last time I pay a bill without >careful scrutiny, even Bellsouth. > >Amy >omsm >feeling even more stupid that usual. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxput the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.
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