[bksvol-discuss] Re: O.T. Unwanted and unrequested phone service

  • From: "Diane Scalzi" <dscalzi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 18:47:15 -0400

I have two, sometimes three, bills that I can view and pay on line, and I
read every line.

Diane 

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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.
>
>
>
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>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.
>
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