CrazyJr
join:2003-02-27
Oakland, CA | Dollars signs
Another way for these providers to make money. You'd think they already are making money with so many people jumping to DSL from Comcrap. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC
 ·North State Commun..
| Don't forget.....
With Bellsouth, the $49.99 is also not in addition to the 5 dollar fee added for "Universal Network Access" or whatever it was called for your DSL to connect to the actual internet.
So the price for a DSL line with them is actually $54.95/month, now PLUS this new $2.97 fee.
In my area, Time Warner offers their cable access, without the hidden fees, for $45.95. And it's twice the speed down and 128Kbps faster up.
Time Warner maintains their network very well in my area, so at least here, Bellsouth needs to get on the ball if they want to remain competitive in the broadband wars. |
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Lurch77
Stop looking at me.
Premium
join:2001-11-22
+44.88-87.89
| Dirty
Wife handles the bills, so I did not see this one. Maybe it is time to switch. $52+ is getting be too much. But then again, there are not many choices for someone that does not want to get cable.  |
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graysonf
Premium,MVM
join:1999-07-16
Fort Lauderdale, FL | reply to Matt
Re: Don't forget.....
Wrong. The backbone access charge is broken out in the bill but is included in the total $49.95. |
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Matt
Take me down to the paradise city
Premium
join:2003-07-20
Jamestown, NC | Well, when I had BSFA a few years ago, my total, line itemed charge was $54.95. 49.95 + that 5 dollar fee.
Perhaps you should re-check your bill. |
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ObdH
Premium
join:2003-06-11
| reply to Lurch77
Re: Dirty
$50+ is too much imo, if you're getting bullcrap 1.5-2mb down and 128k up thats FUKCIN rediculous, im paying 39 for 3/256 cable and as soon as it increases to $50+ im outta here, substandard service and crappy connections make dsl worth the extra few $$ IMO
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averagedude
join:2002-01-30
Mesa, AZ
 ·Cox HSI
| Used Car Sales
This reminds me of used car sales people. Haggle, haggle, and that price does not include tax, lic, spare tire, floor mats . . . . . ARRRGGHHH!
I thought we (as a society) were past this type of bate and switch. Next we will find out that grocery stores will be adding fee's to the real price - Oh wait, they all ready do that by only showing the discounted card cost and not real cost with out card.
I think cell phone bills are the worst in "mis"representing the true per month cost. Get you in with low monthy ad's, but wait until you get first bill - Ka-ching $$$ |
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Iknowenuff
join:2001-06-28
Riverside, CA
| I don't see anyone going back to dial-up.....
The point is we will pay it cause we 'NEED' it. I don't forsee any of you going back to dial-up any time soon. Braodband providers know this. As long as the prices for cable and dsl stay close, we will pay for one or the other. Unless both are not available in your area the choice is a matter of preference. But weather its cable or dsl we will pay. We may complain, but we 'WILL' pay.... |
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koitsu
Premium
join:2002-07-16
Mountain View, CA
| BellSouth isn't the only one.
This fee just recently (4-5 billing cycles ago?) showed up on Speakeasy's bills as well. I always wondered what it was, especially since they tossed up an Email stating how our USF fees were "being decreased," then this mystery charge appears to make up for the lost portion...
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Snakeoil
Taxes are Armed robbery.
Premium
join:2000-08-05
Mentor, OH
·RoadRunner Cable
| My biggest beef with Bellsouth or telephone co.
They feed you a line of crap that they can't provide dsl service unless you have phone service.
Why can't they add a "line" fee to the DSL service and allow use to drop the phone service. That way we can use VOIP if we wanted to.
Bellsouth should owe up that they are increasing rates, and be honest up front, instead of being sneeky like certain politicains.
Besides didn't Bellsouth just get fnished laying off a bunch of people, and now they want to increase the rates?
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"He told me that if you can't tell something fom right or wrong, ask yourself if you mind people seeing what your doing. If you'd rather keep it a secret, then maybe it aint so right after all"From: Hunter page 389. Author: James Byron Huggins |
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8744675
join:2000-10-10
Decatur, GA
| Earthlink has done the same thing
Earthlink added a similar charge to my bill about 6 months ago without any notice that I recall. I searched their website and couldn't find anything to explain what the charge was for. It's also disguised as a 'recovery fee'.
The odd thing is that ISP's are not regulated so what money do they have to recover? In addition, I'm paying extra to Earthlink for DSL over my Bellsouth phone line, and paying Bellsouth all kinds of charges on the same line.
Are we being double billed for 2 services on the same wire?
Just on my voice line with BellSouth, the add-on charges and taxes are:
Federal Universal Service Charge .60
FCC Local Number Portability Line Charge .35
FCC Charge for Network Access 6.50
Federal Excise .94
GA - State/Local Tax 1.67
Emergency 911 Charge 1.35
Telecommunications Relay Service Fund .15
TOTAL 11.56
That's 1/3 of my total phone bill!
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TercelChick
join:2002-08-13 | reply to Matt
Re: Don't forget.....
Depends upon your state. FL and GA I know don't have it. |
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TercelChick
join:2002-08-13
| reply to Snakeoil
Re: My biggest beef with Bellsouth or telephone co
said by Snakeoil  :
Besides didn't Bellsouth just get fnished laying off a bunch of people, and now they want to increase the rates?
No, they're not finished laying off yet. About 700 just got canned this week. |
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cuindy
join:2000-07-21
Aurora, OH
| reply to Snakeoil
Re: My biggest beef with Bellsouth or telephone co.
said by Snakeoil :
They feed you a line of crap that they can't provide dsl service unless you have phone service.
Why can't they add a "line" fee to the DSL service and allow use to drop the phone service. That way we can use VOIP if we wanted to.
Bellsouth should owe up that they are increasing rates, and be honest up front, instead of being sneeky like certain politicains.
Besides didn't Bellsouth just get fnished laying off a bunch of people, and now they want to increase the rates?
The worst Part is that "DSL" line sharing rules are only on
ADSL lines. I was told by an ISP Britsys.net @ »www.britsys.com/
you can get SDSL on a line and then you can drop the voice and the SDSL stay hooked up. The only problem is it cost more, 512K/512K is $72. |
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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
| moot
I could care less what they call it. I don't care that there is tax in my bill and fees, etc. All I care about is what I write on the check each month.
If they think otherwise, they are quite delusional.
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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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jtudor
Xm 60's On 6 Freak
Premium,MVM
join:2002-12-07
Morganton, NC
| reply to Matt
Re: Don't forget.....
said by Matt :
Perhaps you should re-check your bill.
I do not have this $5.00 fee in NC, Never have.
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Best of luck
"Do, or Do not, there is no try!" Yoda |
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USABigBusinessSucks
@comcast.n | Big Business SUCKS!!!!
Typical of American big business. The fat @$$ scum bags at the top of these companies aren't happy with their $40 million a year... they want more, more, more, more, more!! |
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs:  
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Re: moot
I am with you on that. We all want the best bang for the buck but I hate the deception involved. Why should I be paying 10% of my cell bill in 'fees'. These 'fees' should be the same across all providers which they aren't and that hurts us - the consumer
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slyphoxj
join:2002-06-23
Brook Park, OH
·AT&T Midwest
1 edit | reply to averagedude
Dirty grocery tactics
I also particularly hate it when food makers sneak in "new and improved" packaging that's a few ounces less than before without lowering the price. Danon and now Giant Eagle(1) have done this with yogurt (used to be 8 oz., now they're 6 oz.). That Pierre's(2) (and others too) half-gallon is now a few ounces shy of a half-gallon. Same goes for orange juice (watch out for that new plastic "carafe" jug!)
(1) Giant Eagle is a regional grocery store chain HQ'ed in Pittsburgh. They have stored in PA, OH, maybe WV?
(2) In case you haven't heard of Pierre's, it's a local brand popular in NE Ohio.
EDIT: Changed title to "Dirty grocery tactics" to more accurately refect what I'm talking about. |
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graysonf
Premium,MVM
join:1999-07-16
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Off scale on the...
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