 GKIPremium
join:2007-07-19
Tacoma, WA
1 edit | reply to glinc
Re: Well.... Same here: with any of the 'extras' enabled (VZN; VCastTV), they'd hit me for that charge for any download. I canceled the VZN, then for using it for one day ($3), it was $1.99 to download it: total $5.00!
Same with the web button. I had to tell them to disable ALL features, so as not to get that charge. I accidentally hit the web this month, so we'll have to see if I get it again.
"I want my Qwest 'Everywhere Line' back again."
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 banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| That was the worst: the accidentally stumbling onto a Web-based feature and getting dinged $2 even though you back out within one second.
People might say "Get a data plan, then" but how reasonable is that when you're talking about someone who has no need for anything except basic calling, and might use a mere handful of minutes a day? Get a data plan I'll never use just to avoid paying for an occasional mistake? That's like getting a text plan to avoid paying for text spam -- it's the "Western medicine" approach to problem solving. Don't solve the problem, just bury the symptoms. (And blocking all texts isn't a solution when you do need to occasionally send/receive texts from someone you actually know.)
In the end, I came to the conclusion that the basic mobile customer is better off with a prepaid carrier, so I left VZW.
Providers gank money from you when you don't use enough services and complain when you use too much. Sigh...
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patcat88
join:2002-04-05
Jamaica, NY
kudos:1 | said by banditws6:In the end, I came to the conclusion that the basic mobile customer is better off with a prepaid carrier, so I left VZW. Providers gank money from you when you don't use enough services and complain when you use too much. Sigh... And they still win, unless you went with MPCS or Cricket. |
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banditws6Shrinking Time and DistancePremium
join:2001-08-18
Frisco, TX Reviews:
·RoadRunner Cable
1 edit | said by patcat88:said by banditws6:In the end, I came to the conclusion that the basic mobile customer is better off with a prepaid carrier, so I left VZW. Providers gank money from you when you don't use enough services and complain when you use too much. Sigh... And they still win, unless you went with MPCS or Cricket. You're right, because most of the prepaid carriers lease access on their towers. (Or AT&T's)
In the end, if I want a phone that works and whose provider won't screw me, there's not much I can do about it. At least with prepaid they can't take any more money from my account than I give them to use in the first place.
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 VR LauraQueen Of CyberspacePremium
join:2002-02-10
NYC | reply to banditws6
said by banditws6: Providers gank money from you when you don't use enough services and complain when you use too much. Sigh... MAJOR RANT FOLLOWS.
I have Verizon for my 2 landlines. I do not have long distance (LD) capability on line 1 (main line), because I make any LD calls on my mobile. (Not Verizon, btw.) I have a basic LD plan on line 2 (fax), called "e-Values". Verizon charges me $5.50/mo for this plan -- whether or not I make any LD calls. 
If I remove this "e-Values" plan from my fax line, then I can't send any LD fax. Translation: Without a LD "plan", I can't dial LD at all.  So, I'm stuck paying $5.50/mo for the capability to make a LD call, should I need to. Note, if I wanted the capability to make a LD call on line 1, too, that would be ANOTHER $5.50/mo! 
Why can't I just be charged per minute for any LD calls I may make? Why do I have to pay for a "plan" I don't use? Am I supposed to believe that something is technically different on my 2nd line to warrant this $5.50/mo charge, other than maybe "flipping a switch"? It's like paying for a pay-per-view movie without ordering a movie!
Fwiw, I'm not interested in bundles. My mobile is with Sprint, DSL's with Earthlink (telco Verizon) and I don't want cable TV or VoIP.
Laura
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 DolganPremium
join:2005-10-01
Sun Prairie, WI
·Charter
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If I remove this "e-Values" plan from my fax line, then I can't send any LD fax. Translation: Without a LD "plan", I can't dial LD at all. So, I'm stuck paying $5.50/mo for the capability to make a LD call, should I need to. Note, if I wanted the capability to make a LD call on line 1, too, that would be ANOTHER $5.50/mo!
Why can't I just be charged per minute for any LD calls I may make? Why do I have to pay for a "plan" I don't use? Am I supposed to believe that something is technically different on my 2nd line to warrant this $5.50/mo charge, other than maybe "flipping a switch"? It's like paying for a pay-per-view movie without ordering a movie!
You do have 2 options to choose from if you want to drop your LD:
1] Use a 10-10-xxx dialaround
2] Buy a LD calling card at your nearest Gas Station/Convience store.
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If I remove this "e-Values" plan from my fax line, then I can't send any LD fax. Translation: Without a LD "plan", I can't dial LD at all. So, I'm stuck paying $5.50/mo for the capability to make a LD call, should I need to. Note, if I wanted the capability to make a LD call on line 1, too, that would be ANOTHER $5.50/mo!
Why can't I just be charged per minute for any LD calls I may make? Why do I have to pay for a "plan" I don't use? Am I supposed to believe that something is technically different on my 2nd line to warrant this $5.50/mo charge, other than maybe "flipping a switch"? It's like paying for a pay-per-view movie without ordering a movie!
You do have 2 options to choose from if you want to drop your LD: 1] Use a 10-10-xxx dialaround 2] Buy a LD calling card at your nearest Gas Station/Convience store. Easy solutions to your dilemma. An even easier solution.
1) Buy a desktop scanner.
2) go to MaxEmail.com, sign up for a fax account.
3) cancel landline plans.
3) Send and receive faxes all you like.
It's what I do. I haven't paid for separate long distance in years. Like...a decade. When 10-10-811 was huge. Yeah, that long ago. |
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quatrixPremium
join:2005-02-11
South FL
kudos:2 | reply to banditws6
said by banditws6:That's like getting a text plan to avoid paying for text spam -- it's the "Western medicine" approach to problem solving. Don't solve the problem, just bury the symptoms. Then there's the "Eastern medicine" solution -- take advantage of the placebo effect and brainwash people into thinking they didn't really receive any spam text messages. |
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jp10558Premium
join:2005-06-24
Willseyville, NY | reply to ReVeLaTeD
The problem with MaxEmail.com seems to be you cannot just pay per fax sent. It looks like you need at a minimum $10 setup fee and $2 a month. That's better, but not great. |
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1 edit | said by jp10558:The problem with MaxEmail.com seems to be you cannot just pay per fax sent. It looks like you need at a minimum $10 setup fee and $2 a month. That's better, but not great. Think business. Nobody would make money off of a 100% electronic, mobile office solution if they just charged per fax.
Besides, the setup fee is marginal and you can pay a year in advance. It's really a small amount and I've never been charged for any fax sent or received. It goes anywhere with me. Cross it up with a Blackberry Storm or an iPhone and you have an office on the move. Plus I have a toll free number, which is definitely more professional than some long distance mess.
Also, keep in mind that you would not have to pay separately for a phone line or services. When I worked at PacBell basic phone service - just the dialtone, no long distance - was $15/month. Add a long distance carrier and that price went up quite a bit. Even at $15/month that's....what...$180 a year not including long distance? It's just not worth it. |
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