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despe666
join:2009-06-20
Montreal, QC

despe666 to carcajou

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Re: URGENT : Acanac auto-renewal : how to get my money back?

They'll tell you that you are not in a contract for a year, you are only prepaying that year. You can cancel at anytime. They will refund you (eventually) the difference between the full rate and the promo rate for the time you did use the service (plus the retention stalling I mentionned earlier)
carcajou
join:2012-10-16
Riviere-Beaudette, QC

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carcajou

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Hi Despee

( text deleted because of double posting and I dont know how to completely remove a post )
carcajou

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carcajou to despe666

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Hi Despee

I dont really care what they say. I simply know what is written on the contract and it says it is renewed for another year at term. The clause is illegal in Quebec.

What the Law says is that it can be renewed only for " undeterminate " term. If the term is " undeterminate ", the merchant can only charge you on a monthly basis. Charging you for a year is charging you for a year...and THAT is not " undeterminate "..it is A YEAR.

And...just out of curiosity...if you think it s ok to make you " prepay for a year " when the contract is for an " undeterminate period " why not make you prepay for 10 years ? or 99 years ?

But I sure appreciate your post if that is the actual excuse they use. "It s not a fixed-term contract, but we bill you 1 year in advance"

Hmmm very interesting. How sleazy...I m speechless. I really need to speak to someone at the Office de Protection du Consommateur

Fergless
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join:2008-04-19
Toronto, ON

Fergless

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carcajou's Refund.

Hi carcajou

I was in touch with Paul and a Full Refund will be issued to you.
I sent you a PM about it on the Acanac Forum.

Tks
carcajou
join:2012-10-16
Riviere-Beaudette, QC

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carcajou

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Fergless

Thank you very much but, at this point, I do not need your assistance at all regarding my personal case. That matter is with my credit card issuer anyway. I will ignore emails from billing for 3 weeks ( like you do with mines ) so I can pretend my case is not settled when I file with the Office de Protection du Consommateur.

What I am now asking from Acanac is a modification of ALL contracts of Quebec clients with the clause for cancellation written to reflect the Quebec Law.

I also demand that Acanac starts billing clients from the date of INSTALLATION and not the date of invoice and that is for all of Canada.

I demand that Acanac CLEARLY define the signification of the words " date of activation " on their website with regards of their 30-days money back guarantee.

I Demand that all auto-renewals should take place on the anniversary of the date of installation.

And, if you happen to talk to Paul, grab his elbow and whisper in his ear " possible class action proceeding for all Acanac clients past or present ". You may also add " More distinct society bullcrap " if you want

Thank you

PS: You re not supposed to address " billing issues " in a public forum, so what are you doing here ? Oh, it s only valid for the " Acanac Community forum " ?
despe666
join:2009-06-20
Montreal, QC

despe666 to carcajou

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Re: URGENT : Acanac auto-renewal : how to get my money back?

said by carcajou:

But I sure appreciate your post if that is the actual excuse they use. "It s not a fixed-term contract, but we bill you 1 year in advance"

I have no idea if they would actually say that. They need to justify it somehow and it seemed like one logical possibility. But I am right about the retention stalling, it happened to me.
carcajou
join:2012-10-16
Riviere-Beaudette, QC

carcajou

Member

Hi

They can make you wait, but they will gain nothing. Your cancellation takes effect on the day you send notice or on the date you specified in the notice. They will simply lose money by giving you free service after that date.

214.6. Le consommateur peut, à tout moment et à sa discrétion, résilier le contrat en transmettant un avis au commerçant. Cette résiliation de plein droit prend effet à compter de la transmission de cet avis ou à la date indiquée à cet avis par le consommateur ( Loi de Protection du Consommateur )

See ? If they make you wait, they still need to refund you using YOUR date of cancellation.

BTW: I waited only 20 minutes to reach someone at the Office de Protection du Consommateur. Make a complaint and join the party !
despe666
join:2009-06-20
Montreal, QC

despe666

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It happened a few years ago, before bill 60. Besides I don't have the paper trail anymore. I gave up and wrote off the 50$, which is exactly what they hoped I would do.
carcajou
join:2012-10-16
Riviere-Beaudette, QC

carcajou

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Despe

Well, if one day there is a class action proceeding, you might have the surprise of finding a check in your mailbox. It would be like Christmas