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Re: Rogers secretely removes $50 Max Charge on Rocket Hub CCTS accepts a lot of stuff. Rogers will just come back with what everyone said here. The cap was not offered, not part of your service. Nothing has changed. |
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 sbrookPremium,Mod
join:2001-12-14
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kudos:4 | Since there is proof that it was offered, the CCTS will be forced into acting. |
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effram
join:2012-11-01
Orangeville, ON | My past two bills came to $132 which included my contracted highest flex plan rate for 10Gb plus the $50 max overage charge. A couple days ago I clicked on my online bill statement and it said my total owed was $640.50. I was not happy.
I called Rogers support and complained that I didn't think I should be charged this much. I said my past two bills had only come to $132 and I hadn't been notified of any future changes on my online bill statement. After waiting for like an hour for the tech to peruse my file he came to the conclusion that because I was on an older plan which is no longer offered I had indeed been overcharged. He credited my account $508.50 to bring the bill down to the usual $132 from the past two months. I thanked him and after I hung up I checked my account online and it had indeed gone down to that $132 total.
Now, I am quite over the cap for this month. Seeing as it takes Rogers two weeks to send me the previous month's online bill summary for some reason I was unable to cut back my internet usage. Hopefully I won't be on the line next month begging to have my account credited again. |
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 Txbronx cheers from cheap seatsPremium
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said by sbrook: Since there is proof that it was offered, the CCTS will be forced into acting.
Exactly right. Otherwise correct me if i'm wrong it's a twisted version of bait and switch to snatch extra $$ when the rug is pulled from under the customer at random.
Billing history is proof of it being provided + offered. Doesn't matter if it was a "We're awesome people but shhh don't tell anyone it's an internal document only"
CCTS will do their part |
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 BTW
@videotron.ca | Where is that Rogers_Mary mouth piece (or whatever the name is) who pops in flaps her lips and fixes people up?
Oh. Guess there are special orders not to help with this one. Must screw with as many people as possible. |
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said by sbrook: Since there is proof that it was offered, the CCTS will be forced into acting.
Is there really proof though? From what I understand OP has a lot of bills showing the maximum he ever paid, which implies there was a cap on the amount he was being charged.
But does the bill also show how many gigabytes were transferred during that billing period? (I don't know, I've never seen one.) If it does, then it should definitely be obvious there was a cap in place. But if it doesn't show the usage, then it could be argued that OP just used a consistent amount of bandwidth which resulted in consistent billing amounts.
Of course nobody in their right mind would buy that excuse, but just look at the patent mess that's in the news everyday and you'll see that people making important decisions aren't always in their right mind, so who knows which way that could go.
EDIT: Just re-read OP's message (which I originally read awhile ago) and I see that usage amounts are included on the bill, so it seems pretty open and shut... |
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| Hi Ree9,
Yes indeed the bills do show the useage amounts.. I was even sure to include 1 bill where I happened to reach 80GB on their service and still only charged $110 + taxes |
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said by Ree:said by sbrook: Since there is proof that it was offered, the CCTS will be forced into acting.
But does the bill also show how many gigabytes were transferred during that billing period? (I don't know, I've never seen one.) If it does, then it should definitely be obvious there was a cap in place. But if it doesn't show the usage, then it could be argued that OP just used a consistent amount of bandwidth which resulted in consistent billing amounts. Don't know about your bill but if Rogers was to charge me an overage charge they better damn well PROVE TO ME they did it which they do on the protion "used XXX mb" otherwise how could they justify charging? |
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| said by GroovyPhoenx:Don't know about your bill but if Rogers was to charge me an overage charge they better damn well PROVE TO ME they did it which they do on the protion "used XXX mb" otherwise how could they justify charging?
I actually never look at my bill. I get the email notice, and as long as it says the same dollar value as the previous month, I don't bother logging on to look. The only time it didn't match was due to my exceeding the cap by a gig or two, so I knew it would be slightly higher so still didn't look.
What you said makes sense though -- I'm sure if I went to look it would tell me how much I exceeded the cap by, and what the exact cost was. |
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 J E F FWhatta Ya Think About Dat?Premium
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| reply to effram
You'll likely have to call each and every month. I am on an old iphone 4 plane, overage is $5 per 500MB..sold in blocks, since iOS 6 has come out, the phone chews about 10MB/day regardless. Naturally, I was overcharged, but not by what my contract is, but by they're current rules. I did get my money back, but not looking forward to calling them every month if I go over.
To the original poster, who at CBC are you talking to? I am sure a lot of people here have horror stories of Rogers answer the others like Bell.
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If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough. - Albert Einstein |
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Sorry for the delay BTW.
We sent some of our Rocket Hub Customers a letter or email and a bill message between June and July this year to remind them that overages will be charged at $10/GB.
I'm happy to speak privately with customers who received overages so we can review your account. I encourage those of you affected to contact me by private message explaining your overages, along with your first and last name, and a phone number we can reach you.
@Rogers_Chris |
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@videotron.ca | said by Rogers_Chris:We sent some of our Rocket Hub Customers a letter or email and a bill message between June and July this year to remind them that overages will be charged at $10/GB.
Why not all affected? Why only some? Why do some get a letter and some an Email?
What differentiates how you communicate with people? Do those with the biggest bill get the better notices? Did all the affected have this stated on their bills?
Seems to me the CCTS is looking into this already, however, will these people be allowed to keep their service as it was? Are you offering special offers to those you insulted and treated like crap? Can you tell us what the CCTS & Rogers has done for those who went the CCTS route? In other words, are people better off going to the CCTS rather than contacting a mouth piece of the company who treated them like crap so said company can cut their CCTS costs and year-end stats? |
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| We communicated this change to customers segmented based on whether customers had exceeded their cap at least once in the 6 months prior to the message being sent. Customers who did not exceed the cap got a bill message.
As for the rest of your questions, we'll look into this with our customers on a case-by-case basis. I'll be happy to help those who get in touch with me privately. |
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| Chris, what is your email for a private message? I have also received a rocket hub bill that had me reaching for 911 and my heart attack medicine. |
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effram
join:2012-11-01
Orangeville, ON | I had to talk to 3 different people before I was able to get someone who understood that I had never received either a bill message or an email informing me of the overage policy change.
The first guy just plain hung up on me. The second person told me that I should be happy because clearly the $50 max overage caps I had been paying were billing errors and by rights I should have paid way more than that. The last person I talked to actually checked my file and because she was unable to verify that I had been informed of any billing changes, she was able to credit the overages for that month.
Hopefully this is resolved now. All I know is that I certainly will try to use the least amount of data possible for the duration of my 2 year contract. |
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hm
@videotron.ca | said by effram:Hopefully this is resolved now. All I know is that I certainly will try to use the least amount of data possible for the duration of my 2 year contract.
Ah I understand why the mouthpiece is here now. To keep people locked in contracts?
effram, this is considered a "material change in service" for which you can cancel your contract w/o penalty.
Even if you go to the CCTS they should work this out so that your contract is cancelled, if you so wish, due to the nature of the contractual change to the terms, usage and most importantly billing & costs to you.
Might be in your best interest still to go to the CCTS to get rid of this contract. |
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JW
@74.198.164.x | reply to Rogers_Chris
Chris,
My bill went from $190 to $850 in one month!
During both phone calls to Rogers dealing with this, the Rogers employee could not find any reference. on any bill, that states the rate is about to dramatically change.
The bill has always said that overages are $10 per gig..........what you are not getting is that 'The Cap' everyone is talking about refers to the monetary amount......The amount you can be charged is Capped!!
I was told by Rogers before I signed (which is why I signed) that whether overages are $10 or $1000 per gig, your bill CANNOT go over a certain dollar amount amount!
In my case $190 per month.
So I'll use 50 gigs and the bill is $190.
Now, suddenly and covertly, 50 gig is like $500!
This is what many people, at Rogers, don't get!
Its a scam!
Well done Rogers, you can happily rip-off your highest paying customers!
I'm on the phone with Rogers now to cancel my service, cancelation fee or not. |
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hm
@videotron.ca | JW, follow the advice for the CCTS.
Best move you can make. |
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| reply to effram
Re: Rogers secretely removes $50 Max Charge on Rocket Hub said by effram:I had to talk to 3 different people before I was able to get someone who understood that I had never received either a bill message or an email informing me of the overage policy change.
The first guy just plain hung up on me. The second person told me that I should be happy because clearly the $50 max overage caps I had been paying were billing errors and by rights I should have paid way more than that. The last person I talked to actually checked my file and because she was unable to verify that I had been informed of any billing changes, she was able to credit the overages for that month.
Hopefully this is resolved now. All I know is that I certainly will try to use the least amount of data possible for the duration of my 2 year contract.
That seems to be the way... Claim to the government you are providing great Internet to everyone, but make it so the customer can't afford to use it... Suck their bank accounts dry if the customer does.... And ensure you do as little as possible to bring in regulated options like dsl, cable, or fibre. |
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