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Article #509Re: did the uverse
From: Cydrome Leader
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 01:54
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 01:54
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Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: > Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote: >>Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com> wrote: > >>>I got my first bill too: > >>>Bill-At-A-Glance > >>>Previous Balance $ 0.00 >>>Payment $ 0.00 >>>Adjustments $ 0.00 >>>Balance $ 0.00 >>>New Charges $132.95 >>>Total Amount Due $132.95 > >>>Service Summary > >>>Account Chages $100.00 >>>U-verse Internet $ 32.95 >>>Total New Charges $132.95 > >>>Account Charges > >>>One-Time Charges >>>Internet Gateway $100.00 > >>>U-verse Internet >>>Monthly Charges Apr 19 / May 18 $ 29.96 >>>(Promotional Offer) > >>The bastards billed me for a one-time $49 setup charge, you know, pushing >>buttons on the computer. I got that reversed. They did not discount the >>device as promised. > > I called AT&T U-verse ordering department and explained I was promised a > discount on the device since they refused to restart DSL. The woman waived > the charge entirely. > > I just checked on line. All that remained on my bill was a full month's > service (billed in advance) and prorated charges for the previous period. > I was so happy that the bill was what I expected it to be that I wrote > out checks for all my monthly bills right then and mailed them. > > A friend subscribed to U-verse data only a few months ago. They forgot > to give him the promotional rate. Instead, they gave him a promotional > rate at a higher monthly rate but put a credit for the difference on his > account up front. He's actually better off. They really screwed up a > lot of his charges. I located the cause of the $3 difference in my monthly chart for the first month. the motherfuckers charged me $3 for a "plan change" which is probably from them having ot reorder me a modem or something. I'm going to have that bullshit removed when I get a chance.
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From: Cydrome Leader <presence@MUNGEpanix.com>
Newsgroups: chi.internet
Subject: Re: did the uverse
Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 01:54:53 +0000 (UTC)
Organization: PANIX Public Access Internet and UNIX, NYC
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