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Re: BCtel, CANtel, BCHydro, BCTel Bill Payment Options!

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From: S.R. Macdonald
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 1999 00:00
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As far as I know you can pay all of these bills in cash at any 
major bank and you can sometimes pay at licenced companies
such as Money Mart.  

What's the point anyhow?   Cash is dead.


Trikky T wrote:
> 
> In a recent article, Colin Newell <rnewell@unix.uvic.ca> decided to
> spout forth with:
> 
> >There seems to be a trend amongst Companies like BCtel, CANtel, BCHydro,
> >BCTel and the like
> >in the Province of British Columbia to refuse paper money in financial
> >transactions and bill payments.
> >
> >Do they have the right to refuse paper money ?
> >
> >I was under the impression that paper money is legal tender in any
> >situation.
> >
> >Am I wrong ?
>         Technically speaking, if you go prepared to pay the bill, in
> full, and they REFUSE to accept your bill payment, you no longer have
> to pay the bill.  Why?  Because you intended to pay and had the means
> to pay and all the required documentation yet they refused to accept
> your payment.  Once payment is declined -- as long as it's payment in
> regular fashion (no coconuts, rocks, etc) --  then they have declined
> it and refused your offer of payment.
> 
>         Of course, if they refuse payment from you in the form of
> legal tender (i.e. Canadian currency) then you've definitely got them.
> A tape recorder, recording them refusing your payment outright would
> likely come in handy should they cut off your service for non-payment.
> 
>         Any other thoughts on this issue?
> 
> >
> >Colin Newell
> >Technician - Technical Services
> >Computing and User Services
> >University of Victoria
> >Victoria B.C. Canada
> >
> 
> --
> 
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From: "S.R. Macdonald" <srmacdon@engr.uvic.ca>
Subject: Re: BCtel, CANtel, BCHydro, BCTel Bill Payment Options!
Date: 1999/01/06
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