On 07/12/13 13:54, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: > On Jul 12, 2013, at 13:44 , Bryan Fields <br...@bryanfields.net> wrote: >> On 7/12/13 1:39 PM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: >>> Put another way, whether it was stupid or evil, the results are the same. >>> Turning off a customer in good standing is actionable in court, and should >>> be avoided by legitimate businesses at nearly all costs. >> You can void a contract at any time so long as you're willing to accept the >> result. > Hence the "actionable in court" phrase. > > >> I've seen people have their service cut off and a carrier keep their >> equipment. Sure they will get it back, but is it worth spending 100k >> fighting >> them in court for three years? > Every business makes tough decisions. For instance, judging the risk/reward > ratio of getting, for instance, loss of use fees, legal fees, etc., out of an > opponent in a court case. > > Either way, I'm interested in hearing when a company does these bad things so > I can add that into the decision when considering that company. (To be clear, > one person saying "they cut me off without warning" does not automatically > mean I would never do business with a company. There's always another side. > But I still like to collect the info when possible.) > > In this case, the OP didn't mention which company it was, other than > "monopole".
Well "monopole" (or in good english "monopoly") ... I left their name out on purpose. There is no point into shaming them. I was more interested how prevalent it was in other markets. As this being in Canada... They can easily bury any legal action in suits for centuries =D ----- Alain Hebert aheb...@pubnix.net PubNIX Inc. 50 boul. St-Charles P.O. Box 26770 Beaconsfield, Quebec H9W 6G7 Tel: 514-990-5911 http://www.pubnix.net Fax: 514-990-9443
