Probably ... it's the same way the credit card companies randomly add extra charges to carholders' accounts betting that many of them won't notice and just pay it. I bet, in your case, that works well if the phone is a business/corporate phone or something. Whomever pays the bills doesn't know the difference and just pays it.
Todd ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy Clark" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2002 4:56 PM Subject: Cell Phone Rant > A few weeks ago, I had to change my cell phone number (for those of you > following my previous thread, yes it was because I was being harassed by my > ex-husband). > > So, the nice lady at Sprint walks me through changing my phone number and > voila! Everything is peachy. > > That is until I get the bill. > > Activation Fees $34.99 For new Phone number > Cancellation Charges. $300 > Taxes on Cancellation Carges $15.19. > > For what?? Did they tell me about any of these charges? No.... Did I change > anything on my wireless plan besides the phone number?? Noo... > > So, I called Customer Service and they very nicely take all of it off. > Which leads me to wonder.... > > Do the wireless phone companies just throw all these charges on the bill > when something changes even though they aren't applicable, hoping that a > certain percentage of people won't look at the bill closely and will just > pay it? Obviously I didn't cancel or activate anything, I just changed the > phone number (btw, I looked at the web site, very carefully and there was > information on changing your phone number and nowhere was there any > indications that changing your phone number changed your plan.) > > > > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Sandra Clark > Macromedia Certified Advanced Coldfusion 5.0 Developer > Shayna Productions > http://www.shayna.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > :: > :: > :: > :: > :: <---- Eat these line monster! > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
