Theresa writes: FYI I manually pay my bills each month online. I have done this for ten years now and have never had a problem. No, I do not allow automatic bill payments except my car insurance. In all, I pay 6 bills each month. I simply go in and pay it. Saves postage. PC Financial has free banking anyways. > Ilbert, why am I not surprised? I hope your problems are over. > > I have a new problem with Bell. Bell Mobility really. They don't cash > my cell phone cheque until after the late date then charge me for late > payment. I don't think it takes two weeks for my cheques to reach them. > I'm reluctant to do bank withdrawals because I can just bet they would > goof that up too. > > Such is life. > > Chow > Joan > > On Sep 21, 2006, at 1:07 PM, Ilbert Walker wrote: > >> > Here's a heads-up in case you experience similar problems with HDSL >> > connection which I reported here in the past months. Constant >> > 'hanging ' , delays or simply being taken off line without warning! >> > Even buying a router didn't improve things. >> > >> > My ISP subsequently discovered that Bell, in trying to stay >> > competitive with Rogers, had changed their DSLAM configuration >> > (whatever that means) at Dufferin HQ without warning , and a new >> > higher power modem was now required to cope with the change. My >> > previous one was less than a year old. >> > >> > That's now been done, and all the weeks of frustrating phone calls, >> > visits from Bell reps, concern about the building structure I live >> > in, phoning Mac Outpost, changing my Mac's Preferences, rebooting the >> > G5 etc - thinking it was my problem - are now over ( I hope!) >> > >> > Even if you switch to Rogers - you will probably still be stuck with >> > Bell copper cables ? >> > >> > Dear Ol' Ma Bell - what price monopolies ?! >> > >> > Forget Pogo's famous dictum - You may NOT be the problem ! But >> > have now been warned ! >> > >> > Ilbert >> > >> > _________________________________________________ >> > >> > For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on >> > >> > http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/joinus.html >> > >> > Our Archives can be viewed at >> > >> > //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo >> > >> > Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: >> > >> > http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/ >> > > > _________________________________________________ > > For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on > > http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/joinus.html > > Our Archives can be viewed at > > //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo > > Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: > > http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/ _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/joinus.html Our Archives can be viewed at //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/