[muglo] Re: Bell from Hell ?

  • From: Theresa Roth <theresaroth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: MUGLO <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:48:12 -0400

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
>> >
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