Going on a cruise? Make sure to turn your phone off.

[carbonnoid]

I am sorry, but what your arguement is, is that us as Americans are to lazy and incompent to be able to do the most simple of tasks that is required by us.

I appreciate your passion on this matter, I truly do.

However, how can you expect anyone to take you seriously when your posts are so hard to read? You sound a little wet behind the ears, which would explain both your inability to see both sides and your poor grammar.

Sorry about my laziness on the grammer I am typing on the droid between clients.

 

[Romple]

I think you guys are arguing just for the sake of arguing at this point.

I just find it funny i think everyone's really in agreement but they'd just hate to admit it ;-p

 

[jroc]

^^lol

aminaked: And verizon aldready have the means to do this:

Bill Ready
* Your bill is ready for review.

Payment Confirmations
* Your payment has been
received.
* Your credit/adjustment
has been applied.

Account Activity Confirmations
* Plan changes
* Feature changes

Other Account Activity
* Auto pay enrollment
* Payment account changes
(e.g. add/delete payment account)

They could add a Roaming, Data Use Exceeding text and email option under Acount Activity.

Look at it like this ppl: say u chose to not get anymore paperbills from Verizon. You have to either remember when the bill is due, make sure you check the website or setup email, text reminders.

I do get what you're saying aminaked, but even if the email or text is sent, if you dont check it.....then it still falls back on individual responsibility. They send me an email, text about my bill being due, that doesnt magically pay my bill. Its still up to me to do what I gotta do. Unless I setup Auto Bill Pay....lol

 

[mcatdtDroid]

I never said forgive anyone's bill.

but implying that we are against all consumer protection because this guy's mother was ignorant is intellectually dishonest.

you also seem to be implying that Verizon has screwed this guy over, or that they should be forced to work with him on the bill when they did absolutely nothing wrong.


Should Verizon be forced to work with me over a high tethering bill if/when it happens to me when, according to you, it's been clearly written in my TOS that I am ignoring? I can claim ignorance, too, if it works for this guy.

 

[aminaked]

I think you guys are arguing just for the sake of arguing at this point.

I just find it funny i think everyone's really in agreement but they'd just hate to admit it ;-p

I disagree, I admitted that I agreed with you a few posts back.

Ok, maybe I can settle this once and for all: What my arguement is, is Americans are to incompent to do the simple tasks that is required by us.

Hahaha! I don't care! Ban me! I couldn't help myself Hook!

 

[mcatdtDroid]

well, I understand Animaked's position now.... being from the socialist republik of kalifornia, he's used to nanny telling him when to turn on his a/c, when he can use electricity, so having VZW babysit his phone usage is a typical response

 

[hookbill]

I think you guys are arguing just for the sake of arguing at this point.

I just find it funny i think everyone's really in agreement but they'd just hate to admit it ;-p

I tend to agree with this. Same old points from the first few pages keep popping up. Just different people saying them.

 

[aminaked]

The FCC is accepting comments on this very subject right NOW. The 45 day period for this is ticking away. Whether or not you agree, make your voice heard!

 

[carbonnoid]

The FCC is accepting comments on this very subject right NOW. The 45 day period for this is ticking away. Whether or not you agree, make your voice heard!

so basically they are accepting comments on that if people need to be babied and spoon fed?

 

[mcatdtDroid]

The FCC is accepting comments on this very subject right NOW. The 45 day period for this is ticking away. Whether or not you agree, make your voice heard!

so they sent their little warning prepared to do their worse
and they stuck it in your mailbox hoping you could be coerced
I could think of quite another place they should have stuck it first

it could be moronic, or possibly psychotic, Their the fell-ahs at the frea-kin FCC

 

[rkeller62]

The FCC is accepting comments on this very subject right NOW. The 45 day period for this is ticking away. Whether or not you agree, make your voice heard!

The problem in this instance is that there probably still would not have been a notification from VZW about this usage. The usage was for data roaming on a cruise ship. It is entirely possible that the cruise line sent ONE bill to VZW at the END of the cruise for all data that was used during the cruise. How could VZW have even known that any data roaming was occurring?

Also - don't forget that VZW has REAL money in this particular situation, making any kind of a deal much harder for them to justify. No matter what they do for the OP, they still have to pay the cruise line the amount billed to them.

On a side note - VZW does occasionally send text messages regarding usage overages. I used to be on a pay as you go texting plan because I never texted. For a variety of reasons my texting activity went up. I got a text from VZW stating that I could save money if I got one of their texting plans and, if I got it before my billing cycle ended it would be retroactive.

 

[aminaked]

The FCC is accepting comments on this very subject right NOW. The 45 day period for this is ticking away. Whether or not you agree, make your voice heard!

The problem in this instance is that there probably still would not have been a notification from VZW about this usage. The usage was for data roaming on a cruise ship. It is entirely possible that the cruise line sent ONE bill to VZW at the END of the cruise for all data that was used during the cruise. How could VZW have even known that any data roaming was occurring?

Also - don't forget that VZW has REAL money in this particular situation, making any kind of a deal much harder for them to justify. No matter what they do for the OP, they still have to pay the cruise line the amount billed to them.

On a side note - VZW does occasionally send text messages regarding usage overages. I used to be on a pay as you go texting plan because I never texted. For a variety of reasons my texting activity went up. I got a text from VZW stating that I could save money if I got one of their texting plans and, if I got it before my billing cycle ended it would be retroactive.

You make a lot of good points. Good to see the voice of reason again.

If the cost for this type of data (from cruise ship) is immediately sent to Verizon, I still think it'd be easy for them set up text alerts. But you're right, there might be some technical hurdles. I would at least like the FCC to explore the feasibility/need for this.

I'm with you on the deal for the OP. I'm not calling for refunds. I just think it would be fair to alert a customer of unusual overages...just like a credit card company does, and how an auto shop must give an estimate. Carriers are abusing their power the way things are now.

I know they alert you to texting overages. I think they should do the same for other data. I think that the FCC needs to mandate this because if it's voluntary, they'll slip up and get off with "oops".

To critics I say it's not hand-holding, it's needed protection from powerful, abusive corporations.

 

[garrett]

for those planning on getting the EVO for 4G i hope you realize that sprint has less then 8% of their network on 4G and that coverage is only in 10 states.


Heres the states they do have coverage in and in most its only in 1 or 2 cities.
Georgia,
Hawaii,
Idaho
Illinois,
Maryland,
North Carolina,
Nevada,
Oregon,
Pennsylvania,
Texas,
Washington.

 

[hookbill]

I'll bite. What does that have to do with the topic???? ^^^^

 

[garrett]

I'll bite. What does that have to do with the topic???? ^^^^

because the OP mentioned he wanted to leave verizon for the Srint EVO 4G