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12-30-2011, 06:26 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Bill pay internet Convenience FEE
We already pay $1.30 to renew MA fishing license, etc by internet but now:
Verizon Wireless will soon make some customers pay for the privilege of paying their bills. The nation's largest wireless company is instituting a $2 "convenience charge" for those customers who make one-time bill payments using a debit or credit card, either online or by telephone. The fee will go into effect on Jan. 15. "The fee will help allow us to continue to support these single bill payment options ... and is designed to address costs incurred by us for only those customers who choose to make single bill payments,"
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 Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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12-30-2011, 07:12 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
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You're right. It is total BS and it's happening everywhere. Do you pay your taxes online in Brockton Phil? They charge a convenience fee as well. They real convenience is for them. They employ fewer people and then up the fees to the consumers. It's only getting worse as this practice becomes more wide spread.
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The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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12-30-2011, 07:24 AM
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BuzzLuck
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Brockton
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Originally Posted by BigBo
Do you pay your taxes online in Brockton Phil?
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Did it once, now one of the few checks I write & mail. The other (since I usually owe) is the MA state income taxes: I am NOT paying them ~$15 to file electronically. I happily electronically file the Feds with H&R Block software. |
Given the diversity of the human species, there is no “normal” human genome sequence. We are all mutants.
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12-30-2011, 07:38 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: RockVegas
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They've been conditioning people for years now. Pay online! No stamps, No Post Office! Now that they have everyone conditioned, they're going to start stuffing it up our azzes with fees. And those fees will continue to go up.
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The future ain't what it used to be. --Yogi Berra
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12-30-2011, 07:48 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,746
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BigBo
They've been conditioning people for years now. Pay online! No stamps, No Post Office! Now that they have everyone conditioned, they're going to start stuffing it up our azzes with fees. And those fees will continue to go up.
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12-30-2011, 08:22 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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I use the Bill Payer in my DCU Bank.... all free...
that being SAID ....i fired Verizon (because of their ridiculous charges)except for cell phones (thus far) .....but i refuse to
upgrade to 4G so i can do everything by phone instead of by PC.
personally
i think it's totally Stupid to shrink your monitor down to the size of the palm of your hand and strain your eyes.
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12-30-2011, 10:23 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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This is a way for Verizon to get more people onto their Automatic Bill Pay. They are creating incentive.
What pisses me off is my college loans. Even with them on automatic payments, I get a service charge by paying online. I stopped that crap and now have payments setup through my bank.
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12-30-2011, 10:25 AM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 8,760
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Don't forget about the new surcharge for underusing long distance
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12-30-2011, 11:37 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 2,939
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I dumped them a few years ago after my unlimited everything plan was mysteriously changed to a plan that had only a certain amount of minutes so after a month and a half my bill was over 500 bucks. They said I agreed to change my plan which I never did and they wouldn't fix it. It went on my credit but 2 years later I gave them the 100 something bucks and it was done. Instead of fixing the bill and mistake they lost a customer and spent money trying to get me to pay them. End result they lost money and a customer. I couldn't give a crap less about my credit scores dropping in that situation. I couldn't believe how they treated me.
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12-30-2011, 12:19 PM
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time to go
Join Date: Oct 2007
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If they don't charge a fee when you pay by check I suspect the USPS is behind the convenience fee to get more people to use the mail service.
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12-30-2011, 02:06 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ecduzitgood
If they don't charge a fee when you pay by check I suspect the USPS is behind the convenience fee to get more people to use the mail service.
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How would USPS force a business to initiate a service fee for online payments so that they get an extra thousand bucks or so total per month from customers that mail their payment?
Even with say 100,000 customers started mailing their checks instead of paying the online fee (or more likely, setting up automatic payments), that's only $50,000/month - pennies compared to how much this would piss off Verizon customers. |
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12-30-2011, 02:13 PM
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time to go
Join Date: Oct 2007
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I don't trust anyone. It is a win win situation for both entities which makes me suspicious. I don't think it would take force, perhaps a suggestion between CEO's
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12-30-2011, 03:42 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 5,238
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Guess it's a moot point...
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12-30-2011, 03:53 PM
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time to go
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 2,318
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Originally Posted by JohnnyD
Guess it's a moot point...
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This is further proof that something may have been going on that they didn't want exposed   |
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12-30-2011, 05:06 PM
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lobster = striper bait
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Popes Island Performing Arts Center
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ecduzitgood
This is further proof that something may have been going on that they didn't want exposed |
More likely they were hoping they could squeeze people for a buck (or two) but when negative press hit, they changed their minds. Quickly.
I deal with Verizon (unfortunately not Vodafone, I wish) on a very close business relationship and they do listen.
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