[N8 v2.0]

http://www.nbc10.com/news/9406462/detail.html

 

[BurlyShirley]

hahaha. Been there, done that w/ directv.

After forever on the phone, they finally said "fine". Then 6 months later I get a bill for $90 saying that my account had restarted and that I owe them money. They said I only "Suspended" the account, and that it was turned back on w/ no notification after a certain time. Even though when I called i told them I was cancelling cause I was moving.
So they turned on service to a house I no longer lived in w/ no dish and no reciever, w/out my permission AND charged me for it.

I ended up having to pay for it so it wouldnt go on my credit.

 

[binary visions]

After forever on the phone, they finally said "fine". Then 6 months later I get a bill for $90 saying that my account had restarted and that I owe them money.

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I ended up having to pay for it so it wouldnt go on my credit.

I had a wireless internet service at my apartment that took three freakin' phone calls to get shut off, each one telling me it was shut off, and each time I received a bill a month later.

I was pretty pissy by the third call, but I never ended up having to pay anything at least.

 

[BurlyShirley]

I had a wireless internet service at my apartment that took three freakin' phone calls to get shut off, each one telling me it was shut off, and each time I received a bill a month later.

I was pretty pissy by the third call, but I never ended up having to pay anything at least.

I probably could've gotten out of it, but I told them to shove the bill up their a$$ for too long, and it had gone to collections by the time I really got concerned about it. So it was either pay the $90 or have to pay someone to have something stupid taken off my credit. Stupid on my part.

 

[Echo]

Classic

 

[Westy]

When I got my first computer I signed up for a free month of AOL, so I could search for other ISP's. I canceled before the first month was up but was charged anyway. It took 6 months of constant phone calls but they still kept charging me. The only way I ever got around it was having my CC company block them from charging my account. Last year ago I got a letter asking if I wanted to participate in a class action lawsuit against AOL. By then I had lost all the paperwork and didn't want to deal with it.

 

[jonKranked]

AOL must be run by scientologists.

 

[Radarr]

AOL rules. I couldn't go a day without it surfing the internet for me. I just think, and it takes me where I want to go.

 

[robdamanii]

Had the same problem with my Dell desktop when I got it 5 years ago. AOL came pre-installed, and this was before I had cable intarweb, so I used it for the free month. Called to have it cancelled, and they claimed ot have, but was still billed. 4 months later I threatened to call the BBB on them, and finally got the account terminated.

AOL CD's can make excellent Martha Stewart-ish Coaster projects though...

 

[pixelninja]

Here's another one: AOL refused to cancel account of dead woman

http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/top/aol-wants-to-sell-"internet"-to-the-dead-182185.php

I said "she was killed." The rep then said, "I understand what you are saying, I'm just trying to come up with a solution."

 

[fubar5]

I've found that trying to cancel almost anything service or credit card related is a real pain in the arse.