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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Verizon to Repay $30M Over Unwanted Phone Personalization Charges]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/verizon-to-repay-30-million-over-phone-personalization-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/verizon-to-repay-30-million-over-phone-personalization-charges/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm not sure I completely understand what happened.  Did some websites scam Verizon and Verizon couldn't/didn't do anything about it while the charges were passed on to the consumer?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[sitruc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2009 8:37AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Verizon to Repay $30M Over Unwanted Phone Personalization Charges]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/verizon-to-repay-30-million-over-phone-personalization-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/verizon-to-repay-30-million-over-phone-personalization-charges/</guid><description><![CDATA[Verizon allow backdoor companies to charge monthly fees on the Verizon bill.  Like the $9.99 monthly fee that I was charged just because I answered a questioner.  I agreed to do business with Verizon not some sleezy company that scams their way into getting $9.99 from me and Verizon allows this and probably gets kick backs for it.        ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jkatienjana]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 27th 2009 9:23AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Verizon to Repay $30M Over Unwanted Phone Personalization Charges]]></title><link>http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/verizon-to-repay-30-million-over-phone-personalization-charges/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.switched.com/2009/06/26/verizon-to-repay-30-million-over-phone-personalization-charges/</guid><description><![CDATA[I wonder how many people either will not know that they should claim, or will not bother to claim back the hidden charges. This is a prime example why I will not sign a contract with a cell carrier. It really seems sometimes as if the descriptions of charges are intentionally indiscernible. So it’s easy to see how this could happen to literally thousands of people. And I'm sure Verizon is not the only company involved in this kind of scheme.<br>I prefer to use prepaid phones where I pay for what I use, with no hidden charges added. For instance: my Straight Talk plan will give me 1000 minutes, 1000 texts and 30mb data for $30. Not $35-$40 after all the added hidden charges! And with prepaid phone options now often cheaper than contracts there really is no reason to sign on the dotted line anymore.   <br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wayne]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Jun 29th 2009 8:07AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
