"T i m" <news@spaced.me.uk> wrote in message
news:43h9839upujosm9gh4o47l50ji6its7b9e@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:23:02 GMT, "Herman"
> <whhitehousemadhouse-2005@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>>>
>>> I like the idea of having the option of ADSL if needed, something I
>>> might take up if Virgin don't play reasonable when I want to drop the
>>> second telephone line and see if can get them to drop the £5
>>> 'surcharge' we now pay for regularly paying on on time on the net
>>> (won't go DD with any of them)?
>>>
>>> All the best ..
>>>
>>> T i m
>>Beware - I am still being billed extortionate amounts following a
>>"reaonable" retentions deal back in February! It seems to me they promise
>>the world and deliver nothing. Oh well it's all in writing, so I'll just
>>keep on telling them the bill's wrong and returning the DD!
>>
> And that's the advantage of paying on demand, you can argue the bill
> whilst keeping the cash in your account. ;-)
>
> When we took Dad onto BB recently he wasn't willing to go DD either.
> After phoning about we ended up with BT and at first they weren't
> interested.
>
> Then they said we could start the account with DD then cancel it and
> go to direct payments after (cheque / online etc).
>
> He wasn't willing to 'muck about' like that either and then the
> conversation went.
>
> Me: "So, Dad has had an account with you for nearly 50 years"?
>
> BT: "Yes"
>
> Me: "And in all that time has he ever failed to pay the bill in full
> and on time?"
>
> BT: "No"
>
> Me: "Me, so we can add BB to his existing account then can't we?"
>
> BT: "Ermm .. Yes"
>
> ;-)
>
> All the best ...
>
> T i m.

Is saving two minutes speaking to your bank to return the DD and make a BACS
payment for the right amount worth £5? For me it's a straightforward
question of time vs. money and I would prefer to save the fiver. Points of
principle don't tend to save money.