On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:06:23 -0800 (PST), jl <jls1016@bellsouth.net>
wrote:

>On Feb 15, 12:25*pm, The Ghost of General Lee <gh...@general.lee>
>wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:10:11 -0800 (PST), jl <jls1...@bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >I am afraid you have not read for comprehension. *
>>
>> Hmm, let's see about that.
>>
>> >I never entered into
>> >a new contract. *
>>
>> He never said you did.
>>
>> >All I did was extend the old one by continuing month-
>> >to-month. *
>>
>> I think that's what Peter said. *But technically, both of you are off
>> on this one. *You can continue your *plan* month to month, but your
>> contract expires, hence the phrase used often here, "I'm not under
>> contract."
>>
>> >No new phone, no new contract, yet they insisted I sign a
>> >paper-writing which gave them new terms and new advantages.
>>
>> You wanted the benefits of a new contract without actually having to
>> sign one. *So what VZW said was technically correct, they won't extend
>> your *contract* if you change *plans*, but after your contract has
>> expired, there's no contract to extend. *If you want a new plan, you
>> will have to sign a new contract. *Not saying I agree with it from a
>> business standpoint, but that's the way it works. *You probably should
>> have requested the plan reduction while your contract was still in
>> effect.
>
>Is there just one of you. Just one?

One of who? If you mean people who are sick of seeing people bitch
and moan about petty bullshit that they can do something about but
choose not to, I'll bet there are many.

>Who understands contract law?

Apparently, everyone but you.

>I am now on month-to-month. I can cancel at any time and so can
>they. That is fine with me. So why should I sign an "Agreement," i.
>e., a contract, in order to reduce my minutes to 450 from 900, or in
>order to get and pay bills on the internet?

I'm not saying you should.

>In both cases, Verizon
>requires you to sign an open-ended document. WTF is that?

I guess it depends on your definition of "open ended." Your last one
ended, so was it "open ended" too?

>I have
>already signed a contract with them, 2 and 1/2 years ago. It expired,
>so far as my two-year obligation is concerned. So why do I need to
>sign another "Agreement?"

Then leave VZW already. I'm sure they care as much or less than we
do.

>I'm not signing a goddamn thing, especially
>since the agreement requires me to submit to arbitration in the event
>of a dispute.

I've got news for you, pal. Your last contract did, too, but I didn't
see you complaining about that. So why now?

>I have already detailed for you, in more ways than a
>country boy knows how to get into town, the slick methods these
>sonsabitches have of adding bogus charges to your bill.

No, you really haven't done anything but bitch and rant. How about
doing something about it instead of flapping your gums.

>And you know what? They're still providing services, despite my
>refusal to sign their unconscionable agreement. What does that tell
>you?

That you are still on month to month with your old contract terms.
Was this supposed to be a trick question?

>Now, you take a hike too, my obnoxious little toady.

You don't like what was said, so instead of refuting the points with
fact, you want to call names.

>Jeezus. What a bevy of pinheads! It's like my neighbor says, "I have
>to deal with Verizon because of my business, but they are a pack of
>rat bastards."

You just like to think everyone in the world is stupid just because
they don't give you the answers you want. I don't know what you call
it, but where I come from, we call it being childish.

>BTW, he (and all his truckers) just went with AT&T. And I'm about to
>do the same. I have a friend in another part of the state who just
>went Alltel, after exhausting his patience with Verizonwireless. So
>far, he's very happy.

Then don't let the door hit you in the ass on your way out. I'm sure
they'll be more than happy to listen to your bitching and moaning.