Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 10 Feb 2007 01:55:59 +0000 kevinkeithweaver@sbcglobal.net wrote:
>
>
>> This is about there txt msg plan going up in price which I don't agree
>> with.
>
> Here we go again...
>
> So, how much are you going to to sue them for? A successful suit needs
> damages. What are your damages? If you haven't texted anyone, your
> damages, so far, are zero.
>
>> They then offered me a 100 txt plan FREE. I turned it down.
>
>
> Make sure you tell that to the judge- Verizon offered a generous
> concession and you refused it. That'll play well in small claims...
>
> Seriously- how many texts do you use a month? The 100 free texts per
> month means you can make 300 texts/month before the price increase
> effects you. (300 texts at the old price = $30, 100 free texts + 200
> paid texts at new price = $30.)
>
> If you were actually using 300 texts a month, you'd already have a
> texting plan, and the increase wouldn't affect you.
>
> You'd better be prepared to prove to the Judge that the increase will
> harm you monetarily- unless your bills show a pattern of 300+
> texts/month, I think the net result of your case will be to lighten your
> wallet the $50-100 filing fee.
>
>> Then He asks me what provider I would be going to. hahahaha...
>
> Are you saying they offered to let you out of your contract? If so,
> you'll not only be out the court costs, but the Judge will instruct the
> baliff to slap you for wasting his or her time!
>
> Again, kidding aside, RCN Wirless News did a story on Verizon's texting
> price increase a few weeks ago. In the story Verizon claimed their
> lawyers rubber-stamped the increase and claimed it didn't violate the
> terms of their customer's contracts (Verizon claimed in the article that
> they only needed to give a 30-day written notice to change the price of
> the texts.) Now I'm not suggesting a Judge will necessarily agree with
> Verizon's position, but going into small claims court with a smartassed
> attitude over a nickel for texts you don't even use isn't going to get
> you very far, particularly when Verizon tells the Judge they offered you
> $15.00 worth of free texts/month to mitigate the increase.
>
> Good luck... I suspect you might need it.
>
>
>
Wrong again. read about it in your bill. I'm not in a txt plan. And
after I went down there and asked the guys name for the court papers I
got a call on my cell phone. "Were sorry" you can leave your plan. guess
where I was at when this call came in ? Yep, The verizon store. "Waiting
for the mgr that was busy" Told by the guy that asked me what it was
concerning. The best part about this BS is that I'm told on the phone
that I get 100 text's per month. I asked when was it added ? A few
months ago. I then asked why did I get billed for 4 last month ? I'm
then put on hold. A few mins later I'm told I'm allowed to end the
contract without the fee. They will do anything to keep you from getting
out early. Even lie to your face.

Damages would have been the extra .05 per txt. Do you even understand
the word contract ? I guess you don't. I don't take any crap from any
company. It's people like you that do so, the more they find, the more
they try to get away with it.

Small claims court cost 31.00 to file. When they would have lost, As
it's all spelled out on there enclosed paper in my bill. If you don't
agree then you can leave without paying the fee. They would have to pay
the court costs, along with my time and there lost time. You think there
going to show up for 175.00 ? I have all the time in the world. I would
have enjoyed going to small claims court.

We have contracts for a reason. So a person does not get bent over.
By your reply you must enjoy that kind of thing. I did not take there
free txt package. Why, I don't like to txt. But that's the point here.
They raise the price under my contract. I have a right to leave without
a ETF... If they raised your "Contract" per month fee by 50% would you
allow it ? This is what there doing here.

Good luck ? Nope. It's called not eating crap and being told your going
to enjoy it.