home bbs files messages ]

Forums before death by AOL, social media and spammers... "We can't have nice things"

   phx.general      Pheonix general chat      3,579 messages   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]

   Message 2,351 of 3,579   
   Larry to someone@somewhere.org   
   Re: The caliber of Verizon Wireless' cus   
   21 Nov 09 05:18:07   
   
   XPost: alt.cellular.verizon, misc.consumers, seattle.general   
   XPost: misc.consumers.frugal-living   
   From: noone@home.com   
      
   someone@somewhere.org wrote in news:UW%Xd.24133$Az.5851@lakeread02:   
      
   > In misc.consumers.frugal-living Andrew   
   >  wrote:   
   >> In alt.cellular.verizon someone@somewhere.org wrote:   
   >> : In misc.consumers.frugal-living Andrew   
   >> :  wrote:   
   >   
   >> : > I have never played a game on my phone and I would disable   
   >> : > "Get-it-Now" if I could.   
   >   
   >> : I signed up for Verizon Wireless service on Monday.  Called Verizon   
   >> : customer service and cancelled text messaging, wireless web, and   
   >> : Get-it-Now access from my account on Tuesday.  I think there may   
   >> : have been a three minute investment in my time to get it disabled.   
   >   
   >> Perhaps the CS rep I spoke to lied to me, because when I asked   
   >> (twice) she told me it could not be disabled on my phone.   
   >   
   > You keep saying you can't disable it on your phone, from your phone,   
   > etc. You are correct.  You can not lock out these features from being   
   > used on your phone.  You can however disable this feature on your   
   > account at Verizon's end so the phone can not retrieve the data and   
   > you can't get billed for it.   
   >   
   >> Since I have heard before that it cannot be disabled on the   
   >> National Access (which I have), I believe I am stuck with it.   
   >   
   > Believe what you like.   
   >   
   > I have America's Choice Family Share (a national plan).   
   > All I did was call CS, and tell them I wanted to remove text   
   > messaging, wireless web, and Get-it-Now access from my account.  It   
   > took about 30 seconds to take effect.  I was told it was disabled for   
   > both lines before I even get off the phone with them.   
   >   
      
   How long has it been since you set your computer's CLOCK?   
      
   Your post says 2005!  Are you trying to be a smartass?   
      
      
   --   
   Larry   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

[   << oldest   |   < older   |   list   |   newer >   |   newest >>   ]


(c) 1994,  bbs@darkrealms.ca