Re: OT - T-Mobile wants to Charge for Paper Billing
- From: Poe <haunted@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2009 10:10:22 -0400
Pneuma wrote:
This could be a true-crime:
As fully immersed in technology as younger generations in the US are
these days, we sometimes forget that there are still generations and
demographics in this country who simply haven't latched on to tech the
way we have. The spunky bunch above who have gathered around a laptop to
check out BGR simply aren't representative of older generations and let
us not forget the countless people in this country who cannot afford
computers. The simple truth is that there are a magnitude of reasons why
someone might not own, use or even know how to use a computer.
Apparently however, T-Mobile thinks its poor and elderly postpaid
subscribers should be penalized for being unwilling or unable to embrace
a digital lifestyle.
According to Tmonews, starting September 12th T-Mobile will begin
charging a mandatory fee to customers who have not opted into paperless
billing. Notices to that effect will go out with this month's bills. The
fee will reportedly be $1.50 per line, so if you have a family plan with
five lines you're looking at an additional $7.50 each month. For
nothing.
Forget the fact that T-Mobile's online billing system is weak and
confusing at best the simple fact is that paperless billing isn't for
everyone. Carriers charge enough fees without piling on with garbage
like this. Now, we'd love it if T-Mobile was doing something like this
in an effort to be more environmentally conscious but it is blatantly
obvious that this is not the case. If a carrier wanted to encourage
subscribers to go paperless for 'green' reasons, it would reward those
who oblige by giving them a nominal discount, not penalize those who
cannot or do not oblige for whatever reason.
If this new paper billing fee becomes a reality and you or someone you
know is affected by it, we strongly urge you to contact T-Mobile and the
http://www.FCC.gov to voice your objections.
Time for some to re-assess their provider.
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