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If you haven't already, call your phone provider and tell them to disable premium calls/texts/services. They're obsolete and quite a number of them are pure sca
by tormeh 10y ago
If you haven't already, call your phone provider and tell them to disable premium calls/texts/services. They're obsolete and quite a number of them are pure scams.
- brianwawok 10y agoWhy do the effort if I have literally never had it show up on my bill? If it did I wouldn't pay it.
- Can_Not 10y agoDoes that actually work? I've always been curious if you could actually "not pay it".
- cgriswald 10y agoIf you can convince your provider that the calls were not legitimate or the premium number provider did not disclose fees, etc. your provider will probably tell the premium number's provider to pound sand. Or convince them it was your kid. At least in the US, people under 18 cannot make these calls and so don't have to pay.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoWouldn't you, at best, just get cut off if you didn't pay?
- brianwawok 10y agoSure refuse to pay my cell phone bill and switch to one of the 3 competitors. Luckily cell phones are not a monopoly so have options. It won't come to that though. They will listen to a complaint and reverse a charge I didn't authorize.
- ceejayoz 10y ago> Sure refuse to pay my cell phone bill and switch to one of the 3 competitors. Unless it's a massive set of charges, the resulting collections activity and credit score hit will likely cost a lot more than you're saving by ignoring the bill.
- nommm-nommm 10y ago>refuse to pay my cell phone bill and switch to one of the 3 competitors You can't just "refuse to pay your cellphone bill" just like you can't just refuse to pay your credit card bill or refuse to pay your electric bill.
- brianwawok 10y agoSure you can. "I did not authorize this charge. If you disagree, take me to court." So they can drop the charge, or they can take you to court. I find my chances fairly good at disputing a charge I did not authorize in front of a judge. I am willing to take that risk.