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Wow, that's some really interesting definition of 'fair'

Nextgrid 3y ago
Why? If you or me don't pay our bills, I fully expect the service to be terminated in 30 days... probably less than that in fact. Shitter shouldn't get the same treatment as a big, well-known client (although given the quality of Google's support, I wouldn't be surprised if they do, thanks to runaway automation that can't be tamed even for big clients they very much want to give leeway to) Shitter is in fact banking on that as part of renegotiations. I find it completely fair if they did get the same treatment as everyone else.
deserialized 3y ago
Stop paying your power bill or your internet bill and find out
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- bombcar 3y ago
  Amusingly enough failing to pay utilities results in some of the most lenient reactions possible; partially because many localities make it illegal to remove electricity/gas service during "extreme weather months" (because old people freezing to death because they didn't pay a bill is really bad publicity for the utility and the government) and partially because they know they'll get theirs eventually. They will cut you off when the time comes, but it can sometimes be surprisingly long. And they will put a lien against the property, too.
  - earthling8118 3y ago
    Having been in this situation myself, no they did not give a lenient time. I got a letter stating that they would shut off my electricity and gas. I had a mere couple of days to sort it out. In my case it was their fault. I configured automatic payments and they migrated their online system and subsequently dropped my data for payments. Still, they were ruthless about it.
    - bombcar 3y ago
      Did you go past the threatened shut-off date? What I've usually seen is they threaten to shut you off with very strong wording, and then continue to threaten you for 3-6 months before they bother to send someone out.
      - deserialized 3y ago
        My experience with LG&E and Time Warner in Kentucky circa 2008 was getting a shutoff notice dated the day after the payment due date with 14 days to comply. They did in-fact shut the power off at the state date. This was a common occurrence that people referred to as 'brown billing' because the shutoff notice had a brown header instead of the green header on your regular utility bill.

Why? If you or me don't pay our bills, I fully expect the service to be terminated in 30 days... probably less than that in fact. Shitter shouldn't get the same treatment as a big, well-known client (although given the quality of Google's support, I wouldn't be surprised if they do, thanks to runaway automation that can't be tamed even for big clients they very much want to give leeway to) Shitter is in fact banking on that as part of renegotiations. I find it completely fair if they did get the same treatment as everyone else.

deserialized 3y ago

Stop paying your power bill or your internet bill and find out

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bombcar 3y ago
Amusingly enough failing to pay utilities results in some of the most lenient reactions possible; partially because many localities make it illegal to remove electricity/gas service during "extreme weather months" (because old people freezing to death because they didn't pay a bill is really bad publicity for the utility and the government) and partially because they know they'll get theirs eventually. They will cut you off when the time comes, but it can sometimes be surprisingly long. And they will put a lien against the property, too.
- earthling8118 3y ago
  Having been in this situation myself, no they did not give a lenient time. I got a letter stating that they would shut off my electricity and gas. I had a mere couple of days to sort it out. In my case it was their fault. I configured automatic payments and they migrated their online system and subsequently dropped my data for payments. Still, they were ruthless about it.
  - bombcar 3y ago
    Did you go past the threatened shut-off date? What I've usually seen is they threaten to shut you off with very strong wording, and then continue to threaten you for 3-6 months before they bother to send someone out.
    - deserialized 3y ago
      My experience with LG&E and Time Warner in Kentucky circa 2008 was getting a shutoff notice dated the day after the payment due date with 14 days to comply. They did in-fact shut the power off at the state date. This was a common occurrence that people referred to as 'brown billing' because the shutoff notice had a brown header instead of the green header on your regular utility bill.