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So many subscription-based things in Germany are outright scams that would be criminal elsewhere. Mobile phone contracts, internet service contracts principall
by sneak 1y ago
So many subscription-based things in Germany are outright scams that would be criminal elsewhere.
Mobile phone contracts, internet service contracts principally among them. Two year contracts that auto renew and can only be cancelled in small windows a long time before auto-renew.
- thesimon 1y ago> and can only be cancelled in small windows a long time before auto-renew any examples?
- sokoloff 1y agoMany commercial leases run in 5-year increments with 2 5 year auto-renewals and a 90-180 day window in which to exercise the opt-out of auto-renewal. That window is often not set to end coincident with the end of the lease term for obvious reasons.
- winged 1y agoParship used to do this (not sure about their current practices, this was years ago): I once had a six-month subscription that would automatically extend by a year if you didn't cancel at least three months in advance (by letter or fax!). Especially dodgy in that line of business, because if you get lucky shortly before subscription runs out, you're literally giving away a year's worth of subscription that you're not going to use at all.
- sva_ 1y ago> Two year contracts that auto renew and can only be cancelled in small windows a long time before auto-renew. This is not the case anymore due to an EU law. It can only renew for 1 month at a time after the 24 months now.
- kalleboo 1y agoJapan was like that with mobile contracts until about 5-10 years ago, when the government finally put an end to it.
- lxgr 1y agoVote with your wallet and get one that's month-by-month. There are so many of these available by now.