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Old 07-07-2010, 10:02 AM   #121
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Wow, they even DO have a spending cap!

http://www.virginmobile.ca/vmc/en/su...l?faq=faq_0015
Just a note - that spending cap is to get customers with poor credit onto a contract.

Unless they have changed it recently, customers on a spending cap were ineligible for any smart phone.

Anyone with decent credit does not get a spending cap.
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This was front page news in the Sun on Monday....

Seriously? Front page?

What a piece of crap publication...
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:17 AM   #123
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Just a note - that spending cap is to get customers with poor credit onto a contract.

Unless they have changed it recently, customers on a spending cap were ineligible for any smart phone.

Anyone with decent credit does not get a spending cap.
Ah ok, thanks. They should put it as an option on people's accounts.. set your own spending cap limit.
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:32 AM   #124
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He was on the radio this morning.

Poorly quoted Winston Churchill about never surrendering - apparently he's fighting Virgin all the way. They offered to reduce it down to 2k but he's sure he can push them lower.

Spoken like a true used car salesman?

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Old 07-07-2010, 10:42 AM   #125
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He should have taken the 2k and run with it.

If I was Virgin, I wouldn't have given him anything.
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Old 07-07-2010, 10:51 AM   #126
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Seriously? You've read the fine print in your cable, cell, utilities, and other contracts? That's crazy, I've never met anyone who's done that, lawyer or otherwise.
You are probably the same person that signs up for a 3 year contract with Telus for a free craptop and then complains when they don't let you cancel after 6 months. If you never read fine print and don't know anyone that does you should meet new people.
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Old 07-07-2010, 11:21 AM   #127
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Seriously? You've read the fine print in your cable, cell, utilities, and other contracts? That's crazy, I've never met anyone who's done that, lawyer or otherwise.
I do it on my cell phone thats for sure. That industry has raped me enough in my life that I know to check whats up.
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http://money.canoe.ca/money/business...06-161208.html

It says he'll be buying out his contract (I thought Virgin didn't have contracts) and moving to another provider. Does he not realize that all the providers have insane roaming charges???
I think I hate this guy even more now. He expected to pay $1500 for overseas use of his phone. He was cool with paying $1500 but not smart enough to buy a phone card or search out wifi spots? This guy should be surprise castrated because he isn't smart enough to be allowed to breed.
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Old 07-07-2010, 12:17 PM   #129
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I learned that I should read these the hard way. I now have a Rogers contract for blackberry but it's actually 2 contracts!! 1 for Data and 1 for regular phone use!

Now if I ever want to cancel or anything I have 2 contracts to pay out. Yaaaaayyyyy!!!!
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Old 07-07-2010, 01:55 PM   #130
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Seriously? You've read the fine print in your cable, cell, utilities, and other contracts? That's crazy, I've never met anyone who's done that, lawyer or otherwise.
Seriously?

I always read the fine print. Anyone who doesn't want to get fleeced does the same.
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Old 07-07-2010, 02:26 PM   #131
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Seriously?

I always read the fine print. Anyone who doesn't want to get fleeced does the same.
Do you have an ipod touch or iphone that can connect to the itunes store? They change the terms about once a week. Do you read that every time? I think it would take me a week to read the whole thing through.
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Old 07-07-2010, 02:28 PM   #132
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Do you have an ipod touch or iphone that can connect to the itunes store? They change the terms about once a week. Do you read that every time? I think it would take me a week to read the whole thing through.
I don't buy apps from the iTunes store, nor do I buy music from there. But yes I have read the terms at least once.
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Old 07-07-2010, 02:35 PM   #133
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Seriously?

I always read the fine print. Anyone who doesn't want to get fleeced does the same.
I don't want to get fleeced, but I still signed the 15 page contract Rogers required me to sign before I left their store. If I was to read the 15 pages it would take me about 3 hours.

I highly doubt more than 2 percent actually read the fine print in a phone contract.
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Old 07-07-2010, 02:37 PM   #134
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Wow, they even DO have a spending cap!

http://www.virginmobile.ca/vmc/en/su...l?faq=faq_0015
Also check out the fantastic grammar.

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Your spending cap gets applied to you're your current charges plus any unpaid bills
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late to the party, but I'll add this.

when i moved to the US and got an ordinary cell phone and rate plan with Sprint, I didn't realise texting wasn't a part of my plan; extra $5 for unlimited texting. First bill had $100 texting charges.

Called Sprint, and they retroactively added texting to my plan, wiping out the $100 charge, leaving just a $5 texting charge.
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I don't want to get fleeced, but I still signed the 15 page contract Rogers required me to sign before I left their store. If I was to read the 15 pages it would take me about 3 hours.
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Yeah, I didn't want to point that out.
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Telus does not.
Yes they do. Every time I enter the States I get a text stating how much data per MB is and how much calling per minute is on my BlackBerry. My plan gives me North America data included in my plan, so this text isn't even for me. TELUS just picks up that my phone is in a foreign market and lets the user know additional charges can be incurred.
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I learned that I should read these the hard way. I now have a Rogers contract for blackberry but it's actually 2 contracts!! 1 for Data and 1 for regular phone use!

Now if I ever want to cancel or anything I have 2 contracts to pay out. Yaaaaayyyyy!!!!
That's how they can afford to sponsor the arena in Vancouver.
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Old 07-07-2010, 07:53 PM   #140
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If you check around the internet, the charges Europeans pay for roaming vary widely in Europe. Depending on which company, they could be charged upwards of $50/MB for data if they roam outside of the EU. Who knows what company Virgin used and what that company charged them, but it's possible to have that high of a bill for roaming. Also, if the guy expected roaming to be around $1500, he knew that it would be expensive(at least I find $1500 expensive) so it should be up to him to find out what the charges are. Complaining about it later to the media should not get you a reward for stupidity.
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