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jameskpolk

May 11, 2010, 10:11 AM
How about making my car issue a "Bill Shock" warning if I drive too many miles in a single day?

Makes just as much sense.
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morganm00

May 11, 2010, 10:28 AM
Your analogy doesn't make any sense at all and if anything argues the idea that prepaid plans are better than monthly plans at dealing with overages.

Your car is essentially a prepaid plan letting you buy enough to last you a rough number of miles. You don't drive 3000 miles and then pull into the gas station to pay for the miles you just drove.

This idea is LONG overdue. It would be nice if we came up with some of these protections rather than having to play catch-up to the rest of the world.
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KriisCDW

May 11, 2010, 10:35 AM
Unless your monthly car payment is affected by mileage this comparison has no basis in reality.

1 mile... Or 5000. I owe he same on my car loan. I pay more for gas, but that's more akin to prepay since I can't pay for gas after the fact (andi still pay the same for each gallon of gas np matter what.)

if your car payment could go from $100 to $18k... Then yeah, I would totally agree with consumer friendly warnings since "the companies" won't do something this obviously simple.
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jameskpolk

May 11, 2010, 10:44 AM
Really not meant as a real-life comparison. My comment has to do witht he sad state off affairs that results in the government feeling the need to regulate something as basic as the personal responsibility for one's cell phone and plan.

(Like if I drive my car too far and end up having to fill my tank more often...)

Or how about people who choose ay-per-view events and get larger-than expectde cable bills?
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SprintCC

May 11, 2010, 11:42 AM
The difference is that the pay-per-view tells you what you're going to pay as you get ready to watch it. To be like the cell phone industry currently is, it would have to be that you looked turned it to that channel and you were charged without being told it was going to cost more.

I really don't understand why it is a big deal to require a message to let people know they're going to pay more. We don't allow cable companies to charge you more without telling you, why would the cell phone industry be different?
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jameskpolk

May 11, 2010, 4:03 PM
Again, my objection is not about warning people about unexpected overcharges. I dealt with this problem this very morning, where a lady had data charges on her account that must have resulted from "pocket dialing" up the Internet of the device.

I simply disagree that we need Federal regulatory intervention for what should be a customer care issue.

Let the marketplace decide who's plans have the fewest hidden charges.
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KriisCDW

May 11, 2010, 4:32 PM
Really?

The market decides based on whether or not their "map" blocks the tv.

It decides based on the size of the network and the star power of the latest spokesman.

It decides on how cool this phone is and how pimpin they will look holding it.

Hidden fees? That's the last thing on the minds of the majority of people out there. Unless they have personal experience and hvae been bitten, it's not their concern.
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diggitydogg76

May 11, 2010, 4:38 PM
It seems the marketplace HAS spoken, but the carriers didnt listen ... Congress however, has!
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diggitydogg76

May 11, 2010, 5:34 PM
I mean FCC lol but still
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