Charge increase notification in my statement today!
Notice of Administrative Charge Increase & Regulatory 👿
Charge Decrease
Beginning March 15, 2007, the monthly Verizon Wireless Administrative
Charge will increase from $0.40 to $0.70 per line, and the monthly
Verizon Wireless Regulatory Charge will decrease from $0.05 to $0.04 per
line. Even after these changes, Verizon Wireless' combined Administrative
and Regulatory Charges are among the lowest in the industry. For
information regarding these changes, call 1-888-684-1888. Please
consult your Customer Agreement for information about rate changes.
Will cingular follow? 😳
Just when you thought $4.80 wasn't bad enough, now they want $8.40 a year. When will it stop? My bill just keeps going up and up and up.
Charge Decrease
Beginning March 15, 2007, the monthly Verizon Wireless Administrative
Charge will increase from $0.40 to $0.70 per line, and the monthly
Verizon Wireless Regulatory Charge will decrease from $0.05 to $0.04 per
line. Even after these changes, Verizon Wireless' combined Administrative
and Regulatory Charges are among the lowest in the industry. For
information regarding these changes, call 1-888-684-1888. Please
consult your Customer Agreement for information about rate changes.
Will cingular follow? 😳
Just when you thought $4.80 wasn't bad enough, now they want $8.40 a year. When will it stop? My bill just keeps going up and up and up.
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MX2 said:
Just when you thought $4.80 wasn't bad enough, now they want $8.40 a year. When will it stop? My bill just keeps going up and up and up.
I don't get post like this.
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Why implement the charge to begin with?
Why not build it into the regular monthly price?
Because then they would have to raise there monthly prices and that wouldn't be to good of a competitive move would it? Especially when you have such close competition.
Just look at a bill. Add up all the extra charges. Not the text messages, mobile web, v cast, exc...
The taxes, and charges. it can add up to around 15% of a bill.
Why not build it into the regular monthly price?
Because then they would have to raise there monthly prices and that wouldn't be to good of a competitive move would it? Especially when you have such close competition.
Just look at a bill. Add up all the extra charges. Not the text messages, mobile web, v cast, exc...
The taxes, and charges. it can add up to around 15% of a bill.
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MX2 said:
Just look at a bill. The taxes, and charges. it can add up to around 15% of a bill.
🤣 OMG Taxes and charges what an outrage, get a life cheapo!! 😈 😈
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I was hoping so did I tell you I bought a coke this afternoon and the price increased from a buck to a 1.25 😲 I'm so pissed!!
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At the Walmart you can get a Sams Club can of soda out of the machine for only $0.25!
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Next thing you know they will raise the price of gas.... oh wait................. 👀
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lol.. try dealing with customers and NOT being allowed to say this stuff.. i hate having to kiss ***... it sux..
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Wireless Buddy said:
At the Walmart you can get a Sams Club can of soda out of the machine for only $0.25!
Yeah, but it used to be $0.20 before they raised the surcharges, taxes and fees!! 😁 😁
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OMG Taxes and charges what an outrage, get a life cheapo!!
Get a life cheapo? very nice. very mature.
This was a generalized statement and now your making it a direct personalized attack. Mean while avoiding the topic at hand. Competition increases and yet unnecessary charges keep increasing.
Get a life cheapo? very nice. very mature.
This was a generalized statement and now your making it a direct personalized attack. Mean while avoiding the topic at hand. Competition increases and yet unnecessary charges keep increasing.
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don't let these idiots get you worked up/ its all the same they jack up the price and compare it to things like gas prices. No VZW you ARE NOT in the same boat as gas prices. Never have/ never will be. Surcharges/charges should be worked into the monthly access fee thats how most of REAL LIFE Business works. IF you own a restaurant you build your cost into the price of the food. You don't make a menu that says five dollars for a burger and oh yeah one dollar for surcharges and taxes extra. Thats just stupid business practice.
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Been to McDonald's lately the Cost of everything goes up including hamburgers! 🙄 🤣
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How about you skip 2 hamburgers over the next 2 years and you'll have already saved the $7.20 maximum it could be over a 2 year contract?
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lavrnius maximus said:You don't make a menu that says five dollars for a burger and oh yeah one dollar for surcharges and taxes extra. Thats just stupid business practice.
Um yes they do. I don't remember a time in my life that the price included taxes on menu items. I've never found my mouth agape with shock that the menu price increased when paying because of taxes.
If you don't like the userous cell phone taxes, blame those who compel the charges to be levied; Government.
For instance, the FUSF is essentially a tax by the government to fund communication oriented Federal Programs (short version) and puts the onus of collecting the funds for this on Communication companies.
You don't build taxes...
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Green Jeep said:...lavrnius maximus said:You don't make a menu that says five dollars for a burger and oh yeah one dollar for surcharges and taxes extra. Thats just stupid business practice.
Um yes they do. I don't remember a time in my life that the price included taxes on menu items. I've never found my mouth agape with shock that the menu price increased when paying because of taxes.
If you don't like the userous cell phone taxes, blame those who compel the charges to be levied; Government.
For instance, the FUSF is essentially a tax by the government to fund communication oriented Federal Programs (short version) and puts the onus of collecting the funds for this on Communicatio
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You can not 'build' taxes into a regular monthly price plan, the cost of everything constantly changes including the amount of taxes we pay!
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ArmySF said:
You can not 'build' taxes into a regular monthly price plan, the cost of everything constantly changes including the amount of taxes we pay!
IT'S NOT A TAX! It's a administrative charge. If you actually took the time to read and stick to the original topic instead tring to insult me, you would have already realized that it's a charge set forth by verizon. NOT A TAX.
Remember ; 🤣 OMG Taxes and charges what an outrage, get a life cheapo!! 😈 😈
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MX2 said:
Why implement the charge to begin with?
Why not build it into the regular monthly price?
Because then they would have to raise there monthly prices and that wouldn't be to good of a competitive move would it? Especially when you have such close competition.
Just look at a bill. Add up all the extra charges. Not the text messages, mobile web, v cast, exc...
The taxes, and charges. it can add up to around 15% of a bill.
Yep, just like on my landline bill, Dish TV bill, electricity bill, heck, even my DMV annual bill tack on several different fees.
It's all part of being a grown up. If it sucks, deal with it and make changes to your life if you can. Of course, any wireless carier or ...
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it's actually between 6 and 24% depending on where you live. AND the reason it's not built into the plan is because several states said years ago that any bill that is sent has to itemize all charges. It's tax. What's that saying about death and taxes???
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Price increases that you can do nothing about because you are in contract are a scam. Whats to keep them from bumping it $5.00 a month next month just because.
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My cable company raised my modem rental by two bucks last year for the same modem- BFD what are you going to do about it prices increase on everything thats life! Bitching about insignificant price increases is lame.
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ArmySF said:MX2 said:
Just when you thought $4.80 wasn't bad enough, now they want $8.40 a year. When will it stop? My bill just keeps going up and up and up.
I don't get post like this.
Agreed! Big Deal, that's two less Starbucks $4 coffees over an entire year. I think I can fit it into my budget.
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MX2 said:...
Notice of Administrative Charge Increase & Regulatory 👿
Charge Decrease
Beginning March 15, 2007, the monthly Verizon Wireless Administrative
Charge will increase from $0.40 to $0.70 per line, and the monthly
Verizon Wireless Regulatory Charge will decrease from $0.05 to $0.04 per
line. Even after these changes, Verizon Wireless' combined Administrative
and Regulatory Charges are among the lowest in the industry. For
information regarding these changes, call 1-888-684-1888. Please
consult your Customer Agreement for information about rate changes.
Will cingular follow? 😳
Just when you thought $4.80 wasn't bad enough, now they want $8.40 a year. When will it stop? My bill just keeps going
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Different businesses work different ways. Some tell you up front what the TOTAL cost is going to be (like car rental, and airlines), some even including any taxes. Others don't.
I agree that it's really sleazy to have these fees that are somehow justified to be in addition to the agree-upon rate so that they can be increased arbitrarily.
Just because businesses can get away with stuff like this, and just because the increases are relatively small, doesn't mean it isn't sleazy.
Those of you who prefer bowing in submission may continue your criticism of the original post.
I agree that it's really sleazy to have these fees that are somehow justified to be in addition to the agree-upon rate so that they can be increased arbitrarily.
Just because businesses can get away with stuff like this, and just because the increases are relatively small, doesn't mean it isn't sleazy.
Those of you who prefer bowing in submission may continue your criticism of the original post.
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My satellite bill has continuously gone up since 2003 when I first purchased it. Recently, ANOTHER $3.00 per month. Last time, they raised the prices AND dumped a couple of channels we watched.
I'm paying ALMOST as much for satellite as I did for cable. Some savings!
I'm paying ALMOST as much for satellite as I did for cable. Some savings!
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If your talking about Dish network it has only gone up maybe 4 or 5 dollars in the last 4 1/2 years. I don't think thats to bad considering cable companies around me have raised prices $3 or $4 a year. Thats not including the $7 they just raised it.
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Plus, dumping the channels. Cable in my area isn't that much higher. I hate cable though, they're inefficient as all get out.
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are you mad about court tv, its back now. what other channels have been dumped?
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My wife used to watch LMN, but now, it's a premium channel. They replaced it with Oxygen and We. I'll probably get a dual mode receiver and pay five bucks less per month for only one to offset the difference.
Only bad thing about this is the second receiver cannot utilize S-video and stereo line hookups, so picture quality and sound won't be as good as on t.v. 1.
Only bad thing about this is the second receiver cannot utilize S-video and stereo line hookups, so picture quality and sound won't be as good as on t.v. 1.
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everyone acts like it's the money. It's the pricible. Verizon has over 60 millin customers. 4 dollar increase = to over 240 MILLION dollars in extra increased profit over a year. I don't have a problem with them earning a profit, I do have a problem with them adding an increase on the back side and calling it a fee so they don't have to advertize it. Cell service should be priced like gas. The monthly plan advertised should include taxes and fees. That way you compare apples with apples. Then you add on any extra's ie data, insurance, etc.
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So if its priced like gas with the taxes and fees included, your ok with the price fluctuating every month just like gas prices change daily? 😳
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Didn't say that. I said you pay what the price is at the pump. Its not advertised one price per gallon, then pay another because all the fees are not added. Plus there is a contract for a specific price on cell service. I am saying that any non-government fees should be priced into the plan. not for For example: 1 dollar for 1000 minutes, and that is what I advertise, then in tiny print, 25 dollars admin fee, 25.00 dollar tower fee, etc etc. All cell service companies get around the plan price by using these non-government service fees.
You might think its only 30, 40, 50 cents get over it. Look at the big picture. over 60 million customers. An 50 cent increase in service fees is a 30 million dollars a month, 360 million dollars...
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You might think its only 30, 40, 50 cents get over it. Look at the big picture. over 60 million customers. An 50 cent increase in service fees is a 30 million dollars a month, 360 million dollars...
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justlooking said:
everyone acts like it's the money. It's the pricible. Verizon has over 60 millin customers. 4 dollar increase = to over 240 MILLION dollars in extra increased profit over a year. I don't have a problem with them earning a profit, I do have a problem with them adding an increase on the back side and calling it a fee so they don't have to advertize it. Cell service should be priced like gas. The monthly plan advertised should include taxes and fees. That way you compare apples with apples. Then you add on any extra's ie data, insurance, etc.
The problem with that idea is that the taxes vary depending on your city, county, and state. The cell carriers would have to make advertising ...
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justlooking said:
everyone acts like it's the money. It's the pricible. Verizon has over 60 millin customers. 4 dollar increase = to over 240 MILLION dollars in extra increased profit over a year. I don't have a problem with them earning a profit, I do have a problem with them adding an increase on the back side and calling it a fee so they don't have to advertize it. Cell service should be priced like gas. The monthly plan advertised should include taxes and fees. That way you compare apples with apples. Then you add on any extra's ie data, insurance, etc.
Priced like gas eh? Everytime you need to refill, you're paying per gallon, and not get a price break for purchasing more in advance? Or ...
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