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Wednesday, April 23, 2003

This is just a little note to let everyone know that they should NEVER EVER dial any of the 10-10-Numbers for long distance. I don't care if it is 636, or 811, or whatever, just do not do it. I got my phone bill today and there was a charge on there for $2.95 for each of the "Clear Choice" as well as "VarTech," services that I have not used for over 6 months. When I called and asked about these charges, I was told by a lady from India, or Pakistan or somewhere, that I am being charged because my phone line, "At some point" has dialed a number using those numbers. When I asked when, she told me that the last calls were placed in October, but because the calls had been placed, (2 calls exactly) they had to start giving me a monthly service fee, a policy they just adopted. Finally, I convinced the woman she was certifiably insane, and the companies policies were ludicrous...did this help my cause? No. She instructed me that in order to get credit, I'd have to send a letter explaining my claim, as well as a self-addressed stamped envelope. That alone is almost 2 bucks to complete, meaning I'd get a whopping .95 cents back. NO thank you. Therefore I am using this form of mass communication to inform everyone to Just Say No to any of the 10-10 Calling plans. I don't care what Mike Piazza, Terry Bradshaw, or ALF say, it's a rip off.

On another, equally annoying note, why is it that every customer service line, for every company in the world employ people from India, or Pakistan, or somewhere, with accents so strong you haven't the foggiest idea what in God's Holy Name they are saying? I don't care if it's the credit card company, Qwest, or American Eagle, there is a 99% chance you won't have a clue what they are saying. I have nothing against India, or Pakistan, or whatever, but seriously at least enforce some sort of weeding out process to toss out the people who sound like Gandhi underwater. Anymore you have to spend $100,000 on a college education to speak the number of languages required to remedy a $2.95 charge. Ridiculous.

Lastly, it's a beautiful day, and my Dad's Game is on ESPN. Just click on GAMEDAY, and you can follow it pitch-by-pitch if you so desire.

P.S. This post is not posted last night, it is actually Thursday afternoon.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2003 10-10-RIP OFF This is just a little note to let everyone know that they should NEVER EVER dial any of the 10-10-Numbers for long distance. I don't care if it is 636, or 811, or whatever, just do not do it. I got my phone bill today and there was a charge on there for $2.95 for each of the "Clear Choice" as well as "VarTech," services that I have not used for over 6 months. When I called and asked about these charges, I was told by a lady from India, or Pakistan or somewhere, that I am being charged because my phone line, "At some point" has dialed a number using those numbers. When I asked when, she told me that the last calls were placed in October, but because the calls had been placed, (2 calls exactly) they had to start giving me a monthly service fee, a policy they just adopted. Finally, I convinced the woman she was certifiably insane, and the companies policies were ludicrous...did this help my cause? No. She instructed me that in order to get credit, I'd have to send a letter explaining my claim, as well as a self-addressed stamped envelope. That alone is almost 2 bucks to complete, meaning I'd get a whopping .95 cents back. NO thank you. Therefore I am using this form of mass communication to inform everyone to Just Say No to any of the 10-10 Calling plans. I don't care what Mike Piazza, Terry Bradshaw, or ALF say, it's a rip off. On another, equally annoying note, why is it that every customer service line, for every company in the world employ people from India, or Pakistan, or somewhere, with accents so strong you haven't the foggiest idea what in God's Holy Name they are saying? I don't care if it's the credit card company, Qwest, or American Eagle, there is a 99% chance you won't have a clue what they are saying. I have nothing against India, or Pakistan, or whatever, but seriously at least enforce some sort of weeding out process to toss out the people who sound like Gandhi underwater. Anymore you have to spend $100,000 on a college education to speak the number of languages required to remedy a $2.95 charge. Ridiculous. Lastly, it's a beautiful day, and my Dad's Game is on ESPN. Just click on GAMEDAY, and you can follow it pitch-by-pitch if you so desire. P.S. This post is not posted last night, it is actually Thursday afternoon. eloquently said by \| 11:38 PM \| \| \|	Tyler Knott Productions Tyler Knott Photography Vimeo Tumblr Twitter Clutch Del.icio.us MySpace Last.fm LinkedIn Resumé Atom Feed Twitters follow me on Twitter Horizon Expanders McGraw Donovan Dave Morin Flickr Blog Jaymie Keller Kevin Casey Nate Warner Rachel Hoffenberg Sarah Joelle Sarah Joelle's Music My Photography Past Downpours September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.