In message <slrng7icbe.sqs.sjsobol@amethyst.justthe.net>, Steve Sobol
<sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote:

>On 2008-07-12, Scott in SoCal <scottenaztlan@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Not only do those rapacious ****ers renew your "contract" but they
>> charged you the full ETF even if you cancel ONE DAY early.
>
>What you're describing IS their stated policy

If extending your contract without your express agreement is their
stated policy, they certainly didn't state it very loudly when I first
signed on with them.

>I get irritated at people who sign
>or verbally agree to a contract and then get all pissy when the person or
>company on the other end holds them to the contract. Yes, Scott, that means
>you. :)

Be irritated all you like. Verizon still blows dead bears and I'm
going to tell everyone who will listen about my experience.

>But what is this about renewing the contract? They're not supposed to do
>that automatically.

Do I have your permission to be irritated about that? :)

>VZW does suck, but it sounds like something got badly screwed up in this
>case.

It seems we agree more than we disagree.