BCE and Telus have announced that, starting in August, customers without service contracts will be charged fifteen cents per incoming text message... even the ones they didn't ask for.
(SCENE: Dave Consumer's house. The doorbell rings and DAVE answers. The LETTER CARRIER is there holding out the mail, but does not hand it over)
LC: Here's your mail.
DC: Thanks (Waits for LETTER CARRIER to hand it over)
LC: That'll be one dollar and forty-three cents.
DC: Umm... what for?
LC: We have a new policy. Your mail is fifteen cents a piece unless you have a contract with us.
DC: What? Fifteen cents a piece?
LC: That's right... plus tax. It's all driven by market forces. Can't argue with market forces, can you?
DC: Sure I can. Most of this stuff doesn't look like mail I even expected.
LC: I dunno... looks like Ming's Kitchen here is having a take-out deal. That might be something you'd want.
DC: Or it might not. Either way, I won't know until I've paid for it. And... wait a minute... none of those things say "postage due"!
LC: No, of course not. We don't do COD any more.
DC: So, let me get this straight... you expect me to pay to receive mail I didn't ask for that someone else has already paid for to send to me?
LC: Look pal, you want your mail or not? Of course... if you have a "rate protection plan" in place you could get all your mail for one low monthly price (some conditions apply)! We have a number of options all tailored to your individual needs, and you can change your rate protection plan at any time over the three year term ($20 change fee applies)! Imagine the convenience of getting all your mail for one low monthly fee (subject to a network access fee)!
DC: All my mail that someone else already paid to send to me.
LC: Well, like I said, we don't do COD.
DC: So you're doing this to make me agree to a service contract, aren't you?
LC: I prefer the term "rate protection plan" or (better yet!) "bundled service."
DC: Call it what you will, it's still a contract. (Sigh) I give up. (Hands over the money)
LC: Okay. (Hands DAVE the mail) Here's your power bill, your cell phone bill, a letter from your Aunt, four take-out menus, and a package from Taser International of Scottsdale, Arizona.
DC: (Examining the Taser parcel) Hmmm. These things usually take less than 24 hours to charge up. Will you be back around this time tomorrow?
LC: Yes.
DC: Good. I'll be waiting for you.
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(SCENE: Dave Consumer's house. The doorbell rings and DAVE answers. The LETTER CARRIER is there holding out the mail, but does not hand it over)
LC: Here's your mail.
DC: Thanks (Waits for LETTER CARRIER to hand it over)
LC: That'll be one dollar and forty-three cents.
DC: Umm... what for?
LC: We have a new policy. Your mail is fifteen cents a piece unless you have a contract with us.
DC: What? Fifteen cents a piece?
LC: That's right... plus tax. It's all driven by market forces. Can't argue with market forces, can you?
DC: Sure I can. Most of this stuff doesn't look like mail I even expected.
LC: I dunno... looks like Ming's Kitchen here is having a take-out deal. That might be something you'd want.
DC: Or it might not. Either way, I won't know until I've paid for it. And... wait a minute... none of those things say "postage due"!
LC: No, of course not. We don't do COD any more.
DC: So, let me get this straight... you expect me to pay to receive mail I didn't ask for that someone else has already paid for to send to me?
LC: Look pal, you want your mail or not? Of course... if you have a "rate protection plan" in place you could get all your mail for one low monthly price (some conditions apply)! We have a number of options all tailored to your individual needs, and you can change your rate protection plan at any time over the three year term ($20 change fee applies)! Imagine the convenience of getting all your mail for one low monthly fee (subject to a network access fee)!
DC: All my mail that someone else already paid to send to me.
LC: Well, like I said, we don't do COD.
DC: So you're doing this to make me agree to a service contract, aren't you?
LC: I prefer the term "rate protection plan" or (better yet!) "bundled service."
DC: Call it what you will, it's still a contract. (Sigh) I give up. (Hands over the money)
LC: Okay. (Hands DAVE the mail) Here's your power bill, your cell phone bill, a letter from your Aunt, four take-out menus, and a package from Taser International of Scottsdale, Arizona.
DC: (Examining the Taser parcel) Hmmm. These things usually take less than 24 hours to charge up. Will you be back around this time tomorrow?
LC: Yes.
DC: Good. I'll be waiting for you.
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1 comment:
Dude, check out the checkbox on this:
http://www.ndp.ca/page/6577
You sign the NDP petition to stop the 15 cent/text charge and can click a box to receive occasional text messages from Canada’s NDP...that you'll get charged 15 cents for if you're with Telus/Bell.
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