Woman served with $9000 DSL bill!

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July 9th, 2002, 02:07 PM
Dean of Harvard

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by talltech:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by NooNoo:
I don't use p2p software... and Web, this is Australia, with australian laws, a monopoly on telephones... their system is a shambles.

Its been widely reported in Australia, this woman must have kept her head in the sand.

Yah its great to be in US were consumer power works, elsewhere it doesn't and it sucks!

PS the aussies even have dialup caps - they get charged for everything - upload and download - even the characters sent and received for a lowly irc connection...<hr /></blockquote>500 Mb a month cap here, i agree it sucks but thats part an parcel of having a monoply. one that is government controlled. so she has no chance of getting out of this.

it's sad the New zealand has a better system that we do<hr /></blockquote>:confused:
So why doesn't anyone do anything about it? I'm sure some angry picketers at the next meeting of the Austrailian Congress (Sorry, I've no clue as to the names of your parts of government) would definitely raise some eyebrows... Maybe get a little media coverage. At least here in the States, it's not too difficult to get things changed if you have enough support...

Maybe create a web site that has a poll on it (should probably gather names and addresses, and post a privacy statement...) and create a chain letter with the link on it... (I normally don't condone chain letters, but for a good cause, they can be useful...)
July 9th, 2002, 02:43 PM
NooNoo

<blockquote>quote:<hr /> She chose the wrong ISP. If the people at said ISP had any common decency they would have realized that this lady was less than tech savvy, given her notice, and let it slide.
<hr /></blockquote>As I understand it, there is no choice, there is the local isp - period.... and Talltech and Mayet have pointed out, this is a government monopoly, not a consumer orientated business.

All things aside I am secretly hoping this lady is deliberately playing dumb in order for it to go through the courts and really show up Telstra for what it is.
July 9th, 2002, 04:02 PM
WebHead

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by disarm:
If the people at said ISP had any common decency they would have realized that this lady was less than tech savvy, given her notice, and let it slide.<hr /></blockquote>I totally agree with this. It's really that simple. But these greedy corporations are always out to screw the average consumer. I can't make a judgment on a person just because they made a mistake. I'm sure Einstein made his fair share of dumb mistakes in his time. What makes someone a moron is if they don't learn from their mistake. I still think the courts will dismiss this case if it ever came to trial. This ISP is a bully on average consumers. It's sickening to me what most corporations have been evolving into these days.
July 9th, 2002, 04:50 PM
Matridom

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by NooNoo:
 <blockquote>quote:<hr /> She chose the wrong ISP. If the people at said ISP had any common decency they would have realized that this lady was less than tech savvy, given her notice, and let it slide.
<hr /></blockquote>As I understand it, there is no choice, there is the local isp - period.... and Talltech and Mayet have pointed out, this is a government monopoly, not a consumer orientated business.

All things aside I am secretly hoping this lady is deliberately playing dumb in order for it to go through the courts and really show up Telstra for what it is.<hr /></blockquote>reading the original thread that is linked, you'll find another link to an artical where the ISP let all those extra large bills slide for everyone.
July 9th, 2002, 05:09 PM
freddy

after reading this topic (which started on the 3rd) ,,,,on this forum and just about every other forum on the internet ,,,,,

why dos,nt EVERYBODY (both here and on every site) send the woman a dollar ,,,,,remember:

$9000 australian = $5054 US
$9000 australian = £3002 UK

as andy warhole said she,s had here 15 minutes ,,,

and she,s prob sindicated the story out for $10,000 ,,,,,

RIP

FtF
July 9th, 2002, 05:17 PM
Matridom

Found the link...

<a href="http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm?id=729" target="_blank">http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm?id=729</a>
July 9th, 2002, 05:26 PM
WebHead

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by Matridom:
Found the link...

<a href="http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm?id=729" target="_blank">http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm?id=729</a><hr /></blockquote>Well there ya go. That makes me feel a little better about that company at least. I knew it though. There's no way in hell a company could expect to collect that kind of money for internet usage. They're offering the rebate cuz they know their azzes are going to get sued all over the place if they don't.
July 9th, 2002, 07:38 PM
EvilCabbage

<blockquote>quote:<hr />Originally posted by disarm:
Tell me you've never made a mistake and that you've read ever service agreement you've ever come across.

I'm sure troll has never made a mistake. But does he have to point it out everytime someone else does and call them a moron? I think I read somewhere that he never even graduated high school.

Sad.<hr /></blockquote>Yes, I read every service agreement put in front of me. No, I have not made any errors on my behalf as a result of this.

What does not finishing high school have to do with this?

I chose to leave highschool.

I was not kicked out, I was not failing. I was bored, and needed to do something else to expand my horizons, and challenge me on a higher level.

Want to get personal?

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