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Canadians File Class Actions Over Incoming SMS Fees
dontmakemethink writes "CTV reports that over the last couple of weeks class-action lawsuits have been filed against two major Canadian cellular service providers, Bell and Telus, for imposing fees on incoming text messages. While there has been very vocal opposition to the introduction of the fees, those who cannot change providers due to binding contracts feel the situation is actionable in court. Some of those not bound by contract, such as myself, have given their service provider notice that they will charge the provider for having to contact them to have charges reversed for unsolicited texts. Because service providers are aware of the volume of unsolicited texts, we feel they are liable for the inconvenience to their clients for preventing spam charges, and more importantly under no circumstances should service providers profit from spam. We also feel that requiring us to buy text bundles to avoid the inconvenience of reversing spam charges constitutes extortion. They can charge me for texts when they stop the spam."
They aren't arbitrarily billing the company for their time because the company makes changes they dislike.
They are billing the company for the time they spend getting their money back when the company tries to charge them for texts the company forwards to them without their permission or want.
It's basically like me hitting you with a brick, then saying give me a dollar because you got hit with a brick
You never realize how much manually made unmanaged "linked" lists suck, till you have src.link.link.link.link...
How are costumers supposed to vote with their feet, money, etc. when all/most of the industry have the policy or are quickly working towards embracing it?
Break the chains of industry and make their own costumes!
> don't like
What's to stop you signing up people you like, or even have no real opinion on?
Max.
If it had been the US, one of the other passengers would have shot him.
Only three things are certain; death, taxes, and apocryphal quotations - Ben Franklin.
If it had been in England, the police would have shot some Brazilian guy who was nothing at all to do with it.
And Bush would have said "Oh my God! A brazillion people were killed on a bus! How many is that anyway?
Tesla was a genius. Edison however was a overrated hack who liked to torture puppies.
Remind me not to get on your good or indifferent side....
This is a joke. I am joking. Joke joke joke.
Yes, and a gunfight would have broken out, resulting in not only the one dead passenger by the killer (that would have happened regardless), but several other dead passengers caught in the crossfire of inexperienced gun wielding idiots.
Right. And that would have been a MUCH better news story than just *one* lousy decapitation. That's why the US is the world media leader. More action, better suspense, and a deadlier final outcome.
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
You'll have that sometimes...
gee - there must be an error here - coulda swore this topic was about cell phone text messages??