It's actually getting worse, at least for me.
My verizon bill used to show every call I made and which ones were over the minutes included in my package. Recently they've "downsized" their bill and all they show you is a total of how many minutes you went over (I suppose we're just supposed to trust them now?) and the total cost that you owe them.
The full bill is still available for those tech-savvy persistent customers that actually have the time to set up a verizon online account and look for their bill online. But many bill-payers don't have the time or knowledge to create one of these accounts simply to see a list of calls. So they do end up "trusting" the company.
Too many companies nowadays are taking advantage of the vast amount of population that pay money for a service that they don't completely understand. How many people actually know what all of those surcharges on their cellular/telephone/isp bills are for?
I hope this ruling occurs eventually in New York as well.
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In other news... A major open source project could not decide between GPLv2 and GPLv3 today, so they dual licensed it!
And then the world exploded.
Intel Launches Mobile Linux Project
And here I thought I was going to read about Intel programming on Linux while driving. Or better yet, putting linux on cars!
carbon nanotubes have remarkable springy properties So now we can create artificial erections?!? Sign me up!
that we're going to have a lot more children discovering internet porn sooner? :O
I can just imagine the next generation of kids.
It's actually getting worse, at least for me. My verizon bill used to show every call I made and which ones were over the minutes included in my package. Recently they've "downsized" their bill and all they show you is a total of how many minutes you went over (I suppose we're just supposed to trust them now?) and the total cost that you owe them. The full bill is still available for those tech-savvy persistent customers that actually have the time to set up a verizon online account and look for their bill online. But many bill-payers don't have the time or knowledge to create one of these accounts simply to see a list of calls. So they do end up "trusting" the company.
Too many companies nowadays are taking advantage of the vast amount of population that pay money for a service that they don't completely understand. How many people actually know what all of those surcharges on their cellular/telephone/isp bills are for? I hope this ruling occurs eventually in New York as well.
Am I the only one who thinks the title of this article should've been "Baby Mammoth REMAINS found Intact?" I was so mislead :)