| From: | "J. Keith Henry" <Ereskanti@***.COM> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: (OT) Admin by the Hour? |
| Date: | Sun, 6 Jul 1997 02:07:33 -0400 |
>
> Starting in April, LIS moved to a 90hrs a month/30 bucks, after 90 hours
> each hour was billed at a dollar. I was not notified of this until May
> 10th, when I had already wracked up a charge of 262 dollars for April.
> I should be switching ISP's soon, but since I'm trying to con my way to
> gencon, I can't exactly be nagging my folks for a loan for internet stuff
> right away.
> As for the offer of help, thanks, but no :) Most of you are just as broke
> as me, anyways.. :)
> Seriously, I am online less frequently now, and I get online, download
> mail, say Hi to the folks on IRC, log off, read mail, write mail, log on,
> send, log off, and then do other stuff. Do that 4 times a day, and my 3
> hours is pretty much burned up :P
>
Maybe something you should check into is go to your local small business
administration department in the local government ... by law they were
supposed to have notified you of the changes in the billing procedure ... if
there is a lawyer you can also consult for free with do so, as he would be an
excellent source of information on what you should do.
The notification was also supposed to be in writing ... nothing electronic
...
Document what has happened since you received the notification via a bill and
not a written notice explaining the changes ahead of time ...
Be persistent with them ... and if you have to, change you and your families
account over to aol ... and yes ... I would be able to help you pay for the
account ... $24 a month is not a problem for me ...
And you may be surprised by any of the others in the group that decide to
contribute ...
FYI ... I am one of Keith's roommates, Mike, I go by the handle of AirWisp.
I am not subscribing as I do not want our mail buffer to become overloaded
with duplicate mail ... but I do read over his shoulder ...
Don't give up on the bill ... unless someone did not share with you the
information ...
Keep us posted ... though individually we may not be able to help completely
... as a group we could help you ... all you need to do is ask ... some of us
can help ...
Take care,
AirWisp, Mike Bobroff
