jeremy_o 0 #1 December 12, 2006 This is a hilarious sound clip of a customer calling Verizon... The guy was quoted .002 cents yet he was charged $0.002 and all the customer reps are like "yes, that is the same thing, sir" He got charged 100 times more than what he was quoted. http://i.thefairest.info/verizon_billing.mp3http://planetskydive.net/ - An online aggregation of skydiver's blogs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 December 12, 2006 Report from just this week Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therealbonger 0 #3 December 12, 2006 that is really funny, and so easy to see the difference, those people at verizon were just saying the same thing, and calling cents dollars, way too dependent on that dang computer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremy_o 0 #4 December 12, 2006 I just found the guy's blog: www.verizonmath.blogspot.com Looks like he got refunded BUT he was charged the correct amount, they were just stupid! http://planetskydive.net/ - An online aggregation of skydiver's blogs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #5 December 12, 2006 Quote The guy was quoted .002 cents yet he was charged $0.002 and all the customer reps are like "yes, that is the same thing, sir" no the guy was quoted 0.02 cents and charged $0.02 but its still a repost... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cudlo 0 #6 December 12, 2006 Quote Quote The guy was quoted .002 cents yet he was charged $0.002 and all the customer reps are like "yes, that is the same thing, sir" no the guy was quoted 0.02 cents and charged $0.02 but its still a repost... I might be crazy but I'm pretty sure I heard .002 not 0.02_________________________________________ "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid." - Kierkegaard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Icon134 0 #7 December 12, 2006 Quote Quote Quote The guy was quoted .002 cents yet he was charged $0.002 and all the customer reps are like "yes, that is the same thing, sir" no the guy was quoted 0.02 cents and charged $0.02 but its still a repost... I might be crazy but I'm pretty sure I heard .002 not 0.02Yeah I could be wrong... I listened to it last week... Livin' on the Edge... sleeping with my rigger's wife... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 333 #8 December 12, 2006 I have a friend who had a similar mistake in an adjustable mortgage, which he noticed at closing, but he kept his mouth shut. In that case, they documented the maximum adjustment as 0.01% per year rather than 1%. He started with a low "teaser" rate. After the first year, the mortgage company tried to raise by 1%, but he made them back off to 0.01%, as required in the documents that they had signed. Lucky for him, a no-neg-amortization loan. It worked out to his benefit for about 15 years, until rates dropped and he re-financed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #9 December 12, 2006 Haha, great story! So it seems most of our country cannot understand the difference between 1 and 100. More accurately, they don't understand that symbols used in monetary expressions are units. If I was an evil genius I would figure out some way to monopolize on this ignorance, and get rich... www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 4 #10 December 12, 2006 this is too funny! and I can't believe i am listening to this entire thing. .. wait, .. you mean to tell me that half a dollar is different than half a cent? hahaha. oh man, i love this!CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
