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O2 wrote me a letter last week telling me that I have an outstanding bill of £0.00
After being told it was a mishap, I was told I'd be reconnected within 48 hours. I wasn't, and was called by their collections department telling me I had an outstanding bill.

I wrote them a cheque for zero pounds and zero pence only and posted it today.

How have you killed time and wasted a perfectly good cheque recently?
(I helped save b3ta! The Gentleman Bastard waxing lyrical. ©, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 17:57, archived)
They whiped out a bill for £1332 last month =DDDD
O2 are awesome, in that respect.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 17:59, archived)
How did you do that?

(I helped save b3ta! Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:00, archived)
The bill, not avoiding it.

(I helped save b3ta! Jam Master Geordie Hero of B3ta., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:00, archived)
I'd like to know how he avoided it please.
Thanks.
(I helped save b3ta! mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:02, archived)
£6mb * 222mb
=((((((

They have something called 'Call Shock', you can only use it once per situation, but you can claim you didn't know anything about such prices and they'll sort you out... it's better for them to get a customer for life than to go through courts.

It was by luck that I found someone who told me about it.
(I helped save b3ta! G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:04, archived)
Gonzo. You are a tool.

(I helped save b3ta! Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:06, archived)
£6 per mb?!
Jesus!
(I helped save b3ta! Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:09, archived)
That's normally the rate when you don't have any inclusive data allowance.

(I helped save b3ta! Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:15, archived)
Wow
I've always had data allowances. I didn't realise how much they rape you for.
(I helped save b3ta! Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:19, archived)
It's (very expensive).

(I helped save b3ta! Dave Trouser ; the people's choice - 75% agree, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:21, archived)
Haha.

(I helped save b3ta! Harold Bishop's Love Child some sort of terrifying sex magician., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:22, archived)
Hahahaha

(I helped save b3ta! Derpasaurus DOG FARTS, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:24, archived)
A friend of mine uses Tmobile
and pays £2/day for all data transfered that day, subject to fair use policy.
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:23, archived)
They charge me £1.

(I helped save b3ta! Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:24, archived)
Mine's £3 a month

(I helped save b3ta! Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:25, archived)
That's (not very expensive).
Well done.
(I helped save b3ta! Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:27, archived)
I used to work at o2. Blame it on the sales guy who sold you it
who advised you all internet was free *cough*

My boss had a fit when a bill came in for 2400 GBP.

But to be fair, the porn and mp3s were worth it.
(El Guiri the only b3tan who is not fat, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:48, archived)
£5 more and that would have been 1337

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:01, archived)
Well, Demon are a sack of shit.
They may have got a cheque for £16.27 from me, for a service that they told me was free.
However, they will not get a cheque next year for £270, when my service is up for its annual renewal, as I shall be moving to one of their competitors. I shall also be advising all of my customers that I think Demon are a sack of shit and that they also move.
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:09, archived)
What was it for?

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:11, archived)
I had my ADSL service moved
from the original telephone number, and onto a new telephone number. They informed me that the cost of transfering the service was free. But after 8 weeks of conversations and emails with a stroppy and shitty cust service dept, they are advising me that although the cost of moving the service was free, there was a period for a few days when an active ADSL service was working on both lines at the same time, and that this is what they are billing me for, basically a 2nd ADSL service for a few days.
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:14, archived)
dicks. I will NEVER use them! YOU HEAR ME DEMON!!??!

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:16, archived)
The real pity is that
in the 15 years that I've been with them, I've not had much in the way of technical faults, less than one a year, as far as I can recall. I only transfered to broadband 5 years ago, having used ISDN before that.
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:21, archived)
Demon used to be fantastic for broadband.
Then they got taken over by Bulldog (I think), and they went shit really fast, just like all the other companies Bulldog took over. Luckily I got out before the takeover.
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:14, archived)
Thus
whoever owns Thus.
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:15, archived)
Scottish Power, I think.

(I helped save b3ta! Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)
Wikipedia tells me that Scottish Power (who are part of Iberdrola) established Thus but floated it in 2002.
Blimey.
(I helped save b3ta! Neptune A dole queue dosser and foul mouthed chav., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:23, archived)
It looks like its owned by
C&W now
www.thus.net/
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:30, archived)
Ah yes.
My knowledge is dredged up from a looong time ago, from their forums. I think Bulldog was probably an example of a company Thus took over and turned shit.

Another ADSL company to avoid is NewNet, who I migrated to after Demon. They fucked me over badly. Not monetarily, just really shit service, bad support over the phone, the (unfortunate) usual. They even used to monitor their forum for people with problems, and if the problem was because their service was poor (IE not user-end) they would delete the thread. A few days after I joined I found that they had changed the T&C to implement an incredibly strict download limit. They argued that I should have left when I got the letter explaining that (which of course I did not get, because they sent them out before I joined). I got Trading Standards involved and they helped (by which I mean they bitch slapped them all over the shop until they gave in).


WORDS!
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:24, archived)
Last year they also threatended to take me to court for not paying my bill
this went on for three months. I consistently advised them, that I was unable to raise a cheque unless they send me an invoice, however, as their invoicing system was fucked at teh time, they were unable to send me one. Strange how the invoicing computer was broken, but the debt chasing department was still functioning ok.
(I helped save b3ta! turb0t, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:17, archived)
no
but i once killed a perfectly good wasted chek,
(DefyingDarwin Old, untalented and white,, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:00, archived)
Ey?
Czech?
(I helped save b3ta! Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:02, archived)
czech

(I helped save b3ta! mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:03, archived)
jokefail you thick cunt

(I helped save b3ta! Gilgamesh gazed in wonder as Frampton came alive, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:15, archived)
None of my cheques are good - they all bounce.

(I helped save b3ta! Methylene Blue - electrohead, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:01, archived)
I played burnout paradise.
It was shit.
(I helped save b3ta! mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:03, archived)
If you want a good racing game get PGR4 or Forza 2

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:06, archived)
Or fight night round 4 in 3 days OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG

(I helped save b3ta! mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:07, archived)
meeeh, doesn't do much for me I'm afraid :S

I've got Halo ODST, GTA4: Ballad Of Gay Tony, ArmA II, PGR5, Assassin's Creed 2, and Project Natal in my scope atm.
(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:11, archived)
Oh and COD6 as well of course :)

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:12, archived)
I'm just completely blinded by fnr4 at the minute.
It's the only reason I've bought the console.
(I helped save b3ta! mike woz ere 7442200 & 7696970 getter, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:16, archived)
is ArmA II coming out for the 360?

(I helped save b3ta! well, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:13, archived)
I've go no fucking idea. It's suppose to be but I'll be damned if I can find any information about it....

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:17, archived)
Been playing ArmAII load the last couple of days.
Amazing game but it kills my computer.
(I helped save b3ta! Harold Bishop's Love Child some sort of terrifying sex magician., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:16, archived)
I'm going to get it on Thursday when I get paid :)

(I helped save b3ta! Donkey Gums @mattcomedy, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)
Sweet.
When we both eventually work out what all the buttons do, I think some online play is in order.
(I helped save b3ta! Harold Bishop's Love Child some sort of terrifying sex magician., Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:20, archived)
i'm waiting for it to come out on steam

(I helped save b3ta! well, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)
ArmA II is supposed to be REALLY nice looking.
But also so resource intensive that nobody has managed to run it at max settings yet.

Oh, also it's buggy as hell. Probably good 2 or 3 big patches away from something approaching complete.
(I helped save b3ta! OneSullenBrit *air sandwiches*, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 18:18, archived)