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Pastimes : Where the GIT's are going

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To: mph who wrote (142587)5/5/2007 12:54:29 PM
From: Alan Smithee  Read Replies (1) of 225578
 
I was happy to see this case today. I bet I'm not the only one who was victimized by a similar scam. I remember buying a laptop from Dell or Gateway a few years ago that came with a "free" six month MSN ISP trial. They required your credit card info to initiate the "free" trial. I never really used it, but just try to cancel when the "free" period draws to a close. They make sure they collect at least 2 months from you via credit card before you finally get them to stop the account. Imagine the amount of money made when multiplied by all the people so duped! I think that is the only time I have practically screamed at telephone answerers for a company..

I fell for the same thing when we bought a PS2. Got 6 months "free" AOL dialup. I thought I might use it when on the road.

Ended up paying several months of service I didn't use at all.

I'd never fall for that one again.
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