Comments on: Rogers Wireless Comes Under Fire, Charges for “Free” Text Messages http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/ Gadgets, Smartphones, Android Tablets, iPhone, iPad and all the latest tech you'd expect. Fri, 24 May 2013 22:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: thenonconformer http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4099 thenonconformer Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:04:10 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4099 On Wednesday, a B.C. court ruled that Bell Mobility could not claim it was Canada’s “most reliable network” after Rogers challenged Bell’s ads as misleading. On Wednesday, a B.C. court ruled that Bell Mobility could not claim it was Canada’s “most reliable network” after Rogers challenged Bell’s ads as misleading.

]]> By: atrus http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4065 atrus Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:38:19 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4065 What's the point of a contract when one party can change the terms at whim without consulting the other party? Useless. This is an area the law should step in. Allowing this sort of "Gotcha!" in legally binding contracts erodes the value of having the contract, and the trust people have in them. What's the point of a contract when one party can change the terms at whim without consulting the other party? Useless.

This is an area the law should step in. Allowing this sort of "Gotcha!" in legally binding contracts erodes the value of having the contract, and the trust people have in them.

]]> By: Guest http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4064 Guest Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:34:21 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4064 This is interesting. What is -a bit of time-? This is interesting. What is -a bit of time-?

]]> By: L Malik http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4055 L Malik Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:55:48 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4055 Reminds me of my experience with Telus- a while back..__Yes, I did read the contract thoroughly, even the back page. then I proceeded to cross out the objectionable clauses and initialed them.__The sales rep advised that Telus may reject my application. But, my service was started a few days later..__One of the clasues was the automatic contiinuation one, where the contract was renewed automatically if I did not cancel at expiry.__Long story short- Telus tried to roll over the contract and stick me with charges. __I advised them to dig out their copy of my contract and check out the back page. Of course, they did not have it anymore and tried to tell me that the contract as spelled out by them was binding.__Not so...__The fact that they supplied the service meant that they agreed to my terms- and the fact that nobody there bothered to read the back page was their loss, and if they cared to take it further to small claims court, I would be happy to initiate the complaint.__Took a bit of time, but in the end the matter was dropped. Reminds me of my experience with Telus- a while back..__Yes, I did read the contract thoroughly, even the back page. then I proceeded to cross out the objectionable clauses and initialed them.__The sales rep advised that Telus may reject my application. But, my service was started a few days later..__One of the clasues was the automatic contiinuation one, where the contract was renewed automatically if I did not cancel at expiry.__Long story short- Telus tried to roll over the contract and stick me with charges. __I advised them to dig out their copy of my contract and check out the back page. Of course, they did not have it anymore and tried to tell me that the contract as spelled out by them was binding.__Not so…__The fact that they supplied the service meant that they agreed to my terms- and the fact that nobody there bothered to read the back page was their loss, and if they cared to take it further to small claims court, I would be happy to initiate the complaint.__Took a bit of time, but in the end the matter was dropped.

]]> By: Robert Pan http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4052 Robert Pan Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:40:06 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4052 The whole mobile phone scene is obscene! Rogers, Fido to name the two are bordering crooks when it comes to sign up fees and monthly bills. The manipulative and the opaqueness of the bills are stressing the customers out. lots of their customers have to fight to get fair billings. Even Comwave - once a friendly little internet connected phone company is now becoming opressive and hostile to it's customers! I have very bad experience with all three of them; Fido, Rogers and Comwave. Signing up for their services has become a stree in my life. Why can they play fair? Why all the hidden rules and charges? WIND mobile please come in and change the whole rotten scene! Please give those companies rigorous competition so they will respect the customers and behave! We are sicken tired of their billing practices and disregard for their customers! The whole mobile phone scene is obscene! Rogers, Fido to name the two are bordering crooks when it comes to sign up fees and monthly bills. The manipulative and the opaqueness of the bills are stressing the customers out. lots of their customers have to fight to get fair billings. Even Comwave – once a friendly little internet connected phone company is now becoming opressive and hostile to it's customers! I have very bad experience with all three of them; Fido, Rogers and Comwave. Signing up for their services has become a stree in my life. Why can they play fair? Why all the hidden rules and charges? WIND mobile please come in and change the whole rotten scene! Please give those companies rigorous competition so they will respect the customers and behave! We are sicken tired of their billing practices and disregard for their customers!

]]> By: Ron http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4045 Ron Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:03:23 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4045 and as usual, rogers is ripping people off. greedy, greedy corporation just won't let up when it comes to siphoning their clients clean of all of their resources. we would like it if the CRTC would just simply tell rogers to, " bye bye, you're out of here" and ban rogers from operating. and as usual, rogers is ripping people off. greedy, greedy corporation just won't let up when it comes to siphoning their clients clean of all of their resources. we would like it if the CRTC would just simply tell rogers to, " bye bye, you're out of here" and ban rogers from operating.

]]> By: thenonconformer http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4034 thenonconformer Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:14:12 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4034 Dream on these bad guys , Bell, Rogers, telus will never change.. a zebra cannot change it's stripes <a href="http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/about-time-big-3-put-into-their-place-bell-rogers-and-telus/" target="_blank">http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/a...</a> Dream on these bad guys , Bell, Rogers, telus will never change.. a zebra cannot change it's stripes http://thenonconformer.wordpress.com/2009/12/15/a…

]]> By: Pat http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4032 Pat Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:24:40 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4032 If it says free, then even 10 000 emails should be free... If it says free, then even 10 000 emails should be free…

]]> By: Kyle http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4026 Kyle Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:37:10 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4026 Maybe she should be a bit more concerned about her daughter sending and receiving 200 text messages a day? I mean I understand once in a while 200 in a day is quite easy. But on the regular? Wake up, tell your kid to pay attention in class and not send so many damn messages. My parents did the same to me and it really just messes up your school work. As I personally spent a majority of my time in high school texting I know the repercussions. Hell I still go to a great university but still, wake up. Maybe she should be a bit more concerned about her daughter sending and receiving 200 text messages a day? I mean I understand once in a while 200 in a day is quite easy. But on the regular? Wake up, tell your kid to pay attention in class and not send so many damn messages. My parents did the same to me and it really just messes up your school work. As I personally spent a majority of my time in high school texting I know the repercussions. Hell I still go to a great university but still, wake up.

]]> By: Shabaaz http://www.mobilemag.com/2009/12/15/rogers-wireless-comes-under-fire-charges-for-free-text-messages/#comment-4023 Shabaaz Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:21:21 +0000 http://www.mobilemag.com/?p=68111#comment-4023 yeah ROBBERs at work again! yeah ROBBERs at work again!

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