  jmirabella Joe Mirabella Premium,VIP join:2003-10-20 Bowie, MD clubs:
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| iPhone bill #1 - for those curious..
MTA telecom surcharge?
mods, move to Wireless if thats where it belongs, but I figured it would interest more people here.. |
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  HiVolt Premium join:2000-12-28 Toronto, ON clubs: | Gotta love all those bogus surcharges... how shit like that is legal is beyond me. -- GO LEAFS GO! |
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  tmpchaos Goodbye John Premium,Mod join:2000-04-28 Hoboken, NJ clubs:  
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| reply to jmirabella said by jmirabella :MTA telecom surcharge? That's what you get for living in the big city... |
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  Eric Animals Rule This Land Premium,MVM join:2000-09-29 I see trees.
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| I thought it was a charge to help support the survivors of Charlie, so that they could call him every now and then as he rode on the MTA. -- »FreeCumia.org |
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  tmpchaos Goodbye John Premium,Mod join:2000-04-28 Hoboken, NJ clubs:   | Then it would be much less... he was only short a nickel. |
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  NOCMan Verizon Fios User Premium join:2004-09-30 Flower Mound, TX | reply to jmirabella WTH Mobile Telecom Access MTA charge? |
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  thorgod I've modeled explosions, BIG explosions
join:2001-07-30 Socorro, NM | reply to jmirabella ...that's just the first month, right, it drops down to non-ass-rape figures after then, right?! -- -The Dude. |
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  jmirabella Joe Mirabella Premium,VIP join:2003-10-20 Bowie, MD clubs: edit: July 4th, @01:50PM
| yes, just breaking down the taxes, activation fee, etc =) |
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  Cliffy03 Premium join:2003-06-29 Kitchener, ON clubs:
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| reply to jmirabella Gotta love the gaul of those carriers!
regulatory cost recovery charge .086
They added this charge at the exact amount after the government dropped a surcharge for network infrastructure cost, "Federal Universal Service Fund".
So now they get to keep that money! -- there's a fine line between a rut and a groove. |
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  tommy3rd I Am Nuckin Futs Premium join:2000-03-10 Clifton, NJ
| reply to jmirabella i guess it's the same with other carriers... |
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  corster Premium join:2002-02-23 Ottawa, ON clubs: 
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| all the surcharges combined are still cheaper than that damn $6.95/$8.95 system access fee (ie carrier profit) thats added on to almost every plan on the big 3 in canada. -- Conservative Party of Canada |
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 Tommyastro
join:2004-01-18 Poughkeepsie, NY | reply to jmirabella America sure loves to bend over it's people...What a rip off....
They can Shove that iPhone.... |
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  jmirabella Joe Mirabella Premium,VIP join:2003-10-20 Bowie, MD clubs: | what does it have to do with the iPhone, every mobile phone has those taxes? |
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  dennismurphy Put me on hold? I'll put YOU on hold Premium join:2002-11-19 Parsippany, NJ
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| reply to tommy3rd said by tommy3rd :i guess it's the same with other carriers... Just compare that to any other carrier, and you'll see that your bill has the lowest 'overhead' of any of the major carriers ... There are good reasons for that - believe me when I tell you that your carrier works very hard to make sure that you don't pay any more of those than you have to. |
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 Tommyastro
join:2004-01-18 Poughkeepsie, NY | reply to jmirabella I use a pay as you go phone, I'm not stupid enough to fall for all that nonsense... |
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  ptrowski Got Helix? Premium join:2005-03-14 Putnam, CT clubs:
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| reply to jmirabella said by jmirabella :what does it have to do with the iPhone, every mobile phone has those taxes? Exactly why this post needs to be in a wireless forum as the charges are not iPhone specific.  -- "A religious war is like children fighting over who has the strongest imaginary friend."
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join:2007-07-25 Granite Falls, WA | reply to jmirabella After reviewing billing... get screaming deals on prepaids... Do your research! NO SURCHARGES/TAXES/ETC. WHAT-SO-EVER... PERIOD! CAN GET @.06 MINUTE... Plus free services too... LOOK AROUND!! |
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| reply to jmirabella I dont know why you are surprised, you were told about all your charges, including prorated charges, regulatory fees and taxes and one time charges on a service summary at time of purchase. by the way regulatory fees vary from state to state and some are a % of your bill. |
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  RiseAbove IreCruitU Premium join:2004-01-30 | reply to jmirabella Why do you have a $30 charge for "long distance access"..what the hell is that? Your plan includes long distance. -- It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything- Tyler Durden |
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  kfsutops Premium join:2002-08-19 Brandon, FL clubs: 
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| said by RiseAbove :Why do you have a $30 charge for "long distance access"..what the hell is that? Your plan includes long distance. LOL, Get a ruler and line up your rows...  -- "There are no stupid questions, but there are a LOT of inquisitive idiots" |
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