Ark
join:2002-06-08
Hudsonville, MI
 ·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Jason Levine
Re: Legal?
said by Jason Levine  :Well, those checks aren't payment for services rendered. In that case, the check is a waiver of some entry fee. E.g. It costs $20 to sign up so here's a check for $20 and we'll sign you up when you cash it. Well then just say the terms on the check are just for starting with the next upcoming billing cycle. I don't really see how this changes anything.
said by Jason Levine :In the article's case, this is payment for services rendered. He's used their service for the last month and is being billed for it. He owes them a debt and must pay it up. He can't stipulate terms at this point. Debt doesn't mean he cannot stipulate terms. I don't believe they are obligated to accept the payment if it has attached terms, but the fact that its debt is meaningless here. They can very well refuse payment and disconnect him. Any part of his little agreement that tries to say what they can do if they don't accept the payment is obviously a joke.
said by Jason Levine :Would you eat a meal in a restaurant and try to haggle over the price when the bill comes? If the meal or services was bad, perhaps I would. That is probably a lot more common in some other countries than we would guess here too. |
