jmirabella
Joe Mirabella
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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
30
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join:2000-12-28
Toronto, ON
clubs: | Gotta love all those bogus surcharges... how shit like that is legal is beyond me.
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tmpchaos
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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
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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.
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tmpchaos
Requiescat in pace
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
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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
Las Vegas, NV | reply to jmirabella
...that's just the first month, right, it drops down to non-ass-rape figures after then, right?!
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jmirabella
Joe Mirabella
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join:2003-10-20
Lanham, MD
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1 edit | yes, just breaking down the taxes, activation fee, etc =) |
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Cliffy
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Kitchener, ON
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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!
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tommy3rd
I Am Nuckin Futs
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join:2000-03-10
Clifton, NJ
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i guess it's the same with other carriers... |
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corster
Premium
join:2002-02-23
Ottawa, ON
clubs:
| 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.
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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
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join:2003-10-20
Lanham, MD
clubs: | what does it have to do with the iPhone, every mobile phone has those taxes? |
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dennismurphy
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join:2002-11-19
Parsippany, NJ
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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
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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. 
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bottomsupp
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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aggie
@telus.net
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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
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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.
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kfsutops
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join:2002-08-19
Brandon, FL
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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...
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