[pct-l] Suspending Bills while Hiking

[Laura Newman]

This "suspending service" is also available for Netflix for 90 days but
unlike Verizon, there is no cost.

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 4:00 PM, David Ellzey <david at xpletive.com> wrote:

> You know the matrix has us when we are actually happy for the opportunity
> to pay them *NOT* to use their service.
>
> Yet another reason life is better on the trail...
>
> BigToe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Matthew Edwards
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2010 3:34 PM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Suspending Bills while Hiking
>
> Hi All!
> I just found out my 2 year contract with Verizon Wireless (signed last
> Sept) can be suspended for 3 months at a time for $15. They call it a
> vacation suspension. After three months I need to call them back and suspend
> it for another three months. The nice tech person said they usually only
> charge $15 for both suspensions and it takes only a phone call to turn it
> back on.
> This saves me from paying 60 bucks a month for a usb modem I won't
> need/can't use on trail or breaking the contract and becoming subject to the
> "Draconian" fees associated with said early termination.
> Maybe I am the last one to figure this out. Yes, I am the guy that worries
> about paying bills on time etc. I have been known to drive roomates crazy
> over the electric bill.
> Speaking of that.. It was a sinful pleasure to cancel my Powerbill! I am
> not returning home THIS time after the hike. It was super fun to confuse the
> heck out of my power carrier with superfluos information after they have
> gouged my these past 9 years. HAHAHA!
> Anyhow, if you have a wireless contract with Verizon they have this
> vacation suspension option.. And they even forward the $15 fee till the
> account is reactivated.
> -Cheers, Iceaxe
>
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