plutherus

My phone got cut off.

But, this time it wasn't actually my fault.

Well, OK, maybe it kind of was, but not too much.

Back in February, I somehow manage to accidently pay my phone bill twice. I paid it once, then got a message saying it was going to be turned off soon if I didn't pay it. Went online to check the bill, which hadn't been updated, so I paid it again, forgetting that I had done so just a week earlier.

Once I figured out it had been paid twice, and I had this huge credit on my account, I didn't bother paying March bill. Then, April bill used up all the credit, and had $7.00 left to pay. I didn't notice that. But the phone company did and, since their records showed I hadn't made a payment for over 60 days, they turned it off.

Strangely, they did not also turn off my DSL - so I still had that, and was able to check the bill online. It showed I owed $7.00, so I paid it and the phone was turned back on the next day.

Oh, yeah, I just love SBC. Gods, I wish this place had cable internet so I wouldn't have to deal with them.