Originally Posted by
stdreb27
http:///forum/post/3261970
Really? So you've had them forever,your account is paid in full, and they still won't add a line for you without a security deposit. Jerks
That isn't fair to US Cellular so here is the whole story.
Before my divorce, when we were married the cell bill was in my name. My now X husband had his line and I had mine. When we split he kept his phone and created another account in his own name months after. Somewhere in that mess was apparently a $91.00 charge that was never paid.
While my account is and has always been in good standing, US Cellular wants their $91.00…I didn’t know about that money until I tried to get the mobile internet. I do remember them asking for it months and months ago, and I told them it was my X Husbands line not mine. Then I forgot about it.
According to US Cellular it went to collections against my name.
US Cellular has always been a great company to deal with. I don’t pay for any incoming calls, after 7:00PM is free, as are weekends and mobile to mobile. I have 1000 minutes between my Mom’s phone and mine which is plenty.
Payday is this Wednesday, and I am going to just pay it, so it’s off my record. I can chalk it up to another unhappy ending concerning my X. It isn’t under his name, so it falls to me and I don’t want a measly $91.00 to bite me in the butt years from now. I want to purchase the house I am living in, and my credit has to be rebuilt.
I was miffed about the $91.00…I felt my account has always been perfect, my good record should account for something. However everything turned out right, in the end it saved me from paying $50.00 to get a modem, another fee to activate the account, and another $50.00 each month for two years… to just adding $15.00 to my existing bill.
I also don't like the idea that it ties your phone up...
