[OT] New Bell TOS

JoeHill joehill-R6A+fiHC8nRWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org
Mon Jun 25 00:17:32 UTC 2007


Sy Ali left a post-it on the fridge:

> Since there has been some related discussion, I thought I'd share some
> snippets about the new "proposed" Bell TOS.
> 
> It lets them:
> Jack up all the prices, so long as they notify you by means of a
> method *they* think is reasonable.
> Then they can abort your service without notice or reason.
> Service cancellation lets them charge for future unused services.
> Then they can accelerate all charges to bill you immediately.
> They can enter your home without notice, to seize their property.
>
> Also,
> I am in violation of their TOS if I ever plug in a Bell modem and then
> disconnect it.
> I am unable to copy their TOS for any reason.  So I can't talk about
> it directly.

WTF?

After my experiences using and working for Bell, I don't doubt the above is
true, but I'd be curious to see the actual wording. Pretty incendiary stuff.

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