If you are dealing with a vendor concerning payments, I am assuming you are trying to pay them, right?  Wouldn't they (vendors) be shutting you off when you don't pay them?  A wee-bit confused here with the terminology used.

My solution was when clients didn't pay, I turn the service down to dial-up quality and usually got paid with-in 24 hours.  The other part of the solution was to tell the "ACH" service to "pound sand".  Their requirements, hoop-jumping and charges were excessive and not worth the bother.  It was more than worth my time to put an employee on the job of billing.  I also found that a esase (enclosed self addressed stamped envelope) along with the bill was a good way to maintain customer relations and announcements and often got referrals for more clients.  Cheap advertisements!

On 12/14/21 07:48, Josh Luthman wrote:
Maybe they have agreements with the big companies - one agreement with AT&T covers 1000s of accounts and saves a ton of processing every month.

Josh Luthman
24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
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Troy, OH 45373


On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 10:32 AM Nate Burke <n...@blastcomm.com> wrote:

    Even answering the questions takes some work though.  I guess it's
    more of a question on how these payment companies make a go of it
    since none of the 'big boys' will play their games either, why do
    they even bother.

    On 12/14/2021 9:20 AM, Josh Luthman wrote:
    "We are unable to do <format they want> to accept billing at this
    time.  We accept cash, check, and can process your credit card or
    bank account automatically."

    I have one of those vendors wanting my bank info so they can push
    their ACH transfers.  They ask about every other month at which
    point I say that and suddenly they go right back to mailing me a
    check.

    Josh Luthman
    24/7 Help Desk: 937-552-2340
    Direct: 937-552-2343
    1100 Wayne St
    Suite 1337
    Troy, OH 45373


    On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 10:15 AM Jim Bouse [Brazos WiFi]
    <j...@brazoswifi.com> wrote:

        I ignore all these requests.
        When the internet turns off automatically due to non-payment,
        magically it gets paid.

        The margins on internet aren't thick enough to babysit anyone.

        Jim Bouse
        Owner - Brazos WiFi
        979-999-7000
        http://www.brazoswifi.com

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        Subject: [AFMUG] Customer payment demands

        We seen to have more and more business customers who are
        outsourcing their bill payments, but then that vendor puts
        more work on us.

        Exampe#1, A payment vendor must give us a new 1 time use
        credit card every month.  They will NOT log into our portal
        do do this, they MUST talk to someone to give the card to.

        Example#2, A payment vendor will not take mail/email delivery
        of the invoice, they MUST be sent through their bill payment
        vendors portal.
        (And they want us to attend a webinar to find out how to get this
        opportunity)

        I can't believe that Any Comcast/AT&T/ElectricCompany/Insert
        large utility here, would do any extra work on their part to
        get paid, so how are these services actually working?

        Of course, we won't mention the customers who can't see the
        17 different spots on the bill that say to send payments to
        our Lockbox, but find the
        1 small return mailing address of our office, and will send
        their payments there every month.

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