I doubt an unsigned contract like that is going to go very far in front of a judge. Threaten to take them to small claims court. They're happy to play games like that until it looks like it's going to cost them more money than it's worth.
We had them try that stunt with some old internet service we cancelled (after completing the initial agreed upon contract term). They suggested we needed to pay over $2K for cancelling the 'auto renew' contract. Told them we never agreed to such a contract and if they felt they had a case they were welcome to take us to court. Never heard a thing about it again (neither from Bell nor their collection weenies).. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 4:13 PM, Chuck Mariotti <cmario...@xunity.com> wrote: > A client signs contracts... 3 years, etc... then the moment they sign it, > they hand them a notice of cancellation of service. This places the > ownership back in Bell's hands. > I have seen some contracts requiring notice no more than 6 months before > the end of the term... so they can avoid this. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Si [mailto:siya...@gmail.com] > Sent: June-19-15 3:28 PM > To: biz@taug.ca > Subject: Re: [biz] Bell business hassles. > > > Phil, > > Yes. One of my customers got the same shit form Bell. > > > > > > > Original Message > From: Douglas Pickett > Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 3:14 PM > To: biz@taug.ca > Subject: Re: [biz] Bell business hassles. > > I can't say I like their auto-renew. You just get a line printed on your > monthly invoice saying the renewal is coming up. No separate notice, no > actual positive acknowledgement required from the customer that they want > the three year term. No actual contract that someone has to sign. > > And the official terms say that you're on the hook for 50% of the billable > amount for the balance of the contract term if you cancel early. > > And of course the prices are higher for shorter contract terms, so it > encourages you to go for 3 year instead of month-by-month. > > I suppose if you jump up and down and scream loudly enough you might get > them to do something, but maybe not, especially if you're moving your > business away from Bell. > > My $0.02. > > Doug. > > On 19/06/2015 2:49 PM, Nabeel Jafferali wrote: > > Just a tangential comment, that 2 year max contract term for wireless > > applied to consumers, not businesses. > > > > -- > > Nabeel Jafferali > > > > On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Philip Mullis <phi...@pennytel.ca> > wrote: > > > >> Hey folks, > >> > >> Wonder if anyone has experience or an answer to this issue, > >> > >> Bell has an auto renew in most of there contracts for 3 year periods, > >> I have many new customers that keep porting to me but getting bitten > >> by there bell renewal clause. > >> > >> Im hearing such tales as just by paying there last invoice in there > >> term schedule, that bell accepts that as a clause for a full > >> automatically 3 years renewal again. > >> > >> Has anyone got experience in trouncing these shitty ass business > practices? > >> > >> I know the crtc slaped mobile carriers a year so ago with now the 2 > >> year max contract terms. > >> > >> Would love to see some answers on this, like all businesses > >> everything should be contract free :) customers should stay with you > >> because they like you not because there boxed in. > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: biz-unsubscr...@taug.ca For additional commands, > e-mail: biz-h...@taug.ca > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: biz-unsubscr...@taug.ca For additional commands, > e-mail: biz-h...@taug.ca > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: biz-unsubscr...@taug.ca > For additional commands, e-mail: biz-h...@taug.ca > >
