One presumes you left off a k after $18...and you saved ~$8K and not $26K. :-) Regardless, it is no mean feat.
On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 6:40 PM, Jeff Brown <2jbr...@gmail.com> wrote: > I can recommend an EXCELLENT one. Cut our cell bill from $26k a month to > $18. No downside. My boss will tell you finding this company was best > thing I've done in 5+ years. > > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Jeff Steward <jstew...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> There are companies which specialize in auditing telco bills/contracts. >> They make there money off a percentage of what they save you from improper >> billings. If you are stuck in a long contract, you may want to check them >> out. >> >> -Jeff Steward >> >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Kim Longenbaugh < >> k...@colonialsavings.com> wrote: >> >>> Incompetence? Depends on your viewpoint… can you imagine how much >>> un-earned income they generate each year because of the “errors” in the >>> billing that their customers don’t notice? I wouldn’t be surprised to find >>> that someone in their organization didn’t program a nice little subroutine >>> in their billing system to randomly insert spurious billings. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Maglinger, Paul [mailto:pmaglin...@scvl.com] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 3:50 PM >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* RE: Verizon Data Services down >>> >>> >>> >>> We get double-billed, over-charged, and billed for services we don’t have >>> with regularity. It takes my boss over 2 hours to go over the billing, then >>> another hour on the phone with them. AT&T’s incompetence is only surpassed >>> by their… wait a minute… nope, never mind. Their incompetence can’t be >>> surpassed. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 11:59 AM >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: Verizon Data Services down >>> >>> >>> >>> We switched to Verizon to 'save money'. The resultant inability to >>> contact people you needed to contact didn't end up saving enough money to >>> override the irritation of not getting ahold of people. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 9:14 AM, Maglinger, Paul <pmaglin...@scvl.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Just curious if your accounting department feels the same way. I assume >>> their billing department must use the same business model as the health care >>> industry. I can’t figure out my medical bills half the time either. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* Steven Peck [mailto:sep...@gmail.com] >>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 26, 2011 10:54 AM >>> >>> >>> *To:* NT System Admin Issues >>> *Subject:* Re: Verizon Data Services down >>> >>> >>> >>> I like AT&T. >>> >>> Over 10 years and I figure all you people that have so many issues with >>> them either have iPhones or something. I have an iPhone fanatic next cube >>> over and I'm using my phone and he's complaining about dropped calls. I had >>> a Nokia and now a Windows Phone. Our office BlackBerries were on ATT, then >>> went Verizon and have now returned to the stable service we had with ATT as >>> Verizon after a rather awful time on Verizon. I have noted slight >>> differences in reception with my various personal phones and my blackberries >>> (both on the same ATT network) over the years. (Yes, I have two phones, my >>> work phone and my personal phone - policy issue) >>> >>> Have there been rough patches? Sure, the ATT / Cingular merger resulted >>> in a few annoying months that eventually smoothed out as they corrected >>> tower issues. I look forward to the weeping, wailing and gnashing of teeth >>> as the iPhones infect the Verizon network, cause it's not an Apple issue if >>> you hold it wrong :) >>> >>> Steven Peck >>> http://www.blkmtn.org >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 5:55 AM, Maglinger, Paul <pmaglin...@scvl.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> <rant> >>> >>> You think you have problems? We have AT&T. >>> >>> <./rant> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Raper, Jonathan - Eagle [mailto:jra...@eaglemds.com] >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 7:38 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: Verizon Data Services down >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> >>> <rant> >>> >>> I used to feel differently when we were a CT Communications CLEC >>> customer, but then Windstream bought them and screwed everything up. It took >>> well over a year to get all 12 of our sites transitioned to a new provider >>> (PaeTec, which in contrast is much better). We've still got bills coming in >>> from Windstream for our B1 lines, largely because Windstream's Customer >>> Service Records are such an awful mess... >>> >>> <rant end> >>> >>> Jonathan L. Raper, MCSE >>> >>> Thumb-typed from my HTC Incredible (and yes, it really is) Droid. Please >>> excuse brevity & any misspellings. >>> >>> ----- Reply message ----- >>> From: "greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net" <greg.swe...@actsconsulting.net> >>> Date: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 8:24 am >>> >>> Subject: Verizon Data Services down >>> >>> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <ntsysadmin@lyris.sunbelt-software.com> >>> >>> That's any phone company... >>> >>> Greg Sweers >>> CEO >>> ACTS360.com >>> P.O. Box 1193 >>> Brandon, FL 33509 >>> 813-657-0849 <tel:+18136570849> Office >>> 813-758-6850 <tel:+18137586850> Cell >>> 813-341-1270 <tel:+18133411270> Fax >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Ben Scott [mailto:mailvor...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 12:01 AM >>> To: NT System Admin Issues >>> Subject: Re: Verizon Data Services down >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Jeff Brown <2jbr...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > That's more info than I got. Thanks. 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