• Bell(tm) internet anyone?

    From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to All on Thu Oct 24 19:31:00 2024
    Anyone here using Bell internet and have experience with
    downgrading from their unlimited plan at $100/mo to $85/mo for
    100GB?

    I have a friend who is with the service and I've been tasked to
    make adjustments to save them money with the service where I
    can. Recently, we started one billing period at the unlimited
    for $100/mo plan. Then, about 15 days in, I noticed that my
    friend only used barely 20GB. So.. I switched the plan to the
    100GB for $85/mo.

    According to Bell, they claim to make prorated adjustments.

    Bell, in their seemingly wise wisdom, managed to charge MORE
    than we expected. Infact, their total calculation came to
    $103.50!

    Here's how..

    From Sept 17 to Sep 23:

    [o] internet unlimited, $100, 7 days, Amount 23.33
    [o] internet 100GB, $85CR, 7 days, Amount 19.83CR

    Total Partial and Other Charges & Credits: 3.50

    Total Internet Charges 103.50


    How does that even work?

    To me... a more honest calculation to benefit the user would
    be:

    $100, 16 days used, .: prorate for 16 days, .: (16/30)100 = $53.33
    $85, 14 days remaining, .: prorate for 14 days, .: (14/30)85 = $39.67

    .: total monthly = 53.33 + 39.67 = 93.00
    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.58
    * Origin: Stare into this point intently ->.<- (1:153/757.21)
  • From Mickey@1:229/307 to August Abolins on Thu Oct 24 21:04:48 2024
    On 24 Oct 2024, August Abolins exclaimed the following...

    Anyone here using Bell internet and have experience with
    downgrading from their unlimited plan at $100/mo to $85/mo for

    [o] internet unlimited, $100, 7 days, Amount 23.33
    [o] internet 100GB, $85CR, 7 days, Amount 19.83CR

    They Prorate everything, even if it's a half-hour. A human never sees it, just their dastardly computers. :-)

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... Everyone has a photographic memory. Some don't have film.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Mick's Place - centralontarioremote.net:23 (1:229/307)