What should I do about a collection notice?

[Lumberg]

I moved into a new house and ordered phone service. They didn't hook it up on the promised day and the bill was way higher than promised. I realized just using my cel phone was cheaper so I called them up and told them to disconnect my phone. I also requested the same via email.

They left the phone on for several months and now I have a $300 phone bill that I refuse to pay. ANd I dont' care if it prevents me from getting another phone or the bad credit.

I just got a collection notice. the question is should I write in and dispute the claim or just ignore it?

 

[TheProject]

I would dispute it.

If you ignore it, it'll end up on your credit report and the collection agency will bug the shit out of you.

 

[Y_lifter]

Ignore it only if you don't care about your credit rating.
It's probably already posted as delinquent.

Do you have any proof of the decline of connection before they
connected the phone ?
OR
Any proof of the quoted lower rate you got before they connected it ?

Either way, I would not ignore it or you probably end up loosing.

 

[Lumberg]

Thanks for the advice.

I disputed a couple of claims for parking ticket collections and that worked so I will do the same with this.

Thanks again

 

[WODIN]

Here ya go lumberg.

Also state that they're trying to mess up your credit as well.

http://www.dcpsc.org/cntct/cntct.html

 

[Ffactor]

Dispute it. The same thing happened to me. I switched cell phone service and they sent me a $300 bill for early contract cancellation. I wrote them a letter, they sent the bill to a collection agency and then they sent it to another so every six months or so I get a call from a new collection agency for the same bill.

 

[Lumberg]

Here ya go lumberg.

Also state that they're trying to mess up your credit as well.

http://www.dcpsc.org/cntct/cntct.html

Thanks guys.

 

[Ffactor]

Lumbass, how'd you dispute the parking tickets?

 

[Lumberg]

Lumbass, how'd you dispute the parking tickets?

I just wrote in a letter saying I disputed everything. I might have included an explanation.

I think it worked 2/3 times.

 

[HULKSTER]

I just got a collection notice. the question is should I write in and dispute the claim or just ignore it?

Write, "FUCK YOU" on the letter, with a penny taped to the letter.

 

[Huge Brother]

lumberg - just get a job and pay it.

my hair is on fire and my head hurts. i'm having a bad day. i want coco pops.

 

[HULKSTER]

i want coco pops.

MG?

 

[Huge Brother]

MG?

whats mg?

 

[Machiavellian Muscle]

Photocopy your ass cheeks and mail it to them...

 

[MFMan]

Have a picture taken of you screwing another man in the ass. Then mail that picture with a letter saying you are just exercising your gay rights. And being gay entitles you to free phone service.