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quote: I know what you're saying, but I tell you, its weird and I, for one, would be surprised.But then again, a good mole is a good mole. I'm gonna need some serious convincing, though. Hmmm, if he's the mole, though, he'd be going about it the wrong way. Hang on, I've got an idea....

I think the reason Menchise has a similar IP as the mole would have is due to geography. I don't think that Menchise is the troll himself, though. That may also explain why the times of the posts are similar. Nick is in Australia, and we know that one stalker from USENET is also Australian. I really don't think that Nick is the guy himself. Catch me on ICQ to discuss further if you need to.

Sho, you got ICQ!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Sho!!!

quote: Originally posted by Tac: Aramike, remind me to never play poker with you. LOL!

quote: Originally posted by Soback: Hey SC can you tell us who those people are, or at least tell me how I rank on that list? I know that sometimes I can be harsh and rude, but I try to be civil with my posts and bring up valid concerns. Now if he went through and started answering this question for everyone, would anything else ever get done? Let me put it this way, you've posted over 300 times and you're still posting. What do YOU think?

Derek has already said that established community members have nothing to worry about.

Well, Ent1ty, I wasn't initially going to ban you. You have a right to your opinion and to express it on here. Then it hit me -- I couldn't recall ONE thing you've EVER posted on here that was an actual contribution to a discussion. From shitty sarcastic remarks (and in that light, some seemingly innoculous remarks take on a whole new form), to false claims regarding your "purchase" of BCM, you've NEVER contributed positively to ANY discussion. So I researched your post history. What I found is below. It all makes sense now. Apparently, everyone, Ent1ty is a troll. Each of his posts is linked below. You decide, but NO flames. And until I think on this more, Ent1ty is restricted from posting here. When I'm finished thinking, he will be either reinstated to post, or (more likely), erased and banned from the board. http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000744 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000750 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000755 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000756 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000760 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000763 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000765 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000767 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000776 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...ic&f=2&t=000779 http://www.3000ad.com/cgibin/ultimatebb.cg...c&f=14&t=000127

quote: from my understanding of LD (which is extensive), if a line is disconnected by the local carrier, the LD (with a third party) is automaically disconnected...unless the previous residents of the home merely transferred the name of the local service to you. That way any LD service the previous residents have would remain 'as-is'. The strange thing is that the LD would have continued to be charged to the previous residents...unless there was an agreement to change line "responsibility" with the new residents. This certainly did not appear to have occurred as you pointed out. Dunno. I have no clue how these companies conduct business. All I know is the result. The line is, however, a new phone line. quote: I don't think anyone in their right mind would agree to rates like that. But as I indicated before, if the line was transferred from one tenant to another, the LD carrier "might" revert a plan to a 'basic' plan that has no savings in order to force a potential customer to make a decision. It is an unpleasant strategy, but this makes the LD carrier money, even if they give a full refund to the offended party. There is protection in canada against such unethical practice, and it's called the CRTC (Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Council)...I dont know who the counter part is in the states, but it may be an idea to investigate that, so that perhaps it doesn't happen to other people.Nah, I posted here to give people the heads up. I really don't have the inclination to make it into a huge, time-consuming deal. People just need to keep their heads about them. quote: ouch. probably an inexperienced rep who assumed it was your fault...most reps don't read notes and block attempts to speak to managers....this is bad, very very bad.Yep, all I know is that the guy now has two holes where there was one. quote: wow, we can't do that. we usually recalculate the bill and advise the customer of the balance to pay (the difference). We are unable to 'bounce' charges back to the other company. So if we make a mistake like that, the logic is that the calls themselves are not in dispute, just the rates and therefore, pay the LD carrier for the calls made and if a continuing relationship can't be established, advise the customer to contact their carrier of choice.Needless to say, I was extremely pleased with Ameritech for handling it in that manner. Hector: You know, it seems as though the shadiest industry in the world is LD carriers. It's one of the few industries where the customer doesn't have to expressly order services to be charged for them.

Finally. Now the world knows not to wake the sleeping giant. But they don't know well enough yet...

quote: Originally posted by Soback: I would have been so ticked off that I would canceled my mobile services right there (even if it was a great deal) and sued them for frustration and all that. LOL! My friend, that is what they call a "frivolous lawsuit". I'm a STAUNCH opponent of that kind of stuff. It's all taken care of, and our legal system has far more pressing matters to attend to.

quote: did you ever find out why the rate was so high and why your line was switched? The switch had something to do with the previous line in this house, which is why I don't think it was intentional. The rate, on the other hand, I have NO clue whatsoever. I mean, do people actually PAY that? quote: did it have anything to do with the cell phone agreement?Nope, had this mobile for over 2 years now and I made it ABUNDANTLY clear to them that I only wanted the mobile. They have GREAT rates for that (ironically, it costs less per minute than that long distance bill I got) and long distance is included at no additional charge. quote: why did you feel that you had to get a lawyer involved...2 reasons, actually. 1: They thought I was an idiot and kept attempting to get me to conceed to paying the bill. 2: By that time, I was WAY too tired to bother with trying to explain common sense to someone who clearly didn't want to hear anything other than me conceeding to pay for it. So I said "you know what? I'll just have my attorney contact your supervisor." And I hung up to sounds of her saying "sir, wait, sir, wait". I didn't have time for that. Ameritech, on the other hand, was actually quite good about it. It DID take some time to straighten out, but there was NO runaround whatsoever. I was rather appreciative of that fact. They just bounced the charges back to Sprint so I didn't have to pay them to cover my phone bill. Sure, I would have gotten it all back, but in a credit. Sorry, but I'd prefer to keep $2,100 in the bank rather than in Ameritech's computer systems.

I know what you mean, Charles. Honestly, I don't think Sprint intentionally did that either. What pissed me off was two things: 1: They actually have the gonads to charge people THAT much for a phone call, and 2: They first tried telling me that there was nothing I could do about it, trying to get me pay for THEIR error. But, I have a very precise way of handling these kinds of problems -- ALWAYS stay calm. Even friendly. The people you're talking to don't make a dime more or less no matter what happens to you. So, if you sound friendly, they WANT to help you. If you're a jerk, they end up wanting to screw the bolts to you.

Oh man, I got screwed. Hard. Some of you may recall me saying that my wife and I had bought a new house. Well, we've been in for about 2 months now without a hitch (other than her spending sprees, but I can live with that). At any rate, we usually spend a lot of money on long distance each month. For the past two years, we've been with ATT online billing with their One Rate (7 cents) and One Rate International plans. On average, we spend about $500 month on long distance. So imagine my surprise when the latest phone bill came in ... $2,100! From Sprint, no less. Sprint! I've NEVER used them in my life (except I do use Sprint PCS for mobile purposes) and this shows why. We NEVER selected them as a carrier and yet they were charging us an arm and a leg for LD service. In fact, for ALL interstate calls (regardless of time of day) it was $3.16 for the first minute (which is ironic because a 3 second call accounts for a minute, which happens often when friends and family have their machines pick up), and 45 cents/minute for successive time. I could call Ms. Cleo or a phone "Companionship" line for less than that. I even get better BUSINESS rates. Anyway, I got it taken care of with several skilled calls to Ameritech (my phone provider). They kicked the charges back to Sprint, who my lawyer then tore into. Finally, the agreement was (at my request) to pay for all calls at the 7 cents per minute normal rate. In any case, there's a lesson to be learned here: ALWAYS keep tabs of your phone service. Some companies will do ANYTHING to make a buck. I wouldn't have been pissed at ALL if the Sprint charges were competitive, but $3.16 for the first minute and .45 after that is just FLEECING. That's called trying to catch someone unawares. I mean, mistakes could happen but NO company should be charging THAT much to ANYONE. Oh, I'll never be using Sprint...

I can't stop laughing....

Silk, that's great but WAY too tedious when it comes to assigning passwords. Again, don't worry guys -- we got a plan in the works.

quote: Originally posted by Fendi: If thats the case would it be cheeky of me to ask about my status in the fleet database? *Sigh* DB updated.

Okaaaaaaay.... Actually, my wife is with our daughter and her mother right now up north. So, I have NOTHING to do in the evenings...

quote: ...my own languageCalled "SmartSpeak".

Goodness, I'm bored.

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quote: Originally posted by Badgerius: Acting, not bad. Whining: Horrible Kill the whining character, Hoshi, or script her a backbone. That's where I disagree. Star Trek has always had the "Bravest of the brave" on its shows. About time they display a few human qualities.

Funny, I really liked the latest episode and I was thinking that the acting was actually rather good compared to the other incarnations of the show. I like the air of uncertainty, I guess.

Hecter is right -- back on topic, gents.

quote: Originally posted by Cmdr Nova: Oooh, a plan. Can't wait to see it, SC. It's a good one. And you probably won't see it until it's already rollin'. And, once in place, all of our online BC lives will be MUCH easier. Especially behind the scenes. All I can say is that you guys have NO idea how much work Derek puts in to keeping this place clean. I help as best as I can, but he tirelessly works at it.