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Examination Of Online And Wireless Services

A consumer will not be able to make a true examination of online and wireless services of any cellular telephone service provider until they receive a huge cellular telephone bill that was not in the monthly budget. The branded carrier of the service will typically bill the customer for services and expect prompt payment in less than 30 days. The connectivity rating of online and wireless services will go to zero after one month has passed because the branded carrier will suspend the services with no further warnings or alerts.

An examination of the online and wireless services provided by that wireless service carrier will eventually reveal that the multi-billion dollar corporation that provided these types of services to millions was not interested in continuing the service relationship unless the consumer agreed to pay an additional deposit of $500 before the end of the month. If online and wireless services were suspended for non-payment, then the idiocy of the expectations that the consumer could fund such a large deposit to restore service could mean that the service will remain off forever.

The collection efforts for such an account will be swift and impersonal at first. The multi-billion dollar corporation will charge-off the sum of an overdue cellular telephone bill after 30 days even if the customer has contacted the branded carrier and inquired about the online and wireless payment options. One might think that the online and wireless services could have remained in-house where customer service professionals could help cellular telephone customer’s work a payment plan out that will bring the account current.

Many cellular telephone customers are sorely disappointed to learn that the account has been turned over to a collection agency even though no other late payments were made while the account was active. Many cellular telephone customers agree to a 2-year contract for online and wireless services, and never expect that period of service to lapse because the carrier did not receive instant payment for the online and wireless services that were provided by the billion dollar brand name carrier.

To make matters worse, most cellular customers are fined a $175 deactivation fee on the final bill for the online and wireless services account. The online and wireless service provider made the decision to deactivate all services on the account, but online and wireless customers withstand the worst because they are held responsible for paying those penalties although they still wanted phone service. Telephonic contact with the customer service representative will render very little and contact with a supervisor might seem very superficial.

Online and wireless customers do not get a full range of services that help alleviate payment problems before they escalate to bigger problems. The service concept by certain online and wireless service carriers extends only to the point where the billion-dollar corporation is able to sell the consumer a service. The total customer service concept does not exist with certain carriers because they are more concerned on making a profit than helping cellular customers figure out how to pay a large cellular bill.

Consumers should carefully examine the entire contract for cellular telephone service. Since company policies prohibit the acceptance of bill payments if the $500 deposit has not been made with it, consumers have very few options at their disposal. Consumers could place a four-digit parental control on the text messaging features that would keep the cost down on the cellular telephone bills.

Jim Brown
http://www.articlesbase.com/technology-articles/examination-of-online-and-wireless-services-299429.html

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Cell Phones and Social Skills

As cellular phone usage is becoming more popular, the question has arisen as to the effect of these devices on today’s society. Does the use of cell phones help to expand communication between people or diminish it? There are two opposing opinions that deal with communication and cell phone use.

Cell phone advocates point out that thanks to these devices, you can speak to anyone in the world. In the workplace, these devices are indispensable. It is easier for companies in two different countries to do business with each other. They can also be used to hold interoffice meetings between various departments and branches. Cell phone usage can help you to perform better at work, since the office can contact you whenever it needs to. With the Bluetooth devices that are available with many of the newer models of these phones, you can download your files from your office computer that will enable you to continue your work on your personal computer at home. You can also use your cell phone features such as the calendar to remind yourself of important meetings and appointments.

Cell phones can also allow you to stay in closer contact with your family members. Your children can call you if they need a ride home or your spouse can call to remind you to pick up a gallon of milk on the way home. For family member who live out of town, you can talk for hours at little or no cost to you. Cell phones seem to be a perfect way to bring people closer together.

Other individuals feel that cell phones are actually breaking down communications between people. These opponents of cell phone use point out that there are times that you may not want to disturbed by your office. If you have a cell phone, this contact is almost unavoidable.

There may also a lack of personal communication in your workplace. Before cell phones, you might have had to leave your office several times a day to talk to an associate, greeting other employees along the way. Now you may find that you can go all day without seeing another living soul.

Having the ability to bring you work home can also lead to you spending less time with your family. If you are able to work at home, you probably will, which will cut into any quality time that you may have planned to spend with your spouse and children.

Family relationships may also be harmed by the use of cell phones. You may find that you talk to your children more on the phone than you do face to face. Your children may communicate more with their friends than they do with other family members. Many families may have forgotten how to turn off their cell phones and speak to each other.

A child’s written skills may suffer due to the use of text messaging. This form of communication has developed its own language using initials and shorter forms of ordinary words. Children that are growing up using this type of format can carry it over into their written and oral communications.

As well as a lack of communication in the workplace and at home, people do not talk to strangers as they once did. In the past, people who rode the same bus to work or shared a taxi would strike up a conversation. Thanks to cell phones, people are having their own conversations, missing the opportunity to begin new friendships. People have also ceased to talk to their neighbors. In today’ society, you may not even know who your neighbors are.

Both sides to the communication issue have made valid points. While cell phones are great communication tools, they are not the only ones. You need to remember to turn your cell phone off every once in awhile to help you stay involved in the world around you.

Douglas Stewart
http://www.articlesbase.com/computers-articles/cell-phones-and-social-skills-533703.html