Restrictive Endorsement; Combat Cingular's Billing Practices

[customslawyer]

I'd like to hear from anyone who has used a restrictive endorsement to combat Cingular's billing practices. Restrictive endrosements are when you write "Paid in Full" on a check for less then the amount of a bill issued by a company. If the company cashes the check, in most states that company cannot pursue the unpaid amount of the bill. If the company decides not to cash the check, then it must be returned in a reasonable amount of time.

Cingular is constantly adding erroneous charges to my bill for items like text messages, 411 calls, and third party charges. I have spent hours on the phone with Cingular's so-called "customer service professionals" and I am no longer will to go through what has become a monthly ritual. Sometimes these erroneous charges are small, in the $3.00 or $5.00 range. On other occasions, these erroneous charges have been quite large, e.g., $80.00.

Instead of screwing around with Cingular, I'd like to simply send a check for the billed amount, minus the erroneous charges. Before I use a restrictive endorsement, I'd like to know what to expect from Cingular. If anyone has used this approach, let me know if the company cashed your check. If the check was cashed, did Cingular then stop trying to collect the additional amounts? Finally, did Cingular make any threats concerning reports to the credit bureau?

Thanks.

First off if you would of read your contract you can not do that. Second off nice try to get out off something you signed up for! Have you checked the so called wrong charges to insure you did not make them? I have worked for several Cell companies and I will tell you that do not just go ...oh lets get mr john doe this month! Your contract states that you have agreed to pay your monthly bill for 24 months and you also waive your option to sue them. Trust me on this people read the contract and all of these questions you have....they are answered in the terms and conditions. Every cell company has thought of the master plan and how to block it before you did so enjoy!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

First off if you would of read your contract you can not do that. Second off nice try to get out off something you signed up for! Have you checked the so called wrong charges to insure you did not make them? I have worked for several Cell companies and I will tell you that do not just go ...oh lets get mr john doe this month! Your contract states that you have agreed to pay your monthly bill for 24 months and you also waive your option to sue them. Trust me on this people read the contract and all of these questions you have....they are answered in the terms and conditions. Every cell company has thought of the master plan and how to block it before you did so enjoy!

Why don't you go clutter up someone elses thread. Better yet, why don't you just refrain from posting. You obviously having nothing of value to say.

nothing of value that would let you try and get out of your contract so that you can be cheap and make my job harder b/c some silly consumer decided they wanted to be a coward and get out of their contract!

Originally Posted by customslawyer

I'd like to hear from anyone who has used a restrictive endorsement to combat Cingular's billing practices. Restrictive endrosements are when you write "Paid in Full" on a check for less then the amount of a bill issued by a company. If the company cashes the check, in most states that company cannot pursue the unpaid amount of the bill. If the company decides not to cash the check, then it must be returned in a reasonable amount of time.

Cingular is constantly adding erroneous charges to my bill for items like text messages, 411 calls, and third party charges. I have spent hours on the phone with Cingular's so-called "customer service professionals" and I am no longer will to go through what has become a monthly ritual. Sometimes these erroneous charges are small, in the $3.00 or $5.00 range. On other occasions, these erroneous charges have been quite large, e.g., $80.00.

Instead of screwing around with Cingular, I'd like to simply send a check for the billed amount, minus the erroneous charges. Before I use a restrictive endorsement, I'd like to know what to expect from Cingular. If anyone has used this approach, let me know if the company cashed your check. If the check was cashed, did Cingular then stop trying to collect the additional amounts? Finally, did Cingular make any threats concerning reports to the credit bureau?

Thanks.

lemme see... you have a bill for 85 bux... you decide for wahtever reason that 75 bux is what you are going to pay... and because you say paid in full it clears you....it dont work that way... if the company you are trying to scam had made that notation thats a different story... wake up and smell the coffee

Thank you for the last comment. We as Americans are so fixed on trying to get out of things we made a promise to do it's not funny any more. People wonder what happened to the old handshake deal ,well this is what happen people like this ruined it for all of usb/c they aren't true to their word!