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Havent payed an eircom bill? .. well they have a new trick to get you to.

LighterGuy · 2011-06-28 09:33:41

Dont know if anyone else has gotten one of these. I did just a few mins ago. First time I ever heard anything like it. > phone rings. > you pick up to hear "this is a recorded message from *muffled noises* would you like to accept it? press 1" ... yadda yadda. > pressed 1 " this is a remember that the account of "01…

28-06-2011 9:33am

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LighterGuy

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Dont know if anyone else has gotten one of these. I did just a few mins ago. First time I ever heard anything like it.

> phone rings.
> you pick up to hear "this is a recorded message from *muffled noises* would you like to accept it? press 1" ... yadda yadda.

> pressed 1
" this is a remember that the account of "01 820..." (etc) is due for payment. You have 14 days to pay.

- automated reminders now? ...new one on me.

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#2 28-06-2011 9:36am

orourkeda

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Just pay your f*cking bill and stop bitchin'

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#3 28-06-2011 9:36am

phasers

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UPC texted my brother once, which is weird because he never gave them his number. And weirder because we'd paid the bill a month in advance.

Once, Bank of Ireland rang me looking for my sister. Apparently they got my number from 11850 :rolleyes:

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#4 28-06-2011 9:37am

LighterGuy

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orourkeda wrote: »

Just pay your f*cking bill and stop bitchin'

1, fyp
2, no one asked you to reply here,
3, get lost if you're going to be rude.
4, THE BILL JUST GOT ISSUED TODAY!!!!!!!!! .... they send out the bill AND a reminder now.

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#5 28-06-2011 9:40am

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LighterGuy wrote: »

Dont know if anyone else has gotten one of these. I did just a few mins ago. First time I ever heard anything like it.

> phone rings.
> you pick up to hear "this is a recorded message from *muffled noises* would you like to accept it? press 1" ... yadda yadda.

> pressed 1

So you couldn't hear what the *muffled noises* were and you STILL pressed 1 ?

What if it was from Mission Impossible ?

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#6 28-06-2011 9:40am

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LighterGuy wrote: »

1, fyp
2, no one asked you to reply here,
3, get lost if you're going to be rude.
4, THE BILL JUST GOT ISSUED TODAY!!!!!!!!! .... they send out the bill AND a reminder now.

Miaoowwwwwwww

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#7 28-06-2011 9:40am

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I got one yesterday, really pissed me off...

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#8 28-06-2011 9:41am

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Just hang up...

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#9 28-06-2011 9:43am

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Talk to Joe eircom

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