so my girl gets a call the other day from T-Mobile's "High Balance Team" telling her she owed $2K...prior to that, there was no call or notice her balance was racking up...she didn't even get bills...so now what can she do?

we heard stories of not even bothering to pay, even if credit agencys call, but i wonder what's going to happen to her credit...we're trying to get an itemized bill, saying the phone was stolen or something to that effect...any other suggestions on how to avoid paying?

 

Probably a little late to claim a stolen phone. Plus, if she claims lost or stolen and they see calls to you, relatives, etc. she's gonna be in deep shit.

She never got a bill from them? How long did she have the phone? Sorry, but if I were TMobile, I'd say ignorance is no excuse.

 

Is it a valid bill? Did she make the calls or was the phone really stolen?

 

Oh and read this thread too.

https://acurazine.com/forums/technology-16/help-%243k-phone-bill-304585/

 

More details needed, me thinks.

Whole story you must tell.

 

pay up sucka!

proly nothing they are going to do for you man.

 

I think the other guy who had the 2k phone bill had to pay up as well. How long were you not getting bills? If it was a substantial amount of time you probably should have checked up on it. If the service was used you probably have to pay, if the amount is a mistake thats a different story. Good luck

 

is it a legit bill? how long did she not get bills for? $2k is a lot of yappin...

 

It simply boggles my mind how people are able to do this kind of shit.... whether it's a lack of communication between parents and children, or lack of paying attention, or ignorance.... it simply boggles my mind :shakehead

 

she was recently divorced and moved, and i'm sure the bills were being sent to her old address, and the asshole ex kept them in order to screw her over b/c he felt getting $3k a month alimony is too much for a 29 year old to have (he's 40 and said he'd pay the bills when she got the phone)...oh well, she already went back to Verizon so she can talk her lil head off unlimited

 

Well if that's the case, then she needs to take this to court so that it doesn't ruin her credit. If it was part of the terms of the divorce, than the court has an obligation to uphold it.

 

If it is in her name, it is legally her responsiblity to pay it...and the nonsense that says you never got a bill is bull...cause you know you have a service..and someone has to pay for it...you can pay online, call up to pay the bill or ask for another statement yada yada...

 

^^Yeah, what HE said^^. She just never thought (for months, obviously) about how this nifty cell phone was being funded? Perhaps she thought the ex was still paying the bill?

 

hope its not in her name

 

She was using the phone for months and is surprised she is getting a call now and wants to get out of the bill? Hmm, fucking Porsche called me the other day and said I have to make my car payments or they are going to repo my car, can you believe that?

Did she honestly believe her ex was paying the bill out of the kindness of his heart? Once they got divorced he is not responsible to pay her bill. Why should she get out of paying it now? She is an adult, she should have known enough to call and have the address on the account changed.

 

Common mistake among divorced couples, there is a verbal agreement to pay a bill, but the legal information on the account is never changed. A verbal agreement is very valid but the creditors are under no obligation to validate a verbal agreement that they didn't enter into. In other words, the man and the woman verbally agreed but the woman still has an agreement with the credit. Unless the verbal is legally part of the divorce...the Chief can expound on this one.

If he really said he was going to pay the creditor as part of the terms, you might have her try to call the creditor, explain to them that he verbally agreed to pay, ask the creditor to give him (the ex) a call to request payment. If he agreed to pay, he should pay that bill. Otherwise, she might have grounds for a legal claim. If the creditor wants to get paid, they usually do try to work thru a divorce situation.

So I'm not sure of the terms of the divorce and I am not aware if in your state, a divorce cannot have conditions outside of the legal settlement or not (perhaps verbal agreements aren't even valid and he knew this and she didn't). For $2k, I would say it is worth the research. Bottom line, whenever you have someone else paying your bill for you, for goods and services that you consume, it's a good idea to make sure the bill is getting paid. You did the consuming, technically you should pay for your own. However, $3k a month support is more than enough to cover this bill IMO.