MSN Billing Problems
Here is a horror storry I received from an MSN customer June 12, 2000.
You cannot believe what is happening to me:
I am in Montreal Canada, and I am being billed by MSN for internet
services which I never requested, and
more: it is no longer available in Canada! Whe I tried to call their
number I got a recording giving me some 800
numbers to call, none of which worked in Canada. On top of that, I am
being billed twice for June. Do you figure
a real human being is doing this? HOW DID THEY GET MY CREDIT CARD NUMBER
IN THE FIRST
PLACE?
So I tried to get customer service online to straigthen the whole thing.
Here is the dialogue:
Question: I am being billed for by MSN for internet access which is
not even available in Canada where
I live!
An MSN Support Professional will be with you in a moment.
Greer: Hello Sylviane. Welcome to MSN Webhelp. I am Greer.
Sylviane Mora: I need help contacting the billing dept. I am being
billed by MSN since May for
internet access; I did not request this, and is it is not even
available in Canada
Greer: The page that I am sending you may appear in a separate
window. If this happens you will still
be able to chat with me. There will be a separate window for our
chat, if you minimize the newly
opened window you should see our chat area again.
Greer: [Item sent - MSN -]
http://memberservices.msn.com/ca/body_help2.asp
Sylviane Mora: OK
Greer: Sylviane, how can I assist you further?
Sylviane Mora: I am trying to contact the billing dept, but since I
don't know my suppposed user name
and password, I am denied entry. How can I straighten this mistake
from Montreal Canada?
Greer: Sylviane, please contact the number listed on the last line
of the page I had sent.
Sylviane Mora: I already tried that, this is only for ATT customers
Greer: Please address your issue to Customer Service via the E-mail
member support page I am
sending now.
Greer: [Item sent - MSN - Ask Member Support]
http://memberservices.msn.com/supportandhelp/writemembersupport/emailfeedback.htm
Sylviane Mora: I also tried that, but I need a user name and
password to get in
Greer: Sylviane, please contact customer service for immediate
assistance at 1-800-771-6071. (toll
free in the U.S.) Thank you for your patience. Is there anything
else that I can assist you with today?
Sylviane Mora: I am trying to tell you that I am not in the US,
this toll free number does not work here
in Canada!
Do you have any other suggestions ?
Greer: Sylviane, I apologize but this is the best I could serve you
today.
Sylviane Mora: What I am supposed to do now? continue paying for a
service which I am not using,
and is not available where I live, and I did not request to begin
with? You must ask s supervisor to help
Please!
Sylviane Mora: Hello! there is no other way I can contct MSN about
this problem. Please give me a
number I can call in Montreal about this, which is not a recording
Sylviane Mora: or a fax number
Sylviane Mora: in the US
Greer: Sylviane, please wait for a moment.
Sylviane Mora: OK
Greer: Please review the last sentence on the page I am sending
now.
Greer: [Item sent]
http://memberservices.msn.com/us/body_help2.asp
Sylviane Mora: OK I will try that but I would prefer a fax number
where I could send my story directly
to the billing dept of MSN
Greer: Sylviane, I apologize for the inconvenience. This is the
best I can assist you today.
[Sylviane Mora - user has disconnected]
Greer: Sylviane, for your convenience and future reference, you
will receive a detailed transcript of our
chat session, including all the links, today via e-mail. Our chat
session will now be closed. Please fill
out the on-line survey to rate my performance. Thank you for using
MSN Webhelp.
[Greer - user has closed this session]
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Greer | Microsoft Network | memberservices.msn.com
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I cannot believe that I am unable to get a real phone number ou fax
number for accounts or billing department.
Please post this; I will let you know if it is resolved. Otherwise I can
do is refuse to pay my credit card billings