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December 06, 2004
Alright, Now I'm Pissed
Some time ago I got a call from a friend of mine from high school. I hadn't talked to him in years, and then he called out of the blue.
"Hey."
"Hey."
"You don't sound excited to hear from me."
"Who are you?"
"Robel. I'm calling from the Phillipines."
The conversation went something like that until he said something like, "So you gonna help me out or what?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Are you going to change you phone service?"
"No."
"Come on man, I just need to change over one more person before I go home for the night. I'll switch you back tomorrow. You won't really have even switched."
"I have a cell phone."
"You don't have a land line?"
"No."
"Do you know anyone that does?"
Nope. Just my parents. Give them a call, tell them you went to high school with me. They'll switch just for that."
I gave him their number and a fake address. Then he asked me some questions to which I gave fake answers. He got upset and asked me to give correct answers. I gave more fake answers, but to the do you want to switch question I said yes. Why not, right? They can't switch my parents' number because someone, not them, gives fake information and says "yes," can they?
They can.
My parents called me up and said I got a bill at their house. My mom opened it up while I was on the phone and I found out I was billed for their telephone service.
I got the account number and the customer serivice number and called them this morning.
"We have a recording. You said you wanted to switch."
"That's not my number. It's in another state."
"We have a recording where we ask you five questions, do you want us to play it?"
"Yeah. Play it."
The fake answers came back, but not the other guy on the phone telling me over and over to say yes or no, and it has yes after the do you want to switch question.
"That was you Mr Brian."
"Yeah, I think I remember the call, but where's the other guy on the line. The other guy asking me questions?"
"There is nothing like that. We have a recording."
"What? It's not even my number. I didn't even asnwer the identification question."
"It's good enough for us."
"Good enough for you? What? Incomplete documentation. Switching someone's phone service without their permission. Good enough for you? What kind of place is this? Let me talk to your manager."
The trouble is my mom was all excited because the bill was way cheaper than usual.
Posted by calculatoronfire at December 6, 2004 11:47 AM