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Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« on: December 10, 2006, 11:10:30 am »
the most painful audio recording i've ever heard Click it!

It speaks for itself. It is incredibly hard to listen to. Be warned. Not for the faint of heart.

Quote from: <a href=http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/clips/verizon-doesnt-know-difference-between-dollars-and-cents-220362.php>this</a>
Verizon doesn't know the difference between .002 cents and .002 dollars.
Before George went to Canada, he asked Verizon the rate for data and voice transfer. They told him, "Point zero zero two cents per kilobyte."

He was surprised then to receive a bill for Point zero zero two dollars per kilobyte.

Instead of getting charged $.7141, Verizon is charging him $71.41.

This is his call as he tries to explain to Verizon the difference between $.002 and $.00002.

Evolution must be into negative gearing…

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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2006, 11:57:54 am »
HAHAHAH hilarious XD
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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2006, 12:24:39 pm »
lol, That must be the most stupid people I have heard in my life.

I love it when the manager says 'I think we have a difference of opinion'

Yes, they do, He thinks she cant do maths and she thinks she can. He is correct.

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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2006, 05:33:12 pm »
It would have been good if he could have used the right examples to explain the situation.
If he would have said simply convert the .002 cents to dollars BEFORE multiplying by his usage, everything would work according to their quote.

Simple terminoligy, and proper steps are so easy to mix up  ???

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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #4 on: December 11, 2006, 10:38:30 am »
This is what i would have told them:

Take .002 cents, Multiply it by 500, what do you get?

1 cent.

1 cent right?

Let's do this, 35,000/ 500 (Divide 35 Thousand, by 500, to see how many cents we get)

Oh, 70 cents? Makes sense... but wait a sec... you charged me 70 dollars?
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Lol ya i know guys i used nice numbers.

His number was like near 35 thousand, so i just used that, but you get the idea, and he owes like 77 cents....

Maybe they would have gotten it that way?

Possibly?

Anyways, that's just how i would have explained it. :thumbup:

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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #5 on: December 11, 2006, 11:06:52 pm »
i think this is one of those "you know humanity has no hope when..." moments

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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2006, 07:31:07 am »
I'm bleeding from somewhere.  I don't know where.  But because I listened to that, I will surely wake up in a pool of blood.
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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2006, 10:34:56 am »
Guys, there is a response to that video.

Verizon still doesn't get the difference.

The new vids funny too lol.

It's on the Same profile.
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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #9 on: December 19, 2006, 09:57:05 pm »
I didn't even click the link.......

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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #10 on: December 21, 2006, 06:01:57 am »
I don't like simple math.....

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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2007, 08:01:24 pm »


heh
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Re: Verizon Doesn't Know Difference Between Dollars And Cents
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2007, 09:11:45 pm »
Haha, really cool!  :D  \\o//
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