[jambutty]

Originally Posted by Tin Monkey

Sorry if I'm missing the point, but why don't you pay by direct debit? It would save you the charge, plus it's cheaper per month too.

I just knew that someone would make your point.

No matter which method is used to pay my phone bill, it still has to be processed, printed and posted so I see it as discrimination against people who do not have a bank account (and there are tens, nay hundreds of thousands of those particularly those on the bread line) and those of us who do not like the idea of someone else having access to take money out of my bank account. I know there are safeguards but when something goes wrong it is me who has the hassle and expense of ringing my bank and presenting my case to right the wrong.

Then there is the case where a bank will pay a DD even if it makes the account go into overdraft and then they charge you heavily for doing so. Or if the bank doesn’t make the payment due to lack of sufficient funds you get hassle from BT or whoever.