WTF TWC
I was planning to get my dad digital cable for Father's day since he'll be laid up for as long as two months. He canceled his cable a long time ago because he thought he was spending too much time in front of the TV. And once he got a digital converter box, and now has 4 or 5 UNC tv channels, he is pretty happy without cable. BUT... I know that a minimum of 3 weeks in bed with nothing to do will make him grumpy and impossible to deal with. So cable was to be as much a self-defense as a father's day gift.
Well, I have roadrunner at my apartment now. Time Warner Cable sends me a bill every month. So I wasn't expecting to have any problems setting up this account. Then, the guy tells me that there is a $46 charge-off on my current account. After a little WTF?!? it turns out that it is not my current address, but an address from where I lived in 2004. So, I don't really think it is a scam, but it does seem suspicious that he was willing to take a credit card payment right then to pay off a 5 year old charge-off. He couldn't offer me any explanation of the charge either.
I wasn't super responsible about bills back then, but I think I put a deposit down on that account. And I haven't heard anything about it for 5 years. And it is not on my credit report. That is what really makes me wonder. That, and the fact that I set up a TWC account 10 months ago with NO PROBLEM!!!
Well, I have roadrunner at my apartment now. Time Warner Cable sends me a bill every month. So I wasn't expecting to have any problems setting up this account. Then, the guy tells me that there is a $46 charge-off on my current account. After a little WTF?!? it turns out that it is not my current address, but an address from where I lived in 2004. So, I don't really think it is a scam, but it does seem suspicious that he was willing to take a credit card payment right then to pay off a 5 year old charge-off. He couldn't offer me any explanation of the charge either.
I wasn't super responsible about bills back then, but I think I put a deposit down on that account. And I haven't heard anything about it for 5 years. And it is not on my credit report. That is what really makes me wonder. That, and the fact that I set up a TWC account 10 months ago with NO PROBLEM!!!