All you can do is step back in time
Sorry, didn't mean to quote Kylie Minogue there...ahem.
I was once the subject of many jibes for owning an antique phone (VL!!), the phone in question was an Ericsson T39, well I would be the height of fashion here. Sadly the phone gave up the ghost long ago otherwise I would ship it over and impress people with my modern technolgy. I am currently using a phone that was popular in the UK about 4 years ago (Sony Ericsson z520a if you're interested), I got it new here on a 3 year contract (don't ask, it was the cheaper option). So it's 4 years old and I have to keep it for 3 years....I wonder if anyone does, or whether it lasts that long.
Not only are the phones a little dated, but so are the pricing plans - I have to pay to receive calls...yes you call me and we both pay-crazy no? I knew this before I came, but what the h3ll, i'd not blogged anything for a while.
Other things I pay monthly for...
Voicemail
Caller ID
911 fee....yes in order for me to call 911 i must pay a monthly fee of 6 dollars.
While I'm on the subject...banks! What's going on there...I believe the deal is...
1. I give them my money
2. They earn interest on my money (i don't)
3. I pay them $4 a month to look after my money
4. If i want access to my money more than 15 times a month I pay an extra $.50 if i do it myself via an ATM or $1.50 if I interact with a human.
Personally I advocate The Royal Bank of Mattress
posted by Shovels @ 7:48 PM
2 Comments:
Gah! Don't get me started on the thick-as-pigsh*t, Stone Age banking system they have here in Canada! The infuriating thing is that banks in the UK want to return to this kind of customer-pays-for-everything-while-bank-rakes-in-profit system! In the UK, if i want to pay my rent to my landlord I go online and set up a standing order to his account every month and then FORGET ABOUT IT. In Canada, I have to mail (post) 12 post-dated cheques (cheques for Christ's sake!) to his bank manager, who then pays them in one by one as they are needed. Um... WHAT THE F*CK!? If I use another bank's ATM i get charged by that bank AND MY OWN!!! At times it feels like we're living in Cuba. Its bloody ludicrous! Love and kisses, Craig
Wow, all this really sux. You ar doind a fine job for the Canadian Tourist Board! Maybe I'll abandon my goal of moving to Toronto.....
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