{"id":44203,"date":"2014-02-03T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-03T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-way-to-hang-up-even-if-youve-got-a-contract-for-a-phone-that-doesnt-work\/"},"modified":"2017-02-15T13:29:22","modified_gmt":"2017-02-15T06:29:22","slug":"no-way-to-hang-up-even-if-youve-got-a-contract-for-a-phone-that-doesnt-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/no-way-to-hang-up-even-if-youve-got-a-contract-for-a-phone-that-doesnt-work\/","title":{"rendered":"No way to hang up, even if you've got a contract for a phone that doesn't work …"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nWe speak to an Orange customer chased by the bailiffs over a non-existent debt \u2013 one of many suffering heavy-handed treatment from mobile phone providersDouglas Stannard was shocked when he was contacted by debt collectors demanding money. “I’ve always paid bills on time,” he says. He received a string of letters and feared a black mark on his credit record after being chased by Orange for payment, despite giving a month’s notice to end his contract.The heavy-handed treatment involved a bill for just \u00a318, and when he queried this Orange said it was a mistake. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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