Verizon instituting a $2 "convenience charge" for customers payments

[SoCal]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Verizon Wireless will soon make some customers pay for the privilege of paying their bills.

The nation's largest wireless company is instituting a $2 "convenience charge" for those customers who make one-time bill payments using a debit or credit card, either online or by telephone. The fee will go into effect on Jan. 15.

http://money.cnn.com/2011/12/29/technology/verizon_convenience_fee/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1

[Blue]

Whats the difference when your paying 100+ a month for a freakin phone?

[StoopTroup]

Mail your payment in via USPS. It will be funny when they suddenly have **** loads of checks coming in to pay the phone bill and they have to hire 45 people to process the payments and take them to the bank....lol -

[cleller]

So they are generally passing on the credit card fees. Sounds crappy, but I'm sure they get sick of kicking back 2-3% to Visa or Mastercard for every transaction.

[StoopTroup]

So they are generally passing on the credit card fees. Sounds crappy, but I'm sure they get sick of kicking back 2-3% to Visa or Mastercard for every transaction.

It will cost them a **** load more than 2-3% if folks start mailing in their payments. As far as I know a check is still a legal form of tender.

[SoonerTerry]

I've found several buisnesses do this. ONG does it for credit cards, but you can do an online check for free.

[SoCal]

Verizon Wireless to scrap proposed $2 fee for one-time payments, citing "customer feedback."

[badger]

Verizon Wireless to scrap proposed $2 fee for one-time payments, citing "customer feedback."

Bank of America, is that you impersonating Verizon?