VERIZON RIP-OFF: Verizon Plans To Charge $2 Fee To Customers For Paying Their Verizon Bill With A Credit Card

Apparently following the footsteps of fellow corporate giants Bank of America and Netflix, Verizon has found a new way to gouge its customers.

Beginning January 15th, 2012, Verizon plans to charge its customers a new $2 fee for each transaction when they pay their verizon bill with a credit card online or over the telephone.

Verizon customers can avoid this new and onerous fee by:

(1)  Yes! Paying the old-fashioned way, with a check in the mail.

(2)  Enrolling in Verizon's AutoPay, allowing the company to tap a credit, debit or ATM card or bank account on file. This appears to be Verizon's preferred option.

(3)  Paying by electronic check at a Verizon website.

(4)  Using your bank's online bill pay.

(5)  Paying at a kiosk or Verizon store.

(6)  Paying with a Verizon gift card or rebate.

[And see, "Legal Consumer Tips and Secrets", by Charles Jerome Ware, iUniverse Publishers (2011)]