My £100 life
I’ve had enough at this point. In December of last year my contract with 3 came to an end, I didn’t upgrade my phone and I kept it as a sim only deal for £12. All was going well until April came and I get an email saying I had an outstanding balance of £100 and it had been sent to a debt collection agency.
I called 3 and asked them why I was being charged a £100. They said it was because I cancelled my contract and didn’t call them to let them know. I NEVER cancelled my contract I switched my contract to a sim only deal because it was more affordable.
So you would think if someone had an outstanding balance of £100 that they WEREN’T aware of, for something as petty as not calling them to let them know you switched your contract to a sim only deal they would email or call you about it right ?.
Nope…. I didn’t get a single email regarding the fact I owe £100 until April when they sent an email saying “your account has been sent for collections”. Not a single phone call either, they waited 5 months to tell me that I had an outstanding balance. Instead of emailing me they let me incur charges on my account for 5 months.
If they had emailed or called me I would’ve explained the situation that I have switched to a sim only deal and I hadn’t cancelled my contract with them. My Experian credit score went down from excellent to poor within the space of a week and now that’s going to stay on my report for the next SEVEN YEARS.
I was planning on applying for a mortgage but how can I with a credit score like that, they’ve literally RUINED my life this past year. I tried explaining to my credit company about the misunderstanding and they contacted 3 on my behalf but 3 told them a bunch of lies so I can’t even get the late payments removed.
I thought that was the end of it, however since I’ve been using a new number they have been secretly charging me each month for the old number I don’t use and they sent me an email saying I owe £50!!. The nerve of these guys…absolute criminals. I had to call them to discontinue my old number so I didn’t get charged anymore.
So that’s the end of it right?….Nope they sent me a letter saying I had to pay £76 as a final bill then they’ll leave me alone. I cancelled the number in July however they were still charging me 30 days after cancelling.
These people are nothing but scammers, they are pathetic low lives who just want to suck every last penny they can out of people. How they can trade as a company is crazy to me. Thanks for everything 3 hope you get what you deserve in the end.
September 14, 2023
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