Aussie big business rorts

[markb28]

I'm moving house, specifically 500 meters away in Newtown.

 

To get broadband, Telstra want $300 up front for cable, Optus $150 and $100 a month. Internode etc all expensive also.

Origin want to charge me $45 to read the electricity meter here and another $90 for reading the meters at the new place

Also $500 for the removal costs.

 

I could get broadband for the whole year back home at less than the startup costs.

 

Good thing I don't have Foxtel also.

 

All the companies charge for absolutely everything, even for existing customers. It's sickening

[Johndoe]

Just done the same but 1k away...........the meter reading at the new place was charged to the outgoing owner...............I've heard quite a few horror stories regarding Origin................Iprimus charged me nothing for the move and in fact, put me on a plan at the same price as the one I had at the old place but with free calls, locally and nationally, (which I previously paid for) and double the download limit with no peak or offpeak................I must've copped lucky at last!

[Mike@Bonbeach]

The Banks are at it too.

I have a savings account with CBA that I have to deposit $200 per month and no withdrawals to get a decent interest rate (4.01%).

I noticed recently that the interest paid each month had gone down even though the balance was increasing.

On investigation I found that the bank had reduced the interest rate to 3.81% a couple of months ago without any notification.

We left the UK nearly 7 years ago and I recall that whenever a bank/B.S. changed their rate you were notified by letter.

When I questioned CBA the said they don't send out letters but the info was on their website.

Bear in mind the interest rate hasn't changed in almost a year. No wonder the banks are making such huge profits.

Mike

Edited June 10, 2014 by Mike and Connie
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