DESPARATE FOR HELP!!!

[Anonymous]

Had his phone turned off , and if i can legally do it i am going to make him sell his truck.. Ive worked so hard and i just cant let all my hard work go to waste. IM MAD AS HELL AND IM NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!  

[RobertEG]

Wow!

I agree with prior posters,

Get on the phone with Verizon now, and make a FIRM payment plan offer to pay in exchange for this not going to collection.

If you commit to a firm payment plan, you can avoid collection.

With an agreement for repayal in their pocket, then it substantially reduces their incentive to place it as a charge off, or collection.

They will probabably negotiate with you, if you are willing to put your agreement into writing.

Then take that kid out behind the barn!

[MattH]

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@Anonymous wrote:

Had his phone turned off , and if i can legally do it i am going to make him sell his truck.. Ive worked so hard and i just cant let all my hard work go to waste. IM MAD AS HELL AND IM NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!  

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You can legally say "sell the truck this week or you will never again get any help from me whatsoever for the rest of your life" to him.

[tbone74]

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@MattH wrote:

You can legally say "sell the truck this week or you will never again get any help from me whatsoever for the rest of your life" to him.

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LMAO!  Sorry...but very seldom is there anything funny posted around these parts.  That definitely gave me a laugh!  

[Anonymous]

http://consumerist.com/2010/03/reach-verizon-wireless-executive-customer-service-2.html

This contains contact info for a helpful executive customer service rep for the Northeast.  A search of this site will turn up additional higher-up contact info. 

[Anonymous]

First of all, take the phone away from the kid!  Next, call Verizon and explain what happened.  They are NOT going to let you off the hook, but the can and probably will, let you set up some kind of payment plan. Next, before you kill you kid, tell him to get a job, because HE is going to pay you back.  I'm not kidding.  I reallly should be scolding you for letting an obviously immature person share a phone with you.  How in the name of god did he dial up so many minutes?  Take him out to the woodshed and whip his hide!  Get the idea?

[Anonymous]

I agree with what many of the other users said, and you did the best thing by calling Verizon right away.  To put a positive spin on the punishment front.  This is an opportunity for your son to learn tp take responsibility for his actions, and help him make more positive finachial decisions in the future.  I work with teenagers, and I can tell you they don't process (it is a brain development thing).  I am not excusing the behavior, but again this is an opportunity for him to grow and learn about finachial responsibility.

[Anonymous]

I would have no problem whatsoever making my son or daughter sale their belongings to help pay for something they brought about.

[Anonymous]

Hello Desperate

Im also very sorry for this happening to you but now its time to take action.  First of all Get him off your account immediately if he can make these calls he can pay for them.  Second, I also have verison and this has happened to me too. Call them and make an auto payment arragement with them to get this paid down.  You can also go to a bank and get a loan and pay it this will also help your credit after six on time monthly payments.  By making payments to verison over a long period of time, It will not show credit worthiness.  Make this bad situation into an advantage.  Get that loan pay it off and make the payments to the bank.  If he wants a cell phone let him pay for it himself.  I hope this has helped you.  Make lemonade.

nadine

[Anonymous]

Sorry to hear your misfortune and your son needs a spanking! LOL...just kidding! Have you tried to work out a payment plan? I would just speak with them and be truthful. Let them know that your son ran up your bill without you knowing. I can only assume but the last thing they want to do is lose money.