Just Canceled my verizon local phone service

[jbond56]

First of all it is easy. Call 18004833000

I simply stated due to the fact they had no respect for my privacy I'm canceling my local phone service.

They stated they did respect my privacy.

I asked them why did they decided to hand over my phone records to the NSA without a warrant?

They said the fight the government all the time.

I asked what about this time?

They said what are you going to do use a cell phone? that is even easier to track.

I said that is none of you damn business. Are they paying you to collect that info also?

They stated they fight the government all the time. (again)

I told them qwest didn't roll over. Further more I paid 2.99 a month for 10+ years so my number wouldn't be listed.


Sounded like they have had lots of cancellations. They certainly weren't in a good mood.

Bottom line I feel better.

[tridim]

1. I'm sure that was satisfying..

However, even though you're switching to Qwest, every time you make a call to an AT&T/Verison/fascist customer your call will be recorded to the database. There's no way around it short of using a ham radio with voice encryption.

[jbond56]

2. not switching to qwest

i'm a ham radio operator :>



I'm going to try disposable cell phones for a while. Maybe even vonage.

[Rainscents]

3. I have digital cable phone service with comcast and I love it!!!

[RebelOne]

4. I have had disposable cell phones.

The minutes are quite expensive to purchase.

[GodlessBiker]

6. I'm just waiting for those to be outlawed.

[don954]

7. i have a family member who works for a major cell phone companies

dept who researches and fulfils requests for phone record information & tracking & wiretaps. They get lots of requests with no warrant, citing the Patriot act. More than half. She says that prepaid phones are almost impossible to track, so i got one.. :)

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

21. And they know full well that...

...any phone traffic involving planning terrorist activity is almost certain to be done on disposable phones or by some other untraceable means, yet they're determined to monitor the calls of average citizens anyway. What does that tell us? It tells me this has nothing whatever to do with fighting terrorism and everything to do with the planned, soon to come, brutal suppression of virtually ALL forms of political dissent.

They're compiling citizen target lists and building detention camps that they claim are for immigration control purposes. It really doesn't require much in the way of deductive reasoning, given this administration's track record, to see where this is headed. The question is, what are we going to do about it?

[Catrina]

9. There is a way around it. Don't call anyone who uses those companies

until they switch to a company that is not spying on the American people. I intend to switch later tonight and will tell my friends and family not to call me until they have cut off the brownshirts and are supporting an American company. We can communicate in person or by snailmail. Let's hope they're not reading mail yet.

[tridim]

22. I don't think Qwest is as squeaky clean as they claim

Just a hunch. Look at how the Government is treating Google.. Do you think the NSA just said, "OK Qwest, thanks anyway". I'd bet good money that Qwest just hasn't been caught yet.

[partylessinOhio]

5. I would prefer to cancel the Bush administration.

[barbtries]

20. i'm with you

cancel the BUSHIES!!!!!!!!!

[ewagner]

8. May 17 Installation

of high speed cable telephone from Charter

buhbye Verizon

[ceile]

10. My cell plan w/ them is up next month.

Any suggestions on a cell company? TMobile, Cingular....?

[Rainscents]

13. I read somewhere here, they are not involve with NSA!

[jbond56]

23. I have read both but

If you read carefully Verizon wireless is denying it but they certainly didn't deny it on the phone. I think they are trying to stop the hemorrhaging by causing confusion.

[Hissyspit]

11. Verizon spokesperson says the company is not one of those involved:

via Americablog http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1157723&mesg_id=1157723

That's what they SAY.

[ceile]

15. Even still...

their wireless service is way too expensive. AND I still don't want to be involved with a company who has a branch that may be part of this.

[Catrina]

12. They owe you for your unlisted number ~ I would ask them to return that

money ~ good for you, they'll be hearing from a lot more of their customers before the day is over ~

[seabeyond]

14. cox changed to suddenlink. any info on them. i was going at&t to cox

but today learned cox was bought out? by suddenlink. they arent on the list yea or nay....

[Love Bug]

16. I just emailed my landline service, Qwest, to thank them

for not giving in to the NSA. My cell provider uses the AT&T network, however, so I sent a scathing email to AT&T and told them I will be in the market for a new cell provider, one that respects my privacy and the privacy of all law-abiding Americans.

Screw them. Hope they get lots of cancellations.

[Mr_Spock]

17. Good for you - I may cancel my service too

Fuck these Nazi sympathizers. :mad:

[Mr_Jefferson_24]

18. This is what makes companies...

...sit up and listen. It's absolutely the right thing to do. FUCK VERIZON!!! CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW????

[lies and propaganda]

19. good for you...

but a note: ive had qwest before, cant say anything about nsa type shit, but I can attest to the fact that their service blows.

[lpbk2713]

24. You mean they didn't ask "What have you got to hide"?

(The lamest TP the RWers have in their "strategery" book)

[jbond56]

25. I hear that all the time.

I tell them I'm an American that believes in freedom and the fourth amendment. Then I call them a fucking communist and tell them to move to russia. That usually shuts them up.

[IndyJones]

26. Thank you for doing that. I hope everyone does.

[Xenotime]

27. Sounds like you should ask for $2.99/mo for 10 years back...

They obviously failed to offer the service you were paying for.

[Tulum_Moon]

28. I canceled all my verizon services.

And it felt good.

[jbond56]

29. awesome

I have decided to donate the money I was giving to verizon to the EFF.

www.eff.org

[IndyJones]

30. Thank you, too.

[tinrobot]

31. I'm cancelling AT&T

Going strictly Cell/VOIP