Verizon Fails at Math (long)
Created on: December 9th, 2006
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[35893 KB * (1/5) ] / 100
7178/100
71.78
The man owes 72 Dollars.
However, the customer service dude stated quite clearly 0.002 CENTS. 1/5 of a penny is 0.2 Cents
0.002 CENTS is 1/50 of a penny
[35893 KB * (1/50)] / 100
71.786 / 100
$0.71786
$0.72
According to Verisons own representative, The same math plugs into 72 cents.
It's the same as Me saying "This PS3 costs 599 US dollars." The guy who checks the thing out says "This PS3 costs 5.99 US dollars."
LOL, Math. Also, 3.
FYI, for the people who said the guy should just shut up and pay his bill, actually the opposite happened. He posted this recording on his blog, it got some attention on the internet, and Verizon was embarrassed into refunding his 70 bucks and apologizing: http://verizonmath.blogspot.com/2006/12/response-from-verizon-100-refund.html
Also, Verizon COUNTS ON their confusing rates. It isn't an accident. Thats why they charge '$0.002/kb' rather than say, '$2/MB' which is clearly f*cking expensive.
i know this site is old is f*ck. but i always wanted to say this. if your f*cking read something. like it is f*cking written down. the correct way in f*cking AMERICA to write 2 cents is f*cking "0.02 ¢." im sure that is what this stupid f*cking douche bag read on his statement. he is a f*cking retard. f*cking accounts know how to spell out money.
should have been like hey....if you cut a penny into pieces ..its different then if you cut a dollar into pieces..it takes so many pieces of a penny to make a whole penny..I was just hoping
you could give me some insight into
the evolution of the market economy
in the early colonies. My contention
is that prior to the Revolutionary
War the economic modalities especially
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