Collections is looking for the return of our equipment...

Lisacpt1

I cancelled FIOs TV and phone on 7/3/14 and kept the internet.

I received an email on 7/8/14 that said the return packaging & instructions were shipped on 7/8/14 & should arrive at my location within 5-7 business days.

Today, 7/14/14 my husband received a text from your collections asking to return the equipment asap and to call them. When I called they had no record of the phone numbers or account number associated with my account. What's so confusing? My husband's cell number was never associated with our FIOS account or any Verizon account. (His cell number is with AT&T).

I called FIOS CS and of course they have no record of the return packaging being sent only that I changed the service on 7/3/14. The poor CS guy asked me for my name and address so he can resend the packaging. Why? It's only been 4 business days since I received the email. The poor guy had no explanation about my situation so all he could think to do was to resend.

I did not want to ship the equipment in the 1st place. I am suspect of how FIOs conducts business. Now I'm fearful we are going to land in collections.

I have had nothing but issues which I'm not going to take the time to list in this email but I was happy to learn of the Direct TV deal in my area and our apartment complex won't let us attach the disc to the building but allowed us to attach to our patio railing. I jumped at the chance to get rid of as much of the service without defaulting on the contract. We are weening ourselves from FIOs and as soon as the contract is up we are dropping the internet because I believe FIOs has so many CS issues and communication problems.

If I get any more collection notifications, I will send a certified letter to the collection agency stating that we are in compliance with the return policy. Any further contact will be considered a willful violation of the the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). That way, if ever hear from them again, I can collect $500 per contact.

Hopefully, this gets someones attention.

[Deleted User]

Hi Lisacpt,

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