26, Report:
#417827
Posted Date:
Jan 29 2009
People PC After cancelling account, still being charged then extorted by collection agency Atlanta Georgia
We used People PC because it was cheap. When we opted to switch to broadband, we canceled our account.
Five months later we get a collection notice for charges of two months.
I called to find out why, they said I never canceled. I asked why they
didn't contact me if that were ...
Entity
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
27, Report:
#405681
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2009
People Pc ,People pc continues to bill, new? tactic, collection Atlanta Georgia
Like many others that I have read about here. I had an 'ISP'. account with People Pc . After some time, Like others I canceled my account (or so I thought) 'In good faith' Although the Customer service rep.spoke with a Heavy Hindi accent She was nice and gave me the obligitory 'spie...
Entity
Categories: Questionable Activities
28, Report:
#401552
Posted Date:
Jan 21 2009
People PC - Peoplepc does bait and switch with cancellation calls Atlanta Georgia
Like a lot of people have reported here, I tried to cancel my peoplepc account and was told that I would get 2 months of service free to make sure I had a backup in case I had problems with my new internet service providers.
Little did I know that I would now be having a problem ...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
29, Report:
#401105
Posted Date:
Dec 14 2008
People Pc charging 3.95$ per mo. from my checking account since Nov 2007 can not get info via phone Intenet
I have had 3.95 $ per mo. taken out of my checking account since Nov 2007.I have not had this service since Jun 2007.When I cancelled I was told they would keep my account open without charge for 3mo.before closing out my acconunt in case I wanted to return. Phone calls to people pc...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
30, Report:
#398264
Posted Date:
Dec 05 2008
People Pc Inc. Continued charging my credit card after I called to cancel service Atlanta Georgia
I contracted the Internet Service Provider People Pc for a couple of months while I was in Miami, Florida on a family emergency.
In December 2007 I called the 800 number to cancel the service due to the fact I was moving out of the state of Florida for good. I already had a compe...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
31, Report:
#395674
Posted Date:
Nov 28 2008
People PC cancelled account, billing stopped for 1 month then restarted coming out of my checking Carolstream Illinois
I have contacted People PC on several occasions to have my account cancelled. The first time on 3/05/08 they gave me a run around about just changing my account. I told them I didn't want it changed that I wanted it cancelled. The woman on the phone finally said ok. The billing from...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
32, Report:
#391400
Posted Date:
Nov 15 2008
People PC People PC... A Pain in the @$$ Fraudulent Company Dallas Texas
I wanted high speed internet so I called my satellite company to see if they offered anything in my area. They do not, so they recommended People PC, took my credit card information, name, address etc and said a program CD was on the way. One week later, no CD. I called People PC wh...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
33, Report:
#390123
Posted Date:
Nov 11 2008
PeoplePC Online I ordered peoplepc online and was told the first 6 months it would cost $4.97 but to get this I would have to sign up for a year I said o.k. I thought that this means for one year for 10/23/2007 tru 10/23/2008, but I got a call from accounting dept on the 26th of Oct 2008 for a late notices of $9.95 for the month of Oct. I told them the service was not what I expected dropped line San Francisco California
On Oct 23th 2007 I ordered peoplepc online and was told the first 6 months it would cost $4.97 but to get this I would have to sign up for a year I said o.k. I thought that this means for one year for 10/23/2007 tru 10/23/2008, but I got a call from accounting dept on the 26th of Oc...
Entity
Categories: Sales People
34, Report:
#375028
Posted Date:
Sep 22 2008
People PC PeoplePC is the biggest headache I have ever dealt with! Internet
Several months ago, we bought a new computer and decided to drop AOL and try something else. We checked into PeoplePC, received their disc and tried to get it going with much help from their foreign speaking tech support. After much hassel, he informed us that our computer was not...
Entity
Categories: Miscellaneous Companies
35, Report:
#371299
Posted Date:
Sep 09 2008
People PC another added to the list of people pc victims Internet
I also tried People PC's free trial and called and cancelled prior to free trial expiration (or so I thought). Several months later I have charges show up on my bank statement. The only thing I know to do is go to my bank and change account numbers on checking, savings, and debit/cr...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
36, Report:
#370660
Posted Date:
Sep 07 2008
People PC Reinstated monthly charges after cancellation... then refused to refund. Atlanta Nationwide
I cancelled my account with People PC in January of '08 because I was in the process of moving and I would choose an Internet Provider when I'm ready to do so. The Customer Service Agent offered to allow three free months of service until my move is completed. I insisted on cancelli...
Entity
Categories: Internet
37, Report:
#369281
Posted Date:
Sep 03 2008
PeoplePC, People PC Stole money from my account and I don't have an account with them. Atlanta Georgia
My father, who is 85 years old, has an accout with PeoplePc. In June of 2007 I set his account up for him and paid for one full year in advance with my bank account.
In May of 2008 my father contacted them and told them he wanted to pay in advance for another year of service fo...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
38, Report:
#368180
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2008
PeoplePC Started billing me three months after request for cancelation and told me I never canceled. Atlanta Georgia
In January 2008 I opened an account with People PC as they offered a month free to try their service. I was going to the VA Hospital in San Diego for a Laryngectomy later that month and needed a way to use my laptop there as I would be in the hospital for up to two weeks. The iterne...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
39, Report:
#364541
Posted Date:
Aug 19 2008
People PC reinstated automatic charges after cancellation Atlanta, Georgia
I called to cancel my PeoplePC account in April, since I have had high-speed cable service installed. At the time, the sales person told me I could keep the account for free for two months, which I agreed to. What he did not tell me is that the automatic payments from my credit card...
Entity
Categories: Communications & Networking
40, Report:
#363711
Posted Date:
Aug 17 2008
People PC Took food from my kids mouth by taking funds after cancellation. Alger Michigan
People PC are rip off artists. They train their workers to act like they know nothing and hear nothing. I cancelled with this company 4 times and each time I had to call them again to cancel. Each time they acted like I never cancelled. They took money from my account for over a ye...
Entity
Categories: Personal Services
41, Report:
#362470
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2008
People PC Fraudulently Charges Card After Cancellation Ripped us off for $166.00 over a year. Atlanta Georgia
We had PeoplePC service for about 4 months last year. We cancelled the service last June, and found out yesterday that we have been charged for service every month since then. They have caused us to overdraft multiple times, and denied knowledge of cancellation every time we call.
...
Entity
Categories: Internet Fraud
42, Report:
#354189
Posted Date:
Jul 22 2008
PeoplePC I cancelled all service in June, then noticed charges from my checking for June & July after cancelling Internet
I cancelled PeoplePC service in June 2008 after switching service to Embarq high-speed. They tried to give me complimentary email service for being a valued customer, but I declined and told them I wanted my account to be completely closed. I noticed a charge to my checking acct f...
Entity
Categories: BBB Better Business Bureau
43, Report:
#344598
Posted Date:
Jun 26 2008
People PC FRAUDULENT & MIS-LEADING ADVERTISING AND BILLING Atlanta Georgia
People PC is a rip-off! They advertise $9.95 a month. I signed up and gave them my credit card number. Since then, they have cahrged $15.95 to my credit card each month. I contacted them on May 2, 2008 and cancelled my accout. I then cancelled my creditr card. I was paid up to J...
Entity
Categories: Bait-and-Switch
44, Report:
#337839
Posted Date:
Jun 21 2008
People PC, People PC charged me for 18 months after I cancelled Saginaw Internet
I signed up for people pc in feb of 2007. I called and canceled my account on may 20,2008. I didn't think any more of it untill latley. I noticed on my bank statement that people pc was still taking $ out of my checking account 14 months after i had stoped services with them.
I ...
Entity
Categories: Internet
45, Report:
#337571
Posted Date:
Jun 06 2008
Jose Nehring ; Casdeals,inc I sent a moneygram of $588.02 for my order and never recieved anything, just got the run around. Ancaster Ontario Canada
I got ripped off from StoreCaDeals.com or casdeals,Inc from Ontario Canada of $618.02 including the cost for sending the MoneyGram. I'm willing to provide any assistance to anyone who is also pursuing these
people. I will be using all my resources or do what ever is needed to bring...
Entity
Categories: Audio & Electronics Shops
46, Report:
#336093
Posted Date:
Jun 01 2008
People PC.com auto bills my credit card, ignores cancellation request Internet
I signed up for Internet service for one year only, paid in advance. But this company continued to bill my credit card after the year was over. When I saw the charges on my credit card, I immediately called People PC.com, got an operator with a very thick foreign accent, and instr...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
47, Report:
#324323
Posted Date:
May 17 2008
People PC Took unauthorized money from my checking account to pay someone else's bill. Marshall Internet
People PC allows you to make a one time credit card payment.
I did so for someone else a few months back.
People Pc took an unauthorized withdrawal from my account a couple of months later. I did not called them, but called the person who has the account. This person cancell...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
48, Report:
#331888
Posted Date:
May 10 2008
People PC Online Doesn't honor cancellations and continues to bill Atlanta Georgia
I have attempted to cancel my free online trial to People PC six times now, yet I continue to be billed for a service I logged onto one time only over six months ago.
Each time I call their customer service number I am greeted by a foreign call center operator with a distinctly A...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers
49, Report:
#329687
Posted Date:
Apr 30 2008
People Pc Ripped Me Off never knew who they wer, don't need them, dom't know how they got my info Danvill Virginia
Got a bill on my credit card for $34.95 from people pc. Never heard of them, don't know how they heard of me. I spoke with them on the phone, very unhelpfull. they told me it sounded like credit card fraud, imagine that. Can someone help? Thanks.
Fjohn
melbourne, FloridaU.S.A.
Entity
Categories: Credit Card Fraud
50, Report:
#322531
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2008
People PC ISP San Fransisco California
This account was suposed to be closed almost two years ago. Come to find out, they NEVER closed the account at my husbands request after several calls. After several moves and a busy life, we find out that for all this time they have been charging our account for monthly useage th...
Entity
Categories: Internet Service Providers