Provider Overbills Customer
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="like">like</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="provider">provider</span>, <span word="Wink">Wink</span>, <span word="automatically">automatically</span> <span word="withdrew">withdrew</span> $15 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="checking">checking</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="payment">payment</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="company">company</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> $15, <span word="Wink">Wink</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="withdrawn">withdrawn</span> $75. <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="account">account</span>. <span word="Part">Part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="switched">switched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="dial">dial</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="connection">connection</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="DSL">DSL</span> <span word="connection">connection</span>. <span word="Wink">Wink</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="him">him</span> $45 <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>.</p><p> <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="itself">itself</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="ridiculous">ridiculous</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="seconds">seconds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="gouge">gouge</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> $45, <span word="Wink">Wink</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="him">him</span> $15 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dial">dial</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="account">account</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="him">him</span> $15 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="DSL">DSL</span> <span word="account">account</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="double">double</span>-<span word="charge">charge</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="dial">dial</span>-<span word="up">up</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="DSL">DSL</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="both">both</span>.</p><p> <span word="Well">Well</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="thought">thought</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="searched">searched</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Winks">Winks</span> 800 <span word="number">number</span>.</p><p> </p>
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