Don’t Skype
This message arrived in my email a few days ago -
Hi there Davy Sims,
This is a second reminder to let you know that your Skype Credit balance will
expire in 7 days time. Don’t let that happen, act today! Below is list of
actions you can take to keep your credit.Your account details:
Skype Name: davysims
Balance: EUR 9.56
Expiry date: 2007-05-23
First - I paid for the service in advance - so Skype were earning credit in their account on my pre-payment
Second - It is no business of Skype how often I chose to check my email.
Third - there is no warning from Skype on signing up that there is a minimum usage - perhaps there is in the small print - but that I suspect is read by very few.
How dare they act in such a dishonourable way? How dare they act as thieves?
I not only have prepaid Skype Out - but also prepaid Skype In. Unless I get a refund (I have written to them - although there is no obvious way to complain) I will be removing the software.
This is disgraceful behavour - the amount is not significant - the attitude and the action is disgraceful.
Tag: Skype
