no service due to none payment but getting internet

[demarsjcd]

So I haven't paid my bill yet however I'm posting this thread right now from my phone that is not letting me call or text. Have any of you experienced this? I'm not complaining but seems a bit odd lol. I can access everything from the internet to YouTube to the market.

 

[epayne123]

That IS weird... My bill is due today and may experiment with this. I can go an hour or 2 without the phone to make a possible discovery unless you find that you may be on wifi... Are you on 4G, 3G or 1x while u surf on it?

 

[mrpnut]

That IS weird... My bill is due today and may experiment with this. I can go an hour or 2 without the phone to make a possible discovery unless you find that you may be on wifi... Are you on 4G, 3G or 1x while u surf on it?

damn bro were u been at

 

[BRAINZ2013]

damn bro were u been at

IT IS SET UP LIKE THAT SO U CAN PAY YOUR BILL ONLINE AND DONT BE CHARGED THAT FEE. BUT IT WILL BE LIKE THAT TILL NEXT MONTH WHEN THEY GIVE YOUR NUMBER TO THE NEXT PERSON U LOSE OUT

 

[demarsjcd]

I'm positive that I'm not on wifi. On my other phones this has not been the case so that's why I'm kinda confused.

If they give my number away that would be nice, I have a couple x girlfriends that I wouldn't mind being non-reachable

 

[gbiggie]

My data has been immediately cut off every time Iforgot to pay. Weird you are still able to use it.

I have a couple x girlfriends that I wouldn't mind being non-reachable

+1 LOL

 

[ManlyParasite]

This happened to me the first 2 months I had this phone, since I don't get paid till a week after the bill is due. But the last time it happened my internet was cut off, but I could receive text messages. I couldn't send but at least I had a pager lol
Something similar happened to my roommate a while ago, he had sprint, didn't pay his bill, and could actually still receive calls

 

[TrustSerenity]

If they give my number away that would be nice, I have a couple x girlfriends that I wouldn't mind being non-reachable

lmao

 

[Ære]

So I haven't paid my bill yet however I'm posting this thread right now from my phone that is not letting me call or text. Have any of you experienced this? I'm not complaining but seems a bit odd lol. I can access everything from the internet to YouTube to the market.

Once a 4G phone is active even with a payment suspension on your account you will have data access till your disconnected.

 

[nuttmeg]

had similar things happen on different phones i have had in the past.

 

[intrdrgn]

had similar things happen on different phones i have had in the past.

ShowOff!

 

[n4zty]

This is almost like when ur phone is cut due to no payment u can still recieve txts but cant make any,hmmm i wonder without metro's service could u still use google voice over wifi? Lol

 

[awhite91]

This is almost like when ur phone is cut due to no payment u can still recieve txts but cant make any,hmmm i wonder without metro's service could u still use google voice over wifi? Lol

You can always use anything over wifi as it's not regulated. In the past I've used a VoIP program to make calls over wifi between the cut off date and when I could make the payment. Only downside is the program plays the audio through the outside speaker instead of the earpiece so whatever calls I make I gotta be alone lol

P.S. typically your service won't be cut off until the close of business (~5 PM) on the due date of your payment.

 

[epayne123]

With contract carriers there is usually at least a 1-month window for you to make a payment. If you bill is due BY Jan. 1st, they will usually give you until February 1st to pay it because of possible late payments but it will go against you towards you not paying bills on time so it could affect your best "Upgrade Price" date. This would mean that yoru second bill is due BY Feb. 1st and if they do not recieve either bill by then, it means that you are now behind by 2 bills indicating to them that you may not be intending to pay either one. I have seen 2 and a half months late and no "Account Suspension" before.

 

[horsecharles]

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P.S. typically your service won't be cut off until the close of business (~5 PM) on the due date of your payment.

hmmmm, i always get until at least midnight(i'm ET zone)...

or,

is it that the date they tell us to pay by is a day earlier on purpose?
Because when you go into Billing area nothing is reported as due / balance for present/next month is still at zero for another day at least....

fyi partial payment works in avoiding shut off...

 

[danaj]

This happened to me too, while I was with Cricket. They would only cut off voice until they gave your number away.