Google play scam
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Billing anything should be option that can be disabled. Those games are scam and should not be allowed billing at all. What if it was rogue app and it was billing? Same thing as long distance dialers of the past. If I want to buy something I'll type my cc number. Don't charge anything without explicit permission and bill my phone check is not that. User should be allowed to eliminate things like that at will. If nothing else to prevent it happening again. Kids use devices and scammers count on it.
by the time you cancel 4 phones, it would be cheaper to pay the damn bill
oilycreek
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It's the principal of it. I've asked them not to allow it, if they do then I don't want their service.
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I do agree that it should be an opt in service. Which it is. You gave your phone to your son to use.
You have it set up to log in automatically with your Google account (or gave him the password), otherwise he would not have been able to download apps. He clicked "Bill my phone", using your account, on your phone. He didn't HAVE to click anything, he could have asked you first.
Lesson learned, nothing is free! There is always a catch
Lock down your phone.
oilycreek
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I've emailed bango, and told them that no charges are authorized by me.
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oilycreek
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I do agree that it should be an opt in service. Which it is. You gave your phone to your son to use.
You have it set up to log in automatically with your Google account (or gave him the password), otherwise he would not have been able to download apps. He clicked "Bill my phone", using your account, on your phone. He didn't HAVE to click anything, he could have asked you first.
Lesson learned, nothing is free! There is always a catch
Each of my kids have their own phones. They are on my business account. The point is I should have a say whether I want bill to cell on my account or not. It's the same as when Rogers added unlimited picture messaging on my phone without my permission
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there's another problem, they don't really care who you are. if they get an opportunity to charge they will. and then mess with you till you go away.
oilycreek
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But Rogers should care, my cell bill is over 300 a month, if they want to lose that plus my internet and cable then so be it. I have no problems moving to other providers
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only options to pay with iPhone that i know of is with the gift card or credit card, a quick google search comes up blank for billing your account. this is why the cell providers push android so they can get a cut of all the action. I've also never given a credit card to apple, all my app purchases on the iPhone have been with gift cards... it helps stop impulse purchases because the hassle to go where ever to get a gift card and and enter it.
oilycreek
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Thanks for the information. I may switch them to Apple. Google used to be good but as of recent seem to be turning in to a scam company.
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That is a little more complicated. In this case I think you have a valid point. The opt in service should be controllable on the carrier side also.
I wouldn't be so quick to switch, if it is in Google Play now, it will not be long until it is a 'feature' in iTunes.
daught
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Jeez dude, might want to start educating your kid on nigerian scams, microsoft calls, speakers out of a van, not opening exe files, and... make sure he does not buy a car from a dude on a oil rig.
Seriously, while I agree that what Rogers is doing is not right, your kid really needs to learn a few things at 16. The world a has very cunning crooks.
On apple phones you can lock purchases with a master password.
Seriously, while I agree that what Rogers is doing is not right, your kid really needs to learn a few things at 16. The world a has very cunning crooks.
On apple phones you can lock purchases with a master password.
Apple got their hand slapped for a similar tactic where kids were able to purchase in-app items shortly after their parents used the password for something else. The password would keep the option open and all a kid had to do was press 'buy' and that was all it took. My little cousin (7) kept buying things on the Smurfs/Farmville games until his parents caught on what was causing it. They'd buy a song, leave the phone, he'd grab the phone and start buying.
They had to refund a huge amount of money for this, and then ended up shortening the amount of time that the password kept the purchase option open. Used to be like 10-15min and now I believe it's 2-5minutes or something similar. I figured this was standard practice in the industry and Android would also need to do this, but I guess not.
oilycreek
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He's never really downloaded apps before, so he thought free was free. He knows now.
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If i had kids, they sure as hell wouldn't own an expensive smartphone!
The only reason a kid needs a phone is for emergencies, or so i can call him and ask where he is, give him parental orders etc...
Take the computer phone back, and exchange it for one of these. http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wire...henPlan&productType=normal&N=52+11+4294883132
The only reason a kid needs a phone is for emergencies, or so i can call him and ask where he is, give him parental orders etc...
Take the computer phone back, and exchange it for one of these. http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wire...henPlan&productType=normal&N=52+11+4294883132
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