XPost: misc.consumers 
 From: shall1@canada.com 
  
 "John"  wrote: 
  
 >You legally have more protection by using your credit card versus paying the 
 >bill when it arrives. 
 > 
 >If you did not get the service you paid for then your credit card company 
 >can give you a refund (or put the amount on hold) and go after sympatico. 
 > 
 Legally perhaps, but practically not so much.  It's a lot easier to 
 just not pay the bill until the issue is resolved then to go through 
 the credit card company.  Now you've got to deal with two corporate 
 goons (Bell and Visa), instead of just one. 
  
 By the way, most credit card companies will NOT give you a refund 
 until the matter is completely settled to the satisfaction of both 
 sides.  My father-in-law purchased a ticket on Jets-Go one day before 
 they declared bankruptcy.  The credit card company will not remove the 
 debt until after the flight would have taken place (in July), AND he 
 must be ready to fly on that day in case someone bails out Jets-Go and 
 starts flying their routes again (how likely is that?).  All of this 
 severely limits his ability to buy replacement tickets elsewhere. 
  
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