Sprint Sprint taking me to collection for a past due bill that is being paid on Internet

I have always been successful in making payment arrangements with companies. But they have to be notified by you and the terms have to be agreeable to you and them both. You can't just send them a little here and there without them agreeing to it. Call them, be pleasant and explain your situation. They will most likely make a plan that you can afford. And don't worry about court. Unless it's a huge amount of money, like thousands, they will just write it off if you don't pay them. But it will give you bad credit, so the best thing to do is just call them and work something out.

By law they can't take it to a collection agency

 - And what law is that?

Let me guess you "heard" somewhere that a company can not turn you over to collections or sue you for a debt as long as you pay "something". Well sorry to say that is very..very..false. In fact paying actually can backfire on you because every single payment you make just resets the Statute of Limitations, which means they have more time to file a suit if they so desire. I am not saying don't pay them, but you need to make sure what you pay them is actually going to do some good.

It does not matter how many receipts you have to prove you paid them something. If they do not agree with what you are paying they have every right to take further action. This can include turning you over to a collection agency and/or filing a suit. I am sure when you said you would see them in court, that you gave them a good laugh.

Sry I was PO'd when i wrote the original report and left of some info.

I cancelled my account back in Jan, 2010 and went to AT&T. I've been making payments to sprint on the finelly bill. By law they can't take it to a collection agency, and i told sprint that. But sprint told me that there policey and there was nothing they could do about it. Thats why I told them i would see them in court. I have the reciets to prove I'm making payments to them.

For what??? You did not pay your bill and your phone was deactivated - I have had Sprint for over 7 years and they will call, text or email you if your bill is over 10 days due -

This is on you - Good luck in court

 I recived this today from sprint. And I called to make payment arrangements and sprint stated that the only two arrangment they would make is to pay the bill in full or deal with the collection agency. I told sprint i'll see you in court. I did file a complaint with FTC.

 COLLECTION AGENCY ALERT

 Dear    :   You are a valued Sprint customer, and we would like to work with you to resolve any issue that may have caused your account to become past due.   As of the date above, we have not received full payment; therefore your account is scheduled to be placed with a collection agency within the next seven days.

Our goal is to reactivate your Sprint account as soon as possible, so please call (877) 888-1028 to make a payment or to speak to one of our knowledgeable Customer Finance Service representatives.   Well review the payment arrangements available to you and any other account concerns you may have.   It is important that you call us immediately to prevent further collection action that may include:

    Your account being sent to an outside collection agency.

    An early termination fee applied to your account if the Sprint services are canceled within an active contract period.

    Your account classified as bad debt with Sprint if the account remains unpaid at the collection agency.

    Your account reported to the three national credit bureaus as past due.   Please call us today at (877) 888-1028 and allow us to help you avoid additional collection activities.   Sincerely, Sprint Customer Finance Services   Customer Finance Services Hours of Operation Monday-Friday:   8 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday-Sunday: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time