TDS Telecom Employee turned in a end of service request for my phone. I was trying to keep them from shutting off my phone. Palatine, Illinois Tennessee

I have been a customer for at least 10 years. I am a single mom, and I admit that I have gotten behind on my bill from time to time, but I have always paid my bill, and do not recall ever having my phone shut off.

Last week I got a notice that my service was going to be disconnected if 50 dollars was not recieved by March 3.

A few days earlier, I had sent a $25 payment, through my bank (which may take up to 10 days). TDS had not recieved the payment yet, when I had called pay to the other $25.

The person who I spoke to said that no matter what, if that check had not gotten to them by the 3rd, they were going to disconnect my service.

As I said, I have been a customer for 10 yrs. And could not believe that they were going to disconnect me over 25 dollars.

I was a little upset, and may not have been really sweet to the girl on the phone, and I did hang up on her.

Well, today, my phone was shut off. She had apparently gotten upset with me, and sent in a disconnect - end service notice, or whatever you call it. But when I called to find out why my phone was disconnected, they said that I requested it. I DID NOT!

It wasnt even the late payment date yet.

After being on the phone AT WORK for 45 minuites, they finally said that they could get my same phone number back for me, and get my service back up

IN A WEEK!!!

I AM OUTRAGED!! I cannot believe that just because one of Their employees gets upset with someone, that they can cause them this much grief!!!

My father has just recently had a stroke, he has family two thousand miles away, trying to keep in touch and find out how he is doing. Not to mention if the care facility needs to get in touch with me.

Cell phone service is scarce at my home.

And I just put an ad in the newspaper to try to rent his house out, to help with some of his expenses. People are not likely to call back a number that has been disconnected. How much will that cost me?

I AM OUTRAGED!! I never told her to disconect my phone. How many others will she do this to?

Odamae
Decaturville, Tennessee
U.S.A.