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PO Box 3009, Westlake Village, CA 91359

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NetZero has delivered internet access and email services since 1998. The company provides dial-up and broadband internet options along with free email services. Since its inception in 1998, NetZero has aimed to offer affordable online connectivity and communication solutions.

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Pros
  • Long-term reliable service
  • Generally good internet speed
  • Affordable pricing options
  • User-friendly interface
Cons
  • Poor customer service experience
  • Frequent billing issues
  • Difficult cancellation process

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2008

    I called Net Zero because i could not log on to Net Zero. Talked to a person and was charged for this call, she told me if it did not work after being turned off for a while I could call back at no charge. But I received my Discover bill today and have two phone charges on there, both for the same day Nov.28th. One for 29.25 and one for 17.55. I would like to be reimbursed the 17.55, as that call was susposed to be free. Thank you for taking care of this problem.
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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2008

    I canceled my Netzero Dial Up account but Netzero has started re-billing my card. Same business practice as AOL when it comes to cancellations. It is almost impossible to do so. I consider this stealing and Fraud because they are deceptive about their real procedures.
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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2008

    not a person the server!
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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2008

    I started using Netzero Internet Service on Ocober 13, 2008. I needed a lot of help and I called them several times because I needed a lot of help.For about a six day period-on or about 10/20/08, I was charged $ 378.59.
    Each time I called for help with the Netzero Program for my computer, I was never told that I could use a another number for free assistance. I made ten calls for assistance and not once did Netzero inform me that I could use another telephone number. When I complained, their office said they would look into whether or not I can get credits for the charges. On 11/06 I received a total credit for $ 83.85.
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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2008

    I cancelled this service in July of 2008. Netzero started charging my credit card again in October. I called and cancelled again and was told I would be credited the $4.95 I was charged in October. I was told this was for an optional back up internet service that I told my original representative I did not want. I just received my November credit card statement and I was not credited the $4.95 from October and I was charged an additional $4.95 for November.
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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2008

    This sell prepaid phones and want to force to buy $30 prepaid cards. They used to have the $15 dollars, now they do not want to sell them. I am in a fixed income and have heart trouble. That's the reason I cannot buy $30 because I used only for emergencies and I live in a free country where I can pay what I can afford. Especially in this louse economy.
    I have quite few signatures to send them not only to FDCC, but also Mr. Obama president to be. To correct the greedy and those that do not care for the least fortunate.
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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2008

    This sell prepaid phones and want to force to buy $30 prepaid cards. They used to have the $15 dollars, now they do not want to sell them. I am in a fixed income and have heart trouble. That's the reason I cannot buy $30 because I used only for emergencies and I live in a free country where I can pay what I can afford. Especially in this louse economy.
    I have quite few signatures to send them not only to FDCC, but also Mr. Obama president to be. To correct the greedy and those that do not care for the least fortunate.
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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2008

    This sell prepaid phones and want to force to buy $30 prepaid cards. They used to have the $15 dollars, now they do not want to sell them. I am in a fixed income and have heart trouble. That's the reason I cannot buy $30 because I used only for emergencies and I live in a free country where I can pay what I can afford. Especially in this louse economy.
    I have quite few signatures to send them not only to FDCC, but also Mr. Obama president to be. To correct the greedy and those that do not care for the least fortunate.
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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2008

    I cancelled netzero as my internet provider and they are stilling debiting my account
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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2008

    YOU ARE TO SLOW, THE METER NEVER MOVE . AT NIGHT IT IS WROST. I WOULD TO GET IT BETTER. PLEASE HELP.
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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2008

    NETZERO WENT INTO MY CHECKINGS ACCOUNT AND TOOK OUT 22.00 DOLLARS, WHEN MY PAYMENTS ARE ONLY 11.OO DOLLARS A MONTH. THIS ACCOUNT IS SET UP FOR PAYING BILLS ONLY, SO THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT I PUT IN THIS ACCOUNT IS JUST THE AMOUNT OF MONEY THATS NEEDED.I HAVE TOLD THEM MORE THAN ONCE THAT I ONLY HAVE ONE EMAIL ADDRESS AND THEY KEEP CHARGING ME FOR MORE THAN ONE,THAT CAUSES MY ACCOUNT TO BE OVER DRAFT AND THAT CAUSES METO HAVE TO PAY AN EXTRA 25.00 DOLLARS AND MY OTHER BILLS THAT I HAVE TO PAY FROM THAT ACCOUNT COMES UP SHORT AND IT ALS ADDS TO MY OVER DRAFT FEES AND WHEN MY CHECK IS DEPOSITED I END UP PAYING MOER IN OVER DRAFT FEES THAN MY CHECK IS.I WANT NET ZERO TO RETURN MY 25.00 OVER DRAFT FEE BACK TO MY ACCOUNT ,AND TO BILL ME BY MAIL MONTHLY,SO THIS WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2008

    they billed my credit card without my authorztion for 6 months. i did get a refund for two months of 11.95. i think they are part of ''classmates'' too.i did not ask them to sign me on. i once was on but quit years ago. the billing started mar.3 20008 until they ''netzero'' was found out until this month. i'll be gone until march of 20009 at which that time i'll be back on line. i'll will except mail though. mr. torres. thank you.
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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2008

    CANCELLED AND HAVE NOT USED SERVICE FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. STILL BILLED MTHLY 16.80 YEST FOUND OUT THEY TOOK 33.80. THIS IS FRAUD AND OUTRAGE. THEY WOULDNOT FIX
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    Reviewed Nov. 12, 2008

    I cancelled my NetZero service in Feb '08 and continued to receive a charge on my Visa Card 8 months following the cancellation. After calling NetZero, they told me that I elected for a free trial of Norton Anti-Virus software which would later be billed to my credit card. This was not the case. In fact, the same issue arose when I cancelled my NetZero service one year prior. My money was not returned even though I did not use this service.
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    Reviewed Nov. 9, 2008

    Which one of you helps when we have a problem with a business? I used to use Walmart Connect as my dial up computer service. They were bought out by Net Zero. When I my computer fixed my Walmart Connect was removed. I called Net Zero but they did not have Walmart Connect CD's for me to put it back on my computer. Three months ago I told Net Zero to cancel my account and I was going to AOL instead. They have taken out 9.95 from my account for the last three months for a service that I do not use. I just spoke to Net Zero again on the phone and they said that they have no note in my account that I canceled my account. They refuse to refund 29.85 that they have taken out of my bank account for the last three months. I did cancel my account three months ago, I don't care if they typed it in their notes or not. I want my money back. I have been laid off work for five months and my unemployment is fixing to run out. 29.85 is a lot of money to me right now. Can you try to help me get it back? The number to Net Zero is 1-866-841-1442
    Tonya Keener 6226 Cypress Pt Dr #6 Panama City Beach FL 32408 Pcbdolphins15@aol.com 09/01/1966 850-236-6389 850-238-5236
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    Reviewed Nov. 8, 2008

    Netzero double billed me for dsl and dial up and I was never able to use dial up whn dsl was not paid.
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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2008

    I signed up for internet service from Netzero one year ago. I have been paying since that time and I have never been able to instal the soft ware or to make a connection on line. I have no number to call to request help or to get my money back.
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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2008

    i signed up for internet provider on may 2008, then after a one week i cancelled my account because it didn't work,and they told me it won't be any charges ,because they have 30 days guaranteed,but on october 2008 i received a statement they charged me for the month of september.icalled to find out what and why they charge me for- althoug i don't have any account with'm <their respond was that they cancelled the account ,but they kept my e- mail active.>which i don't have and never used
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    Reviewed Nov. 2, 2008

    stupid mistake,were getting rid of our landline phone,and i signed uo for net zero,called 10 min after the fact and they charged me for signing up,
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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2008

    Hi. Very simple. Small matter. The deal I got with NetZero was: 1st 3 months @ $7.47, then $9.95 per month thereafter. What happened, I believe, was that I was charged the $7.47 times three plus the $9.95 on my first bill, June 12, 2008. Please credit my account as you see fit. Thx. John
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    Reviewed Oct. 24, 2008

    NetZero is charging a user fee to three of my credit cards. I was able to cancel one of them. However NetZero/Juno is charging my MC and Discover account. The Discover charges are fraud as I never gave them my account information. I am unable to cancel the charges on my MC and Discover because I can never talk to a person.
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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2008

    I had netzero internet service for a little over a month last year. They did not offer a local access number in my area, so in order to use their service, I had to have long distance added to my phone. After my first phone bill, I realized it would be cheaper to go with the local ISP. I called to cancel my netzero account and an operator offered me one free month of tech support. I DECLINED and requested to have the service turned off. That was in December 2007. Today we got a letter from the bank about being overdrawn. We had noticed that our money was short every month , but had no idea why! They have been taking $14.95 out of our account since december of '07 WITHOUT PERMISSION! I called to day and talked to the head supervisor, who told me he could give us $25.00. I guess so JERRY!!! Being that we have paid you $250.00 counting our over draft fees. The best part of all, is that we have not received a bill from them in almost a year and we moved! so I asked Jerry, If I knowingly had your srvice, wouldnt I have called when we moved? Jerry had no answer. I want my money!
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    Reviewed Oct. 21, 2008

    Last October 2007, my son and I were looking for a cheaper way to access the internet and we got a NetZero disc and tried to program our computer, but it didn't work, so we threw the disc away. December 21, 2007, our house caught on fire and we were displaced for approximately 8 months. The whole time we paid our phone bill in order to keep the same number, even though we had no service. Why did we do that, because our number has been the same forever.

    At any rate, our computer has not been connected to anything since the fire. I paid my American Express bill today and for the first time since I got this card, I felt the bill was a little too high, so I asked to have someone help me go online and establish my password so I could look at my account. I saw a charge for $14.95 for NetZero and they have been charging me since last October 2007. I've talked to four (4) people now from NetZero the last one being the supervisor Andi, and she only repeated what everyone else said, and they all tell me that they do not charge for usage, they charge for availability. This service has never been available to me or my son.

    When I called them up, they asked my name and my phone number. They don't even have the home number on record. How could they be charging me for the availability when you don't even have a number to make it available. I asked for the executive office number, they told me they didn't have that number. So I went on the Internet and found the executive office number ** prompt #4, Westlake, California. I am a caregiver for 2 elderly parents, and work a full time job. My mail is overwhelming. I've never taken issue to my American Express bill before, and what I normally do is call them from work on payday, find out what I need to pay and pay it over the phone. Today, the bill seemed a little high, that's why I questioned it, otherwise they would have got me for another month without me knowing. From now on, I'll be checking.

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2008

    I have signed up with Netzero last February one year contract. We have to move out of our apartment because we cannot afford it any longer and we still want their service to be transferred to our new address. They claim that this situation would be an early disconnection, that they cannot transfer the service to our new address. When we bought the service sales person never told us that verbally otherwise we would have not signed up with them. They said they will have to charge us $150.00 termination fee. We should not have to pay this fee.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2008

    After I cancelled my dial up account, which you HAVE to do by phone, I noticed they were still charging me $4.95 a month for something called backup services?? I never even heard of backup services before and I certainly never accepted it. I had to call again and raise hell to get my bank account credited. It remains to be seen if that will happen. NEVER AGAIN!

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2008

    I called in Feb 2008 and cancelled my account with Netzero. I spoke with a man that tried offering me 1 month and then 2 months service free. I told him I was not happy with his company and cancel my account. I thought it was closed until I got a letter from them saying I have been turn over to the UNL collection division for $14.90. I called 10/8/08 @ 6 pm and spoke with a Customer Service Rep. She couldn't help me I ask to speak with her supervisor Peter. He said they had no record of me ever called and my account was still open. I couldn't believe it so I try logging on - sure enough it was still active. So let say I didn't cancel my monthly charge which is $9.95 since Feb 2008. That is 10 months @ $9.95 per month = $99.50 balance due. But I received a letter for $14.90.

    I noticed when I check to see if I could still get into Netzero 10-08-08, by the way is when I received the collection letter. That NetZero has since email notices showing I need to pay as of end of July 2008. It said I owe $29.95. So now which is it? Do I owe you $14.90 or $29.95 or $99.50? If I didn't cancel my account how come they didn't bill me for all the months they show it is still open. What a awful company to deal with. After I cancelled the account I was still receiving monthly charges on my American Express. I called American Express and told them I cancel the account. American Express credit my account of Feb & March 2008. I told American Express to block Netzero. I didn't authorize the charges. After that I didn't see anymore charges.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2008

    Netzero debited 30$ from my account in September of 2008. A representative of netzero said that I had ordered some services from them on July 17, 2008. I did not order anything from Netzero. I am currently on a fixed income of $300 dollars a month. I have several health problems to include breast cancer. I am currently waiting for my disability. There is no way that I would order these services. Netzero is also charging me for a security service of $1.95 that I did not order. The only service that I ordered was Netzero Internet service for $9.95 a month. This is the only amount that should be debited out of my account. Netzero also debited my account twice for $25 on the same day for using technical support for less than five minutes. What is going on?

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    Reviewed Sept. 24, 2008

    I do not have the time nor the patience to reiterate my digust with [their] billing proceedures. [They] continue to bill me after I cancelled inferior service in Feb/, 2008. What does it take to get refund the money that [they] so easly withdrew and to get [them] to STOP billing me for something I do not have? I have referred my complain the the State of Michigan Better Business Bureau .

    Caused me $75 worth of overdraft charges.

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    Reviewed Sept. 19, 2008

    I signed up for Net Zero DSL in January of this year. I am now in the middle of a divorce. Due to this I had to move. When I got to my new apartment, I tried to set up my DSL. But, I couldn't get online. So, I was called tech support. The answer to my problem was that anytime I change something, such as my address this effects my service. So, even though DSL is offered the five blocks that I moved, I could not connect to my old internet service.

    I was forwarded to a customer service rep. I explained my situation, expecting an easy fix. Because I had was on a year contract, I was not allowed to move. My options were to: A) terminate my contract, pay the $150 termination fee, and start a new contract; or B) keep paying my monthly fee, but not be able to get on the internet. Even though I explained my situation (how was I to know that I would be getting a divorce when I signed up for service) they would not budge on their policies. I did not want to cancel my service within that year, I just wanted to continue my service, but at a different address.

    I either have to pay $150, or pay $27 a month until January. With a divorce, and a move this is something I cannot afford.

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    Reviewed Sept. 9, 2008

    I cancelled our Net Zero internet on April 23 and they continue to put a $4.95 charge on my GM card every month since then. Just what do they think I'm paying for? If they don't stop charging me, I'll cancel my card and open a new one. And will never do business with them again or recommend them to anyone.

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    Reviewed Sept. 3, 2008

    I had my netzero account disconnected and am still being charged $7.94 each month for a email I can't even go to. I'm going to call them one more time. I don't have the money to pay for a company like this.

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    Reviewed Aug. 26, 2008

    I have cancelled my acct. in 7/08,they keep takeing money from my checking.Everytime I call , they first say I haven't cancelled , then say I haven't paid. There sorry and they won't take anymore money , after asking to speak w/mgr. which I didn't get to do. hopefully this time it stops.

    I am on a fixed income of disability, when they take money from my acct. and I'm under the impression it;s there. Well lets just say I've had to pay a few bounce fee's for thinking I had it in the bank , when they had actually taken it.

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    Reviewed Aug. 19, 2008

    I started my internet service with this company back in December 27,2007. I'm still currently with this terrible internet company. Service has been terrible and all the times I have called in to speak to a CSR they always have gotten smart me. Also I have had to call in several times to order new disks which never operated right.

    It's not my computer because my computer is brand new. Their cheap defective disks are the problem. Everytime I went online it would keep me online for a couple a seconds then kick me off. Everytime I would have to use the disk to restart the program which is sick. All the money I have paid to this internet company is a waste of my hard earned money. Every time I called back in to speak to a CSR I would get the same response we will send you a new disk which never helped me at all. I'm very disappointed with the service I have with this company.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2008

    Netzero will not cancel my account, and they are putting unauthorized charges on my card. I have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. I'm sending Netzero a certified letter, and after that I'll complain to the California Attorney General, the Attorney General of my state, flie a fraud report with the 3 major credit bureaus, and am looking for a class action attorney. I understand there is an attorney in San Francisco putting together an effort to go after Netzero. It would be a good idea if everyone did these things. Netzero is a rip off artist.

    I can not afford for anyone to steal money from us. My husband is disabled and we live on a very tight budget. My blood pressure is sky high from trying to deal with Netzero, and they still won't get off my computer, refund my money, or cancel my account. My computer won't even work right because of their interference. I'll have to get someone to take Netzero's junk out of my computer.

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    Reviewed Aug. 16, 2008

    I cancelled my Netzero Platinum service of $9.95 as of March 2008 and switched to AT&T DSL that same month. After speaking with a male service rep, I cancelled everything and they told me I wouldn't be billed anymore. A month later, I'm billed for $4.95 for the account I cancelled under a different plan and I call again to cancel. The female service rep. then tells me that I will not be billed again and now, August 2008, I am billed for $8.85 for the same account with a 'now' added Norton service which I never agreed to.

    I distinctly told her that I wanted my account cancelled again! I want to know where they're getting this information to keep billing me despite the fact I've cancelled over 2 times! I have enoguh to pay for with phone and college tuition, I don't need their services which I've cancelled and they still keep billing my credit! It's making me pay for accounts I've cancelled and I have enough to pay for at college now and my NEW internet service which I told Netzero about as the reason for switching over in the first place.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2008

    Ordered net zero, after approx. 3 hours, service was cut off. Svce ordered on or about 6/05/08. On or about 6/08/08 called and canceled svce. Next bill charged to credit card. Called again, still couldn't understand what was said. Sounds like a ripoff to me. Someone should check them out. I'm being charged for a svce that I'm not getting, and I sure as heck dont want it! They have the gal to charge credit card.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2008

    Ordered net zero, after approx. 3 hours, service was cut off. Svce ordered on or about 6/05/08. On or about6/08/08 called and canceled svce. Next bill charged to credit card. Called again, still couldn't understand what was said. Sounds like a ripoff to me. Someone should check them out.

    I'm being charged for a svce that I'm not getting, and I sure as heck dont want it! They have the gal to charge credit card.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2008

    I cancelled my netzero services Sept.17,2007, the rep tried to convince me to keep services but I declined. I found out thru a balance inquiry that I had overdraft fees d/t netzero debiting my account thru further investigation with assist from my bank I realized they have been going into my account since Oct,2007 taking $4.95 and if it wasn't for the overdrafts this created they would still be taking money out.

    When i had netzero my payments were 14.95 due the 26th of every month. Netzero admitted that the 4.95 was for backup services which i declined when cancelling the service. They stated it was a misunderstanding on the representatives part, but I don't see how because my exact words were No! No!

    These last transactions created (2) overdrafts $32.00 ea. = $64.00. We know now we should have monitored our accounts more carefully. Netzero agreed to credit our account for $49.50 but said the overdraft fees were between me and my bank. This is was bank fraud, I never gave permission to debit my account after Sept.17,o7

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2008

    I switched to AT&T internet, Stopped using Net Zero. A month later I cancel my draft to Net Zero. No longer used it. 4 months later I get a letter from United Online Collections Division informing my account for $10.99 was in collections and to pay at once. Net Zero never billed me, contacted me by phone or called me. They have my phone number. How can they just send it to a collections agency and never try to collect it.

    Damage to my credit

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    Reviewed Aug. 2, 2008

    I can;t get Netzero to cancel my service and refund a charge that I never agreed to. I spent 30 minutes + on the phone with customer service on July 23 and they agreed to a partial refund of the billing however no refund has been processed.

    Its only about $7 - 8 dollars that they agreed to refund but did not. If they just keep charging me, I will have to cancel the credit card to make them go away.

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    Reviewed July 14, 2008

    NetZero has been billing me since February 2008 for Internet that I do not use. I have spoken to NetZero 5 times and was told that someone in California opened the account in question and they assured me it would be cancelled. It is now July 2008 and I am still being billed for an account that is not mine.

    NetZero is billing me through AT&T and I was told by AT&T that if I cancel AT&T all together, that NetZero would still do damage to my Credit. Also, AT&T is not doing anything to assist me either. Basically, I have wasted countless hours of my telephone service and am getting the run-around by both AT&T and NetZero. I am also still being charged by NetZero. I would appreciate any help you can offer.

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    Reviewed July 7, 2008

    Approximately four months ago I cancelled my netzero dialup internet connection. After two months they started billing me again. I called them to stop the billing and refund $4.95 to me. They never did. I want the billing stopped and the $4.95 returned! What a terrible experience. Please help. Thanks. I don't remember my password for the netzero account.

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    Reviewed June 28, 2008

    I cancelled my netzero internet service on Feb but Netzero continued to charge me for March and April.

    I called Netzero to complain about the extra two months charges, the representative said She will return my credit to my credit card. They never did.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2008

    I approached net zero over the telephone for a trial service. The service was never used and when Net Zero was called they indicated they would not put charges through as the service was never used.

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    Reviewed June 20, 2008

    During subscription process Netzero DSL Internet provider dont mention $150 cancellation fee. They mentioned it several days later after subscription is complete and I received DSL modem. I was notified about $150 cancellation fee after I has started using the service. If I disagree with cancellation fee I could cancel the service getting money back, but I would have to send equipment back to them for my own account and look for another DSL ISP therefore I didnt.

    The problem is that connection speed which cost money dropped down below dial up right after that money back period was over so it did not make sense to use it. However if I wanted to cancel the service which I could not use anymore I have to pay $150 cancellation fee.

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    Reviewed June 18, 2008

    erroneous charges to my account, never ordered or do I have it, stop it, cancel it, don't try and use my account for unauthorized charges. don't have email.

    overdraft charges

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    Reviewed June 18, 2008

    Buyer beware,netzero is not what they appear to be. after i signed up in 07 all seem to be going well, then after about a month i started haveing problems getting connected and staying connected it would never fail right when i would be in the middle of reading emails or composing or didn't matter what i was doing i would get dropped time, after time.

    So i called netzero only to get to someone in India, and that someone could not have help me. So i hung up called back only to speak to someone in the Phillipines. Whats up with this? and to top that off if i had let them put me to technical support i was informed to have my credit card handy. I refused i raised a stink i told them i was going to find another isp then all of a sudden technical support could talk to me one time for free.

    Bottom line Mark talks a good talk about netzero, but there is no service after the sale and if there is you'll be more confused when you hang up because: after you sign up you no longer speak to americans. And not one of my problems have been eliminated, i am in search of an isp who will give you service after the sale in America.

    netzero has billed me twice in one month, they will tell you we will have it back into your account by the next billing cycle. But what does a person do when they take your money hold it for 30 days as it builds interest for them, most people are living pay check to pay check. All i have done with netzero is argue, argue, argue.

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    Reviewed June 17, 2008

    I contacted NetZero to cancel my account as I no londer have phone jacks available in my home and have switched to a cable modem. I was told that the account had been closed.

    Almost 2 months after cancellation I see a charge of $4.95 on my credit statement from NetZero. I contacted them to learn that I was placed on a back-up status. She told me I requested the back up service that was free for the first month. I did NOT request this feature and they noted my account when I cancelled that I had no phone jacks and had switched to cable. In thier own system they had enough information to confirm my lack of need for thier service.

    After a detailed demand to remove all finacial information and remove my file completely, I was instantly offered a refund of my $4.95. Why would the agent have such immediate ability to offer me a refund unless this is a common deception from the company. If there is a class action movement on this company I would like to be heard on this matter.

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    Reviewed June 14, 2008

    cancelled service on 5/8/2008. Netzero automatically took 9.95 from my checking account. Called again and told them I wanted my 9.95 back. Finally on 5/29 they sent the money back. On 6/10 they took 25.00 automaticaaly from my account and claim this was a cancellation fee. I should not have been charged a cancellation fee. I had basic service that was cancelled on 5/8. There was no mention of a cancellation fee. I had netzero for 15 years and had the most basic of services with them. I should not have any cancellation fee.

    $25.00 deduction from my checking account and I need that money.

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    Reviewed June 4, 2008

    I had Net Zero For several years but I cancelled my internet with them and went to AT&T over two years ago. Every time I get a bank statement it shows that net zero has taken $7.94 on the first part of a month and $12.94 close to the end of that same month and I have tried to call them to find out why they are taking $20.88 a month for over a year.

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    Reviewed June 3, 2008

    I was a subscriber to Net Zero when I first got my computer, and my monthly payment was taken out of my checking account. On two different occassions, instead $16.90 being deducted, $21.85 was deducted.

    I then went to Comcast for my service. When I called NetZero to inform them I had changed, I was told I would have NetZero as back up free of charge for one month. I said I did not need NetZero as back up as I was already connected to Comcast. Again, two times I have had $4.95 taken out of my accountfor Net Zero.

    I have since spoken to my bank, and they put a hold on anymore money being taken from my account by NetZero.

    There is a total of $19.80 plus that I could have used to pay my concast bill. If they are doing this to me, how many other customers are having the same problem and is this ever going to stop?

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    Reviewed June 3, 2008

    An account was opened in my name and address at NetZero. I received a collection bill from United Online Collections. I called NetZero and discovered while they have my name and address and an account, they do not have accurate financial and security information.

    I have spent over 1 hour on the phone trying to resolve this with no success. They won't cancel the account because I can't give them the financial and security information they have on file.

    It seems NetZero allows accounts to be opened without significant measures for confirming financial information.

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    Reviewed June 2, 2008

    I Cancel Net Zero a long time ago. I don't have it and will not pay this billing. It was too slow and most of the time the service did not work. I tried to call this number to get it fix but only a message came on. I could not speak to anyone. I will send back this other form but with no payment because I haven't the service for many months and I paid everything that I owed. I don't appreciate this way of handling business and I am not responsible if they did not do there part as to close this account. I expect a reply that it has been resolved and no further action is taken or I will contact the Attorney Generals office in complaint.

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    Reviewed May 29, 2008

    Still in my 1st month of free service and got charged by tec at support today May 29th. My service was ordered May 12th. First bill will be June 12th. Thankyou.

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    Reviewed May 26, 2008

    I called to reinstall my netzero because it was saying that it had been corrupted. i was put on hold for ten minutes and spoke to some one for 3 minutes. I was charged $31.20 plus @25.00 plus $9.95. I want these charges reversed or I will cancel this account as of now 5/25/08. I can't believes you charge anything as this was not my fault. I have never heard of any one charging for tech help.

    I am legally blind and if you don't have services to help us I will have to change carriers. I will expect to hear from you and see a credit on my account. This has messed up all my bank account. and as a handicap person it has really upset me that people would take advantage of us.

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    Reviewed May 12, 2008

    I can not remember the exact date that I cancelled my netzero internet service but I noticed that it is still coming out of my checking account and I cannot find a phone number anywhere that I can call them and discuss this with but I thought you might be able to help me. They held out $17.94 out of my April check and I Had never gotten a copy of my transactions from my bank so I assume that this the same ammount that they have held out all along.PLEASE HELP ME.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2008

    I have been charged from my checking account 9.95 from netzero. I do not have access to this website. I would llike to know how to completely commumnicate w/ Netzero of canceling this account completely.

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    Reviewed May 5, 2008

    I am paying for internet service and can not even log on! Every time I finally get in it goes back off! You have very poor and slow service!

    No way to check my mail or even write to you!

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    Reviewed May 4, 2008

    I cancelled this dial-up service in February 2008 but they continued to charge my credit card $9.95 per month. When I emailed them they informed me that they had no record of my cancellation. At the time of the original call they informed me that they would mail me my confirmation number. They did not.

    Impossible to contact them by phone to cancel, not allowed to cancel by email through my netzero account, and no mailing address available.

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    Reviewed May 1, 2008

    I've been using [the] service for a couple of years or more and I'm very tired of being yanked out of service in the middle of a project without warning. Occasionally I'll be warned of losing my connection and I'll typically hit the stay connected thing and all's well. But too many times I've been in the middle of something only to find that my connection has been lost. This is unacceptable!

    I've lost too many letters, web sites, and pictures for this to continue as it's been. I live in the country where it's impossible to improve on dial-up. All I ask is that before [they] dump me that I have a chance to say NO! I'm so tired of being in the middle of an e-mail or another project and finding that I'm already off-line. I request that [they] either give me a warning EVERY time or inform me that that can't happen. There are many servers and my patience is wearing very thin. Surely I'm not the only one who feels this way. Please advise...

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    Reviewed April 24, 2008

    I have a phone from SBC and they put me on the internet which I did not sign and do even have a computer. I did not notice of my bill, until my doughter told me. I call last year on september, they suppost cancel the service which I continue getting charge on my phone bill. I call on november, got the comfirmation # still they send me,

    I call on January, they told me they going to give me the credit for only two months, now is April 23 2008 still getting charge on my phone bill, I call them I do not know what to do. They said the same thing over and over. I have proofe of my confirmation# and the bills where I was charge. All last year which is 18.45 dollars,

    Pleas let me know if I can do something about it, I tell then to refund the money they keep saying I will send it for two months but I never get anything only the bill from them

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    Reviewed April 23, 2008

    On September 18th, 2006 I cancelled Netzero. I documented the date, the time, and the cancellation number. It is 18 months later and Netzero still continues to debit my phone bill. Furthermore, each time they have given me a cancellation number, they state the following, we have no record of your cancellation. This after I have not had their internet service.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2008

    After 5 years I wanted to cancel to go to another service. I canceled on October 18, 2007. They acknowledged but said they would continue to bill me for 3 months. I said I wanted to cancel immediately, but they insisted on billing me and it is April and I am still getting billed for $4.95. The confirmation they sent me was thank you for continuing Netzero, like our conversation never happened.

    The mental stress for paying for something I no longer have or want.

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    Reviewed March 19, 2008

    I called Netzero to cancel my account late January 2008. I was told my account was cancelled and that I would receive an e-mail confirming my cancellation. I called back after not receiving the e-mail and was assured that my account had indeed been cancelled. On the 16th of March I was again charged for services. I called AGAIN, and demanded a refund, and was told that the refund had been submitted, but it would take 1 to 2 billing cycles to receive it.

    I have had $4.95 taken from my account.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2008

    I noticed a charge from NetZERO yesterday for $9.95. I've never had a netZERO account. I assumed I was the victim of an identity theft. (What moron would steal someone's identity to open up a NetZERO account?) So I called my bank, and they asked me to first try to resolve the mix up with the merchant. So I called NetZERO, and they asked me what the last four of the credit card was. I gave them the numbers, but they said those were incorrect. Being that I was holding the bill and the card in my hand at that very instant, I mentioned that whoever opened the account must've changed the billing info they had on file so I could not call and cancel.

    With that, I began my endless series of department transfers (all in India, mind you): harassed, accused, called a liar and essentially treated like scum. FINALLY, I got someone to refer me to their legal division, so I'm going to try that tomorrow. Lord knows what is going on over there in NetZERO land, but I tell you, like their name says, they certainly are a ZERO in my book.

    Running damage report: 1 credit card account; 1 secure identity; $9.95; only God knows how many more days or phone calls to merely attempt to resolve this nightmare.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2008

    I signed on with Net Zero for a one-month (allegedly) free trial. My credit card was charged immediately. Within days, it was clear the service was poor (slow access when I was able to access their servers at all; very slow downloads), so I called to cancel. (You MUST call.) The rep tried to keep me as a customer by offering me several more months of free service. I declined. Eventually, he gave up trying to sell me and canceled my account. I told him my credit card had ALREADY been charged for that (allegedly) free trial month, and he said I'd receive a credit for it on the next month's statement. When no credit was received, I notified Net Zero via mail for several months; but no credit was ever provided. Nor was any response whatsoever from Net Zero received. Beware of Net Zero's FREE trial offers.

    I was lucky. All it cost me was $9.95 plus postage and the time needed to type and mail letters to Net Zero.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2008


    I had net zero for 2 weeks, it hardly ever came on. When it did it would shut down after a couple of minutes. I called before my free month was up, the lady said she's so sorry, for my troubles they'll give me another month to me for free, I said no thanks, I was going to get Internet service through my cable company. She tried to offer me discounts if I decide to use it from a month to month basis. I told her that wont be necessary because the cable company would be at my house that next day to hook up my high speed Internet. she said no problem thank you for using net zero, and hung up. I thought that was the end of it. Next thing I know I have charges on my account From Net Zero. That day after I spoke to her, the cable guy connected my Internet, and he fully deleted Net Zero from my computer. What do they think people wont notice. It adds up after a while. I called to see why they charged me, and all I get is a run around.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2008

    I had Netzero for a couple of years, Last spring our computers power system fried, so I called Netzero and canceled service because we couldn't afford a new computer right away. I got charged for a couple of months, then we were told we wouldn't get charged for a while. Still we wanted to have complete cancellation, and they wouldn't give money back. Now they have a satellite system, and we were offered a trial run in Nov '07 which we didn't take. They said that we would not have to do anything or be charged with anything if we didn't contact them by the end of the promo. Well here it is 3rd and 4th months later, and we have had one payment each for the last two months of $8.22 taken out. I do want my money back. It's the principle of the thing, and they are ripping the consumers off!

    If they keep doing this, it will eventually catch up to us when we are low on funds. It will cause overdraft fees and whatever else goes on.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2008

    I called the number they gave to cancel their service. They said they were sorry and would give me 1 month free service. (Why? I wanted to cancel their dismal service.) Now they are telling me I won't be billed for the service, but will be billed for Norton antiVirus at $4.95 a month! I switched to Copper.net and installed a McAfee anivirus program, so why do I need their Norton? I might be helpful if their personnel could speak English!

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2008

    I subscribed to Netzero DSL service in March of 2007. I had an old computer that didn't have a USB connection that I was planning to use for the internet at my office. I called Netzero to subscribe to their service. I have three telephone lines coming into my office. I gave the service the second number that came in on phone jack number one, and was told that I had a connection. When I received the modem that they sent me, it had a USB connection on it, which my computer didn't have. I ordered a new computer from Dell, and it arrived after Netzero's 30-day cancellation policy. I installed the modem, and nothing has worked.

    I called their TEC support, and have been on the phone for many, many, many hours, and did all that they asked to no avail. I was told by their TEC support that the reason that my access doesn't work, is that their system doesn't work on second lines on one jack. They recommended that I cancel service, at a $100.00 charge, and then reinstall the line on my third line. They also told me that I have a contract with them, and they would charge me for early termination. Because of this, I have continued to pay for this service that I have never received. The last contact I had with their company I asked them to refund my service charges. They called to inform me that they refuse to do so. I can't begin to tell you how angry that this experience has made me. I have been defrauded out of $240.00.

    It is not the money so much as the horrible, time wasting, frustrating, sleep loss inducing, stress producing experience that this company has given to me. I paid for something that I never received by a huge company that should never treat people the way that I have been treated.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2008

    I canceled my service with Netzero approx. a year ago. I was just charged $12.45 for some yearly thing that I did not sign up for. This caused an overdraft. After a long wait, Netzero finally said they would refund the $12.45, but I'm stuck with the overdraft fee.

    Hopefully, I will get the $12.45 back, but I am probably out the overdraft fee. They said I have to talk to my bank about this.

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    Reviewed Feb. 4, 2008

    I canceled my Net Zero account last year because it never worked. Shortly after that I canceled my land line phone service through our cable company because it did not work properly. Now, 9 months later, Net Zero is dunning me for $9.95. Is this a racket? Do they just do this as a means of lining their pockets?

    I am guessing that most people go ahead and pay it since it is so small a bill, and it is such a hassle to try to deal with them anyway. I am not going to pay them. My husband will call the FCC. He did this when we had a problem with Verizon, and it was very helpful. I suggest that all of you who have a complaint about Net Zero contact the FCC. The more complaints they have the more likely they will make Net Zero stop ripping us off.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2008

    They would not let me cancel service without a fee that was never mentioned before. I was under the understanding that the service was on a month to month basis.

    It is going to cost us a lot more money than we were led to believe. Money that we cannot afford, which was the point of signing up for NetZero in the first place.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2008

    I have never had a Netzero acct, although I have been dealing with them accessing my checking acct for over 4 yrs. Unfortunately, the first time I called to cancel this account, I didn't save the information regarding the call, but I have since. I have had to called netzero on 4 occasions to again cancel an account that I never accessed. I have 2 papers with the person's name and a reference number stating that I canceled the account. I mentioned attorney, class-action lawsuit, etc. It doesn't matter. I can see now how they make their money - if I hadn't checked my bank statement, I would never know about this. I now have (3) three dates, reference numbers, and names of people I spoke with to try and resolve this problem. I'm sure I'll be doing this again. It's unfair and unbelievable. I'm thinking I may have to actually cancel my checking account. I don't even think that will help because the checking account I have now is only 2 yrs old. How did they get my new checking account information I have no idea.

    The charge is only $9.95 so there is no real economic damage with me personally, but I'm sure if we add up all the money they are taking, it is a huge amount. It's just an inconvenience and it's got to be illegal in some way.

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    Reviewed Jan. 19, 2008

    My son set up an account with Netzero and convinced me later that it was a good idea to have an e-mail account so I could write him while he was in Germany. That was the 9th of September, 2005. It was a slow dial up account, but Netzero frequently stopped working and sent me notices to choose more access numbers that would end up being long distance for me. I was not happy with their service because of the constant down time. I called to cancel them around July, 2007, and I was told they could not cancel me without the last four digits of the Mastercard that my son used to set up the account. I reminded them that their own site page stated that if I provided the Netzero account number they could cancel. They kept telling me it didn't matter because they could not cancel without the Mastercard number. I could not access this because I did not have that number.

    Now my son is back, and finally I got his card number and canceled the Netzero. They have been taking payment from our bank account every month for more than two years, and I would like to be sure they will stop. However, both times I requested to have the account canceled, I requested a mailing address and they would only give me an e-mail address. I told them I would like to mail a hard copy letter, but they refused to give me their mailing address. I was kept on the phone listening to Edmond give me sales pitch after sales pitch about internet back up services or e-mail phone services or internet security services. When I convinced them that I was not interested in any of their services, finally after 25 minutes, they said they would cancel my internet service; but I was left feeling unsure. I want to request it in writing.

    I paid $9.99 for 24 months, give or take. I do not ask for recompense, but want their address so I can send a hard copy letter telling them they cannot dip into my bank account any more.

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    Reviewed Jan. 13, 2008

    I made my mom a computer for her birthday and paid for her internet service for her. Well, I got netzero internet service. This was so slow we decided to get her DSL. I called netzero and cancelled the account. I asked the netzero service rep if I would have anymore charges. He put me on hold and came back and said no, my card would not have anymore charges. The next month rolled around and there is a 25 dollar charge on my account. I called again and Sharon told me it was a cancellation fee because I didn't use the 12 months I signed up for. Well I didn't see anything about a cancellation fee or time of usage when I signed up, and the service rep had told me in previous call that I wouldn't have anymore charges. Sharon told me she couldn't do anything about the charges. So I asked for an address I could write someone, she said they didn't have a mailing address, that I would have to use email. I told her she could either refund my 25 dollars or give me a mailing address that I could send a legal document to. after fussing for an hour, they gave me an address. No refund.

    My wife and I get paid every two weeks, so by the second week funds are usually a little low, and this is the week it comes out of our account. This will make the difference between a tank of gas or not. So by the time we get paid the twenty five dollars would have helped.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2008

    Net Zero continues to charge my credit card, and I had canceled the service since October. I have not been able to resolve this.

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    Reviewed Jan. 9, 2008

    I was defrauded out of several months of fees, after canceling services several times.

    I continued to be billed for canceled services four months after initial cancellation for a total of $56.80. I was repeatedly told, "Oh you have a duplicate account, your other account was canceled, but not this one, etc...." I only set up one account. Obviously, from the looks of previous complaints this scam has been going on for over five years.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2007

    I just found out that for the last two and a half years NetZero has been charging me monthly for an account I have never had.

    I called them, they said because I did not notice that I was being charged for so long they could only refund 6 months. Why would you refund someone at all if you thought they were lying. Why should I have to look for fraudulant charges on my bank statements?

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2007

    I have called 4 different times to cancel my account. They continued to bill me two different times after cancelling. They said when I cancelled the account for the fourth time on 12/04/07, that the account had not been cancelled before. They said the $16.94 they had charged me would be refunded. As of 12/18/07 they have not refunded my account and I called again today. I spoke with Sharon, a supervisor, telling her I had cancelled four other times and I want my money refunded. Once again she said the account had not been cancelled. I gave her the reference number that I had. She proceed to cancel the account once again and told me once again my money would be refunded to me within 5 to 7 business days. I would not recommend this company to anyone. They obviously do not know what they are doing and continue to charge people for services they are not using.

    Because of them taking this money out it has left my bank account short and some bills unable to be paid.

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    Reviewed Dec. 15, 2007

    I wanted to find out why my connection to the internet was not in use anymore. So I called the tech support line, and for 21 minutes I was on the phone with an Asian tech who was not understandable and did not solve my problem. When I click Netzero, the window popped up but in the place where my email address would be, it was gone. So I entered the address and password in again and pressed connect. The program dialed and took longer than it usually does and then said "unable to connect to network", and then it tried another number and repeated that message after every try. So when I called for help, the tech took me through all these steps and still could not solve my problem. Then at the end he tells me that he will send me another Netzero cd, because I have misplaced mine, and that it would take a few days.

    This was the 11th of Dec., and I have still not received this cd. I have called billing and have explained my situation. I do not believe that I should have to go through all this hassle;and that for help with this system I should have to pay almost $43 for assistance that did not even solve the problem. Now because of all of these problems I no longer wish to have Netzero. I am very unhappy with the customer service that I was offered.

    My computer will not allow me to uninstall programs, and it is ridiculous that I should have to pay for tech support that deals with your internet. I am furious over the matter that to receive help for an internet problem, I have to pay!

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    Reviewed Dec. 13, 2007

    In 2005, I had netzero as my Isp. In 2006, I cancelled the service because I moved. Later that year I noticed they were still taking money out of my account, so I placed a stop payment order on them. Recently I noticed that they have began taking money again.

    Not knowing about this money coming out has caused my account to bounce.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2007

    In April '07 I moved to SC from CT and called to cancel my account. Instead, my account was downgraded to $9.95, so for the past 8 months Netzero has been charging me $12.90 and twice incurred $35 overdraft fees. In Dec. '07 I spent 2 days on the phone and got a confirmation # this time. I'm out $173.20.

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    Reviewed Dec. 7, 2007

    On Nov 5, 2007 I called to cancel my Netzero acct. At that time I asked the cancellation rep if I would receive any additional charges to my debit card; she said no. In fact she said I would receive a refund of the $9.95 that was charged to me on Nov 5, 2007 since I would not be using the account. Well, On December 7, 2007, I checked my bank account and found that I was charged $25 for a cancellation fee. Trying to find someone in the USA that could even spell my name (an easy name!) was a challenge in itself.

    Finally, I spoke with a supervisor by the name of Shari, and she said the $25 was a condition of the contract I signed. I never signed a contract, and I was given misleading information by their customer services department. When I asked about additional charges I meant ALL charges. Shari said the representative was talking about the monthly fee of $9.95 and it was not her problem. She said there was no one else I could speak with for she was the top of the line. I find it hard to believe that a customer services supervisor is at the top of the food chain....

    My account was charged $25.00 unexpectedly...

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2007

    I requested to cancel my account twice. The last time I called, they agreed to cancel as I now have DSL.

    Since the billing was directly from a bank account not used much, I didn't realize I received bills for almost 9 months.

    Tried to cancel again last week, still active. They refuse to close down the account.

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    Reviewed Nov. 30, 2007

    i cancelled my account with Netzero in April or May of 2007. They charged my account $132.44 in Nov. I called and was disconnected at least 5 times. I spoke with a supervisor, Lynn, and explained to her that I had cancelled my account in April or May and I now have had a new service for quite a few months. She said she still showed me as active. I asked her if they have seen any activity on my account? I asked her before they charged my account if they thought it was a problem has anyone tried to contact me? She said she shows no records of anyone trying to contact me and she refuses to issue me a refund..

    I have car insurance, phone bills and rent that needs to be paid, and they just short changed me. Not to mention the stress and aggrevation of being disconnected 5 times..

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2007

    I have been trying to close my Netzero account. I was given a confirmation number. I tried to email myself at Netzero from my new provider to see if the account was closed and was expecting a return email to come back, and it didn't. The account was to be closed on 11/21/07. Today is 11/25/07 and I went online and my account is still active. I called a third time and was told that I have ten free hours a month. I told them to completely close the account for no access, and they said they couldn't and something about waiting 60 more days! Then they told me I needed to email abuse@support.netzero.com about it, and I did and there was an auto reply email about reporting spam! UNBELIEVABLE. I told them I will call them everyday until they completely shut this down.... Can you please help me?

    I have stress, and I fear that they will start charging my bank account again at some future date...and this will go on and on and on!

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2007


    I have been charged a $25.00 cancellation fee a month after cancelling their service. I spent about 20 minutes with a representative during their cancellation process and at no time was there any mention of any such charge.

    I just spoke to another of their representatives about this matter and was told that this fee is stated in the 'contract'. The only problem with this is that I never sign or even saw any 'contract' when I did the online sign up. There is no reference, anywhere that I can find, to any 'contract' anywhere in any account information, etc.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2007

    I canceled my Netzero account in August. It was quite the ordeal to get them to understand what cancel means. I thought I was successful because the automated payments of $9.95 stopped for three months. Then I was charged again in November. I called them to cancel...again. They said I had signed up for Mega Mail, and that the first 3 months had been free. Of course, I had never signed up for this. She said she would cancel after I got angry, but she said they would not reverse the charge they made in November. Now I have to go through the charge back process with my credit card company.

    What a hassle dealing with these people. No business should be operated this way. Please DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH NETZERO! You will regret it. The sad thing is I think they know exactly what they are doing: they are trying to rip people off and steal from them. Any reputable company would cancel accounts immediately and reverse charges if a customer asked. Despite all the complaints, apparently companies like this can't be stopped. It's unfortunate.

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    Reviewed Nov. 4, 2007

    I cancelled my NETZERO account in March 13, 2007. I didn't noticed it until today that $55.00 was taken from my account last month when i reviewd my account. I didn't know so I invistagated it. Then I fount out that I had another charge in July 2007 for $15.40. When I tried calling tonight. I spent 2 hours and 45 minutes on the phone.

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    Reviewed Oct. 23, 2007

    I paid $14.95 for Netzero platinum service and recently got a message stating that if I didn't respond to the request to click on the button, I would be disconnected. This was forcing me to be at the computer all the time, which is totally impractical for dial-up. When I contacted support to complain they basically told me to get a download manager which I already had but is of no help if the download can't be resumed. Also, Netzero had a referral policy that it would pay you if you referred a customer that signed up for the service. There were some qualifications like service plan and number of months of paid service. I made a valid referral, fulfilling the terms. I inquired about the reward, and they never responded to my inquiries. One thing I hate worse than bad service is LIARS! I will pay more to someone else before I give them another penny.

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    Reviewed Oct. 5, 2007


    I signed up for Net Zero DSL about 5 months ago, since then I have moved to a new locaiton and this service is not offered where I now live. If I cancel they want to charge me an early termination fee of $150.00, otherwise I have to continue paying until the 12 month cancel period is over. Since they do not offer this service I don;t think I should either pay the early termination fee or have to continue paying for a service I cannot get.

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    Reviewed Oct. 4, 2007

    I've called twice since August to cancel the account. The first time they told me--they didn't ask, they TOLD me--that I would get a couple of months of free backup service. They skipped billing me for September but resumed billing in October.


    I only lost a few dollars, but the affront to my dignity has me boiling mad.

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    Reviewed June 9, 2007


    I cancelled my account in December 2006 or so I thought. Continued being billed, called again in March 2007. Issued a credit and billed me again in the same statement. Called again in June, issued me a partial credit. Couldn't get a straight answer as to why I was being billed after 3 cancellation attempts. Called again June 9th, again on hold,so sorry, not to worry, everything will be taken care of, blah blah blah.....

    After I asked how many others are being billed and how many people are paying interest on their credit cards for accounts that were supposed to be closed did they say that they would credit my account and make sure I would not be billed again.

    More frustrated than anything else. I know it's happened to a ton of people and I'd rather spend Sat. morning with my family than dealing with this, so if there is anything I can do to help make this right, let me know.

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    Reviewed May 7, 2007

    I subscribed to Netzero DSL service about 3 months ago. Since then I have been double-billed for my old dial-up service (which should have been canceled when I started DSL) and my DSL service. I disputed the bogus charges on my credit card.

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    Reviewed May 4, 2007

    Cancelled Netzero. The next month, another charge. Of course NetZero said they had no record of cancellation.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2007

    I tried their internet service (free for the first 30 days) cancelled within two of the 30days January 19. Now they are charging a non existent membership on my husbands debit card that we used(required) for sign up charges showing up on bank statement as of 3/20/07.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2007

    On December 7, 2206 I called for support with difficulty connecting to Net Zero. Support tech assured me that the solution would work but refused to continue with the call to actually see it thru. Unfortunately, the solution did not resolve the problem and I was left with no connection and a hefty tech support bill. The call cost me $44.85. I was then charged $17.95 on January 8th and $21.41 on February 8th for service that does not work.

    I cannot find a number to call to discontinue this service. After searching online I found a website displaying similar grievances.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2007

    I called to cancel and it took me about 30 minutes to get it done. I call and said I want to cancel and told her why. She tried to refer me to tech support and I said no... I want to cancel - simple as that. She offers me one month free and then says if I decide to stay after one month I can get access for only $6.95. Again I say NO, I just want to cancel. She then goes thru the whole spill again about one month free and at this point I interrupt her and ask her what she doesn’t understand about the word cancel.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2007

    I cancelled my account, received an email about a "Verification of NetZero Account Continuation" and was then charged for another 2 months. I called and tried to cancel again and was told about some $5.95 plan and I emphatically stated "No thanks" and was then hung up on. I called again, was told it was cancelled, asked for a confirmation number and after 5 minutes of waiting I got this and was told I would be emailed a confirmation of cancellation. I never got this and my account is still active.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2006

    I enrolled with Netzero for Internet dial up services. I've tried several given numbers to get on line. I have not been able to get on line as of yet. They charged my Mastercard for the services. I think it's really a shame to take the customers money and then not deliver. I want to cancel the account with them.

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    Reviewed Dec. 21, 2006

    On a Friday I purchased a gift certificate for my mother for Christmas from www.netzero.com. The delivery date of the certificate via e-mail delivery stated on the website, "Delivery time depends on the delivery method you select. When you select e-mail delivery your recipient should receive your gift within 1-3 hours."

    As of Saturday I had received nothing. I called the "help line" and was told that they would send me an e-mail confirmation shortly, which I did receive the next day. In the email there is a link that allowed me to check the status of the gift certificate, which said the certificate had been delivered. I still had not received the certificate as of Monday and the money had been taken out of my bank account.

    Finally on Wednesday I contacted Netzero again. I was transferred a total of 9 times between various departments. I spoke with 3 separate managers during this time as well.

    I was told that the gift card would take 45 DAYS to be delivered, NOT the 1-3 hours like the website stated. I told the representative that I wanted my money back and was transferred a few more times.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2006

    I cancelled Netzero Voice on November 4, 2006, owing them nothing. They charged to my account $30.35 for a service that was cancelled in November. I have the confirmation e-mail from them verifying an order of cancellation. When I called about this matter there was no one to talk to. A recording stated to e-mail the matter to them.

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    Reviewed June 24, 2006

    I called in November to cancel my Net Zero account. It is still being billed to my credit card in May. I called Jun 24th again to tell them to stop billing me and give me a refund, the customer service person transferred me to another dept to give me a refund and I waited on hold for over a half hour. A tech support person came on the line and said I had the wrong department and needed to talk to customer service. I said I had already been on hold and they needed to connect me with a person, not a queue. I got a customer service person who again said she had to put me on hold to talk to someone who could issue a refund. I told her I had already been on hold from her department and she needed to connect me with someone who could issue a refund. I ended up on hold again - and am still on hold as I write this - another half hour of my life!!!!

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    Reviewed May 28, 2006

    We cancelled Netzero in March. In April they charged our credit card. Of course you can't speak to a live person unless you want to be charged $1.95 per minute.

    I called the credit card company and told them I didn't request this charge - they took a report.

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    Reviewed May 17, 2006

    3/11/05 I cancelled NetZero to go with Cable internet. 2/17/06 I received a bill from a collection agency for $29.90. I called and talked to a person named Irvin who told me he was in Puru. I wrote a letter requesting a copy of the original bill for this. I received another collection notice 4/28/06. When I had this service, it was taken out of my checking. After it was cancelled, it was not taken out anymore but I am now being threatened.

    I am afraid my credit rating will be hurt by this but I am not paying a bill I don't owe even though it is less than $30.

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    Reviewed May 9, 2006

    In May of 2005 I called as instructed to cancel my account. The representative cancelled the account and gave me a confirmation number. A few weeks later I made a quick check to make sure my account was closed and to my surprise I found the account still active and being charged.

    I emailed Netzero and was informed that I had not correctly closed the account. As far as I know, they are probably still charging me for a service I have not used since May 2005.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2006

    First NetZero have problem in software when I contact and ask them to correct it .In number of times NetZero Resp just give me "run around" and nothing has been done.Secondly NetZero double charge for three months on both my credit cards.When I contact them again NetZero don't admit it and trying to offer me three months free Service of Internet but I refuse it .Until today it's been over two months I have not see my refund at all.

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    Reviewed May 2, 2006

    We had two unused netzero accounts that accumulated a balance of $19 each some time ago. Netzero stated that the accounts had not been "cancelled" correctly, yet I had used the online tool to do so. I worked with the customer support areas to pay the balance of each after receiving statements from United Online collections (even though I disputed that I owed this amount since the accounts should have beeen cancelled long ago).

    This final balance has been paid for some time, and again today we received statements from United Online Collections. There is no way to speak to anyone on the phone (NO customer service), and I need help. A recording states that all disputes need to be mailed to a particular address. Evidently, the mailings that are to be sent to the address given on the voice mail are unchecked, because we have tried that as well. After calling the Netzero billing support number AGAIN today, they informed me that there is no way to speak to anyone in collections, and that I need to write a letter to the same address AGAIN as before.

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    Reviewed March 18, 2006

    When i bought my new Dell computer I had a service for netzero.com free for 3 months then they took 9.95 out of my banking account the first month. when i tried calling i have to pay 1.95 per minute for customer service. I woud like my 9.95 reimbursed and never have to deal with the kind of stupidity again/

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2006

    Months ago I cancelled my Netzero account, after trying it for only two days. As of January 2006 they have started billing my credit card again

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    Reviewed Feb. 24, 2006

    I used a free trial from Netzero from Feb to April, 2005 and then cancelled my account (the last time I logged on was Feb 11, 2005). Life went on and I moved from the house that I had this NetZero account in August, 2005.

    In Feb 2006, I received a collections letter from United Online Collections Company (owns Netzero and Juno) regarding a $44.85 outstanding charge. When I called and talked to somebody in India (that had to be where she was from), the woman indicated that I NEVER cancelled my account. My free trial apparently lasted until June and then they tried to start charging my credit card from July to Nov. They apparently couldn't do that as I had lost my card at the time and got a new card (with a new number). Now, I am finding out that they want $44.85 for the 3 months of service from July to Nov 2005.

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    Reviewed June 25, 2005

    Approximately six months ago I cancelled my netzero internet connection. After two months they started billing me again. The problem was settled; netzero sent me a cancellation notice and credited my card. Because of my trouble with netzero, I cancelled that credit card. Now, this month (June 2005) I received a charge on my cancelled credit card for $51.85. Now it starts all over again.

    I called the credit card company and again cancelled that card, but netzero is still billing me and causing me no end of trouble.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2005

    They kept 18.95 after we cancelled, then continued to take out more after we cancelled claiming they did not cancel both accounts. We only set up one, and yet we have 2 accounts. We have never used either acct. We are livid about this and have complained to them over and over.

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    Reviewed April 10, 2005

    I called on 4/9/05 to cancel my Netzero service and received a reference number. On the 10th I received an email thanking me for continuing my service. I called back and spoke to one person who told me my service had been continued. He transferred me to Alana who put me on hold to check on the situation. My call was eventually ended by the automated system, so I had to call back again. This time I spoke to Maurice who told me he didn't know how to handle it so he would credit me for one month in case the cancellation didn't go through right. I am now fed up with them and will contact my credit card company and dispute any charges that show up on my bill.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2005

    I cancelled Netzero 2-16-05. On 4-08-05 they took $11.45 out of my bank account.

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    Reviewed April 8, 2005

    I have been trying to find a way to cancel my services with netzero and it has just been the most complicated fight I have ever had to go through with any kind of product/service. I have been charged my monthly fee of 9.95 for several months now because I can not utilize the phone lines at my house and I have not been able to find a reliable source for cancellation.

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    Reviewed April 6, 2005

    Netzero will not cancel an account I never used. We tried Netzero under the assumption it was a 30-day free trial. It never worked and I assumed since I didn't sign up for it after the 30 days it would be done and over. They have been charging my account every month and the price is going up from 9.95 to 11.95! You can not get anyone to talk to you, and emailing is a waste of time.

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    Reviewed April 3, 2005

    We have been double-billed since we started up service in September, 2004. We were told we had 2 accounts with my E-mail address on one and my wife's E-mail address on the other. I don't understand how we can have one charge account and one computer and two accounts. Each time I would check this against my account on-line it would only show one account.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2005

    I have been trying to cancel my service with them and can not get anybody to answer. They are still trying to charge my credit card for a service I can't even access. I have to keep my debit card account emptied so they can't take the money out for a service I can't use.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2005

    I have been trying to cancel my account with netzero, but they are making it impossible. This is so wrong what they are doing and if you want to do it on the phone you will be charged $1.95 per minutes.

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    Reviewed March 4, 2005

    I inquired about NetZero service around 1-25-05. I told the rep I would think about it. At that point she said I can offer you two months free if you would like to try the service instead of the normal one month. I agreed for the two months free service. On 2-25-04 my credit card account was charged the $14.95 charge.

    After I noticed the billing error. I contacted NetZero and canceled and requested a refund. I had to send them an e-mail to billing@supportNetZero.com. They responded that I had the service for 30 days free then was charged; however, I told them the rep lied to me because she promised me two months free and I still want a refund for the overage. This is an unethical business practice to lie to obtain a sale. I still want a refund.

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    Reviewed March 2, 2005

    I called Netzero on February 15, 2005 to cancel. The customer service tried to offer me another type of service which they call MEGA MAIL but I refused it. I said, I just want my service cancelled. The representative whom I have talked with have told me that there is going to have a cancellation charge of $25.00. I agreed on that as the lady on the phone said that is the company's cancellation policy.

    On March 2, 2005, I did my online banking. To my surprise, there still was a charge on my card for netzero, so i called the company right away. My call has been transferred to three diffewrent people. The third person have told me that I subscribed for the MEGA MAIL and have to pay for it. I said I didn't request for that service and they have to give my money back, so I requested for a supervisor and have been told the same information.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2005

    I could never get Netzero to work. I was charged 49.75 and they would never give me the money back. They say I accepted 3 mths of free service when I called to cancel on May 25 (service which has never worked). They say per my usage report and my account history I will not receive a refund. I have asked for a copy of my usage report (since I was never up for 1 minute on their system) -- NO response. What a surprise.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2005

    I applied for internet service from netzero.com. However, I never received any service from them, and they have been billing my bank since Sept. 2004. I have been billed for $9.95 a month since Sept. 2004 for a service I am not receiving.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2005

    On January 7th I placed a phone call and spoke with your customer service representative named Helena. As per my instructions she cancelled my account giving me the following confirmation number 21716168. This action has not taken place you are illegally withdrawing money from my bank account after the action I took to close my subscription with your company. You are hereby informed, pursuant to the agreement between us that you are to cancel my subscription to Netzero service immediately; this is the second notification you are receiving. You will do this immediately and not later then before the next withdraw date of March 5th.

    You own me a refund of $14.95 for the month of February, because you failed to cancel my subscription. Further, you are hereby notified that your authorization to levy charges against my debit card is hereby revoked coincident with the cancellation of service. The violation you have already made will be reported to the Attorney General of the State of California and the Federal Trade Commission.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2005

    Two years ago I had a house fire that destroyed everything including my computer. I contacted netzero, netzero billing, and netzero billing support. Yes all of them! Everyone that I spoke with from this company was told my story and my request to terminate service with netzero. Well it's 2 years later and I am still being billed 9.95 per month. The last person that I spoke with from netzero told me that they could only reimburse me for the last 6 months!

    Now it's another year and I'm still getting $9.95 taken from my checking account. Maybe netzero should practice good business by not continuing to TAKE MONEY from their former customers. For the past 15 months money has been taken from my checking account illegally, causing many overdrafts in my account. I then have to make up the overdraft fees due to the removal of money from my account by netzero.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2005

    We sold our home in California in Nov. 04, I cancelled the phone service and NetZero Nov. 15, 2004. I am still being charged every month. I will have to cancel my credit card to get it to stop. I am very angry with that lousy company. I have been charged for 3 months of internet service with no home, or phone.

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    Reviewed Feb. 14, 2005

    On my Feb.5, 2005 BellSouth invoice I was informed that NetZero had initiated a misc. charge of $17.45 on my landline carrier for NetZero internet sevice. I called the provided 800 number to dispute this as I have no computer at home and no one is at this address except my wife and I. Through a maze of telephone options and lenghty holds, I was sent to India for a brief conversation and back to the US. More holds and finally a "supervisor" admitted that the account was set up fraudulently, no internet access was obtained from my home phone, and issued me a "cancellation number". The "supervisor" told me that NetZero would not issue a credit to my BellSouth account - only BellSouth could do that.

    I called BellSouth and was told that NetZero would have to initiate the credit. I persisted and finally the BellSouth rep called NetZero and we were all on the line together. Again, NetZero admitted that the account was fraudulent. I was offered an address where I could write a letter to address my "problem". I declined that option. Next the NetZero rep told me that I must file a fraudulent claim with BellSouth. I declined that option, as I do not see BellSouth as my problem. NetZero is my problem. NetZero has my $17.45 and to avoid the consequences of nonpayment, I will pay BellSouth. NetZero has admitted that the account was set up fraudulently, the account is not in my name and has been billed to my BellSouth account, fraudulently. I was offered a "reference number" for our last conversation, but no resolution.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2005

    They continue to take funds from my debit card 5 months after I no longer used their internet. I notified them that I no longer wanted to use them. Everytime I call I get someone in India and they want to charge me $1.99 per minute per call. Damages: Money out of my account and many hours on the phone and much fustration

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    Reviewed March 30, 2004

    I have approximately 4 hrs invested into cancelling the netzero service and have been bounced around to several different people, all of whom had no idea how to help me. They have my credit card on file and are continuing to bill me despite my several requests to cancel the account. There is no way to cancel online.

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    Reviewed March 16, 2004

    After canceling service in 01/04 they charged my c/card again in 03/04, I called them up and the explanation was that at the time of cancellation I was offered a free month and after that if I dont cancel again the regular billing cycle would start again. Yes, the person I spoke to at the time said "we are going to offer you a free month just in case you are not happy with the new provider". I found out today the how tricky is the business that they run. If you cancel the account make sure you dont get that free month. Otherwise you will be charged again.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2004

    I am being charged on my bank statement for $9.95 for services I don't have. I don't even have their internet services. After speaking to 5 different sales people who sound like computers or reading a script I got 5 different referral numbers and still can not get them to understand I don't even have an account. According to Netzero I now have 5 accounts? Go figure.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2004

    Count NetZero in the "Captive Customers" club. By that I mean that they don't let you cancel at will like they let you sign up. They won't let you cancel by e-mail. They make it confusing and I could take a couple of hours, all told. You have to call a certain phone number, where I was on hold for twenty minutes. While I was holding, they had a recording giving a special e-mail address I could have gone to to cancel, because of the "unusual delay," so they do have a way for you to cancel by e-mail, but they withhold that information.

    It's not okay with me that NetZero wasted a couple of hours of my time when I wanted to cancel my membership. Just knowing that I was likely in for something like this made me delay dealing with this for a month until I was "up to the challenge." This kind of behavior from a consumer service organization is unacceptable.

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2004

    Like a lot of other people, my problems with NetZero had to do with cancelling my service. I followed their instructions to cancel on-line and was billed the following month anyway. I thought this might be just an oversight so I repeated the cancellation process ... and was billed yet again the following month ... and the month after too!! By this time I was really angry, especially when I noticed that unlike AOL, NetZero doesn't include a phone number for customer service, only the website.

    The only way to stop the monthly charges was to call my bank, cancel that credit card, and be re-issued a new one.

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2003

    I called Netzero to cancel my service in Dec 02. and I'm still being charged. I called my credit card company about it. They don't have a phone number for Netzero. I was given a cancellation number but I cannot find it.

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    NetZero Company Information

    Company Name:
    Netzero
    Year Founded:
    1998
    Address:
    21301 Burbank Boulevard
    City:
    Woodland Hills
    State/Province:
    CA
    Postal Code:
    91367
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.netzero.net