They should charge the fsck out of the customers. Is $2/m all that the $geeks$ can think of, com'on I can think of a whole lot more. You got the customers by the short hairs and I want my returns to improve. Get with the program Verizon and start teaching your customers what it feels like to be a prison biatch. Get all of the wireless corps to do the same and watch what happens with the reaction of millions feeling the cutehola.

yes $2.00/mo or $24.00/yr not a big increase to consumer... HUGE INCREASE to Service Provider ie. Verizon. $2.00/mo X ???,???,??? customers in the U.S. alone = $ $$$,$$$,$$$ every month/year what a nice bonus for them and it is all pure profit.

pay to pay. Keep coughing suckers.

Reminds me of a bank I used to use (Chase). They started charging $2 for any transactions done at the brick-and-mortar branches then when most people switched to online banking they reversed the policy and made walk-in branch banking free and started charging for online transactions. I see this happening here too. If Verizon wants to spend the money to print and mail me a bill I will send it via snail-mail. But mark my words, when everyone starts doing this they will change their policy and reverse it just like Chase did. It's a quick way to boost revenue for a few months.

People, please send letters to your Congressmen to make a charge for paying for your bill illegal. It would open doors for every company that has money transaction to charge you. Imagine having to fork over an extra $3 dollars to your supermarket just for the privelege of purchasing groceries. Or if you had to pay an extra $3 dollars at the pump just for the privelege of paying for gas. This extra charge should be challenged with the same aggressiveness as the FCC Challenged AT&T for attempting to acquire T-Mobile, with the consumer in mind. The extra charges imposed by banks and telecommunication companies will in NO WAY benefit our economy and exploits extra money from the consumer's class.

Every bill I've seen says somewhere, "If you already made a payment ignore this notice". And you also have the option of calling them to tell you its been made and by what method. Some will accept the confirmation number at the end of your bill payment, but most times they say, "Okay great. Thank you. Anything else I can help you with today?"

Hmm wish I could remember the name of that new company offering service for 20$ a month. Oh yeah here it is La De Da

We don't need MORE government. We need LESS. Vote with your FEET and go to another company if you don't like it.

It seems the fee is primarily aimed at people who would be paying with a credit card. Visa, Master Card and American Express all charge between 1.35% and 3% for each transaction. Maybe $2 is the average cost they are paying to the credit card companies.

As a small business who offers credit card payments to customers it has been noticeable over the last few years as the majority of customers move from writing checks to paying by credit card. Basically we pay an extra $70 a month to the credit card companies while still charging our customers the same as we did two years ago.

The comment regarding the credit card fees makes the most sense. In the past, I would essentially _receive_ $2/month for paying my $200+ bill with a credit card that paid me 1% cash rebate. Now I'll just use my bank's online bill payment. No rebate, but no fee either.

It looks like Verizion is backing down from their stance, since many of their customers complained.

Get enraged with Verizon and don't forget what they tried to pull on you.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/verizon-reverses-2-fee-one-time-payments-202956036.html

That was quick

You have no idea what you are talking about.. Alot of verizon users, yes do use the online service, but alot of them DO use envelopes, so why would you even say that?

Paying online was mean to cut down on costs, right?

Nice try verizon. Now **** off my pocket