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   Anonymous Coward, 17 Oct 2002 @ 3:28pm

   
   

   online banking

   I've been using the US Post Office for 4-5 years (it think...). The USPS offered the service long before my bank did. I've never had a problem with them. If never missed a payment either.

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   MeV, 18 Oct 2002 @ 12:04am

   
   

   Are we talking about the same thing?

   My bank (Washington Mutual) offers an electronic bill paying service where they transfer funds automatically or one-time to the account of various approved payees, like the phone company (SBC), electric company (PG&E), or cable company (AT&T Broadband). Don't know what they do for non-approved vendors. Is the electronic bill paying this article refers to the same as what my bank is offering?

   There was a problem with people paying their cable bill electronically and AT&T Broadband not marking the account properly for a while. That generated a _lot_ of customer complaints to AT&T and the local city council cable liaison. AT&T demanded proof of payment and wouldn't accept Washington Mutual's statements of payments made--only a cancled check was acceptable. Made me glad I kept my account to paper checks only and I'll leave the bank in a New York minute if they discontinue returning paper checks.

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