Is this right?

[pbf98]

So I got my first bill today. I am signed up for 2gb of data (doubled to 4 for a promotion at no charge) unlimited texts and 400 and then there was one service i opted in on that was 6$. I also receive a 10% discount from the place I work and received notification / verification that the discount has now been applied (a couple weeks ago). So I was expecting my bill to be 96 - 10% so around 86.40. I just looked at my bill and it says 195.17

in the "detailed" page of the bill it lists:

Monthly Access Charges - 143.81
Verizon Wireless' Surcharges and Other Charges & Credits - 40.96
Taxes, Governmental Surcharges & Fees - 10.40

In waiting between emails from them I was hoping maybe the community here could tell me possibilities for what the charges are perhaps a better definition then they describe. I especially am curious about the 40.96 from verizon wireless surcharges

Any help is appreciated, Thanks all

 

[Cares]

Usually discounts are only applied to the main phone line and not that data but your company might have something special worked out. Probably $30 activation fee for Verizon charges. Also cell phones are post-pay services but you're billed for the service in advance. In your case, you're probably being billed for pro-rated usage in June and pre-billed for future usage in July.

 

[pbf98]

Usually discounts are only applied to the main phone line and not that data but your company might have something special worked out. Probably $30 activation fee for Verizon charges. Also cell phones are post-pay services but you're billed for the service in advance. In your case, you're probably being billed for pro-rated usage in June and pre-billed for future usage in July.

This is what I was kind of thinking but was not aware of the data not being included in the discount because the store I went to didn't do the greatest job explaining things, which is why I ended up going online

Thanks for some helpful insight into my situation

 

[AntimonyER]

This is what I was kind of thinking but was not aware of the data not being included in the discount because the store I went to didn't do the greatest job explaining things, which is why I ended up going online

Thanks for some helpful insight into my situation

Yeah some get discount on both, some just on the line charges, varies by company.

 

[dirkbonn]

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