[bowlingal]

you can have the companies charge your credit card. Much safer than having them debit your bank account. That way you have a much easier time getting a refund if needed.

[Lindaws]

Yes, we use it for everything we can

[bp243]

Originally Posted by kp11364

Do most companies in TV support auto-pay (e.g. Xfinity, SECO, water, etc.)??

I'm asking since I will most like be purchasing a home in TV first, then selling my home in NYC ... I will be doing more than one back-and-forth trip, and I don't want to have my utilities turned off in TV if I get stuck up north and a bill is due.

Thanks!

Kevin

Yes, autopay works perfectly for us. If you have a brokerage account, it's very easy. If you autopay with a credit card and that card is compromised, you will likely need to resubmit your requests, so use a system that is the most reliable.

[lvlwallach]

Yes. You still get notifications and mail when due.

[Carla B]

Originally Posted by bob47

I believe after you authorize auto pay for a provider, you cannot force it to be shut off. You can only request that the provider stop it.

Is this correct? And if it is, is it a concern to anyone?

Yes, that's what I understand. I say this because I was in Citizens First one day and there was a very frustrated man arguing that he could not get a certain vendor to stop drawing from his bank account and wanted Citizens to force it. They refused.

I have refused to give Xfinity and Verizon autopay or autocharge privileges. Xfinity just raised their monthly rate with this month's billing without notice. They are sneaky that way.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Carla B

Yes, that's what I understand. I say this because I was in Citizens First one day and there was a very frustrated man arguing that he could not get a certain vendor to stop drawing from his bank account and wanted Citizens to force it. They refused.

I have refused to give Xfinity and Verizon autopay or autocharge privileges. Xfinity just raised their monthly rate with this month's billing without notice. They are sneaky that way.

I would just close the account.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by bowlingal

you can have the companies charge your credit card. Much safer than having them debit your bank account. That way you have a much easier time getting a refund if needed.

Typically, utility companies will not accept a credit card, or they will charge a fee.

[jagpa@alumni.psu.edu]

Purchased our TV home March 2020. We pay all our bills with auto pay. No problems at all.

[RonaldJ]

Bought home here a year ago and they all accept auto payments.

[kayak]

I will not allow any company to auto draft my account. I pay all my bills through bill pay with my bank. All my bills except one are setup to pay automatically. I get an email from the bank saying I have an e-bill that will be paid on a certain date and the amount is given. If there is ever a problem I can go to my online banking and change or cancel the payment before the scheduled payment date.
The one bill I cannot setup for auto payment is The Villages utilities. I get the bill via email and have to go to my online banking and manually schedule the payment each month.

Allowing a company to draft my account can lead to big problems that can take a long time to fix.

[jtpearce34476]

Auto-Pay is an option that is available from most companies these days. Some, like DISH even offer a discount ($5 mo.) to customers that select it. Call International Satellite & Antenna (352-237-3811) for a price quote on multiple services (Spectrum, CenturyLink, DISH, ATT-DirecTV and more.