On: Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it

[vincentmarle]

Getting collections to your door for not paying your internet bill is mostly a European thing. I haven’t seen it in the US.

[danielscrubs → vincentmarle]

No it isn’t. They will take fees until they don’t get any more and then a part of the government will handle it.

Which part of Europe are you from?

[nkozyra → vincentmarle]

What does "to your door" mean here, because it's exactly how the process works in the US.

Typically if don't pay a bill you'll get a few months to rectify with fees tacked on, then internal collections will happen or it'll be sold to a collection service.

In both cases you'll get letters and eventually if the amount is high enough or the debt other otherwise motivated, a summons for pre trial mediation and then a civil suit.

[calvano915 → nkozyra]

This might vary in pre vs postpaid accounts. Postpaid typically includes credit check which requires submission of info that could later be used for collections.

[kortilla → nkozyra]

Most of these subscriptions (nyt, prime, etc) are not debt. They are a service you pay monthly in advance for.

[nkozyra → kortilla]

The example I was replying to was internet service, though.