Why is paying bills such a faff ?
By Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11259)
United Kingdom
May 27, 2026 8:16am CST
Okay, so I am at the caravan right now ....I have my phone, no iPad, no computer, no landline ...
We are one side of some woods which does play around with signals sometimes....
I have been trying to pay gas and electricity bills for a few days ....using my phone ....no can do !
Today , I took the bull by the horns and decided enough was enough and rang the company ....
Oh my days ....what a faff ....
I do wish we could go back to the good old days , when you got a bill through the post and sent a cheque to pay it
All this technology stuff is all well and good but hey ! If it doesn't work it's a real pain in the derriere !
What ' old fashioned 'way of doing something do you miss ,?
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@luisadannointed (11842)
• Philippines
27 May
The Postal Mail. In the Philippines everything is paperless, and we don't sending cards anymore even to friends abroad, because of video calls, and other communication app.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (18031)
• Torrington, Connecticut
27 May
That sounds frustrating, I have all my bills on autopay so I don't have to deal with it etc.
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 May
Doing everything online was supposed to be quicker and easier but mostly it's the exact opposite.
@Traceyjayne (11259)
• United Kingdom
27 May
I am certainly finding that !
Thing is too the bill is my Mom's ....I pay it and she gives me the money ( writes a cheque )....she is 88 and does not do online ....why is there no provision for people like my Mom ....!
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@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 May
@Traceyjayne If older people can't keep up with the technoogy, at least to some degree, they are really behind the eight-ball.
@LindaOHio (222288)
• United States
29 May
I like the old fashioned way of calling a company and talking to a person in the US.
@Traceyjayne (11259)
• United Kingdom
30 May
Even if we manage to get through to an actual person on the telephone they are not usually in the UK and English is never their first language !
Otherwise I would agree, that's how I would prefer to do things too.
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