Dennis P. Harris wrote: > > On Fri, 04 Jan 2002 09:19:17 -0500 in soc.genealogy.misc, > Singhals <singhals@erols.com> wrote: > > > Dennis, this will obviously come as a nasty shock, but in many > > parts of the USA it is possible to have one's electric, phone, > > and natural gas paid automatically out of one's bank account. > > I know that. That was NOT the issue. He said that magazine > subscriptions continue automatically, and I said that I've never > had one that was renewed automatically. > > Please go back and reread what I posted, instead of going off That would be this: [begin insert] davehinz@spamcop.net wrote: >> Better cancel your newspaper subscription, your phone, your >>electricity, and all those other companies which keep your agreement >>live unless told otherwise then. > >they send me bills. if i don't pay them, they cut off the service. > >none of them automatically bill my credit card. [end insert] > topic. The fact is that Ancestry is a slimeball company that > bills credit cards without prior approval. That's an opinion. Many agree with you, many don't. However, the Terms of Service are fairly explicit about what they will do (i.e., bill your credit card until/unless you cancel your subscription). They are doing *exactly* what they told you they would do. If the terms of service are not to your liking, don't sign up for service. (shrug) I didn't. Cheryl