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From: tmkk@uiuc.edu (Scott Coleman)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Closing a CompuServe Account
Message-ID: <1991Apr12.181744.15931@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: 12 Apr 91 18:17:44 GMT
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In article <1991Apr11.232609.172@rushpc> news@rushpc (Usenet news administrator) writes:
>In article <1036@wshb.csms.com> michaelb@wshb.csms.com ( WSHB Operations Eng) writes:
>>In article <27FC6BD2.4420@orion.oac.uci.edu> dkrause@orion.oac.uci.edu (Doug Krause) writes:
>>>I have a friend that has a CompuServe account that he doesn't use
>>>and he wants to close it.  The problem is that he doesn't remember
>>>his account number or password.  Any suggestions?
>>
>>Stop paying the bill. They will cancel the service.
>>
>This always works for me, utilities, rent....

One potential problem: Compu$urcharge doesn't send you a bill. CI$ normally
bills directly to one's credit card. What do you expect Doug's friend to do,
stop paying his VISA bills? That may get his VISA card revoked, which would
certainly stop the Compu$urcharge billing (the VISA people would of course
inform CI$ that the account had been closed) but I think the side effect of
losing the VISA might be a bit undesirable.

Doug, why not just have your friend call CI$'s VOICE customer service
line and ask them to close his account?