A while back I decided to go with my phone company internet service, plus I wanted to keep the service I've had for a few years now, so as to not have to go through the hassle of changing email address and everything until I was sure I was happy with the newer service...
I put the one service on a limited time for half the money and mostly only checked email on it, and another thing, I was only home for about 5 of that month's days....
I get this call from the first provider, the one that I had put the limited time on and they were wanting to know my CC card # which struck me as pretty OFF the wall, since they had been using it to bill me for YEARS now. Hmm......
Then came the clincher:
They told me my bill was over 600.00 for that month on oeverages!!! OMG!
OK, now I hope I explained that well enough for an answer to the qwestion.....
Was someone likely accessing/using my account? Is it possible that if this person had access to my account could they then access what is on my computer same way? OH OH that two qwestion, sorry but mi need to find out this if I can.
I WAS able to correct the billing problem and have the bill erased (wipe sweat off brow)...
And, in the end I stayed with the first company as the provider is much better than what I got from the phone company but yeah, I changed passwords and made sure they noted my account that no informaton is to be given out to anyone but strictly me yada yada yada...
I noticed somewhere in the control panel or in my computer that there was a box to check which would enable remote viewing or something like that and it was checked. As you can see, I am suspicious that someone both accessed my account, AND possibly my hard drive information. Oh, and by the way I have dial up if that matters....
Thanks in advance for any information J Kid! Notice mi spell yer name correct and nah worry mi nah go talk about car battery and alla dem ting whe jus bring ya chubble....
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I put the one service on a limited time for half the money and mostly only checked email on it, and another thing, I was only home for about 5 of that month's days....
I get this call from the first provider, the one that I had put the limited time on and they were wanting to know my CC card # which struck me as pretty OFF the wall, since they had been using it to bill me for YEARS now. Hmm......
Then came the clincher:
They told me my bill was over 600.00 for that month on oeverages!!! OMG!

OK, now I hope I explained that well enough for an answer to the qwestion.....
Was someone likely accessing/using my account? Is it possible that if this person had access to my account could they then access what is on my computer same way? OH OH that two qwestion, sorry but mi need to find out this if I can.
I WAS able to correct the billing problem and have the bill erased (wipe sweat off brow)...
And, in the end I stayed with the first company as the provider is much better than what I got from the phone company but yeah, I changed passwords and made sure they noted my account that no informaton is to be given out to anyone but strictly me yada yada yada...
I noticed somewhere in the control panel or in my computer that there was a box to check which would enable remote viewing or something like that and it was checked. As you can see, I am suspicious that someone both accessed my account, AND possibly my hard drive information. Oh, and by the way I have dial up if that matters....
Thanks in advance for any information J Kid! Notice mi spell yer name correct and nah worry mi nah go talk about car battery and alla dem ting whe jus bring ya chubble....
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