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Originally Posted by HarryT
Perhaps it's different in the US, but the overwhelming majority of people in the UK pay regular bills, such as internet bills, by direct debit - a regular payment taken directly from a bank account. Naturally, in order to do that, the ISP has to store the bank details. I'm certainly not aware of this having caused any problems for anybody - I pay pretty much all my bills by direct debit, because it's the most convenient method of doing so.
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I'm not quite sure what you mean by direct debit. What we (my husband & I) do is pay using our debit card that is attached to our bank account. We do not give any company direct access to our checking account, period. While the debit card is attached to the checking account, it is set up like a credit card and charges can be disputed/reversed/credited very easily just like a credit card.