still no water bill
By hereandthere
@hereandthere (45639)
Philippines
October 14, 2017 5:22am CST
the water bill arrived this week and it shows i still have overpayment. yay!
just as i estimated, my overpayment last august covered 2 months in advance.
and there's still extra amount to cover probably 1/3 of next month's bill.
that's why i say 'still no water bill' - still no water bill to pay due to overpayment. yes!
1. how is your water meter read?
in the past, the bill was printed at the water company's office and there were a delivery person.
now the meter reader carries a handheld device. he goes to the water meter in front of the house, and it prints out the bill.
2. how do you prefer to receive your bills - by phone/text, email/online, or mail/delivered?
i still prefer receiving a printed bill.
i still prefer calling and talking to a person to ask question and understand the issue.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
oh wow, that just so good not worrying the water bill. You can do it again next time 
We still have no water supply in our place and we mainly depend on the electric water pump or through deep well, and those water refilling stations who are so many in our place.
We still have no water supply in our place and we mainly depend on the electric water pump or through deep well, and those water refilling stations who are so many in our place.4 people like this
@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
i'm glad there's a deep well. because with the electric water pump, when there's a brownout, you don't have water supply, too, right?
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
that is correct, but there are so many water refilling stations in our place, this is because we dont have yet the water system .
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
@ilocosboy but you are so close nature, everything is fresh and organic, the air is clean.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
16 Oct 17
twice a year? how about the other utilities - monthly?
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
17 Oct 17
@LadyDuck the gas is for cooking, right? it's different for heating during the colder months?
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@LadyDuck (472455)
• Switzerland
16 Oct 17
@hereandthere Gas and electricity 4 times a year, garbage twice a year, telephone and Internet every month.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
14 Oct 17
It is great that you have some reserve. I have done that before with our water, electric and our phone/internet bills. It feels good not to have to pay a bill for a month or so. I prefer a printed bill and I will usually call in to pay the bill via the automated service.
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@Shellyann36 (11384)
• United States
19 Oct 17
@hereandthere We are fortunate that both allow it.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
16 Oct 17
the water company allows/accepts overpayment, but not the electric.
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@much2say (57063)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Oct 17
I don't know how it's "read" . . . but a meter guy comes around every month to read the meter at the side of the house . . . and then we get the bill via mail (or online). Hubby takes care of the bills - he'd rather pay online so he doesn't have to deal with any buried paperwork.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
One thing nice with " Maynilad water" is they carry over over your excess payment and deduct to the next bill, so next payment is lighter, it also takes 2 months of non-payment before they serve you a disconnection notice.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
@hereandthere Meralco sucks lol, their electricity is overpriced. Pldt also sucks because they have poor customer service, they will disconnect you in one day but would take 3 days to a week to repair, I lost a lot of online earnings when my internet went down.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
i usually pay after the due date but before the next reading date. but somehow, last august i got confused and decided to just pay everything so i can restart on a clean slate.
you're right about meralco. they don't let you round off the bill, and they're much stricter with disconnection. however, when we had an issue a few years back and i went to their office, they were quite lenient maybe because they saw we have a relatively good track record.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
yes, i went to other expenses.
how do you receive and pay your water bill?
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
@thelme55 so when you're here for vacation for several months, you probably get refunds
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@thelme55 (77378)
• Germany
14 Oct 17
@hereandthere here in Germany? The water company gets the payment of our water bill automatically from our bank account. We don't receive a bill but it showed up in our bank account the money they get. The water usage for how many persons in a household will be calculated what you will pay for the whole year, monthly or quarterly. If you have used much water for the whole year, you will receive a notice that you should pay more. If you have used lesser than what you have paid monthly or quarterly, you will be refunded.
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@Letranknight2015 (52231)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
They read our water meter every once a month and then that's when the bill comes in. I prefer to receive our meal by the printed one, it's easy that way for me.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
16 Oct 17
divided equally regardless of number of people and usage?
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
17 Oct 17
@bluesa that would be frustrating, especially if you will be away for a while. but then, i gues it's balanced by the times you have guests also.
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@bluesa (15022)
• Johannesburg, South Africa
17 Oct 17
@hereandthere , yes, which is not always a fair thing.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
18 Oct 17
how is water charged and paid in japan?
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
18 Oct 17
@sol_cee are utility bills (water, electricity) there expensive? like what eats up your earnings - rent, food, or utilities?
@sol_cee (38219)
• Philippines
18 Oct 17
@hereandthere the water bill is delivered to the house and people can pay in convenience stores 24/7.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
15 Oct 17
Oh you overpaid! That's why they did not send you new bills. In our place, the meter reader has that gadget that prints the amount of water used and the cost to be paid is printed too.
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
17 Oct 17
@AkoPinay i haven't seen something like that. does it overflow when there's nonstop rain?
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
16 Oct 17
how do you get the water? i don't see any rope.
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@AkoPinay (11492)
• Philippines
17 Oct 17
@hereandthere no not rope. We use "tabo" with long bamboo handle. 
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@mildredtabitha (16192)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Oct 17
That is nice to know. Well,the water bill here is automatically deducted from my father's salary. But it is good to have overpayment :)
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
really? why is it set up that way?
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
@mildredtabitha how do they know how much to deduct?
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@mildredtabitha (16192)
• Nairobi, Kenya
14 Oct 17
@hereandthere It is done that way on the payslip. Because the place where they work has an estate where the workers live. So the expenses like rent and waterbill are automatically deducted from the payslip
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@dekkukkslimetalon (193)
•
14 Oct 17
wow that is cool that they allow overpayment that you can use for your next bill
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
the water company allows it and carries over the excess. but not the electric company. how do you receive your utility bills?
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@hereandthere (45639)
• Philippines
14 Oct 17
@dekkukkslimetalon and how do you pay it, online or over the counter?
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@dekkukkslimetalon (193)
•
14 Oct 17
@hereandthere it was forwarded through a phone message and a paper bill
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@allen0187 (58574)
• Philippines
15 Oct 17
Good for you! That is one bill you need not worry of in the meantime.
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@Bluedoll (16773)
• Canada
14 Oct 17
2. There was a bit of a problem here with companies first a couple and then more were charging people for printed bills. It was much but the practice has stopped. They can charge you for underpayment but not for sending you a printed bill. I like it on paper too.
That is like sending someone a bill for their bill making and if someone doesn't pay it another bill with the previous bill amount added on ( plus service charge) and is a very sneaky way to make money.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
15 Oct 17
our bills are updated and they come before the 15th of each month.
i still don't understand how the bills are printed. the 'waterman' pushes some numbers in his "cellphone look alike", then suddenly, a machine in his belt gives out the receipt. hahaha!
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@andriaperry (118142)
• Anniston, Alabama
15 Oct 17
Ours is read by a guy, then mail out.
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