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Cable Firms to FTC: We Shouldn’t Have to Let Users Cancel Service With a Click (www.wired.com)
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[–] verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago

In the US, gift cards will often be declined for setting up ongoing transactions. Every transaction has a merchant code associated with it and many subscriptions and services will read the merchant code and reject it on that basis alone. Doesn't matter how much of a balance the card carries.