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Online Bill Pay Article
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Paying the bills each month isn’t exactly an enjoyable experience, but it can’t be overlooked. Whether you’re paying for this semester’s classes or sending in your utilities bill, the process requires some organization and prior planning. Online bill pay is a great way to ensure those water and cable bills are sent in on time, especially when your life is as hectic as the next person’s.
What exactly is online bill pay? Think of this service as a virtual...
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Top Rated Online Bill Pay
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Quicken
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 When thinking of online bill pay and balancing our finances in general, Quicken definitely topped our list of 'Must Look At.'
We noticed how this service is easy to use, even for beginners, and effectively allows users to complete all of their bill paying as long as they have Internet access. We must note that the online bill pay service is readily available under the “Products & Services” tab, with a link to important resources towards the bottom.
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Free 1 month trial
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Schedule payments up to a year in advance
Star Reviews applauds Quicken for keeping their bill pay costs affordable.
At $9.95 per month for 20 payments, the price is fairly reasonable for the convenience and savings, especially when you consider mailing those 20 payments at current postage rates would cost $8.20. There are tons of FAQs, so browsing for answers to your questions isn't terribly difficult. Their live chat function and email support were both efficient, as well. Telephone support is geared towards placing orders and not general customer inquiries. They do charge for technical support, so be sure to consider this. For all of their features, they earn our Top Rated spot with
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Quickbooks
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 If you’re a small business owner, QuickBooks online bill paying service is really made for you. The service is easy to master for users already comfortable with QuickBooks, but can take some getting used to for everyone else.
Paying too many bills through the service can become expensive, but you do have the ability to pay anyone in the United States.
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Free for either 30 days or 20 payments
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Provides online bill pay service through CheckFree.com.
Our team likes the name QuickBooks has built for itself, offering small business owners and anyone alike the chance to utilize their resourceful bill pay software. If you are familiar with their software, it should be a snap to adapt to. However, novice users might run into a little difficulty. If you already have QuickBooks 2005-7 software, the online bill pay apparatus is compatible.
Prices are a little high, but when considering this service is geared towards businesses, $15.95 a month isn't that bad. If you need customer service, it's necessary to utilize CheckFree Web's support hotline, which was friendly and efficient. Their email support responded to us within 24 hours. There are always FAQs on the QuickBooks page if you so need them.
Overall, QuickBooks offers enough features and service to make it a good choice for small business owners as long as the price fits your budget. They earned our Most Popular spot with 5.0 Stars!
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 We needed to look at the MyCheckFree website in our online bill pay reviews. The user interface was very easy to use and adapt to, which is a huge advantage for anyone needing to get their bills sent.
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Small business and individual plans
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Guarantee up to $50 late payment coverage (restrictions apply).
Our team really loved that this bill pay service was free. We must note that there are add-ons that will incur fees on your part, such as an extra fee by some payees if you choose to make payments by credit card or for those who need to make same-day payments.
Customer support could improve here. While the live chat was great, the lack of a response by email and the inability of the customer service representative on the phone to give us an answer were troubling. Overall, though, MyCheckFree is a good online bill paying service to use as long as most of your payees are involved in the program and you don’t mind some incurred costs when using your credit card for payments. We recommend them for their usability and convenience alone. Overall, we feel this warrants them 4.5 Stars!
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 While Star Reviews was impressed with the reasonable price of the MSN Bill Pay service and the Checkfree guarantee, other problems seemed to overshadow those benefits.
We noticed how difficult it was to obtain any information about the online bill pay service before we actually signed up. This concerned our team, since anyone interested in paying their bills through MSN would probably want clear access to information. - First 3 months FREE
- Guarantee of up to $50 late payment coverage (restrictions apply)
Star Reviews likes the MSN Bill Pay service for its affiliation with CheckFree Web, as you offered access to good bill pay features. However, the beginning signup stages can prove to be a small challenge, as all we saw were FAQs and an enrollment option. There were no screenshots or guidelines explaining the service, so you might have to go out on a limb if you'd like to utilize their service. Basic service is $2.95 a month, which is pretty low. There is a small FAQs section, but it certainly wasn't comprehensive. When calling telephone support, we weren't given the option to speak to a live operator. Overall, they receive 4.0 Stars!
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 Star Reviews had high hopes for MyEZBills considering it replaced the now defunct Status Factory. They offer most of the same features, although you may need to be a Total Bill Management subscriber to receive most of them, including email reminders which are fairly standard elsewhere.
The subscription costs aren’t outrageous, but there are way too many options when it comes to pricing plans. Why not just have two or three options to pick from instead of eight?
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SmartBalance- Integrate and balance your online banking information with your MyEZBills account, so you’ll always know how much money you have available to pay your bills.
Sure, we liked some of the features offered on the MyEZBills website, but their pricing plans were a chore to figure out. Your most basic plan, however, will run you around $9.95 a month, which is a little higher than some of their competitors' pricing.
The real problem with MyEZBills, however, is their poor customer service. By being unwilling to answer questions for potential clients, they may end up ensuring that they don’t get any new clients. A scarce FAQs section is available, should you need it. Overall, we assign them 4.0 Stars!
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Star Reviews liked what Paytrust offers, overall. The site is easy to use and allows you to plan all of your bill-paying details the way you want to, such as including personal notes in your payment history.
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Receive virtual bills
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Email overdue bill alerts, set automatic recurring payments, late payment coverage through no fault of your own.
Our team appreciates the simplicity, yet convenience offered through the Paytrust online bill pay service. Pricing can be a bit complicated to master, as you are charged separately for receiving and paying bills. The most basic service is $2.95 per month, but keep in mind that you won't be able to pay anyone you need to, as well as other limitations.
Customer support wasn't the greatest. If you’re going to trust them to handle your bill paying, then you should receive more than a cookie-cutter email response and unfriendly phone support. While Pay Trust does offer some nice features, their features are pretty standard in comparison to other bill pay services. They receive 4.0 Stars!
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