seriously though, auto bill pay is the way most companies operate today, that is just the way of things. for me and speaking strictly from my perspective, i love the auto pay option. i don't have to sit down, write a check, put it in an envelope, put a stamp on it and either take it to the post office or put it in the mailbox. nor do i have to log into the companies website every single month, for each and every service i utilize, and manually pay. god forbid if i don't have the site automatically retain the card and/or my personal information.
as a result, somewhere along the way i have found it useful to log into my banking institutions website once a month to view any and all charges. this has served a two fold purpose. i am now better informed about the status of my account and all charges to it and it just saves so much time, it's not funny.