Man gets $85 000 phone bill

[tohir]

Shock at $85k mobile phone bill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7141935.stm

A Canadian man has been shocked to receive a mobile phone bill for nearly $85,000 (£41,000).

Piotr Staniaszek thought he could use his new phone as a modem for his computer under his $10 unlimited mobile browser plan from Bell Mobility.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Ebbeh?

Looks like we're not alone in our complaints...

 

[LandyMan]

You guys with Blackberries (and the unlimited data deal) better check your invoices

 

[bwana]

You guys with Blackberries (and the unlimited data deal) better check your invoices

AFAIK as long as I dont use it as a modem or use the wrong apn I'm sorted.

 

[antowan]

Bell Mobility said they would lower the bill to $3,243 in a "goodwill gesture" to match the best data plan available for using mobile phones as a modem, the Globe and Mail reported.

Try Telkom to do that! Try Vodacom or MTN if you please!

 

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Cellular/2247.html

 

[ld13]

rpm, This was posted already by the way.

Use the search function next time hey

 

[Lourens]

I would like to sign a contract with the South African Government to be a South African Citizen.

In the face of the law there are no such thing as being ignorant as an excuse to contravene any law but if you have signed a contract then you can claim stupid and get away with it because it was not explained to you!

 

[antowan]

Go here for comment: http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php?p=1385992

 

[AirWolf]

He believed the plan allowed him to use the phone to connect with his computer, using it as a modem to download a lot of data, high-definition movies and other bandwidth-hungry applications.

*COUGH COUGH*

 

[medicnick83]

This has happened to a friend of mine who used his WAP to download stuff.
MTN didn't do anything, he ran up a R6000 bill and ya... poor oke.

 

[ld13]

This has happened to a friend of mine who used his WAP to download stuff. MTN didn't do anything, he ran up a R6000 bill and ya... poor oke.

You mean GPRS/CSD. No way he could do it with WAP.

 

[RichardG]

Lmfao he still lives, If I saw that on my phone bill. I'd of rather taken my life or not..
I think he knew what he was doing was wrong..... But he wanted to get paid money from the tv, news etc... Wonder how much they paid him a buck or $1 cents

 

[Tns]

maybe he use it via data mode and not 3G or whatever they use over there, then that might apply.if you use is via 3G/hspda you pay whatever the datarate is