[cancon]

I'm sorry, but although I think this guy is really unfortunate, I cannot help but laugh I'm so evil...

A Canadian oil-field worker was stunned to get a C$85,000 (£40,000) mobile phone bill after using the handset to download movies and other files to his computer.

[TechGuy]

Wow, that sucks, but I could see how he could get confused. I think everyone knows that cell phone companies are out to confuse you.

[bkzballa]

Lol I agree.

[dr911]

Originally Posted by TechGuy

Wow, that sucks, but I could see how he could get confused. I think everyone knows that cell phone companies are out to confuse you.

Yea.....tell me about cell phones. I got T-Mobile. Move here to Arizona from KC, KS. I asked there "so-call" repetitive to give me a "local" phone #. I was told verbally & they "text" my local #. The # I received is a local # ..........100 miles away from me. I have complained to them........no luck. I am going to e-mail the "upper management" about this and give them 2 choices....1.- A new "local" # or 2.- Let me out of my contract. T-Mobile out right lied to me. I will also file complaints with the FCC, FTC and the state attorney's office (here and where there main office is located at) !!!

[AcaCandy]

Since I don't have one of those evil devices anymore, I guess I don't even understand how much patience one must have to download that many movies in one month

[Cookiegal]

Originally Posted by dr911

Yea.....tell me about cell phones. I got T-Mobile. Move here to Arizona from KC, KS. I asked there "so-call" repetitive to give me a "local" phone #. I was told verbally & they "text" my local #. The # I received is a local # ..........100 miles away from me. I have complained to them........no luck. I am going to e-mail the "upper management" about this and give them 2 choices....1.- A new "local" # or 2.- Let me out of my contract. T-Mobile out right lied to me. I will also file complaints with the FCC, FTC and the state attorney's office (here and where there main office is located at) !!!

I've edited your post. Please be careful of your language. There are better choices, as you can see, the word "complained" fits in very nicely and is sufficient.

[AcaCandy]

Wonder WHERE he was downloading from WOW, he could be in double trouble

[Couriant]

playing devil's advocate here... surely that is shown in the manual? I always check to see what I can do first before doing it... especially when it deals with cell phone companies.

Case in point with AT&T... my wife had Pay as you Go type thing ($50 a month, with rollover) then she wanted a new phone (the standard Nokia phone was too bad for her) so she found the phone she wanted, but all the AT&T people she spoke to in one day was saying that she could not get the phone and put her new card in (the retail store wouldn't even order the phone for her). So she got the phone she wanted with a plan and when she tried to get it activated, the person she spoke to was like "They said what??" My wife was finally able to get the old chip activated in the new phone... but worse still, they still had the new number that was with the new plan on her account, so she was charged for that as well her plan was "pro rated" so she went over her daytime minutes and had a charge there too.

Cell phone companies...

Speaking of AT&T, weren't they sued for being a monopoly so they had to break up their services?

[loserOlimbs]

Wouldn't expect it in the manual, but I'm sure his contract mentions the rates for DATA service. Lucky for him the phone company helps you glaze over the contract when you sign.

Me, Verizon for years and not a lick of trouble.

[dr911]

Originally Posted by loserOlimbs

Wouldn't expect it in the manual, but I'm sure his contract mentions the rates for DATA service. Lucky for him the phone company helps you glaze over the contract when you sign.

Me, Verizon for years and not a lick of trouble.

As for a "contract".....mine was a "verbal contract".....nothing signed. I even asked T-Mobile for my a copy of my "contract", they said I have to "write" to their "legal dept". Yea....right....waste my time & 41 cents for a stamp. I should have my Friend type it out on her letter head. (She's a family friend & a very good lawyer !!)

I've edited your post. Please be careful of your language. There are better choices, as you can see, the word "complained" fits in very nicely and is sufficient.

Sorry....Cookiegal, I was just "ticked-off" when I wrote that post !! I apologize.

[cancon]

Originally Posted by dr911

As for a "contract".....mine was a "verbal contract".....nothing signed. I even asked T-Mobile for my a copy of my "contract", they said I have to "write" to their "legal dept". Yea....right....waste my time & 41 cents for a stamp. I should have my Friend type it out on her letter head. (She's a family friend & a very good lawyer !!)

haha

[Cookiegal]

Originally Posted by dr911

Sorry....Cookiegal, I was just "ticked-off" when I wrote that post !! I apologize.

Thanks.

[Zeroday]

Cooperate companies are filled with lies and deceit at every turn.

This just shows you how companies think "they have more power than they do" and rip-off people at every chance they get. who knows, all of us could be paying hidden fees.

It just goes to show you, companies are making us pay more than we should, and they don't indulge us by giving us the information we need to know. Instead, they let us go ignorant and don;t tell us if what we are doing is going to cost us money.

[AcaCandy]

If you are referring to post #1.....I'm willing to bet the amount that he was billed that downloading was covered in his contract.....

I mean, he's paying $10 a month? Wonder if he thought that included unlimited calling to anywhere in the world as well


Piotr Staniaszek, a 22-year-old oil and gas well tester in rural northwest Alberta, thought he could use his new phone as a modem for his computer as part of his C$10 unlimited browser plan from Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada.

He downloaded movies and other high-resolution files unaware of the charges they would incur.

He should qualify for the Darwin award.

[cancon]

Originally Posted by AcaCandy

He should qualify for the Darwin award.

harsh