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Canadian Cell Phone User Rings Up $85,000 Bill
According to a Reuters report, Canadian oil-field worker,
Piotr Staniaszek, stunned to get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell
phone bill.
The trouble stems from the new phone he received when he
renewed his mobile phone contract. In return, he received
a new cell phone. The new model allows him to connect with
his computer and download data.
Equipped with a $10 unlimited mobile browser plan, Mr. Staniaszek
believed he could use his cellphone as a modem for his computer
and started spending a lot of time on the Internet, downloading
high-definition movies and other bandwidth-hungry applications.
Staniaszek senior said Bell has agreed to reduce the charges
to C$3,400 for "goodwill". A Bell spokesman said
the plan is not intended for downloading files to a computer,
and that's clear in his contract.
(December 13, 2007)
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