Turned Off iPhone Gets $4800 Bill from AT&T

Tech.Luver writes "Jay Levy says he has been stung by Apple's iPhone pact with AT&T after he took an iPhone on a Mediterranean cruise. They didn't use their phones, but when they got back they had a 54-page monthly bill of nearly $4,800 from AT&T Wireless. The problem was that their three iPhones were racking up a bill for data charges using foreign phone charges. The iPhone regularly updates e-mail, even while it's off, so that all the messages will be available when the user turns it on. ""

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Re:It is obvious - it works like every other phone

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

When you shut your phone, does it turn off?

Er... Yes, actually. And so it has been with every mobile I've ever owned.

People know they have to press something to really turn "off" a phone, as per every other phone ever made.

Apparently you are mistaken on both counts.

After all, how is a phone supposed to receive calls if it's really off?

It's not! If I wanted to receive calls, I wouldn't have turned my phone off, would I?

There needs to be a difference between a sleep mode and off, and this is obvious on the iPhone.

Apparently you are mistaken on that one, too.