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AT&T Slaps Family With a $19,370 Cell Phone Bill

Posted by timothy on from the hearts-and-minds dept.

theodp writes "Mama, don't let your babies send e-mail and photos from Vancouver. A Portland family racked up nearly $20,000 in charges on their AT&T bill after their son headed north to Vancouver and used a laptop with an AirCard twenty-one times to send photos and e-mails back home. The family said they wished they would have received some kind of warning before receiving their chock-full-of-international-fees 200-page bill in the mail for $19,370. Guess they didn't read the fine print in that 'Stay connected whether you are traveling across town, the US, or the world' AT&T AirCard pitch. Hey, at least it wasn't $85,000."

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  1. Re:Apple? by SuperKendoll · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apple wouldn't let this happen with the iPhone. First of all, the superior ergonomic design and technological enhancements present in the iPhone make it practically impossible for iPhone users to experience negative situations. Secondly, if this somehow was possible, I'm confident Steve Jobs would step in and either set AT&T straight or foot the bill himself.

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  2. Re:Oh Noes! by The+Creator · · Score: 4, Funny

    I blame the fine print. They are so verbose that you could be agreeing to anything.

    Yes, but having to sign it in blood should have made them suspicious!

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  3. Re:Apple? by Brickwall · · Score: 5, Funny
    Do you expect Bill Gates to refund your money every time your identity is stolen via some Internet Explorer security hole?

    No, I expect him to wiggle his butt.

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  4. Re:Apple? by zeptobyte · · Score: 5, Funny

    How do you expect Steve Jobs to pay an $85k bill? His salary's only a dollar a year!