How To Rack Up $28,000 In Roaming Without Leaving the US

pmbasehore writes "While waiting for his cruise ship to depart, a man decided to use his AT&T wireless card and Slingbox account to watch the Bears vs. Lions football game. When he got his bill, he was slammed with $28,067.31 in 'International Roaming' charges, even though he never left American soil. The bill was finally dropped to $290.65, but only after the media got involved." He might have left the soil (the story says he was already aboard the ship), but shouldn't the dock count?

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Re:I recently was on a cruise

[Aladrin]

Someone else noted that he probably ended up connected to the 'cell tower' on the ship. Last time I was on a cruise, I read the pamphlet before getting my phone out. It just wasn't worth the $4/minute to call home when I was only away for a short time.

Now, with a card instead of a phone, it's a lot harder to see if you're connected to a regular or roaming tower. But still, he should have been a little more careful.

I don't blame the carrier anyhow. I blame the cruise ship for screwing their customers like that. As much as I hate AT&T, this just isn't their fault this time.