Friday, December 14, 2007

Shock at $85k mobile phone bill

A Canadian adult male have been aghast to have a mobile telephone measure for nearly $85,000 (£41,000).


Piotr Staniaszek thought he could utilize his new telephone as a modem for his computing machine under his $10 limitless mobile browser program from Bell Mobility.


He downloaded high-definition movies and other big data files unaware that this incurred monolithic other charges.


Bell Mobility have since lowered the measure to $3,243, but Mister Staniaszek states he means to struggle the complaints anyway.


'Nobody told me'


The 22-year-old oil-field worker from Calgary said he thought a first measure for $65,000 in November was a mistake.


When he spoke to Bell Mobility he was informed the measure had climbed to nearly $85,000 after more than downloading.

I'm going to seek and fighting it, because I didn't cognize about the other charges

Piotr Staniaszek


He said he normally paid about $150 a calendar month for his telephone and used to be notified of high charges.


"The thing is, they've cut my telephone off for being like $100 over," he told complete blood count News.


"Here, I'm $85,000 over and cipher bothered to give me a phone call and state me what was going on."


Bell Mobility said they would take down the measure to $3,243 in a "goodwill gesture" to fit the best information program available for using mobile telephones as a modem, the Earth and Mail reported.


The problem stems from the new telephone he received when he renewed his mobile telephone contract.


The new theoretical account lets him to link with his computing machine and download data.


"I told them Iodine wasn't aware I would be charged for hooking up my telephone to the computer. I'm going to seek and fighting it, because I didn't cognize about the other charges."


Canadians kick that their mobile telephone complaints are much higher for comparable service in the United States.

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