Feb 25
2008A mobile bill for $85,000 USD for one month
Filed Under (General, Mobile Industry News) by codetiger on 25-02-2008
Tagged Under : billing, data plan, mobile, service provider
Now, what would you do if you suddenly get $85K USD on you mobile bill this month, probably you would consider its a mistake by the billing machine there in the service provider’s place.
Yes, Piotr Staniaszek, a Canadian oil-field worker, thought it was a mistake. All he did for that much was, tried connecting his mobile to his computer and started downloading a HD content from the web. He thought his data connection would be charged only $10 as his plan detail said, but he was unaware of the extra charges for over usage.
Here is what he could do after a fight with the service provider, Bell mobiliy, they have lowered his charged to $3243. And even that is really heavy when compared to his usually bill which is not more than $150. So he has decided to fight for more as he was not aware of the additional charges.
Now tell me what would you do if you get that much in your next mobile bill? Even though we have limitation on call charges, the operator has not informed the person as it was data usage which seems to be calculated only during the billing period. ![]()
