:surprise::surprise:
U.S. soldier in Afghanistan gets $16,000 AT&T bill.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20026118-71.html
U.S. soldier in Afghanistan gets $16,000 AT&T bill.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-20026118-71.html
$16,000 AT&T bill .
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SpexyAshleigh
Official Checked Star Member
And I thought my $761 cell bill this month was bad 
PirateKing
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Didn't Eva Angelina run up about that much from making long distance calls to her fiance in Iraq? What did they expect would happen when they made these lengthy long-distance calls?
Supafly
Retired Mod
Yes she did. Called her man in Iraq, I believe a lot and got surprised by the cost of roaming fees...
It's 2.99 dollars per minute USA <-> Iraq
http://www.t-mobile.com/International/RoamingOverview.aspx?tp=Inl_Tab_RoamWorldwide
Please, people, make sure you get an extra tariff that makes sure you don't ruin yourself just because you care about your loved ones and family
tartanterrier
Is somewhere outhere.
He would have been better off getting a pay-as-you-go or a phone card :1orglaugh
GregCentauro
Banned
Use the search button, please! Eva Angelina's thread is next door.
Ace Boobtoucher
Founder and Captain of the Douchepatrol
Yeah, and she tried to get us to subsidize it for her.
PirateKing
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Yes, I remember. We had a pretty good laugh at her expense didn't we? :hatsoff:
Supafly
Retired Mod
On the other hand... if I would have been in her position, would I not attempt the same? Call out to my fans and ask for a bit of help?
I think I would.
I mean, okay, she ranks #21 at FreeOnes babe section, but I sure even she can't just cough up the cash on the spot.
PirateKing
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Yes, it's somewhat understandable. I just found the circumstances to be pretty amusing. A cell phone bill doesn't seem as imminent as a life-threatening condition that requires expensive treatment or a humanitarian cause.
But I digress.
maildude
Postal Paranoiac
Maybe AT&T should send that bill to Washington.
I racked up about 800 dollars in a few days in Montreal last month...that was pretty foolish of me.
I feel bad for this guy. Looks like AT&T took care of it, though.
I feel bad for this guy. Looks like AT&T took care of it, though.
Why did my post just show up as that?
I wrote 3 paragraphs!!To summarize, most times this is the customer's fault due to lack of research, but I used to work for AT&T for almost 5 years and the practice of misinformation usually went unpunished. I know I always told people that even if they got an international package, they'd still pay per minute but just at a discounted rate
It remind a story like this in France, where somebody cumulated 24000 euros mobile bills because of an Internet exceeding on his smartphone.
Rey C.
Racing is life... anything else is just waiting.
I racked up a $500+ bill a few years ago, also in Montreal/Saint-Sauveur. I didn't realize the roaming charges would be THAT high until I got home and saw the bill.
Until you get burned or hear about how high calls to/from foreign countries can be, I don't guess people really think about it. But best to call your provider before making that first call. Live & learn... I sure did. That bitch hit right after Christmas and paying for that vacation too. Ouch!
SpexyAshleigh
Official Checked Star Member
Until you get burned or hear about how high calls to/from foreign countries can be, I don't guess people really think about it. But best to call your provider before making that first call. Live & learn... I sure did. That bitch hit right after Christmas and paying for that vacation too. Ouch!
I covered my ass and called my cell provider and paid the fee's required to give me super cheap international calling, and unlimited texting/websurfing. My long distance charges were $20. My internet usb usage for my laptop (on the same account) was $250, and I was told when I bought the damn thing that I could use it anywhere in the world, without being charged...all I'd be charged for was my monthly rate. And THEN, I wasn't told that if I even had my phone turned ON, while on a Carnival cruise, I get charged $7 a MINUTE. So now I'm stuck with a $750 + cell bill, even though I tried to do everything right. Fucking cell companies, fucking Carnival...GRRRR.
HeLovesPorn
Closed Account
My heart goes out to ya, Ashleigh. Itr truely does. NO bullshit at all. That is a fucking attrocious bill and one of the worse ones I've ever seen.
As for myself I don't even own a cellphone, oddly enough, which surprises MANY. meh I just use groundlines and everyone once in a while I'll ask one of my family relatives to dial a number on they're cellphones, as the monthly unlimted minutes bills as well as the pressure of trying not to lose those teeny-tiny fuckers as well as the many myths of the (supposed) brain tumor damage will pretty much scare me off from life from ever truely owning one, I can tell ya that right now. If I was a much richer man I would gladly help you with that bill, but sadly such is life & long distances.
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