dmolavi
Premium
join:2005-04-11
Sewell, NJ | obvious question, but...
didn't he read the agreement and see that there wasn't such a plan in place for him? |
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hayabusa3303
Over 200 mph
Premium
join:2005-06-29
clubs: | Funny
AT&T the new way to talk to people.
Your world DISCONNECTED. |
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58483323
Gurt me
join:2003-06-23
Normal, IL | WOO
GO AT&T!!!  |
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exocet_cm
I am the law
Premium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
clubs:  | Great idea!
Get a Blackberry!  |
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King Duck
join:2005-04-10
Elizabeth City, NC
1 edit | reply to dmolavi
Irresistible baiting attempt
Apple users don't worry about agreements.
They just naturally assume that since its from Apple there won't be any problems.
Hmmmm.... They need a smiley here for Evil Wicked Grin. |
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Jon
Premium
join:2001-01-20
Lisle, IL | egregiously wrong?
I think my mortgage is "egregiously wrong". I still have to pay it though.
ignorance is bliss, Until you get the bill. |
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ColorBASIC
8-bit Fun
Premium
join:2006-12-29
Corona, CA
4 edits | Huh?
$3,000 data bill is insane, especially when AT&T made it impossible to check usage but I don't believe this story for a simple reason.
How does a self-admitted "web developer" not know how large a kilobyte is or how large an average web page is.
He knew it was a pay per use plan (not an unlimited plan) and knew the per KB rate.
At .005/KB and 3,000, that's about 600MB. 600 megabytes isn't incidental browsing. At 30-100KB per page, that's 6,000-18,000 page views. That's a LOT of browsing.
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jjoshua
Premium
join:2001-06-01
Scotch Plains, NJ | Ha.
$3000 worth of youtube and email? I hope that it was worth it. |
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herb77
join:2005-02-23
Fort Myers, FL | Still Cool?
But the iPhone is still cool right? |
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cbrain
join:2000-05-21
Silver Spring, MD | reply to jjoshua
Re: Ha.
I want an immediate $2900 credit against my current balance, a commitment to never charge me the list price again, and, an apology for accepting such an ignorant customer.  |
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
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·ViaTalk
1 edit | Grass is always greener....
iPhone buyers got special treatment when they bought their phones, and now they want what others have? Wah...
Sorry, but I have ZERO sympathy for this guy.
"Doing some research, I learned this morning that AT&T offers unlimited international data usage at $70 per month to its Blackberry customers.
Here's my bottom line: I want this same usage plan to be made available to iPhone customers and to be applied retroactively to my account."
I want, I want, I want....Blah blah blah. |
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packetscan
Premium
join:2004-10-19
Bridgeport, CT
clubs: | WOW
Talk about highway robbery.
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ptrowski
Got Helix?
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join:2005-03-14
Putnam, CT
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·VOIPo
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·ViaTalk
| reply to cbrain
Re: Ha.
said by cbrain  :I want an immediate $2900 credit against my current balance, a commitment to never charge me the list price again, and, an apology for accepting such an ignorant customer. That was classic.
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MemphisPCGuy
Senior Systems Engineer
Premium
join:2004-05-09
Memphis, TN
·Comcast
1 edit | reply to ColorBASIC
Do the time... pay the crime!
said by ColorBASIC :How does a self-admitted "web developer" not know how large a kilobyte is or how large an average web page is But he knows 20MB ain't jack 
The problem here is advertising rates that are $.005 per anything. Americans can't handle the math, we don't think do small. If it had been marketed as $5 per Meg chances are he would have had a firmer grasp on the true cost. Still, he did the time, pay the crime.
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ryeny3
join:2004-06-09
Rye, NY | reply to dmolavi
Re: obvious question, but...
At $.005 per KB he spent $3000. Doesn't seem like "sporadic AT&T EDGE network usage" of an iPhone to me. |
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Greg_Z
Premium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
·Comcast
| Whoops
So, either someone's company will not foot the bill, or someone's mommy & daddy gave them the ultimatum. Guess the other person should of paid attention to the TOS.
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WileEC
mindtaker, macky cat, etc.
join:2002-02-07
Yonkers, NY
 ·Verizon FIOS
| maybe the conversation sounded like this:
One side of the phone conversation between iPhone owner and the AT&T rep:
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"Hello.
I bought an iPhone last month. I have a question about my bill.
Yah, um, its three thousand bucks.
Yes, I know I'm a dumbass for spending $600 on a cell phone.
Yes, I know that I'm a virgin.
Well, can you do something about this charge anyway?
Okay, yes, I'm a fool. I get it, yes.
Now, about the bill?
So you're saying that Steve Jobs approved the bill so I have to pay it?
But I didn't...
Wait, you say Steve also rubbed each and every iPhone against his crotch before they boxed them up?
Oh, that's just foul man. I had that in the bathroom!"
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@sbcglobal.net | What do You Think?
If the iPhone users aren't careful people will start thinking that they are rubes. |
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SKYWARP
join:2005-02-02
Portland, OR | Consumer Responsibility
So the ATT rep disclosed the charges, he accepted the charges, didn't ask any additional questions (like what is a KB?), and then used the service. . . .
Hmmm. . .
Pay your bill and shut the -F- up. |
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Greg_Z
Premium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL
·Comcast
| reply to ColorBASIC
Re: Huh?
Impossible to check useage? The handsets have a resetable timer on them for Data. As for the amount of data, the other Person obviously does not know how data works, and must of been going back and forth to the page, or watching videos & streaming music. I have a bulk plan, and only once went over the limit on it, with my handset. |
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