Oh Look, Another Insane 3G Data Bill > Did this guy call clark howard show

reply to davidbugs

Re: Did this guy call clark howard show

Yea, I saw it on his show on Saturday or Sunday. I'm pretty sure you are correct about the bill being reduced to 0.

I find it rather sad.. he should have paid something.. and even a few thousand would have been reasonable.

Fifty bucks would have been reasonable. Not a thousand dollars!

This does show how dangerous the Radio Shack/ATT computer program is and why Clark Howard and I call it a rip-off.

$50.00? It's always nice to throw a number out here to feel good about it all, however, the world is not a flea market so that kind of theory doesn't work.

First off, companies have a right to make a profit. (Read more before you fly off the handle) With that said, there is going to be room for profit. They're not non-profit organizations. Second, the guy is international. He used a crap load of data to download a full length movie. International carries have their rates AND have a right to make a profit. There are exchange rates to consider, etc.

So, when you throw out some arbitrary number, how can you justify that with out knowing the trust costs to deliver that service AND take into account the company has EVER right to turn a profit.. even on the overages!

You think you can go over seas with your US based cellular phone, use about 3 times your plan minutes and walk away with paying, I dunno.. "$50.00"...?

It's one thing to be "consumer friendly".. but it's another thing to learn to pay the piper when you use a VERY well known expensive service.

When you travel in the U.S., it's expensive as hell. When you travel international, be prepared to be raped.. there's nothing "consumer friendly" when it comes to certain things international and utilities and communications certainly are not one of them.