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$20,000 cell phone bill shocks family

By Amy Bennett  2 comments

September 08, 2008, 3:30 PM — Who knew Canada was foreign country? The Terry family of Portland was horrified to get a five-digit phone bill from AT&T after their son used a wireless network card with his laptop north of the border. The family claims that they had called AT&T in advance and hadn't been told that anything of the kind was possible. read more...

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    Anonymous 3 years ago
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    Anonymous 3 years ago
    I'd be furious if AT&T didnt notify me when my bill more than tripled!This is the same company though, that allowed an unrelated third party to set up a calling card on my (landline) phone, billed to a different address, with a different contact name, and a contact phone that wasn't the account phone, WITHOUT ASKING QUESTIONS!I have them now just because they're the only (unhacked) iPhone provider.
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