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$20,000 cell phone bill shocks family

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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

Hey , here’s a way I’ve been cutting down on bills and getting rid of your phone bill all together…check this thing out .. I saw it on ctv news … you can make UNLIMITED FREE LONG DISTANCE CALLS to Canada and the US .. it’s a little usb device with a phone jack and you talk over your internet connection … I bought it actually works… I cancelled my phone service with shaw .. which was around $100 or so a month … this only cost $39 CAD and it’s good for a whole year .. after that it’s only $19 per year... You also get your own telephone number too.....This is really amazing .. finally an alternative choice to the insane prices charged by the corporate telephone companies …… I got mine at http://www.InterestingMedia.com …Enjoy :)

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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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