Azazello1313 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I was in Miami on Nov. 2 getting ready to go on a Caribbean cruise. I wanted to catch the Bears game before we left port. I have this wonderful Slingbox connected to my cable box, that feeds into my modem. It sends my cable signal through the Internet to my computer. I can then watch my cable package and DVR wherever I go. I just slide in my AT&T wireless card and click on Slingbox and up comes my cable TV. So there I was at the Port of Miami. It was 1 p.m. Florida time. The Bears game was starting. The ship was not leaving Miami until 4 p.m., so I slid in my wireless card and brought up my Slingbox and watched the game on my computer. I watched for about 2½ hours. Then I shut down my computer and cell phone, because it's expensive to use your Internet or phone when you sail out of the country. Anyway, I got home from our cruise, and about two weeks later I got my cell phone/wireless card bill, which is usually about $220, and it said I owe $28,067.31. I called AT&T and told them there was either a mistake or fraud and to please take this off the bill. That's where the fun starts. They told me that the bill was correct and somehow I was charged international rates for Internet use, and the cost is 2 cents per kb. That came out to $27,788.93. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 watching the bears play is priceless!! this guy got off cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Wow. I'd be pissed. Hopefully the guy gets out of it though. I've always been kind of annoyed with any system where your price can triple without them telling you. Like a cell phone call made in the wrong area and they just say, OK we'll patch you through....at 18 times your normal rate. Only we won't tell you. We'll just bill you later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Wow. I'd be pissed. Hopefully the guy gets out of it though. I've always been kind of annoyed with any system where your price can triple without them telling you. Like a cell phone call made in the wrong area and they just say, OK we'll patch you through....at 18 times your normal rate. Only we won't tell you. We'll just bill you later. he got the local paper's problem solver to get it lowered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I saw on the news the average home cost in Detroit is now $7,000...he could've bought 4 houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I saw on the news the average home cost in Detroit is now $7,000...he could've bought 4 houses. Or a house and a Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Or a house and a Toyota. Your Toyota will always be worth more. It can move to another state. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Your Toyota will always be worth more. It can move to another state. Except he lives in Minnesota where you think is in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmarc117 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Your Toyota will always be worth more. It can move to another state. and a celica will always crush a bore-vette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Majoris Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I saw on the news the average home cost in Detroit is now $7,000... Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I saw on the news the average home cost in Detroit is now $7,000...he could've bought 4 houses. I saw it was $18,000 last week. It's getting worse down there in Canada. Good thing I live in Real America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Really? But sales are way up! proving that anything priced low enough will eventually sell. In Detroit, the average price fell to $7,000 last month, down 39.1 percent in a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimC Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 and a celica will always crush a bore-vette I eat Celicas like Emmitt Smith eats leopard stripes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJoTheWebToedBoy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Or a house and a Toyota. And some crack.... a butt load of crack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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