Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 8, 2007 9:06:34 GMT -6
The iPhone automatically updates your e - mail even when it's turned off. This is free domestically, but apparently, the charges really add up when you leave the good ol' U.S. of A ...
Hewlett Harbor man racks up $4,800 iPhone bill
Hewlett Harbor man racks up $4,800 iPhone bill
Jay Levy and his family took their iPhones on a Mediterranean cruise. Now the Hewlett Harbor entrepreneur feels as if he got taken for a ride, receiving a 54-page monthly bill of nearly $4,800 from AT&T Wireless.
While Levy, his wife and his daughter were enjoying the trip, and even while they were sleeping, their three iPhones were racking up a bill for data charges. The iPhone regularly updates e-mail, even while it's off, so that all the messages will be available when the user turns it on.
"They have periodic updates on their data files, and they translate into megabucks," Levy said. "This is akin to your bank having automatic access to your ATM machine and is siphoning money out during all times of the day and night without your knowledge."
While Levy, his wife and his daughter were enjoying the trip, and even while they were sleeping, their three iPhones were racking up a bill for data charges. The iPhone regularly updates e-mail, even while it's off, so that all the messages will be available when the user turns it on.
"They have periodic updates on their data files, and they translate into megabucks," Levy said. "This is akin to your bank having automatic access to your ATM machine and is siphoning money out during all times of the day and night without your knowledge."
) that it would probably have cost AT&T to provide that service. When I am in the US I usually call home every other day and speak for between 10 and 12 minutes and my bill for those voicecalls is rarely more than $100 to $200 for the trip.