money.co.uk— We all know the internet companies rob you with roaming charges, but when this guy gets a $60,000 bill for a few songs and a prison break episode... it is another example of how gross it all really is.
Jul 7, 2008View in Crawl 4
he could have pirated them in the US and been slapped with a bill by the RIAA- and it would have been cheaper. Didn't know anyone was more criminal than the RIAA
The provider knows they're in the wrong, they reduced his bill to 460 dollars. At the very least they fear the PR backlash.They probably could push him to pay the bill, but they would have driven away future customers. It's called "winning the battle but losing the war."If I lived in the UK I'd stay clear of Yes like the plague.
Because they don't put a cap in the contract. So, when someone doesn't read what they sign, what happens? Do you really think it's the company's responsibility to make sure you have a fair deal? In addition, metered internet shouldn't even be considered an option, anywhere, ever. This isn't 1994, and I see news articles in my area about how the government has given my local telecom close to 2 billion dollars to upgrade infrastructure over the last two years, so don't give me that "Well maybe they can't afford to upgrade" crap. If they weren't making any money, ummm.... gee, wouldn't they be out of business? And not reporting record profits this year? The 'technological necessity' of metered internet is a falsehood that's being sold to the public at large. If people aren't smart enough to see through it, why do they think they have the right to complain? Anyone with a positive IQ can research the rates on metered internet, measure their own use per month, and then do some simple math(My usage x their rates) to figure out "Prison Break and a few songs=60,000". People who unable to figure out something this simple is the same kind of stupid reject that has to be TOLD fresh coffee is hot.
Closed AccountJul 7, 2008
he could have pirated them in the US and been slapped with a bill by the RIAA- and it would have been cheaper. Didn't know anyone was more criminal than the RIAA
Closed AccountJul 8, 2008
deserves it for downloading that pos
kmocha8222Jul 8, 2008
Who goes to Portugal and then sits around and watches Prison Break on their computer?
naysonJul 9, 2008
Absolutely. Buried.
shadowman99Jul 9, 2008
The provider knows they're in the wrong, they reduced his bill to 460 dollars. At the very least they fear the PR backlash.They probably could push him to pay the bill, but they would have driven away future customers. It's called "winning the battle but losing the war."If I lived in the UK I'd stay clear of Yes like the plague.
schmichJul 9, 2008
Reducing the bill to ?229 is really generous. Reading the title I thought the article would be a sad story but really it's the opposite.
Closed AccountJul 9, 2008
I'd send them the retail value of the content and tell them to go f**k themselves.
dauntless1Jul 10, 2008
Because they don't put a cap in the contract. So, when someone doesn't read what they sign, what happens? Do you really think it's the company's responsibility to make sure you have a fair deal? In addition, metered internet shouldn't even be considered an option, anywhere, ever. This isn't 1994, and I see news articles in my area about how the government has given my local telecom close to 2 billion dollars to upgrade infrastructure over the last two years, so don't give me that "Well maybe they can't afford to upgrade" crap. If they weren't making any money, ummm.... gee, wouldn't they be out of business? And not reporting record profits this year? The 'technological necessity' of metered internet is a falsehood that's being sold to the public at large. If people aren't smart enough to see through it, why do they think they have the right to complain? Anyone with a positive IQ can research the rates on metered internet, measure their own use per month, and then do some simple math(My usage x their rates) to figure out "Prison Break and a few songs=60,000". People who unable to figure out something this simple is the same kind of stupid reject that has to be TOLD fresh coffee is hot.