Holidaymaker gives 'bill shock' a new meaning by downloading TV show using mobile phone.
A Yes Telecom customer has been sent a £31,000 mobile phone bill after using his handset as a laptop modem to download an episode of Prison Break while on holiday in Portugal.Iayn Dobsyn, an IT contractor from the UK, realised that using data while roaming carried a cost but expected the bill to be more like £150.
He said: "I knew i used a lot of data while abroad but not to the tune of £31,000. The figures didn't make sense."
Yes Telecom has agreed to reduce the charge to a more manageable £229 and has advised customers to check the small print on their contracts before traelling abroad.
It's certainly not the first time something like this has happened - in December a Canadian was charged £41,000 ater using his mobile as a PC modem, while in March a UK couple were hit with an £11,000 bill for downloading an episode of Friends.
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