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02 Charges £950 for two hours TV on Mobile |
axxxr
Joined: Mar 21, 2003
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Watching television on his mobile landed one O2 customer with a bill of almost £1,000.
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"Michael Schaefer, 46, an IT specialist from Ealing, west London, was charged £950 in just four days by O2 after using his 3G phone to view TV for just two hours."
After a lengthy letter to the operator, complaining that he was not aware of the charge and arguing that he was simply taking advantage of 3G technology, O2 eventually waived his fee."
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BobaFett
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huh, why is that so expensive?
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goldenface
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It doesn't surprise me in the least. I bet he spent hours on the phone to them.
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Dups!
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Well, no tv for me on my phone then. That's too much! |
tindo196
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id advise him to get a phone with wifi or just switch to 3-uk they do offer free channels |
scottt
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£950!!!!! Bloody hell, he could of bought a decent HDTV for under and that and watched TV properly!
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jcwhite_uk
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I would have checked the prices of the GPRS before downloading that much.
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Residentevil
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What a ripoff. Modern street mugging.
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PeterKay
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On 2006-12-18 19:53:44, scott ™ wrote:
£950!!!!! Bloody hell, he could of bought a decent HDTV for under and that and watched TV properly!
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hehe, quite true..
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leeboy13
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On 2006-12-19 06:04:01, Residentevil wrote:
What a ripoff. Modern street mugging.
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i like that phrase - 'modern street mugging' 
and quite right!
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haynesycop
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The price is ridiculous but to be fair he should have checked beforehand, i know i would have.
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Tiny
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That's why I stay away from mobile TV lol |
Nanakay
Joined: Apr 15, 2006
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Lord have mercy! We users of mobile phones and similar communication devices have become "captive customers". Addiction to the latest services has turned us into virtual slaves. And the phone companies, and manufacturers, having realised this are cashing in on our weaknesses. Shouldn't we learn to restrict ourselves to the basics so as to be free from extra added on costs? Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all forum members.
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Miss UK
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On 2006-12-18 19:57:34, jcwhite_uk wrote:
I would have checked the prices of the GPRS before downloading that much.
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you get 1MB free after that it's charged at £3 per MB 
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xdavex
Joined: Jul 27, 2005
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thats why i'm staying away from contracts in general, they always try and screw you over.
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Posted: 2006-12-18 18:08
my 32GB iPhone 3GS 
