This isn't the first time I've seen some schmuck in the news because he tethered his computer to his phone and then got a huge bill.
Are people really that stupid to realize that "Unlimited" really ISN'T Unlimited anymore? People need to read the fine print because claiming ignorance is not a viable excuse anymore.
Actually, Andy, does the tariff even say that it's 'unlimited'? All the story says is that the customer THOUGHT it was unlimited.
True, there are plenty of 'unlimited' data plans out there that are anything but *cough* iPhone on O2 *cough* but we don't even know that that's even the case this time. But, as I have said, all we know is that the guy in question made an assumption that he had unlimited web access, not that Vodafone even advertised the it as such.
Anyway, not that I'm saying it's not a crappy thing to do, even if the tariff is supposedly 'unlimited', the onus is still on him for having signed a contract and not read the details. It's a shitty world where that's the case but it's not like Vodafone would be alone in advertising things in such a manner, so it's hard to sympathise
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This isn't the first time I've seen some schmuck in the news because he tethered his computer to his phone and then got a huge bill.
Are people really that stupid to realize that "Unlimited" really ISN'T Unlimited anymore? People need to read the fine print because claiming ignorance is not a viable excuse anymore.
Unlimited should mean UNLIMITED. Its false advertising, Stop being such a douche.
Actually, Andy, does the tariff even say that it's 'unlimited'?
All the story says is that the customer THOUGHT it was unlimited.
True, there are plenty of 'unlimited' data plans out there that are anything but *cough* iPhone on O2 *cough* but we don't even know that that's even the case this time. But, as I have said, all we know is that the guy in question made an assumption that he had unlimited web access, not that Vodafone even advertised the it as such.
Anyway, not that I'm saying it's not a crappy thing to do, even if the tariff is supposedly 'unlimited', the onus is still on him for having signed a contract and not read the details.
It's a shitty world where that's the case but it's not like Vodafone would be alone in advertising things in such a manner, so it's hard to sympathise
@ Andy
Yes, Unlimited SHOULD mean Unlimited......but 9 times out of 10, IT DOESN'T!
Next time you feel like beeking off and calling someone a douche because they have more of a clue than you do, STFU....DOUCHE!