[Novalug] iPhone data bills - OMG!!!

[Angelo Bertolli]

David A. Cafaro wrote:
> Personally I think the guy was an idiot.  He's a so called web 
> developer and has no idea how much bandwidth a webpage takes?  And he 
> new he wasn't on an unlimited plan.  AT&T went above and beyond what 
> they had to do, he was an idiot.  I've been on a plan that was per KB 
> charge, and I was VERY careful about how much I used with my Treo 
> (it's very easy to rack up bills).  And on an iPhone, that's crazy to 
> think it isn't going to rack up a bill quick, it's ALL about the web 
> on that thing.
>
> Anyways, glad he got a break, but he was an idiot, and this wasn't 
> AT&Ts fault this time (though they should offer some kind of 
> reasonable oversees roaming plan for iPhone people). 

While I agree that they got him fair and square with one of their 
gimmicks (except for misquoting a price--but who doesn't know enough to 
double check that anyway?), it's hard to be on AT&T's side.  I sort of 
feel the same way about telecommunications as I do about the recording 
industry and music trading:  sure maybe technically, and legally, 
they're right, but they're also evil.  We're overcharged in this country 
due to cartels and ogilopolies.  I like free market, but without enough 
government intervention the market can quickly become un-free, taken 
over by powerful companies.

Too bad no one thinks about the anti-trust laws anymore.  That's the 
kind of thing that made America prosperous.

Angelo

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