Woman gets $26,000 cell phone bill - Cingular Says "File Bankruptcy"

[Jorge]

Her phone was stolen on vacation, and the thieves racked up an enourmous bill, what does cingular do? Make her pay it! (Digg and comment this)

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[alkillyou10]

cell phone companies love to rip people off!

[JpY]

My question is how did the thieves manage to rack up a $26000 phone bill in the length of a persons holiday?? :icon_scra

I would hope that your security services take a look at the content of the phone conversations, this kind of bill would suggest a high profile criminal - drugs gang? Maybe its just some looser talking to his girlfriend or more probably his boyfriend. :icon_quee

[testicles]

Maybe its just some looser talking to his girlfriend or more probably his boyfriend. :icon_quee

Some looser indeed.

[mountain_rage]

Still not as bad as this charge

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12247590/

But her case is still ridiculous, thankfully as it happens to more people laws will change forcing cell phone providers to use the same kind of security credit card companies use.

[barrakuda]

My question is how did the thieves manage to rack up a $26000 phone bill in the length of a persons holiday?? :icon_scra

...texting JOKE4 to 45657 to recieve a joke everyday......for 99 cents per message till you cancel.

Long Distance? But still, alot

[gastur]

i just key locked my phone

[queekus]

That sucks, it not until consumers fight back and cancel accounts moving to more understanding providers that will clue in these hard assed cell phone companies to change their TOS.
I feel for that lady.