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Download Wall-E for just $62,000 Now!

A caller named Alberto told an incredible story to HLN money expert Clark Howard on CNN which emphasizes once again, the need to read fine print.

Recently vacationing in Mexico, Alberto used his data card to download Wall-E for his nephew. When he returned home, he was shocked to receive a bill for $62,000 from his wireless carrier. The carrier lowered the cost to $17,000 when he contested it, saying that is what it cost to deliver the movie to him.

While that cost for downloading a movie is totally ridiculous whatever way you look at it, Alberto did make a huge mistake by not checking and activating roaming options for voice and data plans before he went traveling. Unfortunately, this is quite a common problem. There is another class action case brewing over a $2,000 bill received by an iPhone owner after using the service in Mexico.

The carriers insist that the roaming charges in other countries are extravagant and that they have to pass on the fees to the customers. So, again, remember to check your carrier’s website or any information you got when you joined for roaming options before you leave.

[Thanks: http://www.afterdawn.com]

iPhone Gets Kudos From Rival

The world’s biggest mobile phone maker, Nokia, has praised Steve Jobs and Apple for moving mobile phones away from simply making calls.

In a report — “Is the mobile web coming of age?” — on the future of mobile Internet surfing Nokia’s executive vice president of markets Anssi Vanjoki told the BBC; “Steve Jobs did a great service for the digital industry by focusing the attention where we wanted it to be - on mobile [Web] and content.”

“More than one billion people have a Nokia device in their pocket. We see a big learning curve taking place with these so-called mobile computers, which are about always being connected 24-7-365.”

Vanjoki, like many others quoted by the BBC, believes the mobile phone will have a liberating effect on those who previously had little or no Internet access.

“Everyone has an interest in mobile. And if we look at those four billion subscribers, the majority of growth is in the developing world. We believe most of these people who experienced telephony through a mobile device will experience the Internet through a mobile device.”
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