A supposedly “ faulty ” iPhone bring down a adult male in severe financial trouble , after the phone racked up an astonishing $ 30,000 datum bill — and UK internet Orange tried to take the money from the blighter ’s account .
Chris Bovis realised he ’d been make out off , so phoned Orange for an account . That was when he discovered the web had try on to charge him $ 14,000 for exceeding his data valuation reserve . His cant had rather unsurprisingly refused the transaction , so Orange block his act . Orange also told Chris his next bill would be around the $ 16,000 level .
The actual reservoir of the problem is a small vague . Chris said the iPhone was even download data while switch off , with Apple employees agreeing it was broken in some way and replacing the telephone set . Orange eventually caved in and agree to reduce his greenback to $ 450 , before altogether giving up and writing off the entire amount . [ Evening Standard ]
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