Ted Estarija – Gadget Teaser https://www.gadgetteaser.com Tracking the gadget and tech revolution Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:17:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 13 year-old racks up over $21,000 in wireless charges https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2009/12/14/13-year-old-racks-up-over-21000-in-wireless-chargers/ https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2009/12/14/13-year-old-racks-up-over-21000-in-wireless-chargers/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:53:37 +0000 https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2009/12/14/13-year-old-racks-up-over-21000-in-wireless-chargers/ It’s hard to say who to blame for this one. On the one hand, I want to scream at Ted Estarija for not explaining the idea of data charges to his 13 year-old son. Not everyone is as tech savvy as you and me, though. On the other, you have to wonder why no one […]

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]]> Verizon data plans.It’s hard to say who to blame for this one. On the one hand, I want to scream at Ted Estarija for not explaining the idea of data charges to his 13 year-old son. Not everyone is as tech savvy as you and me, though. On the other, you have to wonder why no one at Verizon noticed the sudden surge on the account – from zero data to 1.4GB in a month.

Whoever you blame, Ted Estarija still got slapped with a $21,917 bill for the server traffic. In a rare show of understanding, Verizon waived the entire bill. The lesson in all of this? Buy a data plan. That $15/month looks pretty great next to $21,917.

Source: AP

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