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Old 02-26-2009, 10:13 AM   #1
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Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:29 pm EST

Man gets $27,000 phone bill after watching Bears game on web
By Chris Chase

On November 2, Wayne Burdick was aboard a cruise ship in Miami waiting to depart on a Caribbean cruise. While still docked at the port, he set up his laptop and wireless card and accessed his Slingbox device which allowed him to watch a Chicago Bears game via an Internet connection. When the game was over, Burdick closed his computer, embarked on the cruise and returned home to find a bill from AT&T charging him over $27,000 for the three hours of Internet usage.

Apparently, AT&T had charged Brudick the international rate for the access. At two cents per kilobyte, the total charge was $27,788.93 for the time spent watching the game, which breaks down to about $6,500 per Rex Grossman interception.

Burdick pled his case to AT&T, saying he was still at the port and not in roaming territory. After speaking with nearly a half-dozen people at the company, he managed to get the bill down to $6,000, even though he provided documentation that he was still technically in Miami at the time he used his wireless card.

Eventually, the whole matter was settled after Burdick contacted Team Fixer at the Chicago Sun-Times and they contacted the phone company. AT&T acknowledged its mistake, saying that Burdick's device was picking up a signal it shouldn't have been.

At least Burdick's efforts were worth it. The Bears beat the Lions that afternoon, 27-23.
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Old 02-26-2009, 10:22 AM   #2
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I just read that.... Screw AT&T.... he had proof that he was in Miami, and they still tried to charge him $6000, Then after the news got involved they said that it picked up a signal it shouldn't have...
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Old 02-26-2009, 11:12 AM   #3
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You realize that if he was on the water it makes it a different issue. Signal itself can become irrelevant - and ATT may just be tending to it as a public relations issue [and be RIGHT].
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Old 02-26-2009, 01:44 PM   #4
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There's a reason I kept my phone OFF most of the time that I was on that cruise.
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But did they cover the spread?
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You realize that if he was on the water it makes it a different issue. Signal itself can become irrelevant - and ATT may just be tending to it as a public relations issue [and be RIGHT].
True, but not when you're in port. You're still a good 1-2 miles inside Miami at that point.
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Old 02-26-2009, 02:29 PM   #7
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I wouldn't pay 2 cents to watch the girls Scout of America beat the Lions.
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