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Do you have high cell phone bills?

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by The Real Shady, Apr 11, 2006.

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  1. The Real Shady

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    Well, they can't be any worse then this.

    Man gets $218 trillion phone bill

    THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A Malaysian man said he nearly fainted when he recieved a $218 trillion phone bill and was ordered to pay up within 10 days or face prosecution, a newspaper reported Monday.

    Yahaya Wahab said he disconnected his late father's phone line in January after he died and settled the $23 bill, the New Straits Times reported.

    But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a $218 trillion bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.

    It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after after his death.

    "If the company wants to seek legal action as mentioned in the letter, I'm ready to face it," the paper quoted Yahaya as saying. "In fact, I can't wait to face it," he said.

    Yahaya, from northern Kedah state, received a notice from the company's debt-collection agency in early April, the paper said. Yahaya said he nearly fainted when he saw the new bill.

    Government-linked Telekom Malaysia Bhd. is the country's largest telecommunications company.

    A company official, who declined to be identified as she was not authorized to speak to the media, said Telekom Malaysia was aware of Yahaya's case and would address it. She did not provide further details.

    http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Trillion_Dollar_Phone_Bill.html?source=rss
     
  2. Rocketman95

    Rocketman95 Hangout Boy

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    It can if it's the second time this has been posted. :D
     
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  4. The Real Shady

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    Damn. Nothing came up on a search.
     
  5. DonnyMost

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    i hate verizon.
     
  6. rrj_gamz

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    "This is like deja vu all over again."
     
  7. pradaxpimp

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    holy crap, telekom malaysia got someone again.
     
  8. kaleidosky

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    6 hours and no lock yet..unusual? ;)
     
  9. arkoe

    arkoe (ง'̀-'́)ง

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    The Van Goofy thread in the GARM convinces me that the mods are all busy somewhere else today.
     
  10. ima_drummer2k

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    You're not kidding...
     
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    mine averages 215 Bucks per month, T-Mobile sucks, but I just got the new Razr phone, and its tight!
     
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