A 22-year-old man in Canada racked up an $83,000 cell phone bill after connecting the phone to his computer to use as a modem. Discovering Internet porn for the first time must be pretty exciting, and while we don't know for sure what he was downloading (he won't talk to the press, as Reuters points out because "he doesn't want to incur more long distance charges"), Reuters' headline "Lonely guy shocked to get $83,000 phone bill" makes it pretty clear. But the best part of all is the quote this guy's dad gave:
Staniaszek's father, also named Piotr Staniaszek, said his son thought he could use his new phone as a modem for his computer as part of his C$10 unlimited browser plan from Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada.
He downloaded movies and other high-resolution files unaware of the charges they would incur.
"He's working in the field sometimes, alone, in the shack. What to do? Drink vodka or go on the Internet?" Staniaszek senior told Reuters on Thursday from Calgary, Alberta.
"Now it's $85,000 and nobody told him," he said.
According to his invoice, the son rang up C$60,000 in charges in November, and they have since climbed to C$85,000.
[Via Reuters]