UK Man Billed $62,500 for Downloading TV Show While On Vacation

Iayn Dobsyn decided to download an episode of "Prison Break" using a mobile broadband card plugged into his laptop computer. Anyone who has used their cellphone abroad may have already experienced just how high roaming charges can get.* But, when it comes to using a mobile data package abroad, many people don't realize just how severe and scary data roaming charges can be.* For Iayn Dobsyn, a 34yo IT worker from Salford, Greater Manchester, decided to download an episode of "Prison Break" while on vacation in Portugal using his Manchester-based Yes Telecom mobile broadband card.* He didn’t think anything serious about his usage until he got an enormous £31,500 ($62,400USD ) bill! He told the Lancashire Telegraph: "The figures looked like they had come down from the moon. </img>


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