>>>>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/13/mobe_bill/
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>>>>It really makes you wonder, the mentality of mobile phone companies. Isn't there any sort of flag in Billing / A/R when the amount for a single subscriber is over $X / month? Or if his bill is a little bigger than it was last month?
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>>>>No wonder mobile data services aren't quite "there", yet.
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>>>This part is great - He concluded: "When the customer downloaded the software to do so, a warning came up that said there would be additional data charges on top of the mobile browser plan."
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>>>Hah!!! Additional charges! Ya gotta love it.
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>>".... "When the customer downloaded the software to do so, a warning came up that said there would be additional data charges on top of the mobile browser plan....."
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>>Well that is total b.s. All you have to download is a device driver and there isn't any warning with the drivers. I'd be interested to know which phone he used - my guess is the 6700 or more likely the 6800 - the 6800 uses EVDO-Rev A and is fast enough to soak up a lot of charges. None-the-less I sure don't see any warnings with those drivers.
>>What is ironic is that they don't want people to teather the units to a PC, but yet they go ahead and sell units that allow this. Bunch of jerks if you ask me.
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>At pricing like $85,000.00? I imagine they are absolutely slavering to have people link up to their PCs.

But who is going to pay an $85,000 cell phone bill? The company will spend thousands messing with it and get nothing out of it.