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So I was bored at home yesterday, and I noticed Clark Howard was on television. I've never watched the show but I always hear custys threatening to call him because he's pretty much the Messiah of stupid ignorant customers. Here's how one of the convos went, we'll call customer "C" and give him a southern accent and Clark Howard "H" with a nerdy condecending accent.
C: Hey Clark this is so and so, I have one of them laptop connect cards with my cell phone company, and I got a 68 thousand dollar bill for downloading a movie!
H: WHAT?! See people, this is how ridiculous these cell phone companies are, they charge you for everything.
C: yeah I thought the internet was based on how many minutes I use, not like how much i download. All I...
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C: Hey Clark this is so and so, I have one of them laptop connect cards with my cell phone company, and I got a 68 thousand dollar bill for downloading a movie!
H: WHAT?! See people, this is how ridiculous these cell phone companies are, they charge you for everything.
C: yeah I thought the internet was based on how many minutes I use, not like how much i download. All I...
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Is this the same guy who told people to go into their cellphone company stores and threated to cancel so we would "discount their plan" for them?
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Yeah he's the one who went on TV and told everyone that they don't need a contract to get cell phone service. What he didn't tell them was they'll be paying 200+ for a phone without said contract.
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wizardofCroz said:...
So I was bored at home yesterday, and I noticed Clark Howard was on television. I've never watched the show but I always hear custys threatening to call him because he's pretty much the Messiah of stupid ignorant customers. Here's how one of the convos went, we'll call customer "C" and give him a southern accent and Clark Howard "H" with a nerdy condecending accent.
C: Hey Clark this is so and so, I have one of them laptop connect cards with my cell phone company, and I got a 68 thousand dollar bill for downloading a movie!
H: WHAT?! See people, this is how ridiculous these cell phone companies are, they charge you for everything.
C: yeah I thought the internet was based on how many minutes I u
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Yeah but i'm the idiot. I should have just asked the shack... 🙄 douchebag
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reminds me of another conversation:
OP: So I have these questions about restocking fees...
-P1: I think this about restocking fees....
-SP: You IDIOT! Do you know nothing... companies make a lot more than what you said..
P1: What? We're talking about COGS and restocking fees, not commission.
SP: COMMISSION! YOU GUYS ARE IDIOTS AND DON"T KNOW THE INDUSTRY!!!11!!
Yep, very familiar. 🙄
OP: So I have these questions about restocking fees...
-P1: I think this about restocking fees....
-SP: You IDIOT! Do you know nothing... companies make a lot more than what you said..
P1: What? We're talking about COGS and restocking fees, not commission.
SP: COMMISSION! YOU GUYS ARE IDIOTS AND DON"T KNOW THE INDUSTRY!!!11!!
Yep, very familiar. 🙄
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downloading or streaming, either way, it's gonna cost that guy an assload of $$$ to watch the movie on his laptop in mexico
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"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt"
Einstein might be dead, but you could learn something from this statement.
Einstein might be dead, but you could learn something from this statement.
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I don't know about netflix but if they're going to impose a 5 gig cap they should cut you off after 5 gigs. They are basically raping you by letting you go over endlessly and then charging you...endlessly. Most users aren't computer literate enough to check out their usage...
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AT&T has started to put a temporary block on all users who reach the 5 GB cap. Once their cycle date hits, the service is restored and they can try once more to go one month without downloading 5GB.
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If you're not computer literate enough to go to your carrier's website, log in, and read the little meter on the page, perhaps you don't need a wireless modem in the first place. Don't know about other carriers, but VZW even has a big button that says "USAGE" on the sign-in screen when you connect the aircard.
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