$62,000 to download a movie?

$62,000 to download a movie? That's what happened to a caller named Alberto, who told his tale to CNN.

Alberto made the grave mistake of downloading Wall-E for his nephew while vacationing in Mexico over his data card and was slapped with a $62,000 bill from his wireless carrier when he returned home.

Alberto tried to contest the charge and the carrier reduced the bill to $17,000, arguing that the five-figure charge was what it cost them to deliver the movie.

[via arstechnica]

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