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Man Gets $218 Trillion Phone Bill (But it's for three months, so... )
6ABC Action News, Philadelphia, PA ^
| April 10, 2006
| AP
Posted on 04/10/2006 8:17:38 AM PDT by bwteim
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - April 10, 2006 - Think your phone bill is high?
A Malaysian man says he nearly fainted when he got $218 trillion phone bill, and yes, that's in U.S.
The man, Yahaya Wahab, says he's been ordered to pay up within ten days or face prosecution.
The New Straits Times reports the bill was for a line that was supposed to have been disconnected in January.
The unhappy phone customer says he can't wait to face Telekom Malaysia in court, if the company follows through with its threat.
TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: automation; dataentrycanbefun; hatewhenthathappens; telephones; yadayadayada
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:17:40 AM PDT
by
bwteim
To: bwteim
He got my bill by mistake, I see.
2
posted on
04/10/2006 8:18:28 AM PDT
by
Riley
("What color is the boathouse at Hereford?")
To: bwteim
3
posted on
04/10/2006 8:19:06 AM PDT
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: bwteim
Damn kids and their text messaging!!
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:19:14 AM PDT
by
technomage
(NEVER underestimate the depths to which liberals will stoop for power.)
To: bwteim
He must have a teenage daughter.
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:20:01 AM PDT
by
TravisBickle
(Are you talkin' to me?)
To: bwteim
Darn, I knew that phone sex calls were expensive, but that is a bit too much.
To: bwteim
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:20:19 AM PDT
by
Mikey_1962
(I grew up in a slum, when I got to college it had become a "ghetto".)
To: Riley
LOL. That's how I feel when I see my monthly statements.
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:21:14 AM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
To: bwteim
Can he prove he DIDN'T make those calls? Hmmmmm?
To: bwteim
218 Trillion in 90 days?
The Dems are saying this has got to be Bush's fault somehow......
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:21:41 AM PDT
by
edpc
To: bwteim; dighton; martin_fierro; cyborg
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:22:40 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: bwteim
If he doesn't have that much money on hand, the telephone company would be willing to finance the bill, at attractive rates, so he could pay it off over time...
To: bwteim
This guy has a lousy contract. My carrier will cut me off after the first $100 Trillion.
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:23:17 AM PDT
by
jiggyboy
(Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
To: bwteim
A different version of this story from
Fox adds:
But Telekom Malaysia later sent him a 806,400,000,000,000.01 ringgit ($218 trillion) bill for recent telephone calls along with orders to settle within 10 days or face legal proceedings, the newspaper reported.
It wasn't clear whether the bill was a mistake, or if Yahaya's father's phone line was used illegally after after his death.
Yeah, right. Any math majors want to tell me how long it would actually take to spend $218 trillion on phone calls?
To: N3WBI3
Ah, the pain of regret.
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:24:45 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: bwteim
He should switch to Verizon, then it would only be $217 Trillion. Can you hear me now?
To: bwteim
YEEAARGHHH!!
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:24:51 AM PDT
by
OB1kNOb
(America is the land of the free BECAUSE of the BRAVE !! BUILD THE WALL! PROTECT OUR BORDERS!)
To: theDentist
Outstanding "Head Office" reference.
I say that all the time.
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:26:35 AM PDT
by
Selective Fire
(I am a troll under the Bridge to Nowhere)
To: NoStaplesPlease
Yeah, right. Any math majors want to tell me how long it would actually take to spend $218 trillion on phone calls?Well, imagine this really bad calling plan: $70 trillion a month, plus $8 trillion per minute.
The dude only made one call in three months!
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:26:58 AM PDT
by
Petronski
(I love Cyborg!)
To: NoStaplesPlease
"806,400,000,000,000.01 ringgit "
I like that accounting touch, that .01 of a ringgit proves the bill is probably correct... ;)
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posted on
04/10/2006 8:27:07 AM PDT
by
bwteim
(Begin With The End In Mind)
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