Comments on: Man faces £27,000 Vodafone mobile phone bill for one month http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/28/man-faces-27000-vodafone-mobile-phone-bill-for-one-month/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Merna http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/28/man-faces-27000-vodafone-mobile-phone-bill-for-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-65189 Merna Tue, 01 Jan 2008 12:24:41 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/28/man-faces-27000-vodafone-mobile-phone-bill-for-one-month/#comment-65189 When I read this I thought it was so ridiculous that it must be an urban myth, but Googling for "Ian Simpson" + "Vodafone" certainly brings up enough responses to indicate that it is (unfortunately) true. Re Peter's response -- The Winnebago story, however, is an urban myth. See http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp and http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/lawsuits.html. Try http://www.stellaawards.com/ for some true court cases which are "better" than the motor home myth. When I read this I thought it was so ridiculous that it must be an urban myth, but Googling for “Ian Simpson” + “Vodafone” certainly brings up enough responses to indicate that it is (unfortunately) true.

Re Peter’s response — The Winnebago story, however, is an urban myth. See
http://www.snopes.com/legal/lawsuits.asp and http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/lawsuits.html.

Try http://www.stellaawards.com/ for some true court cases which are “better” than the motor home myth.

]]> By: Peter http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/28/man-faces-27000-vodafone-mobile-phone-bill-for-one-month/comment-page-1/#comment-65162 Peter Tue, 01 Jan 2008 10:06:34 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2007/12/28/man-faces-27000-vodafone-mobile-phone-bill-for-one-month/#comment-65162 This is so typical of many people, they sign up to a contract and "think" they are covered, or "think" this or "Think" that. Instead of reading the contract and confirming intead os assuming. Granted many contracts have a lot of "fine print", that you need a microscope and a "law degree" to read it. Not knowing what the contract states, many arguments and assumptions could be put forward. It takes me back to the stupidity of an American who purchased a "Winabago motor home" drove it on the freeway, engaged "cruise control", left the drivers seat and made a cup of coffee. The motor home left the highway and crashed. The owner sued Winabago. The judge ruled in favour of the idot on the grounds that the Winabago instruction book did not say he could not do it. Perhaps this guy could do the same. Why didn't Vodafone cut him off at the 120 Mb down load "limit" ? Like I said without a copy of the contract any comment could be made. Is Vodaphone legally just - perhaps Is Vodaphone morally correct in demanding 27,000 ...........? Let's hope common sence and morailty prevails And next time READ your contract before you sign. If you are being pressured to sign. Ask for a copy to take home to read over. If the company/ sale person wont give you a copy the GET UP AND WALK OUT cause they've got something to hide. This is so typical of many people, they sign up to a contract and “think” they are covered, or “think” this or “Think” that. Instead of reading the contract and confirming intead os assuming.
Granted many contracts have a lot of “fine print”, that you need a microscope and a “law degree” to read it.
Not knowing what the contract states, many arguments and assumptions could be put forward. It takes me back to the stupidity of an American who purchased a “Winabago motor home” drove it on the freeway, engaged “cruise control”, left the drivers seat and made a cup of coffee. The motor home left the highway and crashed. The owner sued Winabago. The judge ruled in favour of the idot on the grounds that the Winabago instruction book did not say he could not do it.
Perhaps this guy could do the same.
Why didn’t Vodafone cut him off at the 120 Mb down load “limit” ?
Like I said without a copy of the contract any comment could be made.
Is Vodaphone legally just – perhaps
Is Vodaphone morally correct in demanding 27,000 ………..?

Let’s hope common sence and morailty prevails

And next time READ your contract before you sign.
If you are being pressured to sign. Ask for a copy to take home to read over. If the company/ sale person wont give you a copy the GET UP AND WALK OUT cause they’ve got something to hide.

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