Tourist Comes Home To $143-Thousand Phone Bill After Trip To Europe

BERLIN, GERMANY – SEPTEMBER 02: In this photo illustration, a woman uses the Uber app on an Samsung smartphone on September 2, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Uber, an app that allows passenger to buy rides from drivers who do not have taxi permits, has had its UberPop freelance driver service banned in Germany after a complaint by Taxi Deutschland, a trade association of taxi drivers in the country. The company, which operates in 42 countries over 200 cities worldwide, plans to both appeal the decision made by a court in Frankfurt as well as, at the risk of heavy fines, continue its services in Germany until a final decision has been made on the matter. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

A Florida couple has been left stunned by $143-thousand cell phone bill after what they considered a “magical” European vacation. Rene Remund, 71, and his wife Lynda, 65, racked up the charges during a three-week trip to Switzerland. How the heck did this happen? Despite using just 9.5 gigabytes of data, they were hit with roaming fees averaging over $6,000 a day.

T-Mobile initially refused to budge on the bill, even after multiple attempts to challenge it. It was only after media intervention that the charges were finally waived. Meanwhile, T-Mobile notes on its website, “To avoid bill shock, check with your service provider before you travel to see what options are available.”

Source: Daily Mail

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