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$22k Cell Bill


Careful what you download. A California 13-year-old is in a little trouble after running up a Verizon Wireless bill of almost $22,000. Ted Estarija’s son downloaded 1.4 million kilobytes of information last month, which totaled up to $21,917 in charges.

The cell plan did not cover data usage, so downloads were charged by the megabyte. Estarija has suspended his son’s account. Verizon is not enforcing the charges.

Comments about “$22k Cell Bill”

  1. takanuva2000 says:

    last thing you wanna buy that kid is an iPad.

  2. Camper99 says:

    you’re in trouble

  3. bob1 says:

    WHOA……. thats weird. What did he DOWNLOAD?!?

  4. falcon5.0 says:

    WHAT THE!! WHAT DID HE EVEN DOWNLOAD??!!!!=)

  5. pedrofan1 says:

    WWWWWOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!! thats pretty darn impressive. but why is the picture an iPhone when it says the kid was on Verizon??

  6. rich kid #1 says:

    that’s not really alot… i’ve done triple that damage. the only reason that you haven’t heard of it is cause my parents paid verizon to keep it quiet…

  7. think thrifty says:

    who would even use that many apps?? The most I would download is maybe 10!

  8. Bobb? says:

    what the heck was that kid thinking?!!!!!

  9. PGmovie says:

    Why did he download that much? :-)

  10. cobra says:

    were did he get the time to do that?

  11. verison says:

    sneezy, AT&T lies. they were nice anough to let the cell bill go.
    (Verison rules!!!)

  12. girls man #1 says:

    wow iF i ever did that i would get Killed

  13. sneezy says:

    Comcast:Verizon gives you big bills but lowers them if you beg, that’s why you should switch.
    AT&T:Rmember the kid who downloaded 22K bill off verizon? That’s why you should switch to AT&T the nations fastest 3G network.

    I wonder if I will see advertisments like that? :)

  14. mr game and wathch says:

    THE BOY WASN’T THINKING STRAIT

    !

  15. steve386 says:

    wow if i was the parent i would kill him

  16. observer says:

    Of course he got all those downloads but was the kid thinking
    money wise? Of course downloads can’t be that cheap or free

  17. crazey extreme jump dude on skis says:

    that is crazy!

  18. Nexus says:

    I wonder if the kid thought that all the downloads were free. Not the smartest kid ever, huh?

  19. scribblenaut says:

    this kid likes phone apps

  20. harryfan says:

    that nearley happend to me

  21. bb719 says:

    Wow, im 13 and the highest my parents had to pay was $60 for my bill.

  22. Tennis Champ says:

    I really can’t believe that!

  23. log says:

    His parents didn’t notice all of these downloads? Parents should keep a little tighter leash on there kids.

  24. Seth559 says:

    ouch. That would be a problem. It was nice of Verizon to drop the charges.

  25. sarge says:

    Better not tell my dad. If he hears this, he won’t let me get a cell phone.

  26. Marty says:

    This guy must have been really busted.

  27. Dadude says:

    I’ve heard of a 16K (I think) bill for a football game phone download.

  28. red101 says:

    Wow. I wonder how he cuold do all that!

  29. theterminator says:

    holy cow!
    aw man that stinks that he got all that

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