iPhone+AT&T Bill=Uh-Oh - Pogue's Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog

iPhone+AT&T Bill=Uh-Oh - Pogue's Posts New York Times

But then-get this-I get SIX PAGES of listings of data tidbits that the iPhone has downloaded in the form of email and Web pages-KILOBYTE BY KILOBYTE! Every graphic on every Web page, every message sent or received-it's all carefully listed by date and time. Not as anything helpful like NYTIMES.COM HOME PAGE or EMAIL-no, no. Instead, every single one of the hundreds of listings says the same thing: "Data Transfer" of type "Data" at rate code "MBRF," along with how many kilobytes it was (usually 1K or 3K).


He's right, I just checked my bill (I hadn't gotten past the initial heart-rending summary page). I only have two days of usage on it, and it's a full page of downloads, for every separate connection. This is going to be real fun at the end of this month!

An addendum: My latest AT&T bill arrived with 16 pages of data charges, and the following wonderful statement:

"The New AT&T is going green. Starting this month you may notice our new bill format. We call it summary bill - all the important information you need is easier to read on few pages.
Ha!

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