Rural Canadian Oil Tester Racks Up C$85,000 in Wireless Data Charges

Piotr Staniaszek, a 22-year-old oil and gas well tester in rural northwest Alberta, thought his C$10 a month unlimited data plan covered using his phone as a modem and downloading big files to his computer.  It did not and he racked up $85,000 in charges, which Bell Mobility, a division of Bell Canada reduced to C$3,400 when his father protested.

There have been a lot mentions in the media about this story, reminding everyone to be clear on what their data plan does and does not cover.
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