AT & T old man billed $ 24,298 for dialup

Many years ago, America was very popular service is AOL (America Online). In fact, for most Americans, it was the only way to get online. It was only necessary to buy a modem to transmit data over a telephone line. Over time, AOL declined and became the property of AT & T, but dial-up services is still used by some users (in some areas there is no alternative, and others are satisfied). 83-year-old resident of California, this service is very expensive cost.

The injured old man - Ron Dorf (Ron Dorff), 83-year-old resident of the town of Woodland Hills (Woodland Hills). He is one of 2, 2 million people are still paying for the service of AOL.

However, Dorf was amazing to see came to him expense by $ 8596, 57 and then a penalty for non-payment in the amount of $ 15,687, 64. At this point, he decided to call customer service for details.

It turned out that he had improperly configured software modem, so that calls are made through a number of long-distance communication.

The question remains why AT & T in advance has not defined the problem and did not adopt the necessary measures? We can assume that the company as if it were profitable "to drive into debt" party, and only after that the requirements of the claims.

The question now is to understand in court, because the old man, obviously, there is 24 thousand dollars.

Source: geektimes.ru/post/249774/