If you travel Singapore Air... don't use the wifi!
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If you travel Singapore Air... don't use the wifi!
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/11/18/ ... es-flight/
My guess is he left it connected while he slept and random shit on his PC was using the internet. Like windows update, antivirus update, etc.
Gutsche says he signed up for a 30 megabyte Internet plan, which cost $28.99, and was aware that he would be responsible for data beyond that limit. But he was stunned when he learned upon landing that viewing some 155 pages — mostly checking email and uploading a PowerPoint document — had resulted in $1,142 of overage fees, he said in a blog post and on Twitter.
My guess is he left it connected while he slept and random shit on his PC was using the internet. Like windows update, antivirus update, etc.
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Re: If you travel Singapore Air... don't use the wifi!
Yeah, I saw that on Flyertalk last week. I think the lucky SOB got his company to reimburse him though.
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