At Over $5k an Episode, Those Are Some Expensive 'Friends'
Who knew that downloading some free sitcom episodes to a mobile phone could end up costing way more than a rent-controlled New York City apartment and a cappuccino at Central Perk? A businessman in the UK got a cell phone bill for 11,000 pounds (about $21,800) after his wife downloaded four free “Friends” episodes to the phone, taking advantage of the couple’s “unlimited” broadband service, Pocket-lint reports.
Turns out, the businessman took the phone with him on a trip to Germany while the downloads, which reportedly took about 12 hours, were still in progress.
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