Property News · May 26, 2012

Data roaming: don't let your smartphone run off with your wallet


Alexandra Xanthaki used an iPhone app to find restaurants on a short trip abroad – and came home to a £2,600 bill. Will it be your turn to be stung this summer?If you’re lost in a foreign city, a smartphone can be a lifesaver. Flick open the map icon, tap in the address and the internet sends you on your way. On a week-long trip to Istanbul in early May, Alexandra Xanthaki used her iPhone all the time to navigate the notoriously congested, confusing streets looking for restaurants. But on returning to London, the magic wore off when T-Mobile sent her a bill for £2,318 – and warned that another £300 would be added to her next bill, too.”I’ll admit I’m not that clever when it comes to mobile phones,” says Xanthaki, a reader in law at Brunel University’s Law School. “I’ve used the iPhone abroad before, but the bill hasn’t been much more than €10 or so. I did get a message when I arrived in Istanbul that there would be charges, but in the past I’ve always had to send a message asking T-Mobile to activate such charges. Apparently, while I was in Turkey, they started automatically as soon as I pressed on an icon.” Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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