Poor Eddie. Eddie canceled his unlimited internet plan, then decided that not having the internet was completely lame, so he called up and added it again. Unfortunately for Eddie, Cingular didn’t put him on the same plan he used to be on. Eddie writes:

My current cell phone bill is $8,677.29. I had Cingular since 2003. In November of 2006 I purchased the Cingular 8125 Pocket PC. I loved it. I had a cell phone that could access the internet and my bills were about $100 a month. After 2 months I cancelled the internet option because I wanted a smaller cell phone bill. After about 3 weeks of not having my internet I requested that they turned it back on. They did.

Now my bill went from an average monthly bill of less than $100 to $8,677.29. It had something to do with my data transfer rate. Obviously, they did not give me my original plan. Instead they gave me some $8,677.29/month plan.

I have filed a complaint with the BBB and the FCC. I still have not been able to resolve this issue. Cingular told me they will get back to me “soon.” I’m really worried that I may get stuck with this bill. This is devastating me.

Don’t worry, Eddie. We’re sure Cingular will fix their mistake. They can’t honestly think you’d opt to start paying 8 grand for something you used to pay $100 for….Right, Cingular?

Fix this, and we might even start calling you “Cingular, now part of the new AT&T” in a perky robot-voice like that douchebag host of American Idol. Nah. We won’t. But you should still fix Eddie’s bill. —MEGHANN MARCO

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