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£5000 vodaphone bill in a month?

dadosaurus
dadosaurus Posts: 8 Forumite
in Mobiles
Hi guys,
I am after some advice I have had a contract phone off work for the last 3 years and never had a problem but recently my handset broke and switched to a smart phone, I didn't know work didn't have a data plan and now i am presented with a £5000 bill and don't know where to even begin with what to do. Any advice?

Thanks in advance for your time.
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  • NFH
    NFH Posts: 4,413 Forumite
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    Didn't you check the price of the service before using it? It's like going into a restaurant and ordering an expensive bottle of Champagne without reading the menu. All you can do is ask Vodafone to retrospectively apply their most appropriate data bundle.
  • vicx
    vicx Posts: 3,091 Forumite
    £5,000 in data charges in one month?! Vodafone charge £1 for 50MB so that is an awful lot of data used.
    A home without a dog is like a flower without petals.
  • chanz4
    chanz4 Posts: 11,057 Forumite
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    1st post, I wonder if lives under a bridge
    Don't put your trust into an Experian score - it is not a number any bank will ever use & it is generally a waste of money to purchase it. They are also selling you insurance you dont need.
  • dadosaurus
    dadosaurus Posts: 8 Forumite
    nope but I will be if I have to pay this.
  • dadosaurus
    dadosaurus Posts: 8 Forumite
    I understand that this is my fault for not looking into what i was using but £5000 is it even possible and shouldnt they have warned me when i reaching say £1000?
  • vicx
    vicx Posts: 3,091 Forumite
    This has got to be a wind up. Seriously, who can run a bill up to £5,000 in data charges in one month?
    A home without a dog is like a flower without petals.
  • jd87
    jd87 Posts: 2,345 Forumite
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    dadosaurus wrote: »
    nope but I will be if I have to pay this.

    Lol at least you have a sense of humour.
  • robbies_gal
    robbies_gal Posts: 7,895 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    5k in data without using it? ask your work wot plan they are on
    What goes around-comes around
  • dadosaurus
    dadosaurus Posts: 8 Forumite
    its really not, what i have read about it they may have mistaken me for roaming? but i dont know thanks for your time guys
  • dadosaurus
    dadosaurus Posts: 8 Forumite
    gabbyevs wrote: »
    5k in data without using it? ask your work wot plan they are on

    They dont have a data plan for my sim. its just calls and texts.
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