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TIO sees sharp rise in 'money' complaints

TIO sees sharp rise in 'money' complaints

ISPs and mobile telcos the worst offenders.
Ry Crozier Dec 3 2010 12:43PM Financial Services
iPad owners warned about iShock

iPad owners warned about iShock

Use pre-paid data plans for at least three months, consumers told.
Staff Writers May 25 2010 2:00PM Telco/ISP
Culture shock: Out-placed to an outsourcer

Culture shock: Out-placed to an outsourcer

When the assets of BHP IT were sold to CSC in May 2000, some 1,700 techies became CSC employees overnight. Nine years on, a staffer subsumed by the American giant tells iTnews of the culture shock in becoming part of an outsourcer and the early days of working in BHP computing.
Ry Crozier Jun 3 2009 12:01AM Software
Satellite service fights bill shock with quota warnings

Satellite service fights bill shock with quota warnings

A local satellite mobile broadband provider actually proactively warns its customers when they start downloading abnormal amounts of data and offers to shift them to a better value plan to save money.
Ry Crozier Feb 27 2009 11:41AM Telco/ISP
Beware of 3G bill shock

Beware of 3G bill shock

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is warning consumers to be wary of the high charges that come with excessive data usage on new 3G mobile devices.
Staff Writers Jul 22 2008 12:05PM Telco/ISP
Canadian expresses shock at $85k mobile phone bill

Canadian expresses shock at $85k mobile phone bill

A 22-year-old Canadian oil-field worker recently received a mobile phone bill for nearly US$85,000 after repeatedly using his handset as a modem for his computer..
Guy Dixon Dec 17 2007 2:45PM Oddware
SOA adoption causing culture shock

SOA adoption causing culture shock

The successful adoption of service oriented architectures (SOAs) requires a change in corporate culture, IBM warned at its Impact 2007 conference in Orlando, US.
Tom Sanders May 23 2007 1:30PM Software

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