Album download rings up £2,600 mobile phone bill...

A holidaymaker from Warwickshire ran up a phone bill of more than £2,600 after downloading a Neil Diamond album while abroad.



Katie Bryan was at a party with her boyfriend's family in South Africa when she decided to download the £8.99 album from iTunes on to her phone.

When she returned to the UK, Miss Bryan reportedly found Orange had billed her £2,609.31 for the download.

Miss Bryan told the Daily Mail: "I think Orange are preying on people who make a mistake while abroad. Why such a massive difference in cost? In England you would just pay the album price. There is no way this huge bill relates to the actual cost to Orange.

She added: "You hear of people doing this and you think 'stupid person - why did you do that?' I do feel foolish. But I also feel it is morally wrong to be expected to pay this sort of money for a Neil Diamond album".

Orange said Miss Bryan had received text messages warning her that she had used 250mb outside the EU.

A spokeswoman said: "We have spoken to Katie Bryan and offered a significant reduction in her bill and she is happy with this resolution."

Can't cure stupid!

Thing is Flappdoodle, as you point out, you know you are going to be ripped off! - Hence the stupid tag for getting caught.

Buy a local SIM, or do as I do (because I'm not important enough to need to be in touch 24/7) and leave the 'phone at home.