Cellphone data shock (CBC Marketplace)

Cellphone companies may be bending the rules by letting children authorize additional data without their parents’ permission. Although the CRTC’s Wireless Code was brought in to prevent bill shock, it doesn’t seem to be working for some families.
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25 Replies to “Cellphone data shock (CBC Marketplace)”

  1. Must be different in that country a minor can not at any point without written notice a minor enter into any contract verbal or otherwise its a crime!

  2. My Son Did that when he was 15 , Ran the Bill up to 19 Hundred. Virgin🤬🇨🇦

  3. Turn the data off for kids….they dont need to be using their phones as computers….

  4. In Saskatchewan they have Sasktel unlimited plans they just slow the data speed down after a lot of data but then no overage charge

  5. Can someone help me, I have a project. What is one event, person or legislation that brought about significant change to Canada after 1945? So, for example not the First or Second World War.

  6. I used to work in a call centre for T-Mobile and only the account holder and one authorized user could make any billing changes.

  7. So sad….that this kid's they have no f…g clue about anything today without a cellphone. Or a Net service. Nice future…wow !

  8. I have unlimited data w/AT&T (not in Canada I was watching marketplace in the USA) so it won’t happen to me

  9. They should get an unlimited, which is more expensive 5 years ago, but much cheaper than the 300overcharge

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