The wire services have a story about a Canadian oilfield worker whose $10 unlimited browser plan with Bell Mobility has resulted in $85,000 in charges for surfing and downloading.

Silly guy. What part of ‘unlimited browsing’ made him think his plan enabled unlimited internet use? Instead of reading the fine print in his contract, he was set straight by his November bill of $60,000. Imagine the kind of surfing luxury he got for $2000 a day!

Oh, sure, Bell has said it will let him off the hook for a mere $3400. We all know what big hearts the telcoms have. They’re getting a lot more than $80,000 worth of free publicity from that goodwill gesture!