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	<title>Comments on: MythBuster Adam Savage Leads Twitter Revolt Against AT&amp;T</title>
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		<title>By: Kyle Getson</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-3009614</link>
		<dc:creator>Kyle Getson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I use txtFeeder.com to avoid data charges. I can read the web without having to pay for data charges. Everything via txt msgs. It works really well.</description>
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		<title>By: Just the Facts: Using Your iPhone to C.Y.A. : App Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2958868</link>
		<dc:creator>Just the Facts: Using Your iPhone to C.Y.A. : App Advice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] much the same. I was about to fire off a snarky retort when my post-article research returned to TechCrunch. In my skimming, I skimmed by [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Myth Plausible: Could Adam Savage Have Avoided Getting Busted by AT&#38;T? : App Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2904548</link>
		<dc:creator>Myth Plausible: Could Adam Savage Have Avoided Getting Busted by AT&#38;T? : App Advice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] in June, one of the original Mythbusters, Adam Savage, raised his analytical ire on open Twitter feeds and found his argument sneaking into mainstream media. Savage’s source of [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Rollin Richmond</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2891681</link>
		<dc:creator>Rollin Richmond</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am in Europe and did get an email from AT&amp;T telling me that I had a bill of $320 for web access.  I didn&#039;t do a lot of surfing just email and using Google maps.  The question I have is why is it so expensive to surf when we are out of the US?  Is this just a gimmick to make money for AT&amp;T or are they being charged high rates by companies such as Vodaphone?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am in Europe and did get an email from AT&amp;T telling me that I had a bill of $320 for web access.  I didn&#8217;t do a lot of surfing just email and using Google maps.  The question I have is why is it so expensive to surf when we are out of the US?  Is this just a gimmick to make money for AT&amp;T or are they being charged high rates by companies such as Vodaphone?</p>
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		<title>By: The iPhone: Your Ultimate Carry-on : App Advice</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2890005</link>
		<dc:creator>The iPhone: Your Ultimate Carry-on : App Advice</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] bills for data transfers tend to happen often to internationally-traveling AT&amp;T customers (including a Mythbuster). In fact, it happens so often, I wonder if anyone is really paying attention and asking questions [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] bills for data transfers tend to happen often to internationally-traveling AT&amp;T customers (including a Mythbuster). In fact, it happens so often, I wonder if anyone is really paying attention and asking questions [...]</p>
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		<title>By: One Million Twoops &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Hello Twoopers</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2851503</link>
		<dc:creator>One Million Twoops &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Hello Twoopers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] a portal to help organize individuals and publicize their plight. We are not all celebrities like Adam Savage, nor do we have enough talent to take on United Airlines, but with some organization, even the [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] a portal to help organize individuals and publicize their plight. We are not all celebrities like Adam Savage, nor do we have enough talent to take on United Airlines, but with some organization, even the [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Being the &#8220;Adult in the Room&#8221; for Social Media Initiatives</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2838876</link>
		<dc:creator>Being the &#8220;Adult in the Room&#8221; for Social Media Initiatives</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] their dissatisfaction today, and rather than suffering in silence, may be able to reach hundreds or thousands of others, influencing their behavior, and causing a great deal more damage to a brand. Organizations of [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] their dissatisfaction today, and rather than suffering in silence, may be able to reach hundreds or thousands of others, influencing their behavior, and causing a great deal more damage to a brand. Organizations of [...]</p>
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		<title>By: AT&#38;T charges Mythbuster star $11k for hours of data &#124; Gadget 411</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2833093</link>
		<dc:creator>AT&#38;T charges Mythbuster star $11k for hours of data &#124; Gadget 411</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Savage, star of the TV show Mythbusters, says AT&amp;T charged him $11,000 for &#8220;a few hours of web surfing in Canada.&#8221; Now he&#8217;s leading a revolt on Twitter, according to TechCrunch. The story suggests that [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Savage, star of the TV show Mythbusters, says AT&amp;T charged him $11,000 for &#8220;a few hours of web surfing in Canada.&#8221; Now he&#8217;s leading a revolt on Twitter, according to TechCrunch. The story suggests that [...]</p>
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		<title>By: AT&#38;T charges Mythbuster star $11k for hours of data &#124; Gizmo News</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2832698</link>
		<dc:creator>AT&#38;T charges Mythbuster star $11k for hours of data &#124; Gizmo News</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Savage, star of the TV show Mythbusters, says AT&amp;T charged him $11,000 for &#8220;a few hours of web surfing in Canada.&#8221; Now he&#8217;s leading a revolt on Twitter, according to TechCrunch. The story suggests that [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Savage, star of the TV show Mythbusters, says AT&amp;T charged him $11,000 for &#8220;a few hours of web surfing in Canada.&#8221; Now he&#8217;s leading a revolt on Twitter, according to TechCrunch. The story suggests that [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Matt</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-1/#comment-2831710</link>
		<dc:creator>Matt</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ATT isn&#039;t the only carrier with reps who don&#039;t understand decimals.  Here&#039;s an amusing story from somebody who had the same issue with Verizon, trying to convince them that $0.002 was not the same as 0.002 cents

http://consumerist.com/220723/transcript-verizon-doesnt-know-how-to-count</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ATT isn&#8217;t the only carrier with reps who don&#8217;t understand decimals.  Here&#8217;s an amusing story from somebody who had the same issue with Verizon, trying to convince them that $0.002 was not the same as 0.002 cents</p>
<p><a href="http://consumerist.com/220723/transcript-verizon-doesnt-know-how-to-count" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://consumerist.com/220723/transcript-verizon-doesnt-know-how-to-count'>http://consumer...ow-how-to-count</a></p>
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		<title>By: <fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="500793077">Adam Jackson</fb:name></title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2828080</link>
		<dc:creator><fb:name linked="false" useyou="false" uid="500793077">Adam Jackson</fb:name></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ya know. I&#039;ve been using the Pageonce Cell tracker and i can open it as often as I want to show my usage, current bill and more.

I just log into my AT&amp;T account and off I go.

seriously, it&#039;s been the best free app I&#039;ve ever gotten.

http://www.pageonce.com/cell_minute_tracker.html</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ya know. I&#8217;ve been using the Pageonce Cell tracker and i can open it as often as I want to show my usage, current bill and more.</p>
<p>I just log into my AT&amp;T account and off I go.</p>
<p>seriously, it&#8217;s been the best free app I&#8217;ve ever gotten.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pageonce.com/cell_minute_tracker.html" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.pageonce.com/cell_minute_tracker.html'>http://www.page...te_tracker.html</a></p>
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		<title>By: The Roundup June 27 &#38; 28 &#124;</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2827869</link>
		<dc:creator>The Roundup June 27 &#38; 28 &#124;</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:44:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Adam The mythbuster himself gets busted with an $11,000 AT&amp;T bill for using his iPhone for a few hours in Canada. Starting a Twitterstorm to rival the Iranian one, [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Stop the Cap! &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The AT&#38;T Huge Bill Problem (Again): Credit for One, Overcharges for Everyone Else</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2827800</link>
		<dc:creator>Stop the Cap! &#187; Blog Archive &#187; The AT&#38;T Huge Bill Problem (Again): Credit for One, Overcharges for Everyone Else</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=77244#comment-2827800</guid>
		<description>[...] about yet another person who got stuck with an enormous mobile data bill from AT&amp;T Mobility.  This time it was Mythbusters&#8217; Adam Savage, who spent five days in Montreal and discovered the most [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] about yet another person who got stuck with an enormous mobile data bill from AT&amp;T Mobility.  This time it was Mythbusters&#8217; Adam Savage, who spent five days in Montreal and discovered the most [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Brian S</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2827725</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian S</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>AT&amp;T canceled my plan when I was fully paid up.  No service, no contact until January 2008.  Then I get a bill for $1,200.00 - *2* sets of disconnect fees (2 phones on plan, $150 a phone, 2 sets of fees) and billing for 3 months of service which I didn&#039;t receive.  (My boss has signed a notarized affidavit that he tried to call me on my cell phone in Nov 07 and was told the number was not in service; my wife tried to call her mother on Nov 12, 07 and wasn&#039;t able to.)

My account was fully paid when they canceled me; I&#039;m not paying a disconnect fee for that.  I&#039;m not paying for service for 3 months in which I didn&#039;t have service.  Yet I have a $600.00 &quot;bill&quot; AT&amp;T wants to collect from me on my credit report - they took off 1 set of disconnect fees, after I called them four times.  (The first time I called?  I got told, &quot;You just need to learn how to pay your bills, sir.&quot;)

This is the same situation as when I had their OneRate plan years earlier and moved.  Called to update my address and they told me that I would have to pay an early termination fee because OneRate wasn&#039;t available in my new location.  I said they could cut me off, but I wasn&#039;t paying an early termination fee.  Took me nearly two months to get that straightened out -- if they&#039;re disconnecting, YOU don&#039;t owe an early termination fee.

So AT&amp;T - and any of its apologist or asshole customers - can kiss my ass.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AT&amp;T canceled my plan when I was fully paid up.  No service, no contact until January 2008.  Then I get a bill for $1,200.00 &#8211; *2* sets of disconnect fees (2 phones on plan, $150 a phone, 2 sets of fees) and billing for 3 months of service which I didn&#8217;t receive.  (My boss has signed a notarized affidavit that he tried to call me on my cell phone in Nov 07 and was told the number was not in service; my wife tried to call her mother on Nov 12, 07 and wasn&#8217;t able to.)</p>
<p>My account was fully paid when they canceled me; I&#8217;m not paying a disconnect fee for that.  I&#8217;m not paying for service for 3 months in which I didn&#8217;t have service.  Yet I have a $600.00 &#8220;bill&#8221; AT&amp;T wants to collect from me on my credit report &#8211; they took off 1 set of disconnect fees, after I called them four times.  (The first time I called?  I got told, &#8220;You just need to learn how to pay your bills, sir.&#8221;)</p>
<p>This is the same situation as when I had their OneRate plan years earlier and moved.  Called to update my address and they told me that I would have to pay an early termination fee because OneRate wasn&#8217;t available in my new location.  I said they could cut me off, but I wasn&#8217;t paying an early termination fee.  Took me nearly two months to get that straightened out &#8212; if they&#8217;re disconnecting, YOU don&#8217;t owe an early termination fee.</p>
<p>So AT&amp;T &#8211; and any of its apologist or asshole customers &#8211; can kiss my ass.</p>
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		<title>By: BagOfNothing.com &#187; Bag of Randomness</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2827612</link>
		<dc:creator>BagOfNothing.com &#187; Bag of Randomness</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] MythBuster Adam Savage had some issues with AT&amp;T [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-1/#comment-2827261</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That &quot;bailout&quot; money was EI money that small business paid through the nose. The same workers compensation in the USA costs 10 times less.

Employer side of EI and provincial is the worst rip off in the history of North America.

Are you a construction company with high risk? A small software firm where the only possible accident could be a paper cut? 

You pay the exact same workers comp starting at 5k per month and goes way up on a steep curve. 

For all the grief, the b1tches at the ministries, who were appointed, not elected, some by the Queen herself, gave the money to their executive friends who promply took it, and declared bankrupcy.

Nice eh, aye, heyyyy????

Ou est leur cheque du le bien etre SOCIAL my AMI ???

Do you not-ed understand-ed DIIIIIEEEEEESSSSS???

I have seen enough smelly pseudo frenchies for the rest of my life.. YUK. Too psuedo french to live, to afraid to die.

I say turn Quebec into the new Area 51, testing and all. Massive radiation couldn&#039;t make the people there any dumber.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That &#8220;bailout&#8221; money was EI money that small business paid through the nose. The same workers compensation in the USA costs 10 times less.</p>
<p>Employer side of EI and provincial is the worst rip off in the history of North America.</p>
<p>Are you a construction company with high risk? A small software firm where the only possible accident could be a paper cut? </p>
<p>You pay the exact same workers comp starting at 5k per month and goes way up on a steep curve. </p>
<p>For all the grief, the b1tches at the ministries, who were appointed, not elected, some by the Queen herself, gave the money to their executive friends who promply took it, and declared bankrupcy.</p>
<p>Nice eh, aye, heyyyy????</p>
<p>Ou est leur cheque du le bien etre SOCIAL my AMI ???</p>
<p>Do you not-ed understand-ed DIIIIIEEEEEESSSSS???</p>
<p>I have seen enough smelly pseudo frenchies for the rest of my life.. YUK. Too psuedo french to live, to afraid to die.</p>
<p>I say turn Quebec into the new Area 51, testing and all. Massive radiation couldn&#8217;t make the people there any dumber.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-1/#comment-2827260</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Not at all. Most people in Canada have no idea how their own government works, or should I say doesn&#039;t work.

That&#039;s why they are so happy, they&#039;re ignorant.

Americans are very educated in contrast.

If Canadians were educated the largest employment sector in Canada would not be lumberjacks.

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2007055-eng.htm#2

&quot;n 2006, the sawmills and wood preservation industry sustained more than 54,400 direct jobs across Canada. In addition to direct jobs, it generated significant economic benefits through the support of indirect jobs. It is estimated that an additional 90,600 jobs in other industries were related to the wood industry.1 So altogether the industry provides over 145,000 direct and indirect jobs.&quot;

Most all of the Canadian bailout money went to:

A. General Motors in Ontario illegally through Export Development Canada

B. The lumber industry where Canada subsidizes stump fees, and then complains when the US tries to recollect fees to even the prices with the US lumber industry.

In less than 100 years Canada will cease to exist. People are so dumb there and getting dumber every single day that the country is bound to implode.

Did I mention that the US exiled all the loyalists there during the revolutionary war? Well, now I am.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not at all. Most people in Canada have no idea how their own government works, or should I say doesn&#8217;t work.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s why they are so happy, they&#8217;re ignorant.</p>
<p>Americans are very educated in contrast.</p>
<p>If Canadians were educated the largest employment sector in Canada would not be lumberjacks.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2007055-eng.htm#2" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2007055-eng.htm#2'>http://www.stat...07055-eng.htm#2</a></p>
<p>&#8220;n 2006, the sawmills and wood preservation industry sustained more than 54,400 direct jobs across Canada. In addition to direct jobs, it generated significant economic benefits through the support of indirect jobs. It is estimated that an additional 90,600 jobs in other industries were related to the wood industry.1 So altogether the industry provides over 145,000 direct and indirect jobs.&#8221;</p>
<p>Most all of the Canadian bailout money went to:</p>
<p>A. General Motors in Ontario illegally through Export Development Canada</p>
<p>B. The lumber industry where Canada subsidizes stump fees, and then complains when the US tries to recollect fees to even the prices with the US lumber industry.</p>
<p>In less than 100 years Canada will cease to exist. People are so dumb there and getting dumber every single day that the country is bound to implode.</p>
<p>Did I mention that the US exiled all the loyalists there during the revolutionary war? Well, now I am.</p>
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		<title>By: Will Seberger</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2827229</link>
		<dc:creator>Will Seberger</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>AT&amp;T has long been known for billing and customer service issues.  Sure, every carrier has problems, but it is clear that AT&amp;T is not an exception.

Then, AT&amp;T was complicit in an illegal wiretapping scheme on behalf of the Federal Government.

Since the iPhone launched, there have been an endless stream of complaints about excessive bills, bills delivered in bankers&#039; boxes, phone activation problems and other issues.

And yet, everyone and their brother is lined up to suckle at the teat of AT&amp;T simply to use an iPhone.

Here&#039;s an idea:  rather than whining endlessly, vote with your wallet.  Don&#039;t buy an iPhone, and don&#039;t do business with AT&amp;T.

It&#039;s that simple.

The iPhone plans are obscene compared to voice/data plans on other carriers, and while the phone is cool, I&#039;d rather not do business with a company that was complicit in illegal wiretapping.

I refuse to do business with AT&amp;T.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>AT&amp;T has long been known for billing and customer service issues.  Sure, every carrier has problems, but it is clear that AT&amp;T is not an exception.</p>
<p>Then, AT&amp;T was complicit in an illegal wiretapping scheme on behalf of the Federal Government.</p>
<p>Since the iPhone launched, there have been an endless stream of complaints about excessive bills, bills delivered in bankers&#8217; boxes, phone activation problems and other issues.</p>
<p>And yet, everyone and their brother is lined up to suckle at the teat of AT&amp;T simply to use an iPhone.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s an idea:  rather than whining endlessly, vote with your wallet.  Don&#8217;t buy an iPhone, and don&#8217;t do business with AT&amp;T.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s that simple.</p>
<p>The iPhone plans are obscene compared to voice/data plans on other carriers, and while the phone is cool, I&#8217;d rather not do business with a company that was complicit in illegal wiretapping.</p>
<p>I refuse to do business with AT&amp;T.</p>
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		<title>By: AT&#38;T charges Mythbuster star $11k for hours of data &#124; DreamNest - Technology &#124; Web &#124; Net</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2827216</link>
		<dc:creator>AT&#38;T charges Mythbuster star $11k for hours of data &#124; DreamNest - Technology &#124; Web &#124; Net</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Savage, star of the TV show Mythbusters, says AT&amp;T charged him $11,000 for &#8220;a few hours of web surfing in Canada.&#8221; Now he&#8217;s leading a revolt on Twitter, according to TechCrunch. The story suggests that [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Savage, star of the TV show Mythbusters, says AT&amp;T charged him $11,000 for &#8220;a few hours of web surfing in Canada.&#8221; Now he&#8217;s leading a revolt on Twitter, according to TechCrunch. The story suggests that [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Tim</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:21:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>How can you say &quot;he knew the unit was dollars&quot; when the CSR gave him two completely different answers in the same sentence?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How can you say &#8220;he knew the unit was dollars&#8221; when the CSR gave him two completely different answers in the same sentence?</p>
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		<title>By: James</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2827007</link>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A very great story by Philip Ling of Canwest News Service in Canada. Looks like he got an interview with Adam Savage, too. Look at this reaction!

Check it out:
http://www.canada.com/news/MythBuster+uses+Twitter+fight+phone+bill/1741348/story.html



MythBuster uses Twitter to fight $11,000 phone bill
By Philip Ling, Canwest News Service

&quot;Any notion that social media can’t effect real change has just been dispelled by a man who makes a living shedding light on half-truths.

Adam Savage, the co-host of the popular TV show MythBusters, has solved the problem of the unfathomable $11,000 cellphone bill he got while travelling Canada.

This time, instead of using science to find the truth, Savage turned to his Twitter account...&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A very great story by Philip Ling of Canwest News Service in Canada. Looks like he got an interview with Adam Savage, too. Look at this reaction!</p>
<p>Check it out:<br />
<a href="http://www.canada.com/news/MythBuster+uses+Twitter+fight+phone+bill/1741348/story.html" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.canada.com/news/MythBuster+uses+Twitter+fight+phone+bill/1741348/story.html'>http://www.cana...1348/story.html</a></p>
<p>MythBuster uses Twitter to fight $11,000 phone bill<br />
By Philip Ling, Canwest News Service</p>
<p>&#8220;Any notion that social media can’t effect real change has just been dispelled by a man who makes a living shedding light on half-truths.</p>
<p>Adam Savage, the co-host of the popular TV show MythBusters, has solved the problem of the unfathomable $11,000 cellphone bill he got while travelling Canada.</p>
<p>This time, instead of using science to find the truth, Savage turned to his Twitter account&#8230;&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: china wholesale, china eletronics wholesale, china cctv wholesale and dropship in china . &#124; News and Articles - Chinawholesaleonline</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2826761</link>
		<dc:creator>china wholesale, china eletronics wholesale, china cctv wholesale and dropship in china . &#124; News and Articles - Chinawholesaleonline</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:48:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Twitter works great in Brazil. So great that it gets you fired! Former Real Madrid manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo was sacked by Palmeiras, in São Paulo, Brazil, over what he wrote on Twitter [Portuguese] two days ago. Is this the first time a professional sports coach/manager has been sacked because of what he has written on Twitter? I couldn&#8217;t find any other examples, but I could well be wrong here. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Twitter works great in Brazil. So great that it gets you fired! Former Real Madrid manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo was sacked by Palmeiras, in São Paulo, Brazil, over what he wrote on Twitter [Portuguese] two days ago. Is this the first time a professional sports coach/manager has been sacked because of what he has written on Twitter? I couldn&#8217;t find any other examples, but I could well be wrong here. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: First time ever? Professional sports coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo of Palmeiras, fired because of what he wrote on Twitter &#124; Stoth</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-2/#comment-2826660</link>
		<dc:creator>First time ever? Professional sports coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo of Palmeiras, fired because of what he wrote on Twitter &#124; Stoth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:33:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Twitter works great in Brazil. So great that it gets you fired! Former Real Madrid manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo was sacked by Palmeiras, in São Paulo, Brazil, over what he wrote on Twitter [Portuguese] two days ago. Is this the first time a professional sports coach/manager has been sacked because of what he has written on Twitter? I couldn&#8217;t find any other examples, but I could well be wrong here. [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Twitter works great in Brazil. So great that it gets you fired! Former Real Madrid manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo was sacked by Palmeiras, in São Paulo, Brazil, over what he wrote on Twitter [Portuguese] two days ago. Is this the first time a professional sports coach/manager has been sacked because of what he has written on Twitter? I couldn&#8217;t find any other examples, but I could well be wrong here. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
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		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;which doesn’t even by you a 1 liter&quot;

should be

which doesn’t even buy you a 1 liter

sorry, I am in a hurry, I should have spell checked.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;which doesn’t even by you a 1 liter&#8221;</p>
<p>should be</p>
<p>which doesn’t even buy you a 1 liter</p>
<p>sorry, I am in a hurry, I should have spell checked.</p>
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		<title>By: Chris</title>
		<link>http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/26/mythbuster-adam-savage-leads-twitter-revolt-against-att/comment-page-1/#comment-2826574</link>
		<dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I probably shouldn&#039;t get into this also as it is off topic, but have you ever wondered why your gas costs twice as much as mine even though Canada has the 2nd largest oil reserves in the world?

http://www.oilsands.alberta.ca/

The total cost of taxes on fuel in Canada is 35%, but the tax on the actual fuel which produces that 35% is about 55% total.

So if you buy $1 of gas, which doesn&#039;t even by you a 1 liter or 0.26 gallon of gas, you would be paying 0.65 for the gas, and 0.35 tax on the gas.

So for 0.65 worth of Canadian gas, you are paying 55% tax which is 0.35.

Usually in countries that are oil rich, the gas costs little to nothing, but in Canada, they need the money to fund their luxurious government expense accounts, and their friends through various crown corporations.

It DOES NOT go into health care at all. There are SOME transfer payments that happen between the provinces and the federal govt, but most of the money is wasted on the luxury of the ministers and their business partners.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I probably shouldn&#8217;t get into this also as it is off topic, but have you ever wondered why your gas costs twice as much as mine even though Canada has the 2nd largest oil reserves in the world?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.oilsands.alberta.ca/" rel="nofollow"></a><a href='http://www.oilsands.alberta.ca/'>http://www.oils...nds.alberta.ca/</a></p>
<p>The total cost of taxes on fuel in Canada is 35%, but the tax on the actual fuel which produces that 35% is about 55% total.</p>
<p>So if you buy $1 of gas, which doesn&#8217;t even by you a 1 liter or 0.26 gallon of gas, you would be paying 0.65 for the gas, and 0.35 tax on the gas.</p>
<p>So for 0.65 worth of Canadian gas, you are paying 55% tax which is 0.35.</p>
<p>Usually in countries that are oil rich, the gas costs little to nothing, but in Canada, they need the money to fund their luxurious government expense accounts, and their friends through various crown corporations.</p>
<p>It DOES NOT go into health care at all. There are SOME transfer payments that happen between the provinces and the federal govt, but most of the money is wasted on the luxury of the ministers and their business partners.</p>
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