Today, I seemingly misplaced my cell phone but didn't have time to look for it before work. This evening, my cell phone company calls me to tell me I have six hundred dollars worth of calls to El Salvador that I have to pay for. My cell phone was not misplaced, it was stolen. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I had misplaced my cell phone. I decided the best course of action would be to dial the number from my house phone and wait for it to ring to locate it. Somebody answered when I called. It wasn't the wrong number and I had a brief conversation with the man that stole my phone. FML
Today, after having lost my phone three days ago, I paid a $150 non-refundable fee to have my phone replaced and mailed to me by Tuesday. A half hour later, I found my original phone. FML
Today, I lost my $100 in cash that I had to use to pay my phone bill. As a result, my phone got cut off and I missed an important call for an apartment that I was looking at. When I went to work, I heard my boss saying how lucky she was to find $100 in cash. FML
Today, I accidentally left my cell phone at the restaurant. When I realized my mistake, I went back to see if anyone had found it. They said no, so I gave them my number to call if it turned up. I realized later that I'd given them my cell phone number. FML
Today, my cellphone was stolen. I work in a morgue. By myself. Obviously it wasn't stolen by any of those people. FML
Today, after working out at the gym, I went to grab my bag, and realized that my phone was missing. Panicking, I reached into my pocket, pulled out my phone, and dialed my mom's number to tell her I'd lost it. It took me until the last ring to realize what I was doing. FML
Today, I found a cellphone. I went through the contacts and called the one listed as "Dad" to inform them I could leave it at a cash register of the store I found it in, or take it to the police station so they could pick it up. They then called the police, insisting I stole it. FML
Today, after being upset at the fact that my phone was stolen at work, I received a note on my locker saying, "100 bucks and you get the phone back." My phone is being held for ransom. FML
Today, my cell phone service was interrupted because I owed the company 27 cents. It cost 36 dollars to reinstate my service. FML
Today, my phone got stolen at church. FML
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muhoo 0
This happened to me too. I called and reported it stolen immediately, but Verizon still billed me anyway. I had automatic billing so they billed my credit card. I called my credit card company and had them reverse the charge. Then I cancelled the credit card. Verizon sucks, they are still sending me annoying lawyer letters demanding that I pay them the $500 for calls to El Salvador. Hah. I will never pay.
Sesh54 7
I'm from El Salvador ********
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claireful 4
I went on a cruise that left out of Puerto Rico. the room attendent stole my phone and placed calls from Puerto Rico to her country (Dominican Republic I think). Not only did I have to pay long distance charges, but roaming charges as well
awsnapitsrachel 0
el salvador.... what a weird place.
nessimonster 0
it's not a werid place.. and op that sucks :/
Sesh54 7
I'm from El Salvador ********
jessenia123 27
I'm El salvadorian to? it's a nice country!
Olly_fml 3
Ouch! Hope you got the stolen part cleared up.
musiclover81493 0
Ugh that sucks. But isn't there a way that you can completely cancel your service if you lose it or it gets stolen? Look on the brightside, someone was thoroughly enjoying your cellphone.
rice_cake 0
Sucks to be you. Some people can be so rude and selfish sometimes.
redbluegreen 41
They called you that night? Couldn't you have explained that it'd been stolen? I know my service shuts off your phone if you report it stolen, and I think all calls made that day become void. I'm not too sure. I'd go in to whoever your provider is and try to explain the situation. I'm sorry if you really do have to pay that much. I wonder who was calling El Salvador.
MissssUnderstood 13
Someone who has family in el salvador... Obviously
Rebii 0
Erm.. Don't they have systems in place so that you don't have to pay?
Darth_Taco 14
Do you usually make phone calls to El Salvador? If not, then it should be pretty obvious that you phone was stolen. I hope your phone company is willing to work with you. Gook luck, and I'm sorry. That really sucks XP.
Offspring_fml 27
Yeah, he was pretty stupid to put a bag on his head and chase Leon with a chainsaw. XD
muhoo 0
This happened to me too. I called and reported it stolen immediately, but Verizon still billed me anyway. I had automatic billing so they billed my credit card. I called my credit card company and had them reverse the charge. Then I cancelled the credit card. Verizon sucks, they are still sending me annoying lawyer letters demanding that I pay them the $500 for calls to El Salvador. Hah. I will never pay.
Jechtael 10
Oh, man, I had a similar problem. Verizon is the best network I've ever had for cell phone service but the worst network I've ever had for customer service. My dad put my name on his cell phone contract as a family member, a minor, and when he died they sent me his outstanding bill. Unless I become a nameless extension on someone else's contract, I can never activate a new cellular connection on my now-"wi-fi only" mobile.
randomdread 0
you need to keep better track of your personal belongings. my cell phone is in my hand/pocket at ALL TIMES!!