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Student's mobile phone porn habit costs him €1,650

The Cork student learned a harsh lesson when he used his mobile to download video content.

A STUDENT WHO downloaded large amounts of porn using mobile internet on his phone racked up a bill of more than €1,650.

Cork Student News writer Mick Daly reports that the man – who did not want to give his name – claims he was told that when he signed up for a new Meteor bill-pay phone, “unlimited internet was part of the deal”.

However two months later he received a bill for more than €1,600 – and realised that this was due to downloading gigabytes’ worth of cyber porn.

He regularly downloaded videos multiple times a day, some of which were up to 25 minutes in length.

Meteor took some sympathy on the student and settled on a bill of €400.

Read Mick Daly’s full story in the Cork Student News>

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    Mute Seamus
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    Jul 12th 2011, 4:15 PM

    We have similar racist thugs in Ireland who should be dealt with strongly.

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    Mute John Banfield
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    Jul 13th 2011, 2:27 AM

    You’re right. I know it’s a sweeping statement, but the Irish are really quite racist.

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    Jul 12th 2011, 5:43 PM

    Life in prison? Bullet to the head would be best choice. Now taxpayer will pay for food and bed for that scum for next 30 or 40 years.

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    Mute Get Ta France
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    Jul 12th 2011, 7:03 PM

    Agh now if it were in Ireland sure they’d be out in 2-5years!!!!

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    Mute Lisa Saputo
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    Jul 12th 2011, 5:43 PM

    100s of supporters nationwide, that’s not very impressive in Russia. They look like they are at a gig or something, odd creatures.

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    Mute Sergei Levchenko
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    Jul 12th 2011, 5:53 PM

    100 in Moscow area, not nationwide. Nationwide there are 70,000 members of violent skinhead gangs. By the way, these guys were caught with explosives, they were going to blow something up, maybe a police station.

    That’s Russia… Muslim terrorists in the South, Christian terrorists in the North, and innocents caught in the bloody middle…

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    Mute Lisa Saputo
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    Jul 12th 2011, 7:05 PM

    Oh sorry I was just going by the article. I bet they don’t look so happy after a few years in a Russian prison.

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    Mute Dirt Lancaster
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    Jul 12th 2011, 8:55 PM

    Shcum bags

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