California Couple Slapped with $8K Trans-Pacific Phone Bill
International travelers frequently get slammed with unexpected and exorbitant cell phone fees, particularly for services like checking e-mail and sending text messages. According to CNN, California's P. Morgan Brown and his wife almost missed a mortgage payment recently because Verizon (with whom they had signed up for auto-draft billing) dropped an $8,000 tab on the couple after Ms. Brown used ...









