AT&T Stops Killing Trees/Summarizes iPhone Bill

08.23.07 - 12:41pm

AT&T has decided to reign in on their obsessively detailed iPhone bills after the world mocked the company over bills that were pages and pages and pages and more pages long. So much so that they were mailed like a package, some totaling over 300 pages, as was the case with Justine Ezarik, who placed a YouTube video showcasing the bill.

The reason the bills were so long is that they detailed every time a person went on the web, every time they sent a text, every time they sent a picture regardless of whether they had unlimited minutes or unlimited texting.

After the resounding flack about the numerous trees being cut down just to cover people’s iPhone bills AT&T has wisely decided to begin just sending a summary of the bills which will typically average about three pages, small enough to be sent in a standard envelope.

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iPhone Bills Weigh On More Than Pocketbook

08.15.07 - 04:42pm

For all those who bought the iPhone and use alot of text messages don’t get too excited when you get a large looking package from AT&T - it’s not a welcome gift from the company, instead it is a bill - a heavily detailed and completely itemized bill.

Justine Ezarik a freelance graphic designer and Pittsburgh-based blogger posted this YouTube video of the bill. She told ABC news, “”I thought it was hilarious. Prior to that, I had Sprint. I’d send 35,000 to 40,000 text messages and not even think anything of it.”

Many however, are annoyed by the large bills which they consider a waste. Ezarik’s bill cost $7 just to mail it.

Rob Enderle, a Silicon Valley Tech analyst said, “AT&T should get a new tagline — use AT&T, kill a tree.”

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