My iTunes Account Was Hacked for $375 - By My Own Kids
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#2Mis-titled: correct summary is I got ripped off by a combination of an App that was deceptive about in game currency and forgot to turn off in-App purchasing (in fact still seem to have not done that).
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#3And/or don't buy your kid a $300 phone with a $100/month plan. Maybe this just shows how 'old' I am at 27, but I didn't have a cellphone as a kid. In fact I didn't have one until I was 19 and was paying for it myself. My parents didn't have them, and they thought I was crazy for paying $35/month for a Sprint plan.
But I did accumulate a set of 'hidden fees' when I was younger to my parent's phone bill. I was within the monthly limit for our dialup provider, but we were using a 'local long distance' number to dialup, which we were unaware of. Large phone bill that month ensued and it wasn't a fun conversation then either.
Re: My iTunes Account Was Hacked for $375 - By My Own Kids
#4And/or don't buy your kid a $300 phone with a $100/month plan. Maybe this just shows how 'old' I am at 27, but I didn't have a cellphone as a kid. In fact I didn't have one until I was 19 and was paying for it myself. My parents didn't have them, and they thought I was crazy for paying $35/month for a Sprint plan. But I did accumulate a set of 'hidden fees' when I was younger to my parent's phone bill. I was within t…
The phone is $200. Adding an extra line to a FamilyTalk plan is $9.99/month along with a $15/month data plan, bringing the monthly total to $24.99/month. I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers, but they are grossly exaggerated. Furthermore, the article doesn't say anywhere that the author bought his step-child an iPhone.
Re: My iTunes Account Was Hacked for $375 - By My Own Kids
#5And/or don't buy your kid a $300 phone with a $100/month plan. Maybe this just shows how 'old' I am at 27, but I didn't have a cellphone as a kid. In fact I didn't have one until I was 19 and was paying for it myself. My parents didn't have them, and they thought I was crazy for paying $35/month for a Sprint plan. But I did accumulate a set of 'hidden fees' when I was younger to my parent's phone bill. I was within t…
The phone is $200. Adding an extra line to a FamilyTalk plan is $9.99/month along with a $15/month data plan, bringing the monthly total to $24.99/month. I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers, but they are grossly exaggerated. Furthermore, the article doesn't say anywhere that the author bought his step-child an iPhone.
True, it could be a touch or iPad. I'll give you that.
I remember looking at the plans when I first got my iPhone and there were no company or family discounts at all. They must have changed that. My bill hits around $100/month for my 3GS.
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#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
The phone is $200. Adding an extra line to a FamilyTalk plan is $9.99/month along with a $15/month data plan, bringing the monthly total to $24.99/month. I'm not sure where you're getting your numbers, but they are grossly exaggerated. Furthermore, the article doesn't say anywhere that the author bought his step-child an iPhone.
True, it could be a touch or iPad. I'll give you that. I remember looking at the plans when I first got my iPhone and there were no company or family discounts at all. They must have changed that. My bill hits around $100/month for my 3GS.
It does mention iPhone specifically:
"It’s an aquarium on your iPhone that requires you to take care of your fish."
Re: My iTunes Account Was Hacked for $375 - By My Own Kids
#7Since we got a whole board full of developers, the question is how do you build this kind of app without getting yourself in trouble with consumers (and I guess eventually after a lot of credit card reversals: Apple)? Or do you just do ads or charge for the initial app?
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#8On a side note, I wish apple would allow the option of greater locking down of app deletions. My 16 month old daughter has a few apps on my phone she loves playing, but she also often accidentally deletes some of my apps.
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#9And/or don't buy your kid a $300 phone with a $100/month plan. Maybe this just shows how 'old' I am at 27, but I didn't have a cellphone as a kid. In fact I didn't have one until I was 19 and was paying for it myself. My parents didn't have them, and they thought I was crazy for paying $35/month for a Sprint plan. But I did accumulate a set of 'hidden fees' when I was younger to my parent's phone bill. I was within t…
What in here reads that he couldn't've lent his iphone to his kid for an afternoon?
Re: My iTunes Account Was Hacked for $375 - By My Own Kids
#10Mis-titled: correct summary is I got ripped off by a combination of an App that was deceptive about in game currency and forgot to turn off in-App purchasing (in fact still seem to have not done that).
Honestly, in-app purchasing should be off by default.