cbs news- Sometimes people can get carried away with pay-per-view and movies on demand. A new release here, a boxing match there - it adds up. But that's probably not the case with an Ohio man who received a shock when he got his monthly cable bill. It was over $16 million.
Daniel DeVirgilio, of Beavercreek, says his he discovered the error when his payment was rejected because it wouldn't cover the total. His bill is usually $80.
DeVirgilio tells the Dayton Daily News he wanted to watch the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 but didn't expect it to cost a million dollars per team.
"Had I known this I would have bought Showtime," DeVirgilio, an engineer at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, told the Daily News. "Five bucks more for Showtime is a bit much, but heck -- $16,409,112. Who cares?"
Time Warner blames human error for the problem. The company said a worker typed the wrong amount owed, and a letter to DeVirgilio was automatically generated.
"We are going to work with the customer to get this resolved," a spokesperson said.
Maybe you should be working with your billing department instead? Just a suggestion.
DeVirgilio is confident the problem will be resolved. His only worries are that the bill might affect his credit score or cause his cable service to be disrupted.
"All I want to do is watch March Madness," DeVirgilio told the Daily News. "I didn't really expect to pay $16 million to watch the Sweet 16."
I didn't even bat an eyelid when I saw this headline. The price of cable has gotten so out of control these days, it seemed plausible to me. My monthly bill is $182, which includes HBO and internet. It fucking blows. What exactly are they charging for? Comcast doesn't create any original content. They're just a middle man. I would love to cancel it, but they have a monopoly in my town, and there is no other cable company to choose from. And it's only getting worse, they keep raising their prices when they add new channels. But the channels are 90% bullshit. I just tried to count all of them, but I got bored at 134, and I wasn't even halfway done. Who the fuck wants garbage like Animal Planet, The Discovery Health Channel, and NBC. I have the TVOne channel, and I don't even know what the hell that is!
What cable companies need to do is offer packages with only the channels you want. I bet I could get by with less than 10 channels. But that will never happen as long as they have no competition and can basically charge anything they want. I wish some new technology would come out soon that makes cable television obsolete. That would be so awesome. As far as wishes go, that would be right at the top of my list, just below daily blowjobs from Bar Rafaeli, and right above peace on earth.
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