FFOAD – IOS TEL & Verizon

The latest Friday FOAD goes to those thievin’ bastards from the Dallas area – IOS TEL. You can’t call ‘em, you can’t find ‘em but they will rip you off if you’re stuck in DFW Airport and use your credit card to call someone.

Yeah I know, you’re saying, “But, everyone knows airports are really expensive!” You are correct, I know that as well. However, there is expensive and then there is IOS TEL, the folks that brought you $8 per minute phone calls, and you don’t know you’re getting ripped off until days later.

Oh, and a special FFOAD to Verizon, the lying bastards that have signs near their phones that long distance is provided by Verizon, which obviously is total BS. Obviously Verizon is getting a cut from what IOS TEL steals from the unsuspecting traveller.

So enjoy your FFOAD IOS TEL and Verizon! I hope a homeless person sneezes on every one of you.

Who the HELL is IOS TEL…

… and why am I getting charged $41.81 for a 5-minute phone conversation?

Here’s a bit of history. On a recent flight from Dallas to Germany, I missed my connecting flight. American Airlines set me up on another flight, only it was routed through Paris, and instead of getting to Frankfurt at 7am, I wouldn’t arrive until 2pm (Frankfurt time).

So, my cell phone couldn’t connect and I used a pay phone CLEARLY marked “Verizon”, and there was even a sign that said “Long Distance Service Provided By Verizon”. So I called the person picking me up at the airport, and told her the flight number, the arrival time, and that it was Air France not American. Since it was between 1am and 2am in Germany, the phone call lasted under 5 minutes.

Then I get a charge on my credit card for $41.81.

This isn’t over. That’s outrageous, and considering the state of the US Economy, I wonder how Verizon is going to react when it starts getting out they are allowing some 3rd-Party phone service to screw people over?

Thus Endeth the Midlife Crisis

Most guys that have a mid-life crisis buy a sports car and marry a “trophy wife”. I just didn’t blog for a couple of years.

Guess I’m not one for big displays.