Usually I don’t scrutinize too much on the phone e-statement if I feel that the monthly bill is within the norm of my usage. However, this February bill showed a higher usage that warranted me to take a closer look. This mysterious item silently appeared as Maxis Mobile Internet which is shown below:-
I was slapped RM127.24 for 15.714KB. Upon checking my iphone, I realized that my iphone did some hand-shaking with the Maxis’s GPRS.
I called 123 and spoke to the Maxis Consultant about this extra ordinary item in my statement. The consultant gave me some vague answers as follows:-
- I did make a request to cancel the 3G service on Jan, 2009.
- The 3G service was activated via my iphone on 17 Dec, 2009.
- The 3G service could be activated by sending *136# or deactivated with *136#4#.
On checking all the available records that transpired on 17 Dec, 2009, I could not find the lead on why the phone was activated with internet service.
The only conclusions that I could draw from all the possible circumstantial evidences are as follows:-
- My friend did a prank on me, keyed in the *136# using my iphone.
- The Maxis Computer System activated itself the service without my knowledge.
- I keyed in the *136# myself during my sleep.
- Someone had cloned my sim card and activated the system.
Can the learned reader offers any better postulation on why my phone was activated?
Would you want to pay about RM8 for 1 MB for internet usage?
