A stock image shows a tourist photographing the Gorner Glacier in Switzerland.
A stock image shows a tourist photographing the Gorner Glacier in Switzerland.
  • A Florida man received a $143,000 phone bill from T-Mobile after an overseas trip to Switzerland.
  • The charges were due to his phone not being set for international roaming, according to ABC Action News.
  • After legal intervention and media coverage, T-Mobile agreed to credit the entire amount.

A Florida man returned from a trip to Switzerland with his wife last September to discover he was facing an unexpectedly massive phone bill, Tampa's ABC Action News reported.