GOBSMACKED; EXCLUSIVE DJ Gerry's shock at EUR1,400 hols phone bill.Byline: BY PAUL MARTIN Ireland's No1 showbiz writer RADIO talk king Gerry Ryan Gerry Ryan (born 4 June 1956) is a veteran Irish radio presenter, for RTÉ 2fm. Gerry Ryan was born in Clontarf, Dublin. His father Vinnie was a dentist, and his mother Maureen worked in the theatre. He was educated at St. was left gob-smacked when he ran up a EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 1,400 mobile phone bill during a two-week holiday in America. Big-spending Gerry is famed for living life in the fast lane and enjoying splashing the cash. But he was left counting the cost after playing with his new iPhone during a family trip with his children to Florida. Gerry was stunned when the bill landed at his door a few weeks later for the massive charges - the equivalent of EUR200 a day. Gerry, who regularly spotlights the credit crunch Credit Crunch An economic condition whereby investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become weary of lending funds to corporations thereby driving up the price of debt products for borrowers. crisis in Ireland on his show, told the Irish Daily Mirror last night: "I had no idea the costs were going to be so big. I was downloading stuff in America and just playing around with my phone. "I was lying by the pool and checking emails, looking at things like Google Earth A 3D mapping program from Google that covers the entire globe from satellite images. Requiring a download for Windows, Mac and Linux desktops, a street address can be searched, and the views can be zoomed down to the individual building all the way up to a satellite's view of the globe. and YouTube. "I pay the highest tariff for my monthly subscription because it works out the best for calls and all. "But after using the phone for the two weeks I was in the States it was EUR1,400. I couldn't believe it." Gerry can't even write the charges off as business expenses - because the RTE (1) See runtime engine. (2) (Real-Time Executive) The operating system used in the HP 1000 series. See HP 1000. star pays for his own phone bill. He added: "I don't think in this day and age at RTE with the current climate of cost saving that it would go down too well if I asked them to pay for it. "I had to take the hit myself and learn the lesson the hard way!" Gerry's big bill confession sparked a huge reaction from his listeners yesterday. He added: "One guy came on the show who was only away for a couple of days and he ended up with a EUR2,000 bill. "It's very confusing. We need some advice on these things because nobody seems to know exactly what they are getting charged when they are roaming on their mobiles." 5 THINGS GERRY COULD HAVE SPENT EUR1,400 ON.. FLIGHTS, a two-night stay at a five-star hotel and premium view match ticket for Ireland's World Cup qualifier in Italy next April. SLAP-UP dinner for five of his best pals at his favourite Shanahan's restaurant - washed down with a bottle of superb EUR500 Chambolle-Musigny Thierry Mortet 2000. PRIVATE box, including dinner and drinks for Coldplay's spectacular concert at the new 02 Ireland Arena in December. UPGRADE to First Class on his next holiday flight to the US which includes limo service to his hotel on arrival. 700 copies of the book How To Use Your iPhone. |
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