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You've heard the horror stories — maybe you've experienced something similar on a smaller scale.

Fortunately, now that the wireless industry and the federal government have agreed on usage alerts for consumers who are going over – or are about to go over – their data limits, we're hearing fewer of these outlandish reports.

Here's a look back at some of the most egregious bill-shock tales from the past couple of years.