SM
Newcastle vs. West Ham: 2 hrs 28 mins
Upcoming predictions and previews

Rio athlete runs up £4,000 Pokemon Go bill

:Headline: Rio athlete runs up £4,000 Pokemon Go bill: ID:278024: from db_amp
A Japanese gymnast runs up a phone bill of almost £4,000 playing Pokemon Go.

A Japanese gymnast competing at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro has run up a phone bill of almost £4,000 playing Pokemon Go.

Kohei Uchimura, a six-time world champion, was shocked to learn that he had spent more than 500,000 yen on data charges while playing the popular game in the Athletes' Village in Brazil.

After getting in touch with his phone operator, they reportedly took a kind view of the situation and committed to reduce his bill to a daily charge of 300 yen (£22) with no data cap.

The augmented reality game, which has an estimated 9.5 million daily users, has been previously criticised for its heavy use of data as well as battery charge.

Uchimura is appearing in Rio to defend his individual all-round gold medal from London 2012.

amp_article__278024 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2016-08-03 08:38:02:
html db last update - 2016-08-03 08:38:02 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Kohei Uchimura

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1210112481631
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd124441313016
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Ipswich TownIpswich121651323-109
19Crystal Palace121561017-78
20Southampton121110924-154
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .