Banamex, a big bank, has called your correspondent every day for two years because its call centre is unable to correct wrong numbers.

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He said that, you know your main job is to call the governor every morning and if he answers the phone you can go back to bed.

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"Try to hover while you check your morning email or every time you take a phone call, " he says.

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Every time you call the company, you must wait from 20-40 minutes to even have your call answered and often you have been shunted to the wrong department.

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But if your phone is receiving bits of data every now and again, some of which could be part of a voice call and some an e-mail, there's no recognisable cut-off that can be used to calibrate your bill.

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