You are confusing unlimited data with unlimited bandwidth. The data is unlimited, the bandwidth is not.
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Verizon Launches Third 'Unlimited' Plan With 75GB of LTE Data
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Can't switch to any of these plans, if I do I loose my 17% employee discount. For the amount of data we use (not that much) we are better off on the older plan we have with the discount.
I get what you're saying, but how is this different than standard hard wired internet? You get 50mbps/50mbps even though your fiber line can easily handle 1gbps or more. In this case, you're insisting that because the cable can physically carry 1gbps+, you should be able to use the full capacity at all times for it to be called unlimited? Or are you suggesting that hard wired internet thats "unlimited" at 50mbps isnt really unlimited?
Genuinely curious on your thoughts.
Seriously where is the FCC with this? You can't redefine Unlimited. Please fine them and make them change.
This is not true, real unlimited is limited at the speed you pay for, so lets assume it's 50 Mb/s, multiply that by 3600*24*31/30/28 days, if they throttle you you will get less than this so it is limited.
Meanwhile, I have LTE Real unlimited for €26 a month.
'Unlimited' and 'Gigabit' is Verizon's version of 'Literally': "used for emphasis or to express strong feeling while not being literally true."
Your comment will not age well. Hahahahahaha. The irony. Hahahahaha. Do me a favor. Plug your correction into @KPandian1 quote sans contraction.
"How stupid do these companies think they are customers are?"
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If your wallet replenished itself at one rate, then continued replenishing itself at a slower rate after a while, you might very well consider that unlimited.
The data limit is more of a soft limit. What they do when you hit the limit is that they will prioritize your data if you are in a very congested area. That means if someone has used less than their data cap they will have priority on the network for data and you will see reduced speed . But if you never go anywhere with congestion on the network you'll never see slow down . I have burned through 100 gigs in 1 month and never had an issue but then again I never go anywhere where the network is very congested. I am not saying this is a perfect situation or that I agree with why they do this but I guess legally they can still call it unlimited lmao .
Also I have AT&T with an unlimited line and they do the same thing. At this point really it's all about picking who gives you the best coverage in the areas you need it. Either way the cell phone companies are going to rape your wallet .
Also I have AT&T with an unlimited line and they do the same thing. At this point really it's all about picking who gives you the best coverage in the areas you need it. Either way the cell phone companies are going to rape your wallet .
Oh goody, now we get to dissect the word throttle! Excitement.
ISP or Cellular, additional (complicated) steps have to be taken to reduce the flow of data! Ideally, these companies will not invest and maintain these equipments (like in South Korea, I think). Let it flow loose, the consumers devices can and will limit the flow(speed), and, available time in a day/month the volume of data.
This is not true, real unlimited is limited at the speed you pay for, so lets assume it's 50 Mb/s, multiply that by 3600*24*31/30/28 days, if they throttle you you will get less than this so it is limited.
Meanwhile, I have LTE Real unlimited for €26 a month.
You live in a comparatively low income area then!
My AT&T plan (iPhone original) is truly unlimited.
I don’t even get throttled anymore. I use to hit 10gb and get a text.
Now I go over 30gb a month with no slowing issues.
I don’t even get throttled anymore. I use to hit 10gb and get a text.
Now I go over 30gb a month with no slowing issues.
Why stop here? Let's just allow companies to label cigarettes as "non-cancerous" and Reese's Peanut Butter Cups as a "health food" while we're at it. Words have lost meaning. Truth has lost relevance. Nothing makes sense any more.
So then what would you call it when you never lose access no matter how much capacity you consume?
You aren't reading this incorrectly, rather the problem is that this article is poorly written, worded, and/or researched. MacRumors is passing this 75GB off as a data cap, but it is really just deprioritization. After 75GB, your speeds will only be slowed down if you are in a congested area – people who have used less data will be put ahead of you on the tower. While you will face slow downs at these times, there is no speed cap or throttling. You get what is left over after those who haven't reached their deprioritization threshold have been served. On the other hand, if you live in an area where Verizon's network isn't congested, you won't experience any network management and you can actually use as much as you want.
Your comment will not age well. Hahahahahaha. The irony. Hahahahaha. Do me a favor. Plug your correction into @KPandian1 quote sans contraction.
"How stupid do these companies think they are customers are?"
That was kind of the point of what I posted... How stupid are the customers? Stupid enough to make that kind of correction, which is why I put "/yeah, about that stupid" at the bottom. RIIIGHT over your head. KPandian1 at least got the joke.
If only there was a federal commission on trade and commerce that could step in and protect consumers against false advertising.
That's what I was thinking which makes a lot more sense than what the people complaining here are saying.
Meanwhile, we can wait with bated breath to see which telecom company will use the "word" "irregardless" in the ad banner!
FTC needs to step in and stop this unlimited (up to 75 GB) marketing. It's false advertising and misleading consumers. Shame on Verizon.
That is their plan to purposely confuse people as most people correlate 4G LTE with speed. There is no other reason to put in the "4G LTE" in the "Unlimited 4G LTE Data" and instead just say "Unlimited Data."
Imagine if car rental companies offered Unlimited Miles and then put in a disclaimer of saying "After 500 miles your car will be throttled to bicycle speeds."