Comments on: By “Unlimited” we, er, mean, limited. Very limited. https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2006/10/26/by-unlimited-we-er-mean-limited-very-limited/ User Experience Design, Research & Good Old Fashioned Usability Mon, 17 Nov 2008 17:52:06 +0000 hourly 1 By: Andy Baker https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2006/10/26/by-unlimited-we-er-mean-limited-very-limited/#comment-17 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 21:35:08 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2006/10/26/by-unlimited-we-er-mean-limited-very-limited/#comment-17 Yep. Pretty shitty. To be fair, I’ve used it for most of those things and never been scolded. It would be interesting to know if anyone has ever been accused of breaking the T+C’s. It could be either a) they are just keeping it in reserve as a weapon against extreme abuses or b) the lawyers made them put it in and they would back down in the face of any bad publicity.

Similar things happened in the early days of free dial-up and cheap broadband and very few people actually felt the T+C’s bite. As soon as there is any competition in the mobile web market then anyone seen to be draconian well get bad press.

Then again maybe I’m being too optimistic…

]]> By: Joe https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2006/10/26/by-unlimited-we-er-mean-limited-very-limited/#comment-16 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:21:47 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2006/10/26/by-unlimited-we-er-mean-limited-very-limited/#comment-16 T mobile is not so unlimited either – here are some highlights from the web & walk Ts & Cs

“…not to be used for other activities such as (but not limited to):

– modem access for computers, internet based video/audio streaming services,
– peer to peer file sharing,
– internet based video download and
– internet based telephony.
If such use is detected, notice may be given, … protection controls may be applied which will result in a reduced speed of transmission.….T-Mobile defines fair use as total UK data use … of up to 2GB per month. T-Mobile may contact customers who exceed this volume… Use of Voice over Internet Protocol and Messaging over Internet Protocol is prohibited … If use of either … s is detected T-Mobile may terminate all contracts with the customer…”

I would defintely say there are some limitations here. I guess by definition then you can’t say unlimited? because that means no limits? doesn’t it? eh?

]]> By: Andy Baker https://www.90percentofeverything.com/2006/10/26/by-unlimited-we-er-mean-limited-very-limited/#comment-15 Thu, 26 Oct 2006 18:53:13 +0000 http://www.90percentofeverything.com/2006/10/26/by-unlimited-we-er-mean-limited-very-limited/#comment-15 I have to say. T-Mobile.. Web and Walk. Proper unlimited and a fairly generous talk plan. (can I have that for free now I’ve plugged them online?)

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