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http://www.afr.com/p/technology/now_that_the_telcos_have_your_unlimited_YIkI6iy7pStKVWm4FrU9nK
I remember such limited unlimited plans from Dial-Up.
Seems ISP are not tired to use them again and again...
One of the less well-known telcos made a splash last week, announcing unlimited data plans on the National Broadband Network. The word unlimited certainly commands the attention of the paying public, so expect to see plenty more unlimited offers jostling for your dollar. But understand that unlimited doesn’t mean the same thing to the service providers as it may to you.
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But the telco was keen to assure the market that they would be. They assured one publication they were “well-positioned to counter any impact from heavy downloaders” and that “these are true unlimited plans but obviously we have industry standard acceptable-use policies and are in a position to monitor closely and respond quickly”. In other words, the plans are “truly unlimited” but there certainly won’t be truly unlimited use. “Obviously we don’t mind having heavy users. We just don’t want users abusing the connection,” the telco said.
So there you have the two perspectives writ large. A consumer advocate would argue that unlimited should mean unlimited and if that isn’t what a telco is offering, it should use another word to describe its offer. The telcos say they should be allowed to call a plan unlimited, even if it has rules for excluding very heavy users, or leeches, exploiters and abusers as the telcos like to describe them.
I remember such limited unlimited plans from Dial-Up.
Seems ISP are not tired to use them again and again...