Misleading 'Unlimited' Plans
Comments criticize how companies market 'unlimited' data, storage, and bandwidth services that impose hidden limits, throttling, or fine print caveats, debating deceptive advertising versus realistic expectations.
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If you can't handle unlimited then don't offer unlimited? Really just is that simple.
It's easier just to never believe a company whenever they say "unlimited". It almost always goes away. And never ever truly unlimited as they all have a legal caveat to terminate your services for whatever reason whenever they like
"Unlimited" positioning rubs me the wrong way. It really means "until we deem to be no longer reasonable for personal use".
Nobody has unlimited data in reality, it's just a marketing term. All providers will throttle you down to nothing at some point sooner or later.
It's not "unlimited", its "unlimited*". There are additional constraints that are enumerated afterwards. But for the vast majority of users, it will feel like unlimited, so it's not necessary for them to read those additional constraints
Doesn't sound very 'unlimited'
Then don't call these “unlimited”, because otherwise it's a pure lie. Unlimited is unlimited.
I understood that "unlimited" meant all you can eat with a biggest pipe we can offer you for the first X Gb, and then we throttle "over the cap" usage for the rest of the billing cycle. Technically, you can keep using it, but at reduced speeds.
It is quite unlikely that the "unlimited" traffic you are paying for is truly unlimited. There is always a catch with such "unlimited" offers.
> Free and unlimitedExtremely doubtful. The fact you haven't yet hit limits does not mean no limits.Nor does the fact the provider claims unlimited.