Comment K90V Re: Better Plan Naming

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T-Mobile cracks down on unauthorized tethering on "unlimited" data plans

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Better Plan Naming (Score: 2, Insightful)

by bryan@pipedot.org on 2015-09-02 23:00 (#K8Q8)

They should just stop calling their plans "Unlimited" and most of the confusion would disappear. If a dairy farmer sold you a "gallon" jug of milk but only put 3 quarts of milk in it, the FDA would rightly complain against the incorrect labeling. Likewise, if an ISP sells you an "unlimited" connection but then artificially limits your speed after certain defined caps, the FCC is justified by complaining about the incorrect labeling.

Re: Better Plan Naming (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2015-09-03 01:33 (#K90V)

I think this is fine as is. On the plans page, it clearly says "on-smartphone only" right below "unlimited" in a readable size. There's also no absurd fees. I'll hate on how AT&T and Verizon handled this all day, but this seems reasonable.

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Marked as [Not Junk] by bryan@pipedot.org on 2016-05-06 23:24