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To Verizon, "Unlimited" Means 5 GB

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the sue-for-false-advertising dept.

Jason writes "For years there have been stories about people getting their unlimited Verizon EVDO Wireless accounts terminated because of excessive data usage, but Verizon never explicitly said that there is a limit. Now if you dive into the terms of the Unlimited Data Service plan they have put a section in that specifically states that anything over 5GB of data usage in a one month period is considered prima facie evidence that you must be downloading movies, and you will be cut off."

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  1. Ah memories... by PC-PHIX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Reminds me of some time ago when I got my first hard drive with "unlimited" capacity... and then accidentally filled it up with 5GB of movies in the first few days of using it.

    I vowed next time to get a hard drive with at least twice unlimited capacity.

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    1. Re:Ah memories... by aadvancedGIR · · Score: 5, Funny

      No matter its size, when correctly used, a HD can have only 3 states: still in the box, almost full and dead.

  2. Well, in Canada... by lavid · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Canada just pay .02 cents per kB. What a great deal!

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  3. new idea for advertising by bazorg · · Score: 4, Funny
    Unlimited* Internet Access for only US$29.999

    * - Bullshit!

  4. Re:.ca by aicrules · · Score: 4, Funny

    You hit 120GB a month? Do you remember what the outside looks like?

  5. Re:.ca by Gordonjcp · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do you remember what the outside looks like?

    Of course he does, he's got all these movies of it...

  6. Re:Purpose is plainly stated by squiggleslash · · Score: 5, Funny

    Our new car* can drive faster than the speed of sound**, to anywhere on Earth***, and carry as many passengers as you need****!

    **** Limit of four passengers
    *** Scope of car limited to that part of Earth that includes the city of Detroit and surrounding areas
    ** Speed limited to 70MPH
    * Not a car

    If you advertise "Unlimited", and it's not unlimited, you're lying. Putting it in the small print doesn't make you honest, it's an admission of guilt.

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  7. Re:What the hell? by bberens · · Score: 4, Funny

    A true geek would write a script to forward all of their e-mails to themselves after 29 days so that the e-mail all remains fresh.

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  8. New! The "Infinity Plus One" plan from Verizon! by jpellino · · Score: 4, Funny

    Even better than unlimited - this one goes to 11 !

    You get the idea.

    "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the America public." - H. L. Mencken

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