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T-Mobile Slashes Fair Use Policy, Says Download At Home

Posted by Soulskill on from the data-not-allowed-on-our-network dept.

nk497 writes "T-Mobile in the UK has revealed a new fair use policy, cutting caps from 1GB and 3GB to 500MB, saying mobile browsing doesn't include videos or large downloads. 'If you want to download, stream and watch video clips, save that stuff for your home broadband,' the company said. All those people who have bought smartphones with the aim of doing such things on the go may not agree with the mobile operator, however. Any user that goes over the new limit won't be charged, but will be blocked from downloading or streaming for the rest of the month."

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  1. slow network? by Nuno+Sa · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I hope the public sees that as admission of having a bad network and move elsewhere :-)

    1. Re:slow network? by rtb61 · · Score: 4, Interesting

      The reality is the public will soon realise this cap is not about downloading but screwing people when they make video calls and don't realise how quickly they are chewing up the cap, as you can only make video calls via the internet (double billing upload and download).

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  2. Bait & switch by mwvdlee · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm assuming this switch does not apply to people they've already baited?

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    1. Re:Bait & switch by Anne+Thwacks · · Score: 5, Interesting
      What is the point? The legislation is a sop. Its only value is so the government can say "we did something about it" without actually doing anything about it.

      We have a telecomms regulator with the regulatory ability of a bribed, wet cabbage in a soggy brown paper bag.

      Yes I am a bloody angry t-mobile customer with an Android phone, and I will go elsewhere as soon as I can afford it. This is not the only example ot t-mo UK being scum.

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  3. Reality setting in by jmorris42 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I seriously doubt any mobile operator will be able to satisfy smart phone usage long term. They build out a new generation of towers with a higher data rate, then people buy new phones and saturate it.

    As soon as smartphones stopped being $500 up front + $100/mo yuppie and power user toys and aspired to become mainstream products the math of wireless bandwidth simply must be taken into account.

    Now if someone would tell the marketing depts at the mobile operators so they stop running endless ads showing users watching movies and music videos on their phones.... and video chatting. And downloading huge attachments.

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