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It's going to pass quickly by companies no longer offering "unlimited" plans of any sort. Which was always the more realistic approach to wireless data usage.
by ethbro 11y ago
It's going to pass quickly by companies no longer offering "unlimited" plans of any sort. Which was always the more realistic approach to wireless data usage.
To me, AT&T (via Uverse) is the ridiculous conclusion of this. They'll happily set up a number of "wireless" (!!) HD receiver boxes that have content streamed to them over WiFi. Nowhere in the marketing materials do they ever mention this potentially having an effect on your data connections.
Most consumers just think of wireless transmission as magic with infinite bandwidth.
That said, while the above is my realistic appraisal, I do 100% agree with you that using whatever firmware hacks you can to fully utilize TMO's "unlimited" plans, while they continue to market them as that, is completely moral. If they don't want people trying to use unlimited data, then they should quit marketing it as such.
You don't get to tell lies / weasel truths and then cry when people hold you to the same expectations that made it an effective marketing campaign in the first place.
- snuxoll 11y ago> (That said, while the above is my realistic appraisal, I do 100% agree with you that using whatever firmware hacks you can to fully utilize TMO's "unlimited" plans, while they continue to market them as that, is completely moral. If they don't want people trying to use unlimited data, then they should quit marketing it as such -- you don't get to tell lies / weasel truths and then cry when people hold you to the same expectations that made it an effective marketing campaign in the first place). All of T-Mobile's materials explicitly state unlimited usage is for usage ON YOUR DEVICE. This is not hidden 'fine print' or misleading marketing, it's RIGHT THERE. Don't believe me? http://i.imgur.com/tb2BYAe.png http://i.imgur.com/tb2BYAe.png
- ethbro 11y agoI in fact do not believe you with regards to the majority of their marketing material. I'm glad you've found a counter-example, but I'd say the balance favors being less than transparent: https://www.google.com/search?q=t+mobile+billboards&tbm=isch https://www.google.com/search?q=t+mobile+billboards&tbm=isch