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I've always assumed it was common sense that "unlimited" is essentially a marketing buzzword. Yeah, they're lying. And users are simply calling their bluff. F

I've always assumed it was common sense that "unlimited" is essentially a marketing buzzword. Yeah, they're lying. And users are simply calling their bluff. Frankly, I find using 2TB a month on an "unlimited" plan to be abusive and disrespectful to other customers. I find "abuse" and "disrespect" to be an incredibly dishonest characterization of the situation. Firstly, what do you base that number on? The cellular technology's capacity, historical network usage data and their wired backhaul capacity analyzed in the context of the cost of ongoing network capacity expansions? Or just the fact the T-Mobile CEO says it's over a line that the company would prefers to lie about the existence of? And, well, "2T" still feels big-ish in 2015 and vague impressions that cellular spectrum is crowded from the carefully crafted public messaging of cellular providers that want to influence RF licensing and policy? How does or should any one user know when their data usage starts to be inhospitable to their fellow customers? Personal example: our aging internet connection at work would suffer when too many people were streaming music. As of two months ago we have a much nicer link, streaming is cool again and the change was entirely behind the scenes. Without clear and open communication I have no way to know what data rates at at what time of the day are OK for the office. Secondly, the ideas of abuse and disrespect are wedging social pressures into a business transaction. I suddenly have to meter my usage, with little guidance, because using what I thought I bought from T-Mobile will prevent T-Mobile's other customers from access to what they bought? Even if I don't break the TOS to tether, my actual verizon plan is capped is 5 GB and I think that's still the highest-data single phone plan available there. Does that mean 5, 10 or 20 GB would be past the unfriendly barrier on a T-Mobile unlimited terms? Large faceless corporation T-Mobile doesn't follow all the social norms you would expect from a person when they're seeking profit, why should the suddenly get to use social pressures to limit costs? Because they have the technical ability to make other customers collateral damage?

brandon272 11y ago
That was quite the performance! > Firstly, what do you base that number on? The cellular technology's capacity, historical network usage data and their wired backhaul capacity analyzed in the context of the cost of ongoing network capacity expansions? Yes. If you think cellular networks are built to handle anywhere close to 2TB a month per user you are extremely uninformed. > How does or should any one user know when their data usage starts to be inhospitable to their fellow customers? I think you're the one being dishonest here. At 2TB+ a month of data usage that you've acquired after altering your phone's functionality to intentionally get around T-Mobile's restrictions, that is so obviously crossing a line that one should not have to "wonder" if they are using the service as it was intended. I'd actually have to wonder how a single customer reaches 2TB in transfers. My household downloads its fair share of ISO's, Netflix series', software updates, games, backups etc. and doesn't come anywhere close to 2TB on our fibre connection. > I suddenly have to meter my usage, with little guidance, because using what I thought I bought from T-Mobile will prevent T-Mobile's other customers from access to what they bought? You thought you were buying the right to circumvent their usage restrictions? What? You don't have to do anything. You are not a lone user on a network just as you are not a lone citizen on this planet. We share resources. You can behave however you choose to. If you want to max out your connection and skirt a service provider's policy to maximize what you feel you're entitled to in your business arrangement with them, be my guest. Just don't think I have accept your rationale for doing so.

brandon272 11y ago

That was quite the performance! > Firstly, what do you base that number on? The cellular technology's capacity, historical network usage data and their wired backhaul capacity analyzed in the context of the cost of ongoing network capacity expansions? Yes. If you think cellular networks are built to handle anywhere close to 2TB a month per user you are extremely uninformed. > How does or should any one user know when their data usage starts to be inhospitable to their fellow customers? I think you're the one being dishonest here. At 2TB+ a month of data usage that you've acquired after altering your phone's functionality to intentionally get around T-Mobile's restrictions, that is so obviously crossing a line that one should not have to "wonder" if they are using the service as it was intended. I'd actually have to wonder how a single customer reaches 2TB in transfers. My household downloads its fair share of ISO's, Netflix series', software updates, games, backups etc. and doesn't come anywhere close to 2TB on our fibre connection. > I suddenly have to meter my usage, with little guidance, because using what I thought I bought from T-Mobile will prevent T-Mobile's other customers from access to what they bought? You thought you were buying the right to circumvent their usage restrictions? What? You don't have to do anything. You are not a lone user on a network just as you are not a lone citizen on this planet. We share resources. You can behave however you choose to. If you want to max out your connection and skirt a service provider's policy to maximize what you feel you're entitled to in your business arrangement with them, be my guest. Just don't think I have accept your rationale for doing so.