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There's "unlimited WhatsApp, Messenger and Facebook" in data plans in some EU countries. Which is kinda nice, but probably only cements their monopoly.

• zrm 6y ago
  Also kind of odd because messaging apps use a trivial amount of data unless you're doing video. But most people may not know that and then switch to them for "unlimited" and there you go.
  • jakub_g 6y ago
    There's this new pattern of communicating where you talk with multi-megabyte reaction gifs back'n'forth instead of writing two or three words. Unlimited data may prove useful in that scenario. Also exchanging pictures/selfies with the family/friends generates quite a bit of data if you do it on a daily basis.
    • brendawalsh 6y ago
      It is amazing what can be done with 20+ year old technology.
  • manderley 6y ago
    Not that odd: It increases the perceived value of a plan without costing the provider much in traffic.