Bell in Canada is doing the same with their new 'unlimited' (vs the previous generation 'unlimited') and their cheaper data plans. Even if you have any amount

Bell in Canada is doing the same with their new 'unlimited' (vs the previous generation 'unlimited') and their cheaper data plans. Even if you have any amount of 'fast data' left you're throttled to SD speeds for streaming video unless you pay for the higher tier of their plans. Data isn't equal any more. Their higher plans say "HD video is up to 1080p" so I suppose no 1440p/4K/60fps/etc either. It's honestly fucking infuriating but there's nothing that can be done except use a VPN I guess. I'm on the previous generation so "data is data" and they don't throttle me yet but if I ever change plans it's there. I'm not totally sure if the other carriers do (or their 'competition' in forms of MVNOs that they themselves own) but they tend to have a habit of copying each other, at least after a little delay. https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Cell_phone_plans/Unlimited-plans https://www.bell.ca/Mobility/Cell_phone_plans/Unlimited-plan... (select your local area or just choose Ontario) bonus fun bs: every so often when you try to log into the web portal they try to trick you into letting them build a profile off your browsing/usage data so they can make even more money off of you. a popup with 'advertising is a reality in today's world' comes up with the nice attractive 'get this out of my face so I can do things' blue button being 'yes please opt me in'. shady dark pattern! back when, they used to opt people in by default and make you explicitly opt out... but then the regulators said hey that's illegal. so now they resort to stuff like that to get the numbers back up. here's some of the blurb if anyone is interested: "Advertising is a reality in today’s world, and people find that they receive ads that are irrelevant to them. With our tailored marketing program, Bell will work to ensure that the offers participants receive when using our services may be more relevant, rather than random marketing ads. In other words, participants won’t see more ads, just more relevant ads." full text: https://pastebin.com/ESskYEUy https://pastebin.com/ESskYEUy it's honestly super gross what they collect and how they try to trick people into agreeing.