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One does find it occasionally. My mobile phone plan (in Sweden) currently says that I have 774G left of my 25G/month quota for example :)

raverbashing 1y ago
Still limited. But "unlimited" to most people In the same way your next-door supermarket has effectively "infinite soup cans" for the needs of most people.
- wat10000 1y ago
  Unlimited means for a flat rate. Pay per use/item, like at the supermarket, isn’t it.
  - raverbashing 1y ago
    Still, you can't get "unlimited" soup cans from your next door supermarket even paying
    - wat10000 1y ago
      Which is why they don’t sell it as “unlimited.” The gripe isn’t that there are limits, it’s that it’s sold as “unlimited” but there are limits.
      - raverbashing 1y ago
        Which to any reasonable person (and it's on the fine print) should mean reasonable limits But I guess some people do really need "Eggs: contain eggs" in their egg carton otherwise they will throw a legal fit
        wat10000 1y ago
        Right, it’s our fault for not understanding their lies.
johnisgood 1y ago
So it accumulates for you? That is nice. I wish my unused quota would go into the next month, but it resets. :(
kqr 1y ago
One might wonder why you pay for a plan with 25 GB/mo when you use so little that you have over 2.5 years of it saved! I thought I had a low usage with my 1.5 years' worth saved. Only reason I paysfor that plan is anything lower and my provider does not offer rollover.
- ajsnigrutin 1y ago
  Sometimes these are the smallest usable packages. Eg here in slovenia, if you want unlimited calls and texting, you get 150GB in your "package" for 9.99eur, but you somehow can't save that data for the next month. https://www.hot.si/ponudba/paketi.html https://www.hot.si/ponudba/paketi.html (not affiliated)
- dcminter 1y ago
  Because it's inexpensive and I'd rather pay marginally over the odds than ever have to think about it (I'm not even sure there was a cheaper plan).
blitzar 1y ago
Data limits are easier to keep "unlimited" by slowing the speed, which was already finite, to barely servicable levels. If it is clearly laid out this seems a reasonable solution.
- dcminter 1y ago
  If they've ever done that then I've never noticed it - and mine doesn't claim to be unlimited.
Philpax 1y ago
Thank you, Hallon - I've been on the same plan for the last four years and I don't think I've ever checked my data quota :)

raverbashing 1y ago

Still limited. But "unlimited" to most people In the same way your next-door supermarket has effectively "infinite soup cans" for the needs of most people.

wat10000 1y ago
Unlimited means for a flat rate. Pay per use/item, like at the supermarket, isn’t it.
- raverbashing 1y ago
  Still, you can't get "unlimited" soup cans from your next door supermarket even paying
  - wat10000 1y ago
    Which is why they don’t sell it as “unlimited.” The gripe isn’t that there are limits, it’s that it’s sold as “unlimited” but there are limits.
    - raverbashing 1y ago
      Which to any reasonable person (and it's on the fine print) should mean reasonable limits But I guess some people do really need "Eggs: contain eggs" in their egg carton otherwise they will throw a legal fit
      - wat10000 1y ago
        Right, it’s our fault for not understanding their lies.

johnisgood 1y ago

So it accumulates for you? That is nice. I wish my unused quota would go into the next month, but it resets. :(

kqr 1y ago

One might wonder why you pay for a plan with 25 GB/mo when you use so little that you have over 2.5 years of it saved! I thought I had a low usage with my 1.5 years' worth saved. Only reason I paysfor that plan is anything lower and my provider does not offer rollover.

ajsnigrutin 1y ago
Sometimes these are the smallest usable packages. Eg here in slovenia, if you want unlimited calls and texting, you get 150GB in your "package" for 9.99eur, but you somehow can't save that data for the next month. https://www.hot.si/ponudba/paketi.html https://www.hot.si/ponudba/paketi.html (not affiliated)
dcminter 1y ago
Because it's inexpensive and I'd rather pay marginally over the odds than ever have to think about it (I'm not even sure there was a cheaper plan).

blitzar 1y ago

Data limits are easier to keep "unlimited" by slowing the speed, which was already finite, to barely servicable levels. If it is clearly laid out this seems a reasonable solution.

dcminter 1y ago
If they've ever done that then I've never noticed it - and mine doesn't claim to be unlimited.

Philpax 1y ago

Thank you, Hallon - I've been on the same plan for the last four years and I don't think I've ever checked my data quota :)