As someone who has dealt with telecommunications providers (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon) for the last 10 years on a professional basis, "Unlimited" is ALWAYS a code w

As someone who has dealt with telecommunications providers (Sprint, AT&T, Verizon) for the last 10 years on a professional basis, "Unlimited" is ALWAYS a code word for "There is a level that if you go over, bad things will happen to you, from traffic shaping, to outright cancellation of your account." Honest to goodness conversation with Verizon I had in 2005 (we were purchasing about 100 M2M (Machine to Machine) CDMA circuits) - it was Pythonesque in its tortured logic. Me: So, I'm wondering how much traffic we can use? Sales Guy: They are totally unlimited Me: Great, so how much is "Totally Unlimited?" Sales Guy: Just what it sounds like - No Limit. Me: Right, but what is the actual Limit. Sales Guy: It's unlimited. Me: So, I can stream 100 kilobits/second continuously for 32 gigabytes/month/circuit: Sales Guy: No, that would fall under our unapproved usage clause. Me: Yes. I understand. So, I'm wondering how much traffic we can use?