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Wouldn't it be more like after 2 cups they only get served in half-cup increments? I agree with the sentiment. Unlimited with throttles isn't truly "unlimited",
by adjwilli 12y ago
Wouldn't it be more like after 2 cups they only get served in half-cup increments? I agree with the sentiment. Unlimited with throttles isn't truly "unlimited", but "unlimited*". That said, the FTC complaint seems to take issue with that AT&T did not "adequately disclose to its customers" this information. And there, I take some issue with this. AT&T did actually explain that. Maybe some consumers didn't understand that because of the lack of an asterisk. I guess this will be interesting to see just how important an asterisk can be.
- lawnchair_larry 12y agoI don't believe they did, especially because for grandfathered users, there is no documentation on unlimited plans and there hasn't been for years.
- adjwilli 12y agoYeah, you're right that the grandfathered consumers are a special case. It would be like having truly unlimited coffee refills then all of a sudden being told you're getting half-cup intervals.
- mikeash 12y agoAren't they the only case here? AT&T hasn't offered unlimited data plans for quite a while. They basically only had them for the original iPhone introduction, and got rid of them seemingly as soon as they could.
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- zipwitch 12y agogiven the degree of throttling, it would be more accurate to analogize that after two cups, they got refills by the teaspoon
- maxerickson 12y agoMaybe the FTC should just crack down on all footnoted disclaimers. "Access some websites with your AT&T phone while in AT&T service areas." doesn't have the same punch as "Unlimited Internet Everywhere", but at least it is more or less true.
- AnthonyMouse 12y ago> Wouldn't it be more like after 2 cups they only get served in half-cup increments? More like buying "unlimited coffee for a year" and then being limited to one cup per week after the first two.