Posted by SpaceGirl on 10/09/07 16:41

Mark Goodge wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 22:24:10 +0100, SpaceGirl put finger to keyboard
> and typed:
>> -yet-. Now that large screen format phones, such as the iPhone are
>> around, with unlimited data contracts by default + free wifi, we're
>> going to see an explosion in mobile browsing I think. Everyone is
>> rushing to copy the iPhone feature for feature. There are 5 or 6 similar
>> "web" phones out this Christmas, and most networks (in Europe anyway)
>> are bundling unrestricted web access & unlimited data contracts with
>> these phones. This is a HUGE market change. Until now, very few networks
>> offered uncapped data rates unless you were on a business contract.
>
> There's no such thing as "unlimited data". Contracts that offer it are
> either subject to a "Fair Use Policy" (which simply means that there
> is a limit, but they won't tell you what it is) or they're on
> contended bandwidth (which means there is a limit, but they don't know
> what it is either).
>
> In my experience, "unlimited" tariffs are more common on consumer
> contracts, partly because consumers are less likely to be tech-savvy
> enough to realise that "unlimited" doesn't mean there aren't any
> limits and partly because consumers are less likely to push the device
> to its limits anyway. Business users, on the other hand, tend to want
> to know exactly what their limits are, and to have an SLA that
> guarantees they'll be able to use everything up to the limit.
>
> Mark

Effectively unlimited :) Yes all contracts tend to have fair usage -
even my 20Mbit cable at home has that, but we never even come close to
their "warning" level (around 10Gb a day, or 4Gb between 6pm and
midnight, which would result in my connection being throttled for 12
hours). I really cant imagine hitting the limits of an iPhone - if I
want to download THAT much data, I'll use my laptop or Mac Pro at home.

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