Millenniumle
join:2007-11-11
Fredonia, NY
1 edit | Ingenious indeed
Karl wrote:
"as well as find ingenious new ways to cap and throttle"
Indeed. Just look at Cricket's new unlimited wireless broadband. An exercise in contradiction in "terms" it is. Here is their plan details, which itself has contradicting terms:
»www.mycricket.com/cricketplans/d···roadband
At the top it reads: "Simply purchase a Cricket Broadband modem and for only $40 per month, you get all the blogs, videos and music downloads you want."
Nice you might say. But read on. Near the bottom you'll find a little quid pro quo: "Throughput may be limited if use exceeds 5GB per month."
It gets better, quite ironic really, if you bother to follow the link to their acceptable use policy:
»www.mycricket.com/broadband/acceptableuse/
It reads: "Cricket Broadband service may ONLY be used with wireless devices for the following purposes: (i) Internet browsing; (ii) email; and (iii) intranet access (including access to corporate intranets, email, and individual productivity applications like customer relationship management, sales force, and field service automation)."
Well so much for getting "all the blogs, videos and music downloads you want."  Because if you do, and even though they told you specifically that you can, and you go over your 5GB cap, you'll be "presumed to be using the service in a manner prohibited above, and we reserve the right to limit throughput or immediately terminate the service of any such person without notice."
Well, ingenious? I guess not. They'll not only just flat out lie in your face, they'll do it in writing too. I guess it be proof positive that if you only get fined millions, but will earn billions, a misleading you will be. Merry Christmas! |
