I guess market penetration finally hit the magic number
And now it is time for Verizon's "amazingly fast, completely unlimited" product to start sticking it to people. We all knew it was just a matter of time.
On the other hand......77Tb a month on a residential line? That is abusing a service to the point of causing a policy change like this.
Every member of the site who has posted something similar when users of Time Warner, Comcast, or any other ISP complain about pricing, speed limits, or caps.
Karl omitted that the user that was hitting 77TB a month is on a business account.
Actually he was moved to a business account AFTER using excessive TB of data and has continued to do so. Don't imply he was just on a business account and used 77 TB this once and suddenly got this notice.
No, but you see that commercial with the guy who's eyes light up at the watching of FIOS TV? gives new meaning to this old commercial: Once you've got it... you get it!
There are also commercials touting speed, reliability and mass consumption on multiple devices as the "killer applications".. I need not dig those up too, youtube is chock full of them.
No, I didn't. Both stories (and his forum posts) note he hit 77 TB on a residential line, was pushed toward a business-class line, and still got warnings.
Isn't "completely unlimited" technically a redundant statement? By saying that it's unlimited, you are essentially saying that there are no limitations (without exception). The "completely" is implicit and mention of it is not necessary.
I digress, I am pretty certain that I have heard Verizon (who competes here with Comcast) commercials mention there are no limits both on TV and on Radio, but I cannot find one to reference on YouTube. If I catch one again while I'm recording a show, I'll upload it myself.
And the letter that you posted, does not state to move to Business FiOS. Business FiOS is still Verizon Online. To get away from VZ Online; you need to move to actual Verizon Business. and the person that is mentioned in the letter works in just Verizon- not the UUNet/MCI side of VZ Business.
And now it is time for Verizon's "amazingly fast, completely unlimited" product to start sticking it to people. We all knew it was just a matter of time.
On the other hand......77Tb a month on a residential line? That is abusing a service to the point of causing a policy change like this.
people keep quoting this 77tb number. that was the max and i believe typically its around 40tb. also he just isnt paying for the 75/35 line. he has 2 of the higher tier lines (i think its 150/65). while its more then normal on a residential line he isnt also the typical residential customer. how many users are paying for 2 connections? now on 2 business connections which cost even more.
No, I didn't. Both stories (and his forum posts) note he hit 77 TB on a residential line, was pushed toward a business-class line, and still got warnings.
I suggest he downgrade to the slowest speed 20/5 it would cut his usage by at least 1/7. someone suggest 10tb a month is acceptable. it would not please him but it would make verizon happier BTW i am on 30/30 on surewest. i use between 7TB to 10TB a month not a prob. from my ISP.
