Trel
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Hillsborough, NJ | Not really the same as comcast
at least they tell you the limit they have on the unlimited plan |
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ParanoiaInc
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Tucker, GA | Yeah, they tell you in clear plain english, but just in a nice, convenient, ultra-small font size burried in the 'fine print'. |
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rwhubert
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Unlimited = "Lie"
Unlimited means "without limit," or "unbounded." There is no ambiguity in the word "unlimited." Therefore, if AT&T labels a plan as Unlimited, they cannot, by definition, place any limits on it. If they do, then they are guilty of false advertising and should be called on it. This is really straight forward. Either it is unlimited, or it is not unlimited. Period. End of discussion. So, somebody sue them! |
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Trel
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Hillsborough, NJ
| said by rwhubert  :
Unlimited means "without limit," or "unbounded." There is no ambiguity in the word "unlimited." Therefore, if AT&T labels a plan as Unlimited, they cannot, by definition, place any limits on it. If they do, then they are guilty of false advertising and should be called on it. This is really straight forward. Either it is unlimited, or it is not unlimited. Period. End of discussion. So, somebody sue them!
Well technically they are using the right defination, they just take you off the unlimited plan, they don't place limits on it.
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nael
join:2001-12-02
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said by rwhubert :
Unlimited means "without limit," or "unbounded." There is no ambiguity in the word "unlimited." Therefore, if AT&T labels a plan as Unlimited, they cannot, by definition, place any limits on it. If they do, then they are guilty of false advertising and should be called on it. This is really straight forward. Either it is unlimited, or it is not unlimited. Period. End of discussion. So, somebody sue them!
This is a left over from the olden days when AOL and Compuserve served by hour. When they say "Unlimited" they can weasel out of it in the courts by saying "No, No, We meant hourly charges!" |
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TraumaJunkie
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Also these defintions from dictionary.com:
-Having or seeming to have no boundaries; infinite: an unlimited horizon.
-Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions; as, unlimited terms.
So, as we see by these 2 definitions, it can also mean "seemingly" or "undefined".
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ParanoiaInc
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Tucker, GA | reply to Trel
Re: Not really the same as comcast
BTW, they do not state if they are talking about a layer-2 connection (ATM), or a layer-3 connection (PPP).
Just playing the devil's advocate.  |
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