http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/ Engadget Comments for Verizon pays up for disconnecting heavy users of unlimited data plans http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
Crooks.

]]>Oct 24th 2007 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/i was downloading 30gb per day and they actually called and threatened to terminate my service. comcast sucks. heres hoping verizon fios is actually unlimited!]]>Oct 24th 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 10:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 7:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
thank god things are better in europe.... 400GB a month is my max (maybe a bit more)]]>Oct 24th 2007 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
It was only logical that all wireless data service offers would need to be UNLIMITED, but, I never heard Verizon was doing this before.

When I first got DSL - around the time of Napster, Kazaa and CuteMx, I used to leave my desktop on for hours downloading. I was always worried something like this might happen.]]>Oct 24th 2007 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 8:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 8:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
So, I guess the inability to download as much pr0n as he wanted to is what pissed off ol' Teddy Roosevelt, too? :P]]>Oct 24th 2007 10:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
Maciek
www.symbiosis60.com ]]>Oct 24th 2007 8:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
The return key. Use it.]]>Oct 24th 2007 10:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
I will behave next time. Sometimes I just get carried away :-)
(or should I say carriage return key away)


Maciek]]>Oct 24th 2007 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
So Yes.. I may be paying more but I'm happy to do it if it means getting a GOOD service and less money in big telco's hands.

Maciek ]]>Oct 25th 2007 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
Screw that company.]]>Oct 24th 2007 8:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Market_for_Lemons
]]>Oct 24th 2007 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/where unlimited evdo means all you can download day and night evdo
heheh]]>Oct 24th 2007 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
They made out good here. They're saving more money by being penalized $150k rather than letting those customers continue on "unlimited."

That said, the fact they advertise the plan in any way as "unlimited" is incredibly sh*tty.]]>Oct 24th 2007 9:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
I'm NOT defending them, I think its complete nonsense to say one thing but give your customers another. It seems to be the norm of all the service providers now though which is a shame.]]>Oct 24th 2007 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 9:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 9:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/i live in philly and have no trouble watching youtube vids streaming along. i havent tried anything more bandwidth intensive though.]]>Oct 24th 2007 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
If you pay for an unlimited plan that's exactly what you should get. But people just trying to take advantage of the system is rather stupid. It's like going to an all you can eat buffet and trying to stay for breakfast, lunch and dinner after you pay once. Except these are cell phone fatsoes!]]>Jun 26th 2008 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
"unlimited" should = unlimited.]]>Oct 24th 2007 10:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
I have no problem with the business owner using the unlimited for email and projects, like a realtor getting pictures and video of properties. It is the dumb highschool kid sending vidoes of "HAI, LOOKS AT MI EATING THIS SANDWISH WITH NO HANDS!!! NOM NOM."

Those people piss me off]]>Oct 24th 2007 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
you said "HAI, LOOKS AT MI EATING THIS SANDWISH WITH NO HANDS!!! NOM NOM."

i farted laughing so hard]]>Oct 24th 2007 3:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Oct 24th 2007 10:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
@John: You're spot-on, $150K is a rounding error for VZW and is probably far cheaper than what they saved by bouncing high users off their network. ]]>Oct 29th 2007 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
This is a great example of why Net Neutraility is important. Companies like Verizon would love to limit how and what you see on the internet. I just wish there was real competition in the wireless industry. Then we might see some positive changes. ]]>Oct 24th 2007 10:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/

Wait, the iPhone plan really is unlimited? And it's cheaper to get Voice+data than data alone with Verizon? You mean that Verizon is worse than the evil, feared, hated AT&T? IMPOSSIBLE!]]>Nov 9th 2007 2:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Verizon is such a scumbag company, period. What a big load of crap. I'm sooooo glad I'm on AT&T.

I smell a class-action lawsuit... at the very least, they should be hit with sanctions by the CPSC. Where in the name of la-dee-da did they get their definition of UNLIMITED? I could see if their data plan was specifically named as a "phone" plan for phones only, but this is a plan that is intended to connect up a laptop or the like. OF COURSE you're going to get some serious download traffic when you do that. What were they thinking?

I urge anyone who has been burned by this to contact the CPSC and file a complaint. Verizon needs to change their advertising practices, and this is a clear case of false advertising.

.]]>Oct 24th 2007 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
I was looking at some fine print customer service booklet they sent me and there were some terms that they could shut me down if I exceeded some limits of usage. It wasn't a set number. Just some arbitrary figure they decide on if it overloads their servers. I've cut back on the P2P and don't download 24/7 anymore. As was mentioned by another member here that they should offer some more expensive tier that allows higher download limits and they keep their nose out of what or how much I download.

A year ago I was doing the same thing, but I had no problems. I think more people are doing heavy downloading and it's just too much of a strain on TimeWarner or RoadRunner servers. I don't really need to download as much as I do, I just do it for the hell of it. I probably only watch half the movies I download and barely have time for that.

Every time I see the TimeWarner commercial about how they had fiber optic cables long before Verizon makes me puke. TimeWarner Cable TV sucks. I'm always getting artifacts on the HD channels and they don't even offer that many HD channels. Pathetic.

I just don't like being restricted on download and uploading files when this is the US and we should have 500 MB pipes. South Korea is the king of fat pipes and we should at least be where they are in terms of download speeds. All this talk about how technologically advanced we are is crap. I remember when Qwest used to boast about how everyone was gonna download movies in minutes (on demand) is a long forgotten dream.]]>Oct 24th 2007 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
Someone really needs to sue!]]>Oct 24th 2007 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/
Verizon Wireless says you can download/upload as much as you want on our unlimited data plan as long as it doesn't exceed 5GB.]]>Oct 24th 2007 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/

It's just too damn easy to hit 5GB/month with EVDO]]>Oct 24th 2007 8:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Nov 7th 2007 7:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/24/verizon-pays-up-for-disconnecting-heavy-users-of-unlimited-data/Dec 9th 2007 9:47AM