What does "unlimited" really mean?

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Hello,

Does anybody know what "unlimited" wireless internet (EV-DO) really means in
terms of megabytes and frequency of use? Verizon and other internet
companies don't provide this information anytime in advance.

Recently, one of my associates had his service (Earthlink, using Verizon
1xRTT) cancelled due to "excessive usage". All he did was surf the web (a
bit too much maybe) and download updates to Windows XP as well as other
software (Norton AV, Spybot, AdAware). I do agree that some sites as
MSNBC.com do have pages that use up the better part of one megabyte each.
This chap was a news junkie - he would save almost everything he read.

Earthlink never explained what they meant in terms of total megabytes or
usage frequency when they terminated the service. They were following
evidently Verizon guidelines - EL uses VZW as they have no service of their
own. Moreover, the chap never did any of the streaming or continuous data
feed stuff that EL does warn against.

I am asking this for a reference to keep in mind while I surf the Net. I
started on the Verizon EV-DO service last week. Incidentally, the service is
pretty fast for wireless - I clocked speeds at times of over 550 kbps,
measured with the 2Wire.com speed meter. The average speed is around half
that, which is pretty good for a dial-up service!

Regards. Live long and prosper. Damn the Vulcans for stealing our line.

Andromedan

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Hello,

That sounds like a pretty rational explanation and I tend to lean toward
it - I pored over the Verizon customer agreements and other legalese, and
found that they actually do not even have the streaming, continous data
transfer restrictions that Earthlink did!

When you say "1GB, 300hrs", I take it you are talking about your monthly
average. My normal online activity (on standard DSL) is about 2GB, 100hrs
per month. I do a lot of news research online, often opening multiple tabs
(on Firefox) running simultaneous searches, and opening multiple
content-heavy websites at once. I am hoping Verizon can stand it, and me! I
signed up with Verizon so I can stop using my worlplace connection that
much!

Thanks very much.

Live long and prosper. Damn the Vulcans for stealing our line.

Andromedan



"DoctorZ" <czervas@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:1106084248.237985.209200@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> In 7 months I have used 1GB, 300hrs and believe its unlimited as long
> as you do not try to share the connection with other computers etc...
>
> Perhaps EL may have some special deal and it was in their interest to
> terminate. They purchase x hrs and MB from Verizon for resell and
> wanted to get rid of the top y users of the service.
>
>
> Andromedan wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> Does anybody know what "unlimited" wireless internet (EV-DO) really
> means in
>> terms of megabytes and frequency of use? Verizon and other internet
>> companies don't provide this information anytime in advance.
>>
>> Recently, one of my associates had his service (Earthlink, using
> Verizon
>> 1xRTT) cancelled due to "excessive usage". All he did was surf the
> web (a
>> bit too much maybe) and download updates to Windows XP as well as
> other
>> software (Norton AV, Spybot, AdAware). I do agree that some sites as
>> MSNBC.com do have pages that use up the better part of one megabyte
> each.
>> This chap was a news junkie - he would save almost everything he
> read.
>>
>> Earthlink never explained what they meant in terms of total megabytes
> or
>> usage frequency when they terminated the service. They were following
>> evidently Verizon guidelines - EL uses VZW as they have no service of
> their
>> own. Moreover, the chap never did any of the streaming or continuous
> data
>> feed stuff that EL does warn against.
>>
>> I am asking this for a reference to keep in mind while I surf the
> Net. I
>> started on the Verizon EV-DO service last week. Incidentally, the
> service is
>> pretty fast for wireless - I clocked speeds at times of over 550
> kbps,
>> measured with the 2Wire.com speed meter. The average speed is around
> half
>> that, which is pretty good for a dial-up service!
>>
>> Regards. Live long and prosper. Damn the Vulcans for stealing our
> line.
>>
>> Andromedan
>

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torbach@gmail.com wrote:
> I spent 3 months in the hospital and used Verizon's EV-DO
> card for internet access 24*7 throughout that time. This
> included downloading lots of large files such as Windows
> XP SP2. The cost stayed the same - at $79.99 a month,
> with no other charges.

Aiyah! Just how long did it take to download XP SP2?

-Quick