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Old 20-05-2013, 15:44
The Lord Lucan
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Still advertising unlimited, no disclaimer, no mention of speeds cap in terms on main page or when you sign up. Not good.
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Old 20-05-2013, 15:57
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Still not changed. that's been the same for some time.

50K = 5KB/S download 1gb would take years
I'm pretty sure i read the speed had increased. Or they;d changed something about p2p.

But in that case i agree with lord lucan, if they haven't changed anything then why are they still advertising it as unlimited.

What happens now?
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Old 20-05-2013, 17:13
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Still advertising unlimited, no disclaimer, no mention of speeds cap in terms on main page or when you sign up. Not good.
Unfortunately, they didn't have to change anything to mention the speed cap. Here's what the ASA said:

Originally Posted by ASA Ruling
In relation to download and upload speeds, we understood that the setting of maximum speeds of 4Mbit/s for downloads and 1Mbit/s for uploads applied to all customers on the Full Monty plan and therefore were not restrictions to particular individual users or indeed restrictions targeted at particular activities or types of content. They were, in effect, the maximum upstream and downstream speeds of the service. Consequently, we considered that these restrictions were not relevant to the consideration of whether the service could be described as "unlimited". We further noted that there were no references to specific speeds for the service and consumers were therefore unlikely to have expectations that they would be able to achieve speeds in excess of 4Mbit/s for downloads and 1Mbit/s for uploads that would render the maximum upstream and downstream speeds as being immoderate restrictions.
T-Mobile gave them a load of rubbish and they pretty much swallowed it wholesale. The only bit that was upheld related to tethering, which hasn't been allowed on Full Monty plans for a long time now anyway.

EDIT: Should have been a bit clearer. They upheld the bit about P2P slowdown, especially in light of tethering being allowed (which it isn't, any more), but didn't uphold the bit about general speed caps.
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Old 20-05-2013, 17:19
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I'm pretty sure i read the speed had increased. Or they;d changed something about p2p.

But in that case i agree with lord lucan, if they haven't changed anything then why are they still advertising it as unlimited.

What happens now?
They where ment to be removing the p2p limits but they have yet to change anything
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Old 20-05-2013, 17:29
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They where ment to be removing the p2p limits but they have yet to change anything
So what happens now because they haven't done anything?

Surely they can't be calling it unlimited then?
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Old 20-05-2013, 17:41
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So what happens now because they haven't done anything?

Surely they can't be calling it unlimited then?
Probably put out a press release saying 99% off their customers don't use P2P and maybe add an extra 5KB/S
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Old 27-10-2014, 20:12
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Hi, does anyone know if this speed cap is in place for the current "unlimited internet" Sim Only offer available through Carphone Warehouse? It costs £22.99 a month
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Old 27-10-2014, 20:26
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Hi, does anyone know if this speed cap is in place for the current "unlimited internet" Sim Only offer available through Carphone Warehouse? It costs £22.99 a month
Yes.

And it's 3G only. Really not worth it for that price.
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