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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
And if the ISP is perfectly able and prepared to provide that level of service, why should they be banned from doing so?
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If they can then fine but I doubt that there are many that can support downloads and uploads at full headline speed by all their customers 24x7 which is what "unlimited" implies.
Every utility that supplies a measurable product (such as gas electricity and water) does so at standing charge + price per unit volume. If ISPs did the same it would get rid of the "unlimited" nonsense and all the sniping between high volume users and low.
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Originally Posted by everyday
according to Google VM have already been investigated by the ASA about this unlimited thing and cleared.
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They had to drop their letters threatening disconnection for excessive use to do so. Now they just send advisory letters which get filed in the bin. There are still plenty of complaints about congestion proving that their capacity isn't unlimited. The ASA also made questionable rulings about what can be called fibre optic broadband. IMO neither cable nor FTTC legitimately meet that description but both can be sold as such.