On 2008-03-07, David <spammers@kissmyass.com> wrote:
> Dave Rudisill <denali@alaska.net> wrote in
> news:gpn2t31hqs1p6loq4h6upomg5u8i515uru@4ax.com:
>
>> Note that PERMITTED uses now include "uploading, downloading and
>> streaming of audio, video and games; and ... Voice over Internet
>> Protocol (VoIP)."
>
> At least as compared to a year ago when I started my data plan, they also
> go in to *MUCH* more detail on what is considered "unacceptable".
>
> I was curious as to what they had to say now about older plans, like mine,
> that specifically state "unlimited" or otherwise didn't clearly establish a
> limit. For that, they now include this little ditty:
>
> "If your usage on a Data Plan or Feature that does not include a specific
> monthly Megabyte allowance or that is not billed on a pay–as–you–use basis
> exceeds 5 Gigabytes per account line during any billing period, we reserve
> the right to reduce throughput speed to a maximum of approximately 200
> Kilobits per second for up to thirty days."

In general the Customer Agreement which applies to you is the one you
signed (I always save a copy) rather than the most current one. Verizon
can't change the terms of your Customer Agreement unless they inform you
and give you a chance to decline. If you signed the old "Unlimited"
agreement that's what applies to you.

Note that as part of the settlement of that deceptive marketing investigation
I think Verizon agreed to remove the limitations in the Customer Agreement
from existing customers who'd signed up for an "Unlimited" plan, and since
they haven't done anything to change the terms for older customers my guess
is that this is still the case and your "Unlimited" service is, in fact,
unlimited. I have the same plan and I ran well past 5 GB one month without
any consequences.

You'll lose it if you buy new discounted equipment or do something else
which requires a new agreement, but for now my guess is that you don't have
to worry about the usage restrictions current customers sign up for.

Dennis Ferguson