Wii747
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Complain to ASA. I have just done it!lol don’t know why I missed it before
Thanks The Wee Bear
Complain to ASA. I have just done it!lol don’t know why I missed it before
Thanks The Wee Bear
Hi, Did a couple of days ago.Complain to ASA. I have just done it!
same for me, so this is all very entertaining to meAcademic for me, as I never even hit the old max 200GB!
It will be interesting to learn if this "hidden" 500GB FUP cap is actually enforced.
You will notice (if you have a SIM on the "unlimited" tariff) that the 1p Mobile online "dashboard" has changed—the helpful countdown bar in Usage -> Mobile Data has been removed (although you can still see how much you've used by drilling down into the "show by month" view).
Academic for me, as I never even hit the old max 200GB!



Thanks for testing this, 600GB fair use limit seems quite low in today's world.So.. in an experiment to see if there was an alternative to my normal Smarty Unlimited Sim for Home Broadband, I popped in my 1pmobile sim into my 5103e router and bought an unlimited boost.
I've been using quite a bit of data as the Sony Core app has been made available on my TV which can use 80Mbps for streaming films. Anyhow after using the sim for a couple of weeks, I woke up to no internet. 1pmobile have halted my data and I can see I've used around 600GB. I've had not notification / email of this. I was expecting similar behaviour that some have noted with Scancom sims where you loose 5G and only have 4G or a restricted bandwidth, but 1pmobile just cuts you off.
So 1pmobile is unfit for my use as we often use between 700Gb and 1Tb of data a month.
So yeah not unlimited at all.
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Actually - No its not... At least for mobile...Thanks for testing this, 600GB fair use limit seems quite low in today's world.
In terms of mobile, I agree, 600GB is a lot.Actually - No its not... At least for mobile...
Mobile was never designed to be permanent broadband services for all. Its designed for flexibility for those who cant get good connectivity.
Also if you check reports about monthly average usage its usually about 30 GB PU a month.
But for us... Techies... And Broadband aficionados.. We see it as not fair because unlimited isnt unlimited. I mean 600 GB is a lot...
I look at leased lines day to day where people on 100 / 100 or 100 / 1GBPS and they use less than 600 GB a month ¬_¬
Actually - No its not... At least for mobile...
Mobile was never designed to be permanent broadband services for all. Its designed for flexibility for those who cant get good connectivity.
Also if you check reports about monthly average usage its usually about 30 GB PU a month.
But for us... Techies... And Broadband aficionados.. We see it as not fair because unlimited isnt unlimited. I mean 600 GB is a lot...
I look at leased lines day to day where people on 100 / 100 or 100 / 1GBPS and they use less than 600 GB a month ¬_¬
Story of my lifethey've only just laid fibre locally in a not particularly rural area.
I agree about the marketing side of it - Completely deceptive.Partially agree, however the boost should not be marketed as unlimited when it clearly is not. Also the Internet connectivity in this country is just so behind the times! I'm a few miles outside of a big city (Southampton) and they've only just laid fibre locally in a not particularly rural area. In the depths of rural france this summer full blast 1gb connection.. same in Denmark and Australia. So have to rely on 5G for decent speeds otherwise back to 29mbps on an expensive twisted pair.
I don’t agree with this, 600GB is a lot but if you’re marketing something as unlimited it’s should be unlimited. Imagine going to a fast food and them selling unlimited soda but then after your second they stop you from having anymore. People would be outraged, I suspect the reason many aren’t with unlimited data plans is because they don’t hit the FUP.Actually - No its not... At least for mobile...
Mobile was never designed to be permanent broadband services for all. Its designed for flexibility for those who cant get good connectivity.
Also if you check reports about monthly average usage its usually about 30 GB PU a month.
But for us... Techies... And Broadband aficionados.. We see it as not fair because unlimited isnt unlimited. I mean 600 GB is a lot...
I look at leased lines day to day where people on 100 / 100 or 100 / 1GBPS and they use less than 600 GB a month ¬_¬
I don’t agree with this, 600GB is a lot but if you’re marketing something as unlimited it’s should be unlimited. Imagine going to a fast food and them selling unlimited soda but then after your second they stop you from having anymore. People would be outraged, I suspect the reason many aren’t with unlimited data plans is because they don’t hit the FUP.
The whole ‘we’re protecting our network’ thing is rubbish, if you don’t have the resources to sell a product don’t sell it.
Did anyone hear back from the ASA? I didn't, and I don't think they've published a ruling...Also reported -- I saw an advert on Instagram showing the product as "unlimited".