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T-Mobile's limited unlimited data rates

“Unlimited”*

The term “unlimited” has been stretched in various ways over the last few years. Usually it’s been qualified, limited if you will, by some undefined fair use policy in the small print. Well now those hidden limits are getting aired. If you squint, Tiscali’s current TV ad admits a 3 GB limit for their headline price.

T-Mobile are very up front on their Mobile Internet Access rates page, but  it takes advanced double-think to state “unlimited” within 200 pixels of the limit.

T-Mobile\'s limited unlimited data rates

Mandatory bandwdith labelling must be just around the corner, along with sorting out the mess of 0870.

Hello world!

I begin with evidence that Linux on the desktop is a reality, the bottom feeders have arrived:

Linux phishing attempt

Note the operating system, in red. I’m guessing they just query the browser’s user agent, but it still made me do a double take.