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Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri... by dplgk on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @10:26AM (#17818883)
> temporarily slower than other traffic (only after 22GB/mo

In my experience, this is BS. I live in the sticks and when I hit my limit (which is 15GB in mifi...22GB is for phones), I get 600kpbs or less at all times, not just during "congestion". And I can't imagine how much congestion there is in my rural area. 600kbps is nearly non-usable.

If I sold you unlimited water but after 1 gallon you could only drink one drop per minute that doesn't make me a liar but it does make me an asshole for telling you it was unlimited.

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Re:Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data duri... by rayiner on Thursday August 23, 2018 @04:36AM (#17825576)
> when I hit my limit (which is 15GB in mifi...22GB is for phones), I get 600kpbs or less at all times, not just during "congestion“

The plans clearly say that for Mifi (i.e. hotspots), the limit is 15GB with 600kbps thereafter, not unlimited...

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