Verizon Now Throttling Top 'Unlimited' Subscribers On 4G LTE 274
PC Magazine (along with Forbes, Reuters, and others) reports that those on the rightmost edge of the graph for Verizon's "unlimited" 4G LTE service are about to hit a limit: [T]hose in the top five percent of Verizon's unlimited data users (which requires one to pull down an average of just around 4.7 gigabytes of monthly data or so) who are enrolled on an unlimited data plan and have fulfilled their minimum contract terms (are now on a month-to-month plan) will be subject to network throttling if they're trying to connect up to a cellular tower that's experiencing high demand." As the article goes on to point out, though,
[A] user would have to hit all of these criteria in order to have his or her connection slowed down. There are a lot of hoops to jump through, giving even more weight to the fact that Verizon's throttling — while annoying on paper — won't affect a considerable majority of those still holding on to their unlimited data plans.
throttling (Score:4, Funny)
I believe throttling is an appropriate response to this situation, so if you see any Verizon corporate officers, please let me know.
Re:I'm affected by this, and... (Score:5, Funny)
You cruel, cynical bastard. How often do you have to change your name?
Re:Small effect? (Score:5, Funny)
Verizon market-tested the new corporate slogan of "Fuck You, That's Why". It tested very badly, but they decided to go ahead and use it because, you guessed it, "Fuck You, That's Why".
Re:1 or 1 million (Score:4, Funny)