{"id":1864,"date":"2012-05-17T03:42:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-17T03:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=1864"},"modified":"2012-05-18T12:24:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T12:24:38","slug":"faster-but-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2012\/05\/17\/faster-but-limited\/","title":{"rendered":"Faster, but limited"},"content":{"rendered":"

I do not understand the cell phone providers. Actually I do, but my constitution refuses to accept the logic used to justify the profit motive.<\/p>\n

Today, Verizon, my provider, announces that their commitment to 4G will mean that those of us (the loyal from the beginning data plan owners who purchased the original all you can eat plans) will have to give up our unlimited status<\/a> to move to 4G (I actually already get 4G on my phone so how will this work).<\/p>\n

So, the logic of 4G is that new content categories (e.g., video)\u00a0become practical with higher download speeds but the opportunity to download these greater amounts of data will mean we can download less data with the basic plan. I am supposed to be impressed by such a deal?<\/p>\n

P.S. Is this a reversal<\/a>?<\/p>\n

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