Might as well get the story strait if our going to report.
they left out a key word. ROAMING.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/01/05/sprint-ceo-dan-hesse-admits-sprint-throttles-top-1-of-data-users-is-sprint-falsely-advertising-its-unlimited-data-plan/
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*Update:* Dow Jones Newswires apparently left out a key piece of
information from Hesse's statement on throttling, in an example of truly *
stellar* journalism and attention to detail (unfortunately, we have no
audio or video record to verify Hesse's statements). Hesse was discussing
throttling of those who are on networks that Sprint has* roaming
agreements*with (which, admittedly, Sprint has
* a lot* of - including with Verizon). While this still makes Sprint's ads
technically misleading, the throttling really only applies to those who
live in areas where Sprint's data network relies chiefly on roaming - not
to those using primarily Sprint towers.
So for now everything is back to normal.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Brent <flapdoodle@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Sent to you by Brent via Google Reader: Sprint reportedly confirms
> data throttling for 'top one percent' of abusers via Engadget by Darren
> Murph on 1/5/12
> So, wait -- is unlimited just unlimited, or is it "unlimited?" Let's
> ask the man who spent a solid 30 seconds (and countless millions)
> explaining precisely that back in March of last year... oh, wait.
> Despite Sprint's claims of keeping its "unlimited" plans "truly
> unlimited," it seems that there is a special asterisk reserved for
> those who really attempt to push the boundaries. No real surprise,
> honestly, but CEO Dan Hesse was quoted earlier today as saying the
> following in regard to heavy data users: "For those that want to abuse
> it, we can knock them off." Moreover, he affirmed that throttling can
> be implemented for "about one percent of users," but did continue to
> say that there were no immediate plans for The Now Network to follow
> its contemporaries into the deep, dark world of tiered data. Of course,
> this is also the man who told us that "nothing is guaranteed forever,"
> so make of it what you will -- particularly with an LTE network going
> live in around six months.
> Sprint reportedly confirms data throttling for 'top one percent' of
> abusers originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:15:00
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