Unlimited never means unlimited…
Well, I posted a while ago that the internet limits in Belgium are finally disappearing! (for the most expensive packages… which means you got to pay at least € 70.00 to remove the limit).
The Belgian ISPs have advertised with the fact they’ll remove the limit. But that will take months…
But they’re advertising with the word Ongelimiteerd (Unlimited in Dutch). And well, in the little words you’ll read they have the rights to “lower your speed if you cross the limit often”. What limit?
Here’s something I just picked from the site of Belgacom:
Partial translation: What does ‘unlimited volume’ mean for Internet Intense?
The formula with unlimited volume is reserved for personal use. When the limit of 500 GB has been reached, the costumer can add extra volumepacks of 20 GB for free.
One of our ministers has then said that unlimited is unlimited, and he’ll give the ISPs a fine if they don’t do what they said they’ll do: offer unlimited internet. Gods, I love our ministers…
It’s actually funny why the limits are disappearing… The limits are disappearing because Microsoft filed a complaint about the fact that their movie renting service counted in the limit (and a HD movie is BIG, and with our limits well.. some people would be over their limits for just that). But the movies Belgacom and Telenet rented were not included in the limit… and well, things gone quickly since then.
Belgium is a weird country. We pay the most for internet, but we still have limits. Even without the limits, we’re still one of the most expensive countries in the world. Even the iPhone is here the most expensive in the world (it used to be forbidden to sell 2 things together – a cellphone and a mobile package was forbidden). It’s not all light and sunshine, I fear…