Data caps
Even unlimited access has its limits

Aug 17th 2011, 7:37 by G.F. | SEATTLE

HUMPTY DUMPTY told Alice that "When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less." American telecommunications companies seem to have adopted a similar semantic strategy when they use the word "unlimited". AT&T is the latest to join the bandwagon. It has just imposed a cap on unlimited mobile data plans for the heaviest users, soon to be followed by limits, and fees for exceeding them, on its wired broadband network. The deployment of zippy next-generation 4G networks, too, is hampered by outdated caps on usage many telecoms firms have and will put in place.

Verizon Wireless engaged in doublespeak of its own several years ago with its first-generation 3G offering, which the operator plugged as "Unlimited Broadband Access".

This is just a teaser of what's coming for your "Unlimited Data Plan" so go to the link below to read what's going on:
http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2011/08/data-caps