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Intro\n\nRandy is joined by Christa in the studio and discusses the Unlimited nonsense that is your smartphone data plan.\n\nUnlimited Data is Now a Half Truth\n\nThis holds for both Prepaid and Postpaid types of cell phone plans. \nNow carriers are offering different priorities of data \nUnlimited Data, up to X amount of Speed where, thereafter you reach a certain threshold, it is then throttled. I have seen this happening for well over a decade, since Comcast sort of did this with peoples\u2019 home internet. Remember when we used to buy DVD\u2019s and then it seemed like streaming came out of nowhere. That\u2019s at least when I first remember Internet Service Providers really knowing where to cap things. I want to put things into some basic numbers \u2013 not getting too technical on the amount of data things use. \nAccording to Netflix, streaming an hour of HD uses about 3GB per hour. Streaming for the same amount of time in Standard Definition (think of the low-quality video that \u201cUnlimited\u201d carriers often throttle their users down to), uses about 0.7GB per hour. Off hand, 4K is about 7GB of video per hour. Source: https://help.netflix.com/en/node/87 \nI hope there can be a balance between companies not being so strict/greedy, while also not punishing user who don\u2019t really get to use the data that they pay for. Sure, there are people that could really abuse networks, like if they\u2019re doing some heavy uploading and streaming, but those numbers have always been throttled. Just beware of what you\u2019re buying and that not all Unlimited packages are unlimited in Every kind of way. \nI think Verizon sets the best example of how ridiculously-confusing the whole idea of \u201cUnlimited Plans\u201d can be. For instance, they have the: \u201cStart Unlimited\u201d, \u201cPlay More Unlimited\u201d, \u201cDo More Unlimited\u201d, \u201cGet More Unlimited\u201d. How about just name one \u201cHonestly Unlimited\u201d instead of putting a spin on things. \nUnless you have a comparison chart in front of you, you can\u2019t even guess what in the hell any of those plans mean. There may even be an extra plan I\u2019m not seeing on their website called, \u201cWe\u2019ve contacted Miriam Webster and changed the definition of \u2018Unlimited\u2019 Plan\u201d. \nFollow our Podcast\n\nIf you\u2019re a new listener to the Manly Hanley Podcast, we would love to hear from you. Visit our website and leave a comment. While you\u2019re there, be sure to subscribe to the newsletter!\nFollow Randrums on twitter\nLike the Manley Hanley Podcast Facebook page.