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minus-squaretabular@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 months agoI assume most companies write somewhere in their terms that “lifetime” means effectively “whenever the fuck we want”. If there is a company that uses the word lifetime properly they may be worth a mention.
minus-squareCosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoI remember when AT&T had “unlimited” data when the original iPhone came out and severely underestimated how much data people used. Today, every cell phone provider has an “unlimited” plan and in the fine print says “up to x GB, after which you will be throttled.” That shit should be illegal.
I assume most companies write somewhere in their terms that “lifetime” means effectively “whenever the fuck we want”.
If there is a company that uses the word lifetime properly they may be worth a mention.
I remember when AT&T had “unlimited” data when the original iPhone came out and severely underestimated how much data people used.
Today, every cell phone provider has an “unlimited” plan and in the fine print says “up to x GB, after which you will be throttled.”
That shit should be illegal.