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"Unlimited", subject to "excessive use policy"
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:07:24 -0800
________________________________________ From: nelsberg () gmail com [nelsberg () gmail com] On Behalf Of Ted Nelson [tandm () xanadu net] Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:54 PM To: David Farber Cc: Ted Nelson Subject: "Unlimited", subject to "excessive use policy" Dave, I just looked at Iphone usage pricelists at the O2 site here in the UK. Here's some nice Orwellian language for you. I have inserted ellipses (...) for emphasis and deleted a few things. === Unlimited* Data (Email/Web) & Wi-Fi (O2 Hotspots) ... Unlimited data and Wi-Fi available with this O2 tariff for iPhone ... Unlimited data and Wi-Fi available with this O2 tariff for iPhone ... Unlimited data and Wi-Fi available with this O2 tariff for iPhone ... Get reduced roaming rates with this O2 tariff for iPhone ... * Inclusive data and Wi-Fi applies to use in the UK only ... subject to excessive use policy. Find out more === So it's "all you can eat, except for too much." Best, Ted -- - FIRST ROCK MUSICAL RECALLED-- See http://hyperland.com/A&E.AnnivBlurb-D10.txt - NEW XANADU SOFTWARE-- See xanarama.net<http://xanarama.net> - MY SPECIAL LECTURE on 14 non-computer topics-- http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/podcasts/seminars.php Theodor Holm Nelson Founder, Project Xanadu Visiting Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute Visiting Professor, University of Southampton ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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