Rest of the Day: T-Mobile Redefines Unlimited
As you probably know, there aren’t really any phone plans that offer truly unlimited data usage. They all have measures to limit heavy usage, usually slowing down when people are downloading like crazy. Today, T-Mobile is redefining what it means to be limitless.
- But that’s good news, at least a little. T-Mobile will now allow people to use up to 30GB per month before they drop their data rates , from 28GB. In comparison, Verizon and AT&T drop speed after 22GB of use. My guess is that “unlimited” is just a state of mind. [The Verge]
- Some Google Pixel owners say the microphones don’t work on the phone. There are hundreds of answers on the google support forum thread suggesting this is a fairly common problem. Google suspects it’s a hardware issue causing one of the three internal microphones to malfunction, so unfortunately this means it can’t be fixed with a software update. [Android Police]
- Here’s a great tool to find out how much iPhone you’ll need to pay for your healthcare .
- Twitter marks some users’ accounts as “private” and places them behind a wall that requires you to click before you see their profile. This is an attempt to reduce the visibility of offensive accounts, but it is unclear what criteria they use to block sensitive users. Twitter tells Gizmodo that this is just a potential test . [Gizmodo]
- Plex Cloud is now available to all Plex Pass subscribers. Basically you can use it to store all your movies, shows and music online so you can access them from anywhere, but it was previously only available in a limited beta. [Plex]