Neowin News Feed for: Unlimited

COVID-19: O2 lifts voice call limit for pay monthly customers

Paul Hill — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 15:12:02 +0000

O2 has removed the voice limit cap for customers paying on a monthly basis. This respite does not apply to Enterprise and SMB customers. Those on pay-as-you-go will still be charged the usual rates. Read more...

Verizon to offer Unlimited customers six months of Apple Music for free

João Carrasqueira — Thu, 09 Aug 2018 15:16:01 +0000

Verizon and Apple are teaming to offer a free six-month subscription to Apple Music for customers on the carrier's Unlimited plans. The offer applies to both new and existing customers. Read more...

T-Mobile kills unlimited data usage when traveling to Canada and Mexico

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 14 Oct 2017 06:10:01 +0000

T-Mobile is a carrier that rarely takes away a perk that it introduced, but it looks like this upcoming November, the carrier will remove the unlimited data feature on its Mobile Without Borders perk. Read more...

Verizon splits its "unlimited" plan into four tiers, introducing even more limits

Rich Woods — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 17:38:01 +0000

Today, Verizon announced some changes to its unlimited plans, implementing even more limits, such as that customers now have no way of streaming a video in Full HD, and the base tier can be throttled. Read more...

Amazon has ditched its $60 unlimited cloud storage plan; now 1TB for $60 a year

Andy Weir — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 13:02:01 +0000

Amazon Drive introduced unlimited cloud storage for just $59.99 a year in 2015. But from today, the same amount will get you just 1TB of storage, with each additional terabyte priced at $59.99 a year. Read more...

Verizon will start purging unlimited plan users that average 200GB or more

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 04:58:01 +0000

Verizon is taking aim at customers using 200GB or more on a monthly basis on their unlimited data plans. The company will give users the option to switch to a new plan by February 16. Read more...

AT&T will increase grandfathered unlimited plans by $5 a month starting in March

Timi Cantisano — Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:24:02 +0000

If you are an AT&T customer that is still on one of its legacy unlimited plans - be prepared to have your bill increased by $5 starting in March. AT&T has started warning customers of the price hike. Read more...

Microsoft admits it "prematurely" capped OneDrive storage of some Office 365 users to 1TB [Update]

Andy Weir — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 12:10:01 +0000

Microsoft mistakenly capped some users' OneDrive accounts to 1TB - rendering some of their files read-only - despite promising them a one-year 'grace period' before imposing its new storage limit. Read more...

Microsoft apologizes for OneDrive 'frustration' - but unlimited storage isn't coming back

Andy Weir — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:52:13 +0000

Microsoft has apologized "for the frustration" caused by changes to its OneDrive storage allowances, and is making several concessions for existing users - but unlimited storage won't be returning. Read more...

Microsoft's OneDrive changes are a senseless overreaction to a problem it created

Andy Weir — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 15:38:01 +0000

Microsoft is dropping unlimited OneDrive storage, because a "small number of users" used too much storage. Indeed, the explanation it's given for the changes appears to make very little sense. Read more...

Sprint says it will throttle unlimited data - but only for “unfair users”

Andy Weir — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 07:10:01 +0000

The three percent of Sprint customers who use more than 23GB of data per billing cycle will be classified as lower-priority users at times and in places where network access is constrained. Read more...

A 'mobile revolution'? TalkTalk offers unlimited data, minutes and texts for £12 a month

Andy Weir — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 12:26:01 +0000

TalkTalk says it's "revolutionising mobile" with its 30-day rolling plan, offering unlimited everything for just £12 a month - but things become a bit more complicated when you read the small print. Read more...

Amazon launches unlimited cloud storage for $60 a year

Andy Weir — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 10:28:01 +0000

Amazon has restructured its Cloud Drive storage service with new affordable plans, starting at $11.99 a year for unlimited photo storage, along with 5GB for other documents and files. Read more...

You can now buy a Windows 8.1 tablet in the UK for just £49, including free Office 365

Andy Weir — Tue, 30 Dec 2014 10:12:01 +0000

A new Windows 8.1 tablet has gone on sale in the UK for just £49 - including a free Office 365 subscription (and unlimited OneDrive storage) that's actually worth more than the device itself. Read more...

Right now, you can buy both a 4G Windows Phone and Windows 8.1 tablet for under $100

Andy Weir — Sun, 30 Nov 2014 03:04:01 +0000

For less than $100, you can now buy the Microsoft Lumia 635 4G Windows Phone, and a 7-inch Windows 8.1 tablet, with a free one-year Office 365 subscription and unlimited OneDrive online storage. Read more...

giffgaff announces U.K. 4G plans, new handset store coming soon

Andy Weir — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:16:44 +0000

giffgaff has announced plans for the rollout of its 4G services. Consultation with the user community begins next month, ahead of a full launch in March 2014 - but will unlimited data bundles live on? Read more...

Three details plans for its U.K. 4G roll-out

Andy Weir — Thu, 12 Sep 2013 09:54:01 +0000

Three has shared details of its U.K 4G network roll-out, which launches in December. The company's 4G plans will feature unlimited 'all-you-can-eat' data, and no extra charges for 4G compared with 3G. Read more...

Virgin Media launches mobile tariffs with unlimited everything, from £15 a month

Andy Weir — Thu, 02 May 2013 08:05:36 +0000

Virgin Media has launched its VIP tariffs, with unlimited calls, texts and data from £15 a month SIM-only, or £31 with a free handset, with discounts and free insurance for existing customers. Read more...

Virgin Media brings unlimited mobile data to pay-as-you-go

Andy Weir — Sat, 03 Nov 2012 11:15:04 +0000

Virgin Media has completely overhauled its pay-as-you-go offerings in the UK, with unlimited data available for your smartphone from £10 a month, which also includes £10 of airtime and 300 texts. Read more...

giffgaff: unlimited data packages aren't sustainable

Andy Weir — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:59:08 +0000

The CEO of the 'giffgaff' network reveals that the carrier is reviewing the 'sustainability' of its low-cost unlimited mobile data packages, as user demand for multimedia on the move soars. Read more...

Network rewards customers for downloading most 3G data

Andy Weir — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:02:02 +0000

A mobile network set out to prove that its data packages are truly unlimited, by encouraging its users to download as much data as possible, with one user downloading 419GB over 3G in a single week. Read more...

T-Mobile announces Full Monty plans: unlimited everything

Andy Weir — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:21:32 +0000

T-Mobile's new price plans offer unlimited voice calls, text messages and mobile data, including free tethering. But will these tariffs spread from the UK to Europe and the US - and is there a catch? Read more...

AT&T to phase out low-tier texting plan on August 21

Denis Wong — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:43:46 +0000

AT&T will discontinue a "low-tier" messaging plan for new customers on August 21. The plan offered 1000 texts for $10 per month. Read more...

T-Mobile UK: free unlimited data; HTC Sensation and Flyer coming soon

Andy Weir — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 20:11:05 +0000

A few months ago, T-Mobile customers were furious when the company drastically reduced its fair usage policy on handset data packages, from 1GB or 3GB, down to a feeble 500MB (although existing customers were later... Read more...

Sony Music Unlimited: cloud-based music service

Alan Cone — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:56:16 +0000

On Monday, Sony announced a new cloud-based music service that will enable many of the company's products, as well as Windows PCs, to be to stream music from an online library. This will be a... Read more...

O2 mirrors AT&T, dumps iPhone unlimited data plan

Tom Warren — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 13:55:09 +0000

UK network provider O2 has followed in the footsteps of their American counterparts by scrapping unlimited data plans for the new iPhone 4. With the release of the next iPhone looming, O2 has announced its new... Read more...

Apple to Offer Unlimited Music Plan?

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:25:07 +0000

Financial Times reports that Apple is currently in discussions with music companies to allow customers to have unlimited access to the entire iTunes music library in exchange for paying a premium for its iPod and... Read more...

Netflix offers Subscribers Unlimited Streaming

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:25:27 +0000

For those about to yell "dupe story!", this is a follow-up to the previous newspost. It turns out that the Associated Press’ information was correct. Since introducing PC-based movie watching last year, the company had... Read more...

Spinning Particles Promise Unlimited Computing Power

Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:05:54 +0000

When engineers flick the switch to turn on the world's fastest supercomputer later this year it will be capable of chewing its way through 1,000 trillion calculations every second. But this speedy number cruncher could... Read more...

BDS Offers Unlimited Online Backup for Macs

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:44:57 +0000

Online storage startup Berkeley Data Systems, which only three days earlier announced it had signed General Electric to a multimillion-dollar backup contract, was back in the storage news April 26 with the public beta release... Read more...

Test Drive Unlimited (PC) to get patch

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:52:26 +0000

Atari confirm that Eden are currently working on a patch for the PC version of Test Drive Unlimited which will be available in May. With the patch Eden are working to address the following issues:... Read more...

Yahoo To Offer Unlimited E-mail Storage

Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:47:14 +0000

Yahoo Inc. plans to offer unlimited e-mail storage to its roughly quarter of a billion users, starting in May, it said on Tuesday. The world's biggest e-mail service is scrapping its free e-mail storage limit... Read more...

Test Drive Unlimited PC Beta On Fileplanet!

Todd Tanner — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 01:35:05 +0000

Upset that Xbox 360 users have Test Drive Unlimited already? Upset that PC users have to wait months after the 360 version is released to play it? Well be upset no longer, as Atari brings... Read more...

Atari announces price for Test Drive Unlimited - $39.95

Todd Tanner — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:49:58 +0000

According to Gamespot, we've got some very good news for Test Drive fans. Atari in their infinite wisdom has decided to lower the price point of the upcoming racer to $39.95 USD on the Xbox... Read more...

Unlimited Music Downloads for $15 per Month

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:02:17 +0000

When they envision the future of online music, music industry types still talk about "the celestial jukebox," dreaming of the day when music fans everywhere can access any song they want whenever they want it.... Read more...

Yahoo offers unlimited games on demand

Wed, 02 Jul 2003 04:42:56 +0000

The portal's online PC-game rental program is extended with an unlimited subscription for $14.95 per month. Yahoo Games has announced that it has expanded its online PC-game rental service to let subscribers... Read more...

UK News: AntiCap UK The Campaign for Unlimited Broadband

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 08 Apr 2003 08:37:01 +0000

We are pleased to confirm the launch of AntiCap UK, the campaign for unlimited broadband services in the UK residential internet industry. AntiCap UK is a not-for-profit pressure and lobby group seeking... Read more...

BT : Unlimited is just that little more limited

Sun, 12 May 2002 19:25:39 +0000

Well - those people at Bt have just taken the "un" out of un-limited. Thanks pctuk for the heads up; My view? Shun BT and move onto a proper high speed isp : Blueyonder. ... Read more...