Every time I post the speed data using KBPS Kbps or kBps or whatever another tech tells me I did it wrong, again. That is why I followed it with an explanation. If I say I'm going 50 MPH or 50 mph most people would know how fast I'm going. But seems I can never get it right to please every tech with the K or k and the M or m and the B or b etc. . Actually, I don't think most techs know themselves.
Maybe for the techs out there I should just always spell it out as in 90 kilobytes per second.
964.909 kbps ( 120.614 KBps) as taken from from my most recent upload data log
Also, I have live motion video security cameras here that I can see on my XV6700 Verizon EVDO. It would not do but one image every 3 minutes when I had T-Mobile GPRS.
Also, I believe legally, Verizon would be hard pressed to enforce the paragraph you posted since it also advertises that their EVDO service can be used for exactly what you posted in that paragraph they say you can't do. Sounds to me the techs are writing their own company policy, not unlike they did at Comcast. And, I could tell you some real horror stories about how the techs screwed up and cost Comcast S11 million in late 2004 for enforcing something they had believed was technically right but the company had advertised and sold service differently. That was kind of like the capital B vs. lower case b too.
What Pepper said is not just referring to use of the word "Unlimited" It is more specific than that as their Verizon reps are stating exactly what you can and cannot do with the EVDO service and that includes stating "download and play music and video off the web."
Also, not sure you know this but Verizson currently does not throttle back their upload speed. I have run numerous tests on it in different parts of the country and it seems to peak upload the same as download in all areas.
However, I do see the point in a sustained high usage as with long form streaming video from a website such as the one I do. But then I use a hosting service that specifically advertises its service use for streaming video.
Edit2- OK- finally found it as it was not in my agreement but refers to the calling plan that can change and did change since my contract was signed.
It says in addition to your posting:
"We reserve right to limit throughput or amount of data transferred, deny or terminate service, without notice, to anyone we believe is using NationalAccess or BroadbandAccess in any manner prohibited above or whose usage adversely impacts our network or service levels. Verizon Wireless reserves the right to protect its network from harm, which may impact legitimate data flows. We also reserve the right to terminate service upon expiration of Customer Agreement term."
I think this means that if they decide to they will terminate your contract. I doubt a 5 minute sustained download of a data file containing a video or audio clip would seriously affect their network but what do I know about how fragile their system is??? However, I can see an issue with sling boxes and 24/7 webcams or 24/7 audio feeds for monitoring security systems. Something this sustained could be reason to opt for termination of your agreement.
Anyway, thanks for alerting me to this limitation in their agreement. Next time I hear a Verizon salesman telling a prospective customer like he did me, I suppose I'll need to be the party pooper and kill his sales pitch.
Let him complain to his boss that their sales program and agreements don't quite match.
