T-Mobile UK 500MB limit for media D/L on unlimited web?

Hi,

So i'm not presently a TMobile customer but am aware of the big scandal when they tried to reduce their limit, and then backdown. So now that the dust has settled as a new joiner, I would get so-called unlimited data but with a clause that says there is a 500MB monthly limit on media streaming and downloads, while web browsing and email are unlimited.

Are they actually using deep packet inspection? Or monitoring the bandwidth that you are using (which is presumably infrequent and very lowish for the unlimited email and web surfing)?

How is this actually working (or not) for people out there in the real world? .... would appreciate knowing before I sign my life away for another 18 months.....

Thanks, dino

 

They actually cap (I take it you mean throttle) your speeds at peak times? What does that mean really in practice? On O2 or 3, I don't think I've managed to ever sustain download speeds in any meaningful way - tends to be fine or very frustrating.