On 1/11/17 9:34 AM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
Well, in Spain, which has no laws against this sort of thing, a similar situation has actually happened: one ISP is selling you addons to a basic broadband cap based, not on the amount of extra data you want, but on what you want to use it for. Their “Vodafone Pass” product offers tiers like €3/month extra for a “Social Pass”, or €5/month for a “Music Pass”.
I'm not seeing the issue here. An ISP is allowing you unmetered content to a set of sites for a set fee. There is no compulsion to use these value added services, and if the base plan has enough data for your needs, you don't need to take them. The same thing happens in Australia too. For example, selected Optus SIM plans include - in addition to the data available in your chosen plan - 10GB to use on Netflix, Stan and ABC iView/ABC Kids/ABC Me, and unmetered usage of Google Play Music, iHeartRadio and Spotify. Which seems pretty much the same was what Spain are offering. And while Optus isn't charging an extra fee for the additional data, it is only available on selected plans and you can betcha they have added it to the price of those plans. -- Simon (personal opinion only)