Paul Oter wrote:

> On 23 Mar, 16:59, "Ivor Jones" <i...@thisaddressis.invalid> wrote:
>> "Roland Perry" <rol...@perry.co.uk> wrote in message
>>
>> news:vDzqns1Rio5HFAav@perry.co.uk
>>: In message
>>: <bd38879c-9229-4461-8cac-9f674bf00...@d21g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
>>: at 09:09:33 on Sun, 23 Mar 2008, Paul Oter
>>: <paul.o...@googlemail.com> remarked:
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>: >Well, when I rent a car the term "unlimited mileage"
>>: >means just that; none of the car rental firms I use have
>>: >a "fair usage policy".
>>:
>>: That's partly because it's much harder work to exceed a
>>: "fair" mileage in a rental car, than bytes on a broadband
>>: connection!
>>
>> That all depends on your definition of "fair" doesn't it. My definition of
>> fair when applied to something described as unlimited is precisely that.
>> It's blatantly *unfair* to me to limit something at the same time as
>> calling it unlimited.
>>
>> Just my 2p.
>>
>
> I agree; if it's not unlimited they shouldn't call it that.
>
> Ob uk.railway: My season ticket gives me genuinely unlimited travel
> between Cambridge and London Terminals. Even though I am clearly
> consuming a limited resource, there is no "cap" on my travel.

Go on then: do 15,000 miles worth in a week...

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