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Another One Bites the Dust: Virgin Mobile Will Soon Throttle Unlimited Data Users

By Casey Chan Published January 19, 2012, 9:25 am ET

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It seems like all the carriers have banded together to kill the angel known as unlimited data. Even little ‘ol Virgin Mobile has joined the murder party, informing their customers that as of March 23rd, Virgin Mobile will throttle users who pass the 2.5GB data threshold. That supposedly effects 3% of their customers. Et tu, Virgin? [Virgin Mobile via The Verge]

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