When a data plan says "unlimited", there is almost always a condition attached. Knowing the condition is knowing what you bought.
Three kinds of "unlimited"
Kind 1: unlimited in total, capped per day. You may use as much as you like over the period, but each day has an allowance at full speed. After that the connection is slowed until midnight.
This is the most common kind, and the most honest — because you genuinely never lose the connection.
Kind 2: unlimited with a fair-use policy. No figure is published, but the operator may slow you if you use "too much". The threshold is usually not disclosed.
This kind is hard to judge before buying, because you cannot know where the line is.
Kind 3: unlimited at low speed. Data is unlimited but the speed is capped low from the start. Enough for messaging, not for video.
How to read our pages
Two things to look for, and they are in two different places.
- The per-day data figure, on the plan's own page. If there is a figure, that is the full-speed portion — and on this site there always is one, because every plan we sell is a daily plan.
- Whether it slows or stops, on the destination page. Select a plan there and you will see a tag reading "Still connects after your high-speed data runs out". That tag is the answer to the question this article is about.
If a seller advertises "unlimited" without addressing either point, ask before you buy.
How much you actually need
Most travellers use under 2 GB a day. That means a 2–3 GB daily plan is effectively unlimited for you — you will never hit the ceiling.
Paying more for a plan labelled "unlimited" is only worth it if you genuinely use a lot: working remotely, sharing to several devices, or streaming for hours a day.
The questions worth asking
Instead of "is this unlimited", ask:
- How much full-speed data do I get each day?
- What happens when that runs out — slower, or nothing at all?
- If slower, how much slower — can I still use a map?
Those three give you the real picture. The word "unlimited" does not.