This was announced a year ago [0], not with just a couple of months of notice like the tweets claim. The announcement also included the rationale.
[0] https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/google-wo..., the "new storage policy" section.
[0] https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/google-wo..., the "new storage policy" section.
Buy a new phone and get unlimited data*
* Speeds may be throttled after a certain about of data usage
Technically still unlimited.
If there is a cap of 1 byte per hour, there is absolutely a limit of 720 bytes per 30 day month. Whenever there is a cap, it is not "technically unlimited".
And that's why there's typically a 2nd asterisk about speeds dependent on network conditions. Still legally advertised as unlimited, thanks to the fine print.
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/21/22848536/mint-mobile-pre...
Deprioritized data is still allowed to be advertised as "unlimited" if it is not throttled to 2G speeds.
> We will contact impacted institutions directly in the coming weeks to discuss a range of options for getting the storage they need
Given the quota model, it doesn't seem like notifying individual users would have made sense. It doesn't sound like the original poster would have been a domain admin.
> Large institutions will be provided supplemental storage later this year and all schools can gain additional storage through Education Plus and the Teaching and Learning Upgrade.