You know what this means? Buy unlocked iPhone 5 handsets and bring them to T-Mobile for $20 unlimited, unthrottled data enjoy faster HSPA+ than any other carrier in refarmed markets, and rest assured that your phone will switch over to LTE in 2013!
The name of the unlimited plan changes from "Unlimited 3G" to "Unlimited LTE" or something like that. Other than that, it's the same.I have the original grandfathered unlimited deal from the original iPhone and am currently using the 4S. I just ran the upgrade checker (link) and it tells me I qualify for an upgrade at a higher price. It also stated "Some services on your current device may be replaced by similar iPhone services during upgrade."
I wonder what that's all about?
I knew they would do something to the grandfathered data holders. If anyone thinks 5 gb is enough think again. On LTE you'll burn that up pretty quick. I know I did on my GS2
James
Agreed. But there aren't any better options out there. Verizon has the best LTE network but you'll pay through the nose for it. Sprint's is almost nonexistent. T-Mobile won't have theirs ready until the iPhone 6.I knew they would do something to the grandfathered data holders. If anyone thinks 5 gb is enough think again. On LTE you'll burn that up pretty quick. I know I did on my GS2
James
People hate AT&T over this, but I don't see screams over Verizon forcing people to give up unlimited.
No you'll use more data. You'll end up browsing more because you'll have more time to do it since you won't spend as much time waiting for pages to load. (But to be fair, browsing doesn't eat up as much data as streaming videos, which you can't consume faster.)Really? Because it seems to me that the only way you burn through your data is if you use MORE data than before. If you do the same types of browsing it should be the same amount, just faster.
Does anyone know if At&t will be offering the early upgrade price like they have done in the years past, because it says that I am only allowed the 1 year pricing. Thanks!
No you'll use more data. You'll end up browsing more because you'll have more time to do it since you won't spend as much time waiting for pages to load. (But to be fair, browsing doesn't eat up as much data as streaming videos, which you can't consume faster.)
the Verizon spin machine has done a great job throwing ATT under the bus the last couple years and the "i hate large American companies" people have bought it hook, line and sinker.
It's incredible that plans in the USA are around $100/month.
Here in france, we have unlimited plans (talk/txt/data) for 20/month. That's UNLIMITED on 3G and now LTE all over the country, great coverage, etc... From ALL carriers!!!
Something's wrong in the US!
I think Verizon still allows for unlimited data...you just have to buy the phone at the unsubsidized price.
Greed.
If you throttle my data after 5 GB, I'd expect to be able to use my data however way I want. If I want to FaceTime for days over my LTE connection and use it up after a day, so be it. I barely even use FaceTime; and when I do, there are very few to zero times that I'm not actually near wifi, mine or public.
I am happy, however, that they're still letting grandfathered customers keep the unlimited. Even if it doesn't truly mean "unlimited" (which is a marketing term at best).
All about pennies, nickels and dimes.
I think Verizon still allows for unlimited data...you just have to buy the phone at the unsubsidized price.