Be patient, I am sure the system is updating, your account should show the 6GB later.
eta:Ended up doing the same as seamusk.
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AT&T and Verizon Boost Monthly Wireless Data in Ongoing Competition
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Be patient, I am sure the system is updating, your account should show the 6GB later.
eta:Ended up doing the same as seamusk.
You realize they have basically done away with that, now. All current standard plans have unlimited talk and text, from all the major carriers. Still costs too much, of course.
I just signed in ten minutes ago. I still had my 2GB shared plan. I clicked on upgrade plan and the 3GB plan was there for the same price. So I took it. So it wasn't an auto-upgrade for me. Or didn't appear to be, though perhaps that would have happened if I waited longer.
My VZW account has yet to reflect the upgrade to 10GB/mo. They must be waiting for my cycle to end.
When I checked online, there were duplicate plans in the same price points, so I had to select the better one.
AT&T not automatically upgrading people
Just chatted with AT&T and the rep said they are NOT auto upgrading people.
-Kevin
Just chatted with AT&T and the rep said they are NOT auto upgrading people.
-Kevin
It's really funny when people say this. Yeah, there's free wifi everywhere. What most people who say this don't realize is that it often SUCKS.
Many times when I'm at McDonald's or Starbucks the Wifi is so slow I actually have to turn it off to use the net on my phone. My LTE is worlds faster.
This has gotten worse lately; I suspect it's features like Photostream that start uploading photos and media as soon as people walk in the door of a place with Wifi.
Free Wifi generally sucks; cellular data is still important.
Many times when I'm at McDonald's or Starbucks the Wifi is so slow I actually have to turn it off to use the net on my phone. My LTE is worlds faster.
This has gotten worse lately; I suspect it's features like Photostream that start uploading photos and media as soon as people walk in the door of a place with Wifi.
Free Wifi generally sucks; cellular data is still important.
ATT will have to improve their LTE speeds if they are serious about competing with Verizon and TMobile another thing they could do is if you go over move you up to the next tier rather than charging $15/gig if you go over.
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ATT stays losing.
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You havent gotten Google Starbucks in your area yet? I prefer it to using cellular.
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ATT stays losing.
I hope you're using a VPN anytime you're connected to a public wifi network.
Yep...."Our new genious plan is to double the data for 97% of our subscribers on our "congested" network up to 100Gb of data all while throttling our 3% loyal unlimited data customers because they are bringing said network to a grinding halt." FTC please have a field day with this logic in court.
Family plan with 5 iPhones on 10gb plan. We usually top out around 7-8gb per month. Plus we just got 2gb per month free for two years. Bringing us to 12gb for $80 (formerly $100). Couple of times we've gone over, but those were predictable.
Should I keep our 10gb plan and save $20 per month, or bump up to 15gb (17gb for 2 years) and keep paying the same monthly bill?
Should I keep our 10gb plan and save $20 per month, or bump up to 15gb (17gb for 2 years) and keep paying the same monthly bill?
I found it odd that I actually had to log into my account and change my plan manually, rather than them simply updating the amount of data available each month.
Maybe prices have a lot to do with what people are willing to pay. Thought a thought
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Probably so they can push people toward the higher, more profitable plans.
The previous 4GB share didn't make much sense... 2GB was $40, 4GB was $70, and you can pay $15/extra GB. Basically the only reason to get 4GB was if you knew for sure you'd use at least 3+ each month.
It makes more sense now - since 3GB to 6GB is $45 extra, but you're only paying $30 more for the 6GB plan outright. Still not a screaming deal but at least there's a real reason to pick that 6GB plan. The 10GB plan is the one that now sticks out like a bit as a "bad" deal.
Every time there's a change such as this, I review the plans, and I never see any big savings versus paying full price for a phone -- iPhone or not -- and using a prepaid service such as Cricket. The savings on taxes alone is at least $15/month.
Or am I overlooking something?
Or am I overlooking something?
Cricket throttles LTE speeds to 8mbps and HSPA speeds to 4mbps
Other than that, it's a great deal. Those speeds are still fast enough for most people.
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And also you can't officially tether on Cricket without paying an additional $10 per month.
Yup. I don't have any apps that require even 4 Mbps, and plus my Nexus 4 can't do LTE unless it's flashed with the right radio firmware.
I don't watch streaming video on my phone because I have devices with bigger screens for that. Email syncs just fine at <1 Mbps. I was surprised to find that Skype (voice only) works fine on EDGE.
Whatever payback there is should apply whether or not you still have the plan.
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I think it has more to do with the cost of building out the network in the US, which is less population dense than France, especially in the west.
Plus in France there are a lot of rules requiring access to competitor networks and such.