Unfortunately, many of us abandoned our grandfathered plans due to the throttling practices. I even switched carriers as a result.
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Unfortunately, many of us abandoned our grandfathered plans due to the throttling practices. I even switched carriers as a result.
My iPhone 6 and iPad Air travel for work about 50% of the time and I have never gone above 2GB/month. What are all of these people doing on their devices?
Unlimited limits!
Yes, I agree. I am aware of the changes across the board. The fact that they are still more expensive, and bill us differently irks me. Also, the method has already made them filthy multi-billions by bleeding their customers, they are still getting rid of the cheapest plans for minimal users.
T-Mobile had the best plans for pay as you go users, people who needed a phone to just use sparingly for urgent needs; like an extra phone for the ten-year old attending a school event, scout trip, etc., where it was handy even if the coverage was spotty! Now, with better coverage in most metro areas, they've stopped offering those plans.
Also, when I call someone who still has a pay as you go plan, they are thankful that I did not text them as it costs twice as much as a per minute rate. I do not text much - and can say enough in two minutes via voice than twenty texts. We are returning to the days of telegraph and Morse-code communication methods!
Wonder how they will term unlimited, if a person uses 150-300 minutes a day in calls, or sends 100,000 texts a week; I can see a teen do the later very easily! What kind of throttling will they resort to, especially as voice calls use more bandwidth, but are not counted in the data allotted!
Yes, I agree. I am aware of the changes across the board. The fact that they are still more expensive, and bill us differently irks me. Also, the method has already made them filthy multi-billions by bleeding their customers, they are still getting rid of the cheapest plans for minimal users.
T-Mobile had the best plans for pay as you go users, people who needed a phone to just use sparingly for urgent needs; like an extra phone for the ten-year old attending a school event, scout trip, etc., where it was handy even if the coverage was spotty! Now, with better coverage in most metro areas, they've stopped offering those plans.
Also, when I call someone who still has a pay as you go plan, they are thankful that I did not text them as it costs twice as much as a per minute rate. I do not text much - and can say enough in two minutes via voice than twenty texts. We are returning to the days of telegraph and Morse-code communication methods!
Wonder how they will term unlimited, if a person uses 150-300 minutes a day in calls, or sends 100,000 texts a week; I can see a teen do the later very easily! What kind of throttling will they resort to, especially as voice calls use more bandwidth, but are not counted in the data allotted!
I just got a text from Verizon notifying me that I'm on the 4GB data plan, and could reply "yes" to get 8GB for the exact same price with no contract extensions. Checked in my VZW online account and sure enough I'm now on a "MORE EVERY LOYAL TALK TXT 8GB" plan. Pretty awesome.
Seriously? I would be very interested in getting this too if possible. I wonder if I can call and ask.
My upgrade to 10GB/mo is still "pending" on MyVerizon. Also, I've yet to get my 1GB of promo data after activating my iPhone 6 Plus.
When I went to adjust my Verizon plan, it's worded as if this is permanent.
It no longer shows the old 10GB for $100 plan, just gone..
I'll warn some caution because I didn't understand how making this effective today was going to impact things. I had only used like 2GB of my 10GB allowance for the month, and I have 3 days left on my billing cycle. I went from 10GB to 10GB so I was thinking there would be no change. However, the system wiped out the prorated amount of data that it perceived as being associated with the previous days in my billing cycle, and gave me a 3 day prorated amount. So now instead of having most of 10GB available to finish the month, I have 1.29GB available until I go over. I definitely should have made this go into effect at the next billing cycle, as I only saved $2 for this month.
I'm sure others have experienced this before, but it's my first.
It no longer shows the old 10GB for $100 plan, just gone..
I'll warn some caution because I didn't understand how making this effective today was going to impact things. I had only used like 2GB of my 10GB allowance for the month, and I have 3 days left on my billing cycle. I went from 10GB to 10GB so I was thinking there would be no change. However, the system wiped out the prorated amount of data that it perceived as being associated with the previous days in my billing cycle, and gave me a 3 day prorated amount. So now instead of having most of 10GB available to finish the month, I have 1.29GB available until I go over. I definitely should have made this go into effect at the next billing cycle, as I only saved $2 for this month.
I'm sure others have experienced this before, but it's my first.
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They were going to but relented:
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/01/verizon-wont-throttle-unlimited-data/
And the FTC is suing AT&T for doing it:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...evere-throttling-of-unlimited-data-customers/
I believe they backed away from doing it for LTE, but they still can for 3G (EVDO).
LOL. This is a public forum. No offense, but please don't think as my post as some kind of personalized tidbit, for your eyes only.
I posted those links for the audience of thousands, reading along with us.
We use our phone, it seems like you're a light user who just sends a couple emails and reads a website here and there. Try watching a TV show ocassionally, couple youtube videos, facetime, etc...
Thought I'd check in. I got my 10GB promotion. However doing so forfeited my 1GB/mo promo I got with my iPhone 6 Plus. I think that's fair. I only use a max of 6GB/mo to begin with.
Hurda,
Here is why, look up the articles online
NOV. 07, 2014
Science Friday via NPR:
U.S. High-Speed Internet Lags Behind on Price, Cost
NPR: When It Comes To High-Speed Internet, U.S. 'Falling Way Behind'