AT&T Scales Back Throttling of Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans

[vsuri]

The point is exactly the same. It's been 7 years.

Not quite 7 years. AT&T was offering unlimited data until June 6, 2010.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/06/02/us-att-idUSTRE6513H120100602

 

[mac.cali]

Too bad there isn't a way to activite my iPhone 2G to get back the unlimited data plan.

 

[Kendo]

I'm currently just under 30GB with a few days left in this month's billing cycle. Have seen unthrottled speeds of close to 70 Mbps. I'm glad it finally works like it's supposed to!

Just out of curiosity, if you were getting throttled at 5GB and now use 30GB, what exactly are you doing with 25GB more data? Are you simply streaming more? I find my usage hasn't changed much.

 

[campyguy]

It seems that ATT backed down from throttling iPhone Data Unlimited Plans, this is indeed excellent for the people that kept there Unlimited Data iPhone plans, out there, i mean it is great.

Now you guys pretty much have the status of the iPad data unlimited plan, enjoy ATT 4G LTE at full speeds.

ATT Unlimited Data and Verizon Unlimited Data is worth having.

For the people that stuck in there and kept there Unlimited Data Plans, i know ya feel a sense of relief.

Don't get too comfortable yet...

http://www.mediapost.com/publicatio...ks-immediate-appeal-in-throttling-battle.html

 

[iMas70]

Just out of curiosity, if you were getting throttled at 5GB and now use 30GB, what exactly are you doing with 25GB more data? Are you simply streaming more? I find my usage hasn't changed much.

I usually steam iHeart Radio and Pandora a few days per week. Once in awhile I'll use YouTube to listen to concerts. Those shows are usually 1-2 hours long. Last month I made an effort to see how much data I could use in a month. Data usage went way down after I passed 5GB and was throttled. AT&T stopped throttling about a week after that. So it was like going from a big funnel to a very small one and then back to a big one. Data just started flowing!

I ended the month with 35GB.

 

[igorsky]

AT&T should have dropped the plans immediately back in 2007/8 when it all went down. DROP THEM, PERIOD!! Instead they let these folks hang around forums making buttclowns of themselves whining about not getting there unlimited data plan from 2007.

Talk about classy...

If AT&T continues to offer an unlimited plan, that I'm paying for, then every unlimited customer has the right to expect AT&T to offer what they are contracted to do so, and complain if they don't. I'm glad, though, that a fine, upstanding and righteous company like AT&T has someone like you to crusade on their behalf. Says a lot more about you than it does about them.

 

[ron7624]

Ive got 40 gb to use between 3 iPhones and 3 iPads. We use them the way we want to and hardly ever hit 17gb in a month. I dropped my 3 unlimited for a family share plan so we could talk on the phone without looking over our shoulders. Its been sweet for us. For whatever reason I'm paying 50 dollars less than i was with the unlimited plans.

 

[roskoe99]

It seems to me that "network congestion," a crucial but undefined term, will simply become the moving target that allows ATT to facially comply with the court ruling while still allowing them to set arbitrary use/throttle restrictions. For example, I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan, and received the following text this week:

"Your data has reached 75% of the allowable 5GB network management threshold. If you exceed 5GB this month, you will experience reduced data speeds."

I don't see the ruling as particularly helpful given this limitation, and the loophole thus will beused by ATT to maintain the status quo. Pyrrhic victory at best....

 

[C DM]

It seems to me that "network congestion," a crucial but undefined term, will simply become the moving target that allows ATT to facially comply with the court ruling while still allowing them to set arbitrary use/throttle restrictions. For example, I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan, and received the following text this week:

"Your data has reached 75% of the allowable 5GB network management threshold. If you exceed 5GB this month, you will experience reduced data speeds."

I don't see the ruling as particularly helpful given this limitation, and the loophole thus will beused by ATT to maintain the status quo. Pyrrhic victory at best....

Perhaps they just didn't update the messaging and it was meant more in the sense that "you may experience reduced data speeds in locations and times of network congestion"?

 

[T0MMYBOY4]

It seems to me that "network congestion," a crucial but undefined term, will simply become the moving target that allows ATT to facially comply with the court ruling while still allowing them to set arbitrary use/throttle restrictions. For example, I'm on a grandfathered unlimited data plan, and received the following text this week:

"Your data has reached 75% of the allowable 5GB network management threshold. If you exceed 5GB this month, you will experience reduced data speeds."

I don't see the ruling as particularly helpful given this limitation, and the loophole thus will beused by ATT to maintain the status quo. Pyrrhic victory at best....

Do you have a screenshot of that txt message AT&T sent you? I used over 200 GB on my iPhone last month to test out this new "no throttling unless you are on a congested tower" policy. I never heard a peep from AT&T. I even took a trip into the big city ... still no throttling or issues. What city/state are you near?

 

[az4life]

I use a lot of data (35 GB) and I still have one of AT&T's unllimited data plans still but If I'm paying for unlimited data, then there is not reason they should be throttling me. My work does't offer wifi... what am I suppose to do

 

[loon3y]

I thought people despised Verizon and AT&T to the same degree? Basically two companies cut from the same cloth.

The only one with any actual goodwill being T-Mobile, which unfortunately suffers from poor coverage?

if T-Mobile had good enough coverage they'd be the same as Verizon and AT&T.


if Sprint was fast and had enough coverage like the bigger companies they wouldn't be offering unlimited data.


Verizon and AT&T cut things that consumers like because they can.


Sprint, T-Mobile can't, thats the only thing drawing customers towards them.


lol i remember when Sprint first came out with LTE (personal and most of our company phones is AT&T, 1 or 2 are sprint phones)


There wasn't any coverage even in major cities, "LTE" speeds were more of a crawl. I was in manhattan and Los angeles, and i still had a hard time getting signal.

 

[Deadman64]

Do you have a screenshot of that txt message AT&T sent you? I used over 200 GB on my iPhone last month to test out this new "no throttling unless you are on a congested tower" policy. I never heard a peep from AT&T. I even took a trip into the big city ... still no throttling or issues. What city/state are you near?

I just got the message that I broke 75% of my 5GB limit. It reads:

"ATT Free Msg: Your data has reached 75% of the 5GB network management threshold. If you exceed 5GB this month, you may experience reduced data speeds at times and in areas that are experiencing network congrestion. Wi-Fi helps you avoid reduced speeds. For more info visit att.com/datainfo or att.com/broadbandinfo"

I live/work just North of Atlanta (point being I'm not downtown). Think I will experience reduced data speeds? Not clue how I got to 75% after only being a week into my cycle... is there a way to track which app uses what amount of data?
EDIT: found the cellular data tracker under settings, nvm.