Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
AT&T Won't Charge for FaceTime Over Cellular, Will Require New Mobile Share Plan
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Not even close
wrong buddy it costs way more for the data like almost 3x more. you also get stuck paying for texts that you may or may not want i only pay for 200 and barley use 50 of em.... not even close
wrong buddy it costs way more for the data like almost 3x more. you also get stuck paying for texts that you may or may not want i only pay for 200 and barley use 50 of em.... not even close
Apple Wireless?
When is Apple just going to start their own cell company..
----------
Dear, ATT
Oh im leaving. Just not yet i'm going to wait until you bump me off unlimited data November 2013 then im gone.... In the mean time ill stick it to ya and continue to use all the "UNLIMITED" data i can.
Love your dearest Customer
When is Apple just going to start their own cell company..
----------
Dear, ATT
Oh im leaving. Just not yet i'm going to wait until you bump me off unlimited data November 2013 then im gone.... In the mean time ill stick it to ya and continue to use all the "UNLIMITED" data i can.
Love your dearest Customer
Then you have no reason for a shared data plan. These plans aren't for everyone, it depends on your situation and number of devices. I'm surprised there wasn't this big of an uproar when Verizon announced their plans and forced you change to them. AT&T isn't! I'm tired of everyone saying they are jumping ship to Sprint as well, their network in most areas is horrible, and the grandfathered unlimited plans people want to keep. Why? I currently have an unlimited plan, but I can't use any data after 3gb because it's throttled so bad I can't even stream music.
I'm going to save money going to the shared plan and I plan on adding my parents phones and ipad to my plan later as well, that'll give me a total of 8 devices and 6 people paying towards the bill, and with 15gb of data to share. That'll make my bill $360 (according to AT&T's calculator) and bring my bill down to $60 per person, and that's before my employer discount.
That's $60 per person for UNLIMITED minutes and texts, plus around 2gb per device, in my plan 4 people will only be using 1gb per month, so please tell me what family plan I can get that with.
For me I only need 15gb for all 8 devices, because i'm the only data hog and I use plently of texts and not very many voice minutes, but everyone else on my plan uses tons of minutes.
So you can't really say the plans aren't worth it until you apply to your own situation.
Why even bother with AT&T or Verizon? AT&T is too much into these money-grabbing schemes and Verizon is way too buddy-buddy with Google.
Seriously, just sign up for Sprint. Unlimited text messaging, unlimited data, unlimited mobile-to-mobile. How can you say no?
Seriously, just sign up for Sprint. Unlimited text messaging, unlimited data, unlimited mobile-to-mobile. How can you say no?
Why even bother with AT&T or Verizon? AT&T is too much into these money-grabbing schemes and Verizon is way too buddy-buddy with Google.
Seriously, just sign up for Sprint. Unlimited text messaging, unlimited data, unlimited mobile-to-mobile. How can you say no?
Because AT&T when throttled is faster than Sprint at full speed.
This is by no means a defense of AT&T.
Why even bother with AT&T or Verizon? AT&T is too much into these money-grabbing schemes and Verizon is way too buddy-buddy with Google.
Seriously, just sign up for Sprint. Unlimited text messaging, unlimited data, unlimited mobile-to-mobile. How can you say no?
Easy for me, Sprint in my area can't even stream music without stopping every 10 seconds, makes unlimited data pretty useless.
My kids, my wife, my two good friends.
Kids call me every morning. Wife sometimes in the afternoon. I talk to my friends 2-3 times a week.
None of my friends or associates work for free. Nor do they work at a discount.
Apple makes a fat profit, well above industry average, on almost everything they sell. Yet the moment AT&T makes any move regarding pricing, people get all emotional.
If you cannot afford the price to operate your smartphone, it's time to learn how to budget.
Perhaps a pre paid feature phone is more your style
Tell me, how does it smell under that bridge, love?
Can you provide links to supporting information on this (and/or can anyone here confirm that they've seen the same thing)? If AT&T truly is throttling data so badly after just 3GB that you can't even reliably stream music, then that would definitely make me rethink my position about keeping my unlimited data plans. I use a large amount of data, but probably keep it under 3GB normally. But I've been hesitant to give up my unlimited plan because I figured my usage will probably only go up in the future. But if they're making the over 3GB usage practically unusable, then I'd be more apt to switch to one of the newer plans, for the other benefits they offer.
I wish I could, I don't have any friends who use alot of data or have unlimited plans for that matter. But for me its unusable, the next time I get throttled, i'll do a speed test and send you a screenshot of my speed.
Not exactly accurate. When you upgraded from the original iPhone to the 4, you were moved from one unlimited data plan to a new unlimited data plan. Remember that you used to be charged $20/mo for data, and when you upgraded to the 4, you started paying $30. The $20 plan was only for EDGE devices, whereas the $30 plan was to encompass 3G devices.
EDGE == 2G GSM data
WCDMA == 3G GSM data
LTE == 4G GSM data
They all fall underneath the GSM umbrella.
-- Nathan
When is Apple just going to start their own cell company..
----------
Dear, ATT
Oh im leaving. Just not yet i'm going to wait until you bump me off unlimited data November 2013 then im gone.... In the mean time ill stick it to ya and continue to use all the "UNLIMITED" data i can.
Love your dearest Customer
Why until 11/2013??
Hey Tim, any chance you could talk to AT&T in regards to there customers that are NOT on a shared plan
As for AT&T your service is generally horrible and you'll be forced to change this down the road
As for AT&T your service is generally horrible and you'll be forced to change this down the road
Last edited:
I've ran the numbers. It will be cheaper for my wife and me if our FAN discount applies.
Yeah, I realize that. I am one of them. It just seems like they are trying so hard to get us to drop the grandfathered plan that eventually they will just force us to do so or else we won't get a MAJOR function of the phone.
I don't think you understand data and wireless networks at all.
Please explain to me how the 2gb I buy in a normal data plan is any different than the 2tb I buy in a share plan? Data is data. FaceTime doesn't cost AT&T any more than any other traffic, period.
I PAID for that bandwidth. Streaming any video is going to put as much strain on the network as FaceTime. I can use Netflix, youtube, Skype or any other video calling I service I want over 3G on any data plan, why should FaceTime be different?
Aren't they on the same network as you? I know AT&T doesn't charge you minutes for talking on the phone with some one else on an AT&T mobile. It's one reason we do well on a grandfathered old minute plan (it's so small they don't even offer it anymore). It's not just that we don't talk on the phone much, the few people we tend to talk the most on the phone have AT&T as well so we don't use up minutes talking to them.
(I would assume other networks are the same).
I'm stunned and disappointed, I've put up with the crappy coverage for years, but now they've decided to FORCE people off their old plans by simply not allowing the phones to work properly unless you get a new plan?
Good ****ing thinking AT&T - I put up with your ****** service to keep my grandfathered plan even though I don't actually use that much data, but now I have no reason to stay with you at all - time for a new carrier. Idiots.
Good ****ing thinking AT&T - I put up with your ****** service to keep my grandfathered plan even though I don't actually use that much data, but now I have no reason to stay with you at all - time for a new carrier. Idiots.
Not true. I know someone with an android phone who pays over $100 dollars for her plan. She is on Sprint and I am on ATT. She gets the same mins I get (450), unlimited text, and data. The only thing I don't have is unlimited data, but do get roll over mins which I have used on a number of occasions. I pay closer to $65-$70. She is constantly complaining about speed dropped calls and over all bad customer serves. Until Sprint gets faster speads and lowers the rates or T-Mobile gets the iPhone I think I am going to stick with ATT. And No I don't think Sprint is consumer friendly (other then offering unlimited data you can never use lol)
Bait and switch for FaceTime on 3G
"AT&T will not charge customers for using the FaceTime over Cellular feature in iOS 6, but will require users to be on one of its new Mobile Share data plans"
Which in fact means they will charge you for using FaceTime as there shared plan is a RIPOFF! They charge a lot more for this plan unless you have 5 or more phones on one plan then you might break even changing.
"AT&T will not charge customers for using the FaceTime over Cellular feature in iOS 6, but will require users to be on one of its new Mobile Share data plans"
Which in fact means they will charge you for using FaceTime as there shared plan is a RIPOFF! They charge a lot more for this plan unless you have 5 or more phones on one plan then you might break even changing.