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ATT users are about to eat a whole lot of crow...................
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There's only one crow left after all the Verizon users that claimed that Verizon would not end the unlimited data plans had to eat all the other crows.
-$5 difference isn't a big deal, especially since Verizon's coverage is better
- I honestly don't know anyone who does this. This is just a marketing gimmick.
- You have a good point on this one.
-This is the weird thing. I've done some testing, and although AT&T's network speeds are faster than Verizon's, the web pages still load SLOWER. Strange, but true. I took my verizon iphone, and my brother's att iphone. his speeds were significantly better than mine, but his still failed to load web pages faster than mine did. I had cleared the cache, cookies and history on both phones, as well as a hard reset. Must be something to do with the ping on the networks (verizon= 200ms, att= 400 ms). Both phones 5/5 bars
*Shrug* I think all of us AT&T and VZW customers are eating crow with the exuberant prices we are paying for our plans. VZW customers are paying exuberant prices for subpar data speeds and us AT&T customers are paying for subpar reception and coverage. Whatever, nobody wins but the execs at the top of these companies with the fat pockets.
Dont move you might drop the call
Move all you want... You're gonna get dial up internet wherever you are
Move all you want... You're gonna get dial up internet wherever you are
Yet my web pages still load faster
I don't use a lot of data and jumped at the chance (on ATT) to drop to $15 a month. I see Verizon has nothing even close to that. ATT signal sucks in my area, but I can see I won't be going Verizon anytime soon.
If this is true I can honestly say I will be switching to AT&T or T-Mobile and I'm a college student... this just blows. Verizon what the heck...I don't even know what they can say to all the people wondering why their isn't a more affordable option...I think everyone is going to have to organize a coordinated complaint against verizon this is just a rip off.
this just blows. Verizon what the heck...I don't even know what they can say to all the people wondering why their isn't a more affordable option...I think everyone is going to have to organize a coordinated complaint against verizon this is just a rip off.
Yet my web pages still load faster
Still have 3G and not roaming on local-bell-GPRS-shitacular-GSM provider in the middle of butt**** Arkansas (I make no claim to the latter term saw it in a post once and lol'ed hard)! Haha I'll take my rural semi fast data service than you very much
I think both carriers are nice depending on what you want.
You dont know anyone who talks and surfs the web on AT&T? Thats like 75% of my iphone use for work. Always on the phone while reading emails and downloading pdf's....i know lots of folks who do this, it's not just marketing bro!
Not sure why you left off my original question but I fixed it for you below
I'm saying that ONCE all of T-mobiles towers get added and Att's coverage is even better than Verizon's (it's one last advantage atm) is there a single reason to go with Verizon over Att?
- At there very least Verizon will charge you and extra $120 more over the life of your 2 year contract than Att ($30 vs $25 x 24 months) or a WHOPPING $360 more if your a person like me that can survive on Att's 200 mb option ($30 vs $15 x 24 months)
- I do talk and surf all the time while using a bluetooth headset on business calls to look up client information. Its better to have the option and not use it (Att
) vs not being able to use it at all (Verizon )- Rollover minutes are nice for emergencies and a nice gestures by Att. Verizon gives the big middle finger to its customers in this regard by saying "We don't care if the competition is better, we are going to give you less value and your are going to take it"
- Att 3g has always been way faster for me than Verizon and every other national speed test would confirm this (sort of like Verizon has built in throttling for its 3g customers) while the 4g LTE sucks for battery life and is practically unusable.
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Where is your data saying Verizon throttles its EvDO network? I'm highly skeptical of that and I want to see some proof before I make any judgements.
It's not weird at all. I've been using Verizon's mifi for a over a year, and recently upgraded my mifi to 4G LTE, and Verizon's 3G is generally slower than my AT&T Data... and sometimes unusable. That's when I switch to my AT&T data. I like having both data plans from Verizon and AT&T so I can switch back and forth. There are good and bad things with both carriers, so I don't have a preference. I'm happy with both.
Not sure why you left off my original question but I fixed it for you below
I'm saying that ONCE all of T-mobiles towers get added and Att's coverage is even better than Verizon's (it's one last advantage atm) is there a single reason to go with Verizon over Att?
- At there very least Verizon will charge you and extra $120 more over the life of your 2 year contract than Att ($30 vs $25 x 24 months) or a WHOPPING $360 more if your a person like me that can survive on Att's 200 mb option ($30 vs $15 x 24 months)
- I do talk and surf all the time while using a bluetooth headset on business calls to look up client information. Its better to have the option and not use it (Att
- Rollover minutes are nice for emergencies and a nice gestures by Att. Verizon gives the big middle finger to its customers in this regard by saying "We don't care if the competition is better, we are going to give you less value and your are going to take it"
- Att 3g has always been way faster for me than Verizon and every other national speed test would confirm this (sort of like Verizon has built in throttling for its 3g customers) while the 4g LTE sucks for battery life and is practically unusable.
You clearly didn't read my post either.
Not sure why you left off my original question but I fixed it for you below
- Att 3g has always been way faster for me than Verizon and every other national speed test would confirm this (sort of like Verizon has built in throttling for its 3g customers) while the 4g LTE sucks for battery life and is practically unusable.
http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-cfo-we-will-combat-heavy-data-users-pricing/2011-05-24
VZW threatened to Throttle but never did! Then VZW reversed their Decision on Throttling. VZW decided NOT to ever Throttle
VZW DOES NOT THROTTLE! VZW reversed their decision on throttling months ago! VZW said they will NOT Throttle!
WHERE HAVE U BEEN!?
That's why he said "sort of like Verizon has built in throttling for its 3g customers". Not "they are throttling".http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-cfo-we-will-combat-heavy-data-users-pricing/2011-05-24
VZW threatened to Throttle but never did! Then VZW reversed their Decision on Throttling. VZW decided NOT to ever Throttle
VZW DOES NOT THROTTLE! VZW reversed their decision on throttling months ago! VZW said they will NOT Throttle!
WHERE HAVE U BEEN!?
Put down the VZW blow up doll, turn off the caps lock, take a beep breath, and focus on reading and comprehending what was posted.
Wait, another thread that just basically boils down to AT&T vs Verizon?
Any additional stupid threads like this should be wastelanded.
Any additional stupid threads like this should be wastelanded.
Wait, another thread that just basically boils down to AT&T vs Verizon?
Any additional stupid threads like this should be wastelanded.
It's not all AT&T vs Verizon, there are definitely advantages to either one. Sometimes threads like thus clear up issues, like I didn't know Verizon reversed their position on throttling. It's helpful for people to know the advantages/disadvantages of each service so they can make the best decision for themselves.