Their business model (including DirecTV) probably makes being competitively priced financially problematic for them.
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Data Plan Comparison: Unlimited Options From T-Mobile, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint
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Their business model (including DirecTV) probably makes being competitively priced financially problematic for them.
All networks will "deprioritize" (aka slow down) data after a certain amount of data is used per month. T-Mobile's limit is 28GB, while AT&T's is 22GB, Verizon's is 22GB, and Sprint's is 23GB. When these caps are hit, data speeds are slowed down.
In other words, throttled.
In other words, throttled.
What MR wrote is incorrect. Educate yourself instead of blindly believing what you see on here.
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Yes.
Except that's not what deprioritized is. The discussion in plenty of other threads about the recent unlimited plans has already covered it fairly well. To basically throw all that away and just pretend like the discussion never happened and is rather silly.
Unfortunately it seems even the users who have already participated in all of the same discussions about "throttling" and "deprioritizing" seemingly just want to start all over once again simply because it's a new thread where all that could be stirred up yet again.
Is TMobile bad in SF?
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Found the AT&T Exec
Hm - don't know about you, but I consistently use over 25GB / month on both of my phones. Can't imagine using less than 5GB unless literally all you do is make phone calls.
Normal cell usage - you walk into a restaurant that isn't too crowded. Your server and waitress / waiter is very attentive to you and seeks to get to you as fast as they can.
Deprioritization - You are in the same restaurant as above albeit it has gotten a little more crowded. The staff is still able to address your refills and requests although at times, it may take them a few extra seconds or minutes, depending on who (staff wise) is on the floor and how many requests from other guests they are writing tickets for at that moment.
Throttling - You are in the same restaurant and it isn't too crowded. However, the staff is purposefully being slow in getting to you and getting your orders filled.
Deprioritization - You are in the same restaurant as above albeit it has gotten a little more crowded. The staff is still able to address your refills and requests although at times, it may take them a few extra seconds or minutes, depending on who (staff wise) is on the floor and how many requests from other guests they are writing tickets for at that moment.
Throttling - You are in the same restaurant and it isn't too crowded. However, the staff is purposefully being slow in getting to you and getting your orders filled.
I honestly expected AT&T to add tethering to their plan this week. More expensive for fewer features is ridiculous. They're clearly testing the least they can give for the most money before everyone switches.
Last week, after 11 years, I jumped from Verizon to T-Mobile. I live in a major U.S. city, and I definitely notice a difference in the network. I have been reading about how T-Mo's network has gotten better, etc. If this is better, than I shudder to think what it was before. Seeing one bar (button) on the signal indicator on my iPhone, outdoors, in the middle of open space downtown? Really?
After reading upthread about T-Mo folks on the phone waiving SIM card fee, I'm a little pissed I went into a store and they charged me for the SIM card.
All this said, T-Mo is saving me significant money over my grandfathered unlimited data plan and grandfathered calling plan (needed for Canada) on Verizon.
For those of you considering the hotspot option for T-Mo: buried in the fine print of TM1, it says if you use the tethering more than on your smartphone, you're subject to throttling.
After reading upthread about T-Mo folks on the phone waiving SIM card fee, I'm a little pissed I went into a store and they charged me for the SIM card.
All this said, T-Mo is saving me significant money over my grandfathered unlimited data plan and grandfathered calling plan (needed for Canada) on Verizon.
For those of you considering the hotspot option for T-Mo: buried in the fine print of TM1, it says if you use the tethering more than on your smartphone, you're subject to throttling.
I'd say that for throttling, in addition to being purposefully slow in getting to you and getting the orders filled, they are slow at actually taking the order, bringing it out, etc.--everything basically. And that basically follows you from restaurant to restaurant and day to day (until the next month starts basically).
Dumped my grandfathered ATT unlimited plan last week for T-Mob and so far very happy. T-Mob has good 700Mhz coverage here so I've haven't encountered any of the poor indoor coverage that T-Mob is/was infamous for -- even in the very back of Home Depot which was always a dead zone for me w/ ATT. Right now T-Mob is offering a $150 rebate when you bring your own phone (also when you finance a phone) so the way I see it I have a free two month trial. If during my travels I find T-Mob failing for me I'll switch to VZW. That's the joy of no contract.
I've been using Speed Test everywhere I go. Worst case 3-4mbps which is similar to what I was getting with ATT. But in most places I'm getting 30-50mbps. Also love gotta love T-Mobile Tuesdays. I got a free movie rental from FandangoNOW.
BTW the HD video included in the package just has to be turned on once. After that it's automatic. You don't have to go to the app everyday to turn it back on. It's also part of your plan as long as you keep it, not a limited time offer and then back to SD video.
I've been using Speed Test everywhere I go. Worst case 3-4mbps which is similar to what I was getting with ATT. But in most places I'm getting 30-50mbps. Also love gotta love T-Mobile Tuesdays. I got a free movie rental from FandangoNOW.
BTW the HD video included in the package just has to be turned on once. After that it's automatic. You don't have to go to the app everyday to turn it back on. It's also part of your plan as long as you keep it, not a limited time offer and then back to SD video.
Why did the article NOT mention anything about the additional charges of fees and taxes that are INCLUDED in T-Mobile's plan but are NOT INCLUDED in Verizon's? That increases what a customer would have to pay under Verizon. (Yes, it says fee-free for $70, but T-Mobile said taxes were also included. Verizon does not include any of those.)
Most (about 95% in a news report last week) smartphone users use under 3 GB of data monthly.
Most (about 95% in a news report last week) smartphone users use under 3 GB of data monthly.
Looks like the post police and thin-skin crowd is out again on MR.
You can call it whatever you want. Until carriers display more transparency, "de-prioritizing" is a just a simple code word for throttling.
Sorry it bothers you so much.
You can call it whatever you want. Until carriers display more transparency, "de-prioritizing" is a just a simple code word for throttling.
Sorry it bothers you so much.
"Unlimited". They keep using that word. I do not think it means what they think it means. (With thanks to Inigo Montoya.)
Hilarious that people are now debating whether it's more accurate to call the "unlimited" services 'throttled' or 'de-prioritized'. It's like debating whether the correct term for something described as "endless" should be 'shortened' or 'not always so long'.
Hilarious that people are now debating whether it's more accurate to call the "unlimited" services 'throttled' or 'de-prioritized'. It's like debating whether the correct term for something described as "endless" should be 'shortened' or 'not always so long'.
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Yes, you are right, and no, they did not get rid of it. In fact I had an unused TMob SIM and was told I could use it but they'd still have to charge me $20. This was in-store though. Maybe if you just call up you could get away w/o a charge if you had an unused SIM.
But I was also told I would not have to pay that fee again, even when I bought a new phone. I think that is different than other cellcos that charge you every time you activate a new phone.
No, they understand. They advertise unlimited data, not unlimited 4G data.
A lot of people only use less than 5gb because they're forced to monitor their data or else they'll face overage charges. Once you kick some old habits and get used to streaming music and video on unlimited data, there's no going back.
I guess they could just call it "unlimited 3G with your first 22 gigabytes at LTE speed"?
Doesn't the new Verizon unlimited plan have Mexico and Canada calling and data (500MB/Day) included? I don't travel so I didn't pay much attention.