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Is the Unlimited iPhone plan capped?

I know most mobile carriers have a so-called 'unlimited' data plan, but then actually cap it at 5 GB.

Does anyone know if the iPhone 'unlimited' data plan is actually unlimited, or has a secret cap?
 
I know most mobile carriers have a so-called 'unlimited' data plan, but then actually cap it at 5 GB.

Does anyone know if the iPhone 'unlimited' data plan is actually unlimited, or has a secret cap?

There have been reports of people getting warning emails and messages from AT&T after extensively tethering and burning up data.

However, officially, there is no cap on data usage.

There have been plenty of arguments saying AT&T implements a 5GB limit as depicted in the contract, but so far it has only been proven that this applies to the laptop tethering plan.
 
a user here on macrumors has his girlfriend tethering and using up 10+ gb a month, so im assuming there is no cap, just a scare tactic
 
a user here on macrumors has his girlfriend tethering and using up 10+ gb a month, so im assuming there is no cap, just a scare tactic

If it really isn't capped, I'm going to stick with my unlimited data plan when I get the new iPhone, even though I don't usually use over 2 GB a month. I think spending the extra $5 will be a good investment in the future, because I assume I'll end up using more and more data as time goes by. I just hope ATT keeps us grandfathered in for at least a few more years.
 
If we have the unlimited data plan, can't we just downgrade to the 2GB plan and later go back to the unlimited plan? Can we change when we want, as often as we want?
 
If we have the unlimited data plan, can't we just downgrade to the 2GB plan and later go back to the unlimited plan? Can we change when we want, as often as we want?

No, the unlimited plan is officially gone, no longer available. If you change off of it you can't get it back.
 
If we have the unlimited data plan, can't we just downgrade to the 2GB plan and later go back to the unlimited plan? Can we change when we want, as often as we want?

Nope. Once you switch from your unlimited to 2gb, you will lose your unlimited plan FOREVER...

It is not worth the $5 savings!!!!!
 
It is not worth the $5 savings!!!!!
I agree!

Time will tell how many people that downgraded to the 2GB plan, will be able to continue that practice with the new iPhone. I predict people will end up going well past that limit and wish they had kept the unlimited data plan.
 
I agree!

Time will tell how many people that downgraded to the 2GB plan, will be able to continue that practice with the new iPhone. I predict people will end up going well past that limit and wish they had kept the unlimited data plan.

I totally agree. That's why I'm keeping my unlim. data plan.
Also, I avg. about 5-6 GB per month, so unlim. is the plan for me.
As a side note, I have never received an email or warning letter from AT&T and I've been going over "5 GB" since the 3G release.
 
Unofficially it's 5GB per month, changed I believe after Verizon changed this.


After you read broadbandreports.com every day for 6 years you start to know what's really going on. :D

Dunno how you guys use 5GB per month. I've used 5 GB in the past year, but I dont subscribe to any data heavy services (xm etc). When I had cable, I used the eyetv app to stream live tv from my mac over 3G which was pretty insane, but I don't use it much anymore.

People like me, while I don't like caps of any nature at all especially when they say unlimited, may benefit from the plan because I have wifi at my house, a starbucks on every corner and a campus full of wifi.
 
LOL This board is crazy. There has never been a softcap and with as much data as i have used. I would been contacted by AT&T about my usage.
 
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