Have you ever gotten a response along the lines of "Holy $@#& that's a lot of usage!"?
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Have you ever gotten a response along the lines of "Holy $@#& that's a lot of usage!"?
Right, but did you tell them you're tethering using a non-tethering plan?
If they ever prove you're using Mac apps on a non-tethering plan they have every right to kick you off their plans entirely.
I'm not saying they will do that, I'm just saying it's within their rights to do so.
You keep calling and asking them questions without telling the truth. Thus, the answers you get back mean nothing. Why bother asking at all?
Why don't you get a job and buy a real internet connection instead of abusing the network?
Did you also mention that you are tethering without paying for it? Let's see how long you last then.
Or people with common sense.
If you're going to tether and not pay for it, at lest be reasonable with it. 90 GB is more than most people with DSL/CABLE connections use.
I usually go through 100-300 GB per month, but that's on a 20MB connection. I'm just not sure how you're pulling that much data off a 7 (tops)MB connection, especially with multiple devices hooked up.
353 MB in January 2011. This was mainly due to me being at a hospital without WiFi available and needing to get some work done. I used Netshare to get online with my PowerBook for about 30 minutes, and got the work done.
Previous high 320 MB - June 2010, stayed in an upscale hotel for a week where they charge for WiFi. Used netshare again.
Previous high 213 MB - November 2009.
With rare exceptions, like above, I rarely use 200MB, and I'm on my iPhone all the time.
TEG
Previous high 320 MB - June 2010, stayed in an upscale hotel for a week where they charge for WiFi. Used netshare again.
Previous high 213 MB - November 2009.
With rare exceptions, like above, I rarely use 200MB, and I'm on my iPhone all the time.
TEG
For the first time I just hit a gig for a whole month. Mostly for browsing while I was away and downloading music.
Now we know why obuma is letting the FCC loose on us and will be empowering the carriers to be able to bill us according to use of bandwidth.
Now we know why obuma is letting the FCC loose on us and will be empowering the carriers to be able to bill us according to use of bandwidth.
yeah...right...
I want to know the end number for the OP's usage.
Stop using that much data and tying up the network for the rest of us.
No wonder why my torrents, movies, music, downloads have been slowing down because of people like you...I'm tired of downloading at only 500 kbs...you know how long it takes to download a 5gb movie at that rate?
Keep us updated on what the final number is buddy...I'm very curious to know.
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I get 6mbps down on 3G, 10mbps down on my Cable but that's only recently, used to be 5 megs. Not to mention, if he's using DSL, there's a chance his cellphone is actually FASTER.
I used an aircard where I used to live, where the only option was sattelite. At the time I was pushing around 1.5mbps, beats the heck out of dial up! (But even then, I didn't push 5GB. I don't pirate junk, and mostly rent [redbox] or buy my movies, I don't use netflix or anything. At the time, Hulu didn't exist, so I bet my usage is alot more now. I just don't understand 90GB even on my 6mbs down.)
That's 34 hours of non-stop downloading at my speed, which I guess isn't that bad, but if his speed is half mine, then you can double those hours, so on and so forth.
I barely push 1GB a month, usually in the 650MB range, but I spend almost all of my time in a WiFi area. Home, School, Work, etc. I do stream audio in the car alot to my stereo, from Pandora, or apps like TWiT, but that's about it. I do tether with my iPad though (I know it sounds silly but I don't want to do an untethered jailbreak on my iPhone, don't mind on my iPad), that I have to watch, I can push 2GB on the months where there is a period of time I can't use WiFi on my laptop.
-John
Edit: I've gotta admit, I love living in a rural area where everyone uses the same cellphone for 10 years, when you say broadband they think their belt is loose, and they get mad because new software doesn't support Windows 98, which "they paid good money for". I NEVER have bandwidth issues out here
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Right under 100 GB was my final data usage for the month. Bill came in at the same cost of every other month. No other scare tactics, or please use wifi more.
I went past the 1 gb mark for the first time last month.... I have a question for all the people that stream radio for hours and hours through the day (assuming you have an iphone)
Don't you have a big collection of musics in your itunes already?
why wouldn't you just pick songs you like that are on your list that you can pick instead of randomly hearing songs on a radio station that you might have already?
there is a shuffle button for that
just curious...
Don't you have a big collection of musics in your itunes already?
why wouldn't you just pick songs you like that are on your list that you can pick instead of randomly hearing songs on a radio station that you might have already?
there is a shuffle button for that
just curious...
I doubt they will yet. However, I am willing to bet that they are watching your usage at this point and if it continues you will likely get a cease and desist or they will simply cancel your contract. They generally don't use scare tactics, they just cancel you.
90GB. That's like... a lot of kbs. I just suffered a mental blow out. Ooooooh.
So what you're saying is:
Here, if you have a milkshake, and I have a milkshake, and I have a straw. There it is, that's a straw, you see? You watching?. And my straw reaches acroooooooss the room, and starts to drink your milkshake... I... drink... your... milkshake!
You sir drank my milkshake.
+1 for this. Why waste your time using your phone to do all this crap when you're at home anyways. I mean I know the cable company charges an arm and a leg but its easy to talk them down on the price plus its way faster than your phone.
Plus, I've got to agree with the people in here calling you on tethering. You're rigging the conversation with the rep by not telling them what you're really up to. Why don't you call up and tell them you're tethering and see where things go.
I went past the 1 gb mark for the first time last month.... I have a question for all the people that stream radio for hours and hours through the day (assuming you have an iphone)
Don't you have a big collection of musics in your itunes already?
why wouldn't you just pick songs you like that are on your list that you can pick instead of randomly hearing songs on a radio station that you might have already?
there is a shuffle button for that
just curious...
Hey! For someone like me, I have SiriusXM for the shows and exclusive content, in addition to the music. So if I am streaming I'm streaming either Howard Stern, Dan Patrick, NFL, MLB, etc....