i really hate the 2g plan i ended up paying like 4 times because i was going to go over. i only need it for a month out of the year but i would use it more if i had unlimited data.
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Seriously people, how in the world do you all deal with paying all data?
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30 dollars data plan WILL GO AWAY SOME DAY. As soon as iPhone become LTE, it will be all tiered pricing.
If you're already taking advantage of the system you might as well get MyWi for free.
Welcome to capitalism. Prices will not go down until enough people complain and said company gets enough bad press to make a deal.
It's not just bills people generally lie down and take crap from the goverment etc also without making themselves heard.
It's not just bills people generally lie down and take crap from the goverment etc also without making themselves heard.
they are a business, we are consumers. They offer products, we have the choice to buy them or not. It's as simple as that, nothing more nothing less.
I think it's so senseless when people complain about things like these.
I think it's so senseless when people complain about things like these.
Except for those who use it for up-to-the-minute business transactions (where it's a business expense anyway), cell phone/iPad/laptop 3G internet simply doesn't compare to having a house, or a reliable mode of transportation.
As it's been said, if you don't want the services, don't pay. I just have home internet and cell phone internet, and consequently I am never without decent internet. If I got an iPad, I wouldn't get the iPad 3G. I don't want to get a laptop 3G data card. I don't even need 3G on my phone *that* often. Free/already paid for WiFi is simply ubiquitous these days. And deals on home internet get better all the time.
I'm paying 20 bucks a month for basic cable AND 20 Mbps internet. When cable internet was first becoming popular, it was 50-60 bucks a month in my area, and 1.56 Mbps was the best you could hope for. Personally I'm fairly happy with the way things have turned out, on the whole.
Would be nice if there were a discount. $60/mo for home Internet. $30/mo each for 3 iPhone unlimited plans and the iPad unlimited plan.. /sigh
Someone else provides my cable internet, so that's irrelevant. The no tethering thing is AT&T. Get an EVO if you want one device to provide data access for everything. AT&T isn't exactly making money hand over fist and they're barely treading water with their available bandwidth. I don't think this is a greed thing as much as it is about feasibility atm.
The prices did come down although the data size dropped as well. I strongly believe that at least 80% of users out there can fully function on the $15/mo plan.
We could talk about profit margin vs network expansion all day long and about general profit with ANY type of company, esp with this economy. But it's as true as it gets. They have to make enough money to justify the outcry of data upgrades across their network. Imagine for a moment if you look at T-Mobile 3 years ago. They barely had EDGE running in large cities like ATL and their service in NYC was horrendous. Now people in NYC claim that T-Mobile is fantastic and that AT&T sucks although that's just the I'm cool bandwagon BS that everyone buys into. But in all seriousness, the money we pay for data is going toward upgrading the network.
I remember when whole new cities were added to the coverage areas for T-Mobile, VZW, Cingular etc... You don't see that much now.
We could talk about profit margin vs network expansion all day long and about general profit with ANY type of company, esp with this economy. But it's as true as it gets. They have to make enough money to justify the outcry of data upgrades across their network. Imagine for a moment if you look at T-Mobile 3 years ago. They barely had EDGE running in large cities like ATL and their service in NYC was horrendous. Now people in NYC claim that T-Mobile is fantastic and that AT&T sucks although that's just the I'm cool bandwagon BS that everyone buys into. But in all seriousness, the money we pay for data is going toward upgrading the network.
I remember when whole new cities were added to the coverage areas for T-Mobile, VZW, Cingular etc... You don't see that much now.
I guess it comes down to this, some people can, some can't and others shouldn't. Yeah prices are high, and if people are paying for all those services and never have the same thoughts as yourself, they fall into the "can" category. The rest of us fall in the "shouldn't".
how can you compare internet on your cell phone vs having a car or roof over your head? If anything, not having internet on your phone is like having 4 cylinders in your car rather than 6, or having one less room in your house.
If you consider having internet on your phone in this day and age to be a commodity, then I'd consider having /basic/ things car and house an absolute NECESSITY.
If you consider having internet on your phone in this day and age to be a commodity, then I'd consider having /basic/ things car and house an absolute NECESSITY.
Makes you wonder how we survived ten years ago without 3G on our mobiles. I didn't even have a mobile then, and had dial up internet.
Now I pay £15 for cable internet at home, plus £12 for my landline. I pay £20 for my mobile for 600 min/600 texts/unlimited data. These are monthly rates. Yes, we have better deals over here in the UK, if we pay £499/£599 for the iPhone upfront.
Now I pay £15 for cable internet at home, plus £12 for my landline. I pay £20 for my mobile for 600 min/600 texts/unlimited data. These are monthly rates. Yes, we have better deals over here in the UK, if we pay £499/£599 for the iPhone upfront.