When AT&T starts offering 4G services, do you all think we can get grandfathered into an unlimited 4G plan? Or will this be AT&T's way of getting rid of the unlimited plan?
I'm already on the 4G unlimited plan with AT&T... they grandfathered me in from my 3G plan.
I traded out my Samsung Focus for the Motorola Atrix yesterday and they switched me over without issue.
Currently they do not differentiate their HSPA+ and LTE services.
It's simply classified as 4G.
This could change in the future.
iPhone unlimited code is
GPRS WAP UNLTD DOM - CMB1
3G Smartphone unlimited code is
GPRS WAP UNLTD DOM - DPPB
4G smartphone unlimited code is
GPRS WAP UNLTD DOM - HSDPPB
The codes are for billing purposes. Reference purposes.Codes for what and where?
When I switched my iPhone 4 out for the Inspire 4G my iPhone unlimited became "smartphone personal" unlimited under their HSPA+/4G plans. You can carry over your grandfathered unlimited plans, if you look at the terms the only way they can let you out of a grandfathered plan is if you opt out.
you never know but yes, i'm guessing the unlimited plan we all love will go away for now. At some point though, it may come back. Tmobile is getting ready to offer an unlimited 4g plan. If it takes off and they keep gaining a base, it could trigger a reaction from the other two.
According to several people I have talked to Unlimited plans are on their way out. Those who have better keep them but sooner or later, you will be forced to a tiered plan. obuma gave the FCC the power to mandate and allow of carriers to charge for the data we use. I think that LTE will be the "tripping" point where you will have to give up your unlimited plan.
I find this a bit funny. Not too long ago when Verizon was first touting how incredible their LTE was going to be, people pointed out that they would blow through their usage caps in 26 minutes or something silly. It's a bit of a paradox. Carriers are striving to provide faster and faster data while providing less of it.
When I switched my iPhone 4 out for the Inspire 4G my iPhone unlimited became "smartphone personal" unlimited under their HSPA+/4G plans. You can carry over your grandfathered unlimited plans, if you look at the terms the only way they can let you out of a grandfathered plan is if you opt out.
Since Verizon is tiered pricing, maybe AT&T will pitch in for an unlimited 4G plan, after all, they need a come back after their 3G plans fiasco.
Personally, I expect 4G (HSPA+) to remain the same, but LTE to have a different data plan (where unlimited doesn't exist). You want LTE speeds, you have to pay for the LTE data plan. I think this would get around the grandfathered unlimited plan because they aren't changing it, it's just not available for those phones.
Let's see what the SIM cards look like. I don't want to have a card that only works with one phone.