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Unlimited AT&T Data
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Don't count on it. AT&T is probably never bringing back unlimited data. They're offering every incentive that they can for people to switch to tiered data. There's just far more money to be made by having people pay for data in tiers and pay overages and that's what it's all about. They've been throttling "unlimited" users for years now so at this point I doubt the FCC will do anything about it. If you need more than 5GB either switch to Mobile Share or switch carriers.
Well I wouldn't say they are offering every incentive they can. A single line user on grandfathered unlimited still has little reason to change to a new plan.
However, I agree that AT&T probably isn't going to budge from its current policy.
I wouldn't hold your breath about the FCC stepping in.
IIRC this policy has been in place for many years (4?) so it isn't as if this is something new that the FCC just noticed.
Not defending AT&T but unlimited just means that there are no overage charges. It never says that there is a minimum speed which is guaranteed.
If the FCC does decide to step in, I would expect AT&T to try and change their policy about keeping the plan when you change phones or other aspects of your plan.
IIRC this policy has been in place for many years (4?) so it isn't as if this is something new that the FCC just noticed.
Not defending AT&T but unlimited just means that there are no overage charges. It never says that there is a minimum speed which is guaranteed.
If the FCC does decide to step in, I would expect AT&T to try and change their policy about keeping the plan when you change phones or other aspects of your plan.
Lets be realistic. The people who abused unlimited ruined it for everyone. You have nothing but yourselves to blame.
Actually, it isn't people who abused it since I doubt many people were using 1T of data on their phone every month.
It is the dishonest and unethical "people" (i use that word loosely) who violated the TOS by using it in tether mode.
I think the 30GB mobile share plan is better than unlimited. Instead of 5GB of data, you now have 30GB high speed.
I don't understand how ATT can evade FCC rules when Verizon couldn't. It seems that if the FCC were to actually enforce rules and start fining companies, it wouldn't matter what the fine print said.
Because Verizon's LTE spectrum came with special restrictions when they got it from the FCC, AT&T's didn't.
The verizon deal with the government was different than AT&T or any other US carrier.
Verizon has strict rules and guidelines they have to follow for the bandwidth they purchased.
Verizon has strict rules and guidelines they have to follow for the bandwidth they purchased.
Agreed. The two year contracts are still a better deal for my family as we have four lines.
I just have the one phone. I'm currently throttled but the phone is still quite usable. I can stream music no problem. Video is another story. The quality of video is poor while throttled but still watchable.
Unethical? We pay good money for that data, we should be able to use it any way we please. It shouldn't be any of their business what devices happen to be using it on.
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How are they abusing it if it was marketed as unlimited? Isnt that what it means?
I took over a month to month Verizon Unlimited data plan a couple of days ago. I had ATT for about 10 years now, with unlimited. I got tired of the throttling. Now I am use as much as I want without throttling.
not for a single line.
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Verizon makes you pay full price for your phone if you want to keep unlimited. I'll take throttling at 5gigs over full price phones any day.
You pay good money for unlimited data on your phone. Not unlimited data on your phone and anything you can tether to it.
Paying for unlimited data on your phone and then tethering is like paying for an all you can eat buffet and sneaking out to-go containers of food to eat later.
No, you are completely wrong and don't understand.
You should only be able to use it based on the terms that you paid for it.
Those terms are no tethering.
Grow up.
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The abuse was that people tethered which was explicitly against the TOS for the AT&T unlimited plan.
Same thing. i can eat a **** ton of food at an all you can eat buffet. or i can take it with me. it doesn't matter where I eat the food, inside or outside. And if it does matter that much to people, then they have a stick up their ass
