AT&T was hoping this would happen today. They now have an excuse to drop those on unlimited. Sure, people will go to T Mobile, and I would bet a year from now, they will drop unlimited too, followed by Sprint. My guess is Verizon will drop those on unlimited. The amount of customers on verizon and AT&T unlimited plans are so small now, it's would just be a quarterly blip if those that they did drop off unlimited, actually left them.
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Unlimited AT&T Data
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I disagree. As a customer that still has an unlimited data plan with AT&T, I feel as though we should use it as we want. "Unlimited" means just that. Putting a 5GB cap on it takes away from all that unlimited stands for.
I think you missed the post about "abuse" like using it as a home wifi connection for other devices. The unlimited plan was NEVER about "us it as we want". AT&T even spells out very clearly in the terms and conditions that if THEY feel you are using too much data or using it in a way that is against the terms, they can take it away.
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Don't worry, they will especially with current events. Did you honestly think it was going to last forever?
This. None of what happened today is good for UDP users. They are going to use this as an excuse to drop UDP.
While I disagree with the immediate throttle at 5GB, I never did disagree with them throttling based on network traffic.
Unlimited comes with no guarantee of speed.
I have been with AT&T since before the first iPhone and I just dropped unlimited this month on multiple lines of our family plan. It simply was not worth it.
LOL! Man that's a low blow.You sound like you work for AT&T, lol.
Here is an excerpt from the terms that everyone signs. This pretty much gives them the right to do whatever they want:
There is more than that but I think you catch my drift.
And yet you stick with your unlimited, throttled plan every month.
Either the throttled speeds don't bother you, or you're a glutton for punishment.
People hold onto their unlimited plan like it's gold...if you use 6-8GB per month, change to the 10GB plan and get full speed! What's the point of keeping unlimited when you only use 6-8GB per month? Maybe if you used 30-50GB per month, it would be of value, but who really uses that much? (except for one student here in So. Cal that I just heard on the news that used 188GB on Verizon last month and got a $3226 bill...says he only does homework and watches YouTube. Chinese exchange student blames Verizon as they told him he only needs 4GB plan).
Well, to be fair there aren't that many attractive options for people on a single line. Every other choice has compromises. Sure, T-Mobile has unlimited data *but* their coverage can be inadequate for some people. The single line plans on Verizon and AT&T are expensive. Sprint doesn't even need mentioning.
It seems the carriers have been pushing people to their re-branded MVNO's--particularly AT&T. However, the plans on those carriers come with limitations on domestic roaming, and capped LTE speeds as well.