I’m holding out for Ludicrous Unlimited. You know, the one that truly is unlimited in all ways.
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Verizon Launches Third 'Unlimited' Plan With 75GB of LTE Data
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Are iPads and iPods considered “lines”? In my past experience with Verizon, the answer is no. So two iPhones and one iPad would cost appreciably more than the three line cost of any of these scenarios.
Do none of you 10GB+ people use WiFi?
This is a legit question, as I’m genuinely curious.
I fail to use beyond 3GB a month, and I stream loads of YouTube and radio and surf the web. Granted I don’t use FB much and I know it’s a data hog, but it’s mostly on WiFi though. Heck, I can even stream DirectTV NOW data free, because I’m with AT&T and they own DirecTV NOW.
Are you people streaming at work? In the car? Are you in school? Because otherwise, if you’re at home, I imagine you’d be on WiFi, yes??
This is a legit question, as I’m genuinely curious.
I fail to use beyond 3GB a month, and I stream loads of YouTube and radio and surf the web. Granted I don’t use FB much and I know it’s a data hog, but it’s mostly on WiFi though. Heck, I can even stream DirectTV NOW data free, because I’m with AT&T and they own DirecTV NOW.
Are you people streaming at work? In the car? Are you in school? Because otherwise, if you’re at home, I imagine you’d be on WiFi, yes??
I thought the argument that won out back in the day when they were suing (I believe) AT&T, was that Unlimited was essentially hyperbole. There is a limit no matter what they do - you are limited by your device's max transfer rate, you are limited by bandwidth, and congestion as well. There is a theoretical maximum and that is a hard limit.
They said that because they never cut you off - you have an "unlimited" data stream. Which is odd, because their definition and that of a typical consumer are radically different.
They said that because they never cut you off - you have an "unlimited" data stream. Which is odd, because their definition and that of a typical consumer are radically different.
I just checked my Verizon account and I only see the 2 unlimited plans with no option to switch to the new'er one. But yeah, I also have employee discount (same percentage). Not giving that up for anything.
When I don't travel for work I end up using 3-6GB /mo.
But I've done lots of travel for work in the last month and I'm at 8.3GB right now. Hotel WiFi, airport wifi, conference room wifi, just ... sucks... so bad.
I have the 22GB unlimited because my friend and family uses that and more. And where they live they don't have good WiFi (but they have strong LTE). I think it's Netflix, youtube, social media, video calls, and FB/Snapchat/and Instagram?
Too bad we don’t live in Australia where you can do false advertising. That is unless you want a hefty fine.
I agree the wording in the article image is misleading. A better way to phrase it would be...
Unlimited Data with the first 75GB @ 4G LTE speeds
What abuse? It is "unlimited" data . You can use unlimited data without being charged a dime for the amount used. You use 75GB ? You can go use 1TB and you'll be fine you will still be charged $95 dollars at the end of the month plus applicable taxes and fees of course.
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This is so stupid, should be called limited. I wonder how John Legere will respond
HE is the one who started this crap. His own company does it. 50GB before it happens with them
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Its not "False" advertising. It truly is unlimited because you're not getting charged for any overages at all. They could easily go to court for it if it truly was. IF you haven't noticed there is no complaints formally about it like how T-mobile had to stop saying its the fastest.
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Use what WIFI? The free insecure crap at McDonalds, Starbucks , your favorite park or etc? I rather pay overages then use those. I use at least 40-70GB a month and I am currently using 30GB after a week on the billing period.
Less Unlimited. Somewhat unlimited. More unlimited.
Eventually, we might get an actual unlimited plan.
Eventually, we might get an actual unlimited plan.
I don’t understand why everybody is so focused on “unlimited being limited”, “can you call it unlimited if it’s throttled?”, etc.
Truth is that people are pissed they are asked to shell out $90 and therefore they complain. You may want no speed throttle and whatever. They don’t wanna provide it. Just don’t ****ing buy it.
Verizon is ABSOLUTELY right: they offer UNLIMITED minutes text and data. If speed is limited, it doesn’t ****ing mean the overall plan is limited. Unlimited applies to the amount of data minutes and text. You must be dumber than a wall to actually be posting the definition of “unlimited” taken from the Webster dictionary or make sarcastic jokes about it, without realizing it IS ****ing UNLIMITED. You just don’t like they have conditions not affecting the overall limits.
Yes, high-speed 4G is limited. Then what? Minutes are limited because international calls and sex hot lines are not included? Or because you only get to make one call at the time and you technically have a 24h/day limit?
Truth is that people are pissed they are asked to shell out $90 and therefore they complain. You may want no speed throttle and whatever. They don’t wanna provide it. Just don’t ****ing buy it.
Verizon is ABSOLUTELY right: they offer UNLIMITED minutes text and data. If speed is limited, it doesn’t ****ing mean the overall plan is limited. Unlimited applies to the amount of data minutes and text. You must be dumber than a wall to actually be posting the definition of “unlimited” taken from the Webster dictionary or make sarcastic jokes about it, without realizing it IS ****ing UNLIMITED. You just don’t like they have conditions not affecting the overall limits.
Yes, high-speed 4G is limited. Then what? Minutes are limited because international calls and sex hot lines are not included? Or because you only get to make one call at the time and you technically have a 24h/day limit?
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If it was truly unlimited data, you could use as much data as you possibly can per month. With these restricted plans, you can only get as much data as they throttle and allow you to. You are in fact limited per month.
But you would still be limited by time, for example. Or bandwidth in general since it's still not infinite allowing you to use it at infinite speeds. So basically with that kind of thinking you are still limited no matter what.
I’ve used 70gb on Verizon pre paid unlimited which has no allotment without being limited in speeds. I’m actually on sprint and speeds haven’t changed even after using 30gb. You can be but if you live in areas which aren’t over populated you could very well always het high speed
Yes, the amount of data that could be used in 1 months time on a truly unlimited plan vs. a restricted throttled plan shown on a chart would explain it much easier. I’m guessing the difference would be pretty significant.
Exactly, if they throttle past 22GB for example, then that plan should not be stating it is unlimited. Trust, not trying to make a big deal out of this, but it is misleading. And it should not be tolerated in the first place.
Not knowing what the bandwidth is like at different times and places, and factoring in that it's not throttling that happens but deprioritization, and only at times when there's higher than usual congestion and only in places where that is the case, it would still be quite different than the theoretical contemplations.
I did not know this. Thanks for this information.
Still, the naming is a little misleading, and provides no hint of what the fine print will include. It's bad marketing. How about these names? "Full Throttle - Web", "Full Throttle - 22/15GB", and "Full Throttle - 75/20GB". The name has a nice full speed connotation, avoids misusing the word unlimited, and still hints that a throttle will eventually be hit. Even a full throttle has it's limits.
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I definitely get what you're getting at because it is misleading, but it's still an accurate claim of unlimited 4G LTE data. You get de-prioritized after peaking 22GB/75GB's of data used but when you aren't de-prioritezied (solely based on demand around your nearest tower) you are still actively allowed to use full 4G LTE speeds after you peak the de-prioritization number. Yes it's confusing but they technically aren't lying about it. It's just marketing to get people on their network, it definitely sucks but that's business.
There would definitely be a difference, but even at unlimited full speed you'd come up with a different number month-to-month just based on the variability of how much bandwidth you'd receive at any given moment which is reflective of how these "de-prioritization" plans work, heavy users get kicked down to appease other customers, when it's not congested you get bumped back up to full speed again. I got on the AT&T grandfathered unlimited plan after it was closed off and not long after did me and my friend who was originally grandfathered in get notified that they would scale back speeds to accommodate network demand, so it's not a new concept here. If you pass your allotment of when they would enforce de-prioritization but the demand in your area isn't high enough to trigger it, you wouldn't see a change in service quality at all.
Everyone using verizon has there video throttled. Just go to fast.com and do a speed test