That would be some crazy data usage if we are talking "easily be worth thousands per month".Screwed forever im afraid. Traded a paltry $500 subsidy for what can easily be worth thousands per month depending on your data useage.
That would be some crazy data usage if we are talking "easily be worth thousands per month".Screwed forever im afraid. Traded a paltry $500 subsidy for what can easily be worth thousands per month depending on your data useage.
I don't know. I was a long time att customer. Had a grandfathered unlimited and lost it. I switched to t-mobile for the unlimited and it's been great. Yeah there have been some minor coverage issues at times, but it's actually been rare. I'm in northern California where coverage is good. Having truly unlimited that's actually faster lte than I was getting with att makes it all with it.
My brother in law just switched too after getting throttled one too many times.
That would be some crazy data usage if we are talking "easily be worth thousands per month".
I'm hoping AT&T has a "me too" moment like every other carrier.
That would be some crazy data usage if we are talking "easily be worth thousands per month".
Well, like I said, some crazy data usage. Most people even with a stable fast cable/fiber/etc. internet connection hardly do more than a few hundred GB a month.In Los Angeles Verizon, although the most constantly consistant network, is no longer the fastest. Amazingly enough T-Mobile now takes the cake. On my iPhone 6, I regularly... About 70% of the time... Get 38/mbs downloads. Sometimes I even hit 50 and 60s. In Los Angeles with its network congestion, this is mostly unheard of. AT&T's LTE is mostly miserable save for a few obscure towers... And sprint's is pure garbage unless you have a great signal and spark capability. t-mobile's postpaid unlimited and unthrottled $80 a month plan is truly unbelievable with these kind of speeds and they deserve all the press and attention they're getting lately. It's an incredible turnaround.
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My friends using Jailbroken iPhones using Verizon Unlimited 4G LTE regularly pull 2-3TB a month in data useage and use it as their primary Internet connection. And they should...they live right under one of the new XLTE towers and they paid for unlimited service. And boy do they get it...
At $15-25 per GB... How much would 3TB a month cost? Exactly.
Yeah, pretty crazy data usage for a mobile data service.
Well, like I said, some crazy data usage. Most people even with a stable fast cable/fiber/etc. internet connection hardly do more than a few hundred GB a month.
That said, what those people are doing isn't really the appropriate use of what Verizon provides, and then we wonder why they want to throttle or get people off the "unlimited" plans.
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Yeah, pretty crazy data usage for a mobile data service.
Good for you, sure. Not really what Verizon envisioned for it more than likely, and probably at least part of the reason why they keep on trying to get people off unlimited and put in throttling in place where they can.Good thing I signed up for unlimited then right?
(It's actually not my line, it's my in laws that I pay for)
Good for you, sure. Not really what Verizon envisioned for it more than likely, and probably at least part of the reason why they keep on trying to get people off unlimited and put in throttling in place where they can.
Right, it can be, in some less than usual and more extreme circumstances where some crazy data usage (for a mobile service) is involved.Anyway, the point was, it can be worth thousands per month.
Well, some above posts talk about data usage in terabytes apparently, which is certainly well beyond what's envisioned for their services.That crap BS about customers 'abusing' the system is a myth.
The hardware has a limitations in the speed of the connection and in a fixed billing cycle the maximum amount of data downloaded and uploaded is fixed.
Once what they charge is really in line with what you use the we a tiered price scheme would make sense. Another spin is for Althea carriers to offer data rollover therefore the data service you paid but not used is still yours.
That crap BS about customers 'abusing' the system is a myth.
The hardware has a limitations in the speed of the connection and in a fixed billing cycle the maximum amount of data downloaded and uploaded is fixed.
Once what they charge is really in line with what you use the we a tiered price scheme would make sense. Another spin is for Althea carriers to offer data rollover therefore the data service you paid but not used is still yours.
there is a promotion you need to be aware that Verizon is offering right now:
- For every line you have out of contract you save $10/month if you have a 6GB data plan or less.
- For every line you have out of contract you save $25/month if you have a 10GB data plan.
I was paying $210.00/month for 6GB + 3 iPhones.
Now, I'm paying $175.00/month for 10GB + 3 iPhones (one of which is a new iphone 6 plus I ordered under 2 year contract that hasn't arrived yet).
To make things even better Verizon added another 5GB to my data plan as a customer loyalty promotion.
Before: $210.00/month for 6GB Data + 3 iPhones (tax included)
Now: $175.00/month for 15GB Data + 3 iPhones (tax included)
I literally saved $35/month and got 3 times the amount of data.
We are starting to see the same thing happen with data that happened with Text messaging. The ridiculous costs are being driven down by both the FCC and competition between the other networks. This trend will continue and at some point the majority of us will no longer be getting raped.
Yea just call and ask for it...Can I go back to my old unlimited data plan? I lost the grandfathered plan when I got a new 2yr contract...
So much for the unlimited plan high data usage users congesting the network rhetoric.
Happy for the Verizon members this affects. Happy full throttle surfing.
Stay thirsty my friends.