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Absolutely hilarious!!

Everyone is on here like ATT is the devil. They suck. Verizon is awesome for keeping unlimited... Oh wait!!!
 
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Read the tos. Simple.

http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph...er+Agreement&section=whatDataMsgServicesOffer

6.11.1 What Are the General Terms that Apply to All DataConnect Plans? Print this section | Print this page
A voice plan is not required with DataConnect plans.

We may, at our discretion, suspend your account if we believe your data usage is excessive, unusual or is better suited to another rate plan. If you are on a data plan that does not include a monthly MB/GB allowance and additional data usage rates, you agree that AT&T has the right to impose additional charges if you use more than 5 GB in a month; provided that, prior to the imposition of any additional charges, AT&T shall provide you with notice and you shall have the right to terminate your Data Service.

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You quoted the laptop connect unlimited data plan terms.
The iPhone Unlimited Data Plan TOS does not and never has had ANY soft caps.
It has always been unlimited.
 
Well gee, since AT&T said it....that must be true!

When AT&T raised my bill last time, they told me that I was winning by paying more! They were right! I won! Yeah!

I think it probably is true considering the availability of wifi between home, work and hotspots.

Realize that just because people use less than 200mb or 2gb of CELLULAR DATA, does not mean they use less GENERAL data than those who use 2+gbs regularly.
 
For now, anyway.

Impressive. It only took 3 hours for your post to ring true!

Doubt that. AT&T will have to come up with keeping its iPhone users happy. Watch and see that unlimited data plan return. If and when that happens, Verizon would be complete idiots to business if they eventually cap it.

Guess Verizon is an idiot to business. But who is really surprised? They can both compete and make less money or they can compete and make more.

I'm interested to see how Verizon will price out the hotspot. That is one thing I'd love to see come to AT&T, but not if it's going to be cost prohibitive.
 
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iPhone 5 (or 6 if they are really lame) will be 4G so that will solve your problem.
yeah, maybe by the time Verizon gets the iPhone 6, they will have the 4G network in more than 27 cities in the US. :rolleyes: Their network needs to catch up with their commercials about nationwide 4G.
 
Well gee, since AT&T said it....that must be true!

When AT&T raised my bill last time, they told me that I was winning by paying more! They were right! I won! Yeah!

I'm not sure you understand the legal responsibilities of a public corporation making official comments to the public.
 
I'l never understand how people can switch to Verizon's network. I have to multi-task for my business by running apps, texting, surfing the web, all while being on the phone. How on earth are people going to be productive on Verizon's network?

Yeah, the MILLIONS of business people on Verizon never get ANYTHING done. I'm suprised they are able to keep a job at all, with the lack of...what did you call it? Multi-tasking? Yes, the iPhone can't check calendars or read emails or attachment previously sent without a concurrent data connection. Verizon customers are getting screwed :rolleyes:
 
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I have yet to be able to find the unlimited iPhone data tos on atts website any longer. Pretty sure though I read it on there when it was current. Great though if I'm wrong. To Netflix I go.
 
Thats why Im never leaving Sprint... no dropped calls and the pricing is great... Sprint will have the iphone in due time. You cant beat $110 for unlimited text, data and phone.;)

Really? How about $30 for unlimited everything on my iPhone 4. It's called Google Voice. Activated iPad Microsim -> iPhone 4 = cheapest, most incredible phone plan on this planet.
 
I have unlimited data. Don't usually use that much. But like some have said, its nice to have so you don't have to worry about it at the end of the month. As far as those ETF's not so hard to get out of if you do some reading.
The whole email...web..while you talk thing...i must say i tried it once. Not such a big deal to me. I have actually had no issues with AT&T's service so i wont be going back to Verizon.
 
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I give it 6 months before VZW switches back to tiered. Not surprising that the unlimited plan is temporary.
 
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You're going to be extremely disappointed come june/july, IMO.


why would he be unhappy? you don't think the iphone 5 will come to verizon this summer? why would apple not release it at the same time as any other carrier:apple:

Because "any other carrier" uses the same type of hardware.

Unless they make a phone that supports both gsm and CDMA, it is not that certain that they will release both sets of hardware at he same time.
 
I hope this is true but t-mobile and AT&T have in the past advertised "unlimited" data when it was actually 5GB. so it's confusing (at least to me) -- I would like to find out for sure if this is actually truly unlimited, if so it would be a major reason to consider the iPhone. If you jailbreak it and add tethering (or even pay for tethering) it would be pretty awesome.
I think it should against the LAW to say "unlimited" and then place a limit on it. It's bait & switch, pure and simple. I think they should have to pay a fine, reimburse the customer somehow and then give them the unlimited they signed up for.

I think the average person has no idea what 5GB is so perhaps it would be an interesting commercial to show the layman how much internet is involved in a 5GB limit. "5GB -- that's a 1,000 songs or 10,000 web pages or 15 full length hollywood movies" -- something tangible so that people who don't know will understand that it's a lot of data. At least that way, the carrier isn't just lying to the country when they say Unlimited and then impose a cap on it.

You're not tied to anything. You can break the contract any time you wish. Just most people are too cheap and don't want to fork over the termination fee. For some reason, they think it's more expensive to do so than pay for something they really don't want for the next 2 years (or whatever time is left).
Agreed. I would have happily left AT&T a long time ago if there was a carrier in my area that did 3G (AT&T has me on EDGE, still [can you believe that?!]) -- but I refuse to go with another company because I love the iPhone too much. Once all the carriers have the iPhone, we'll see some true competition. AT&T, you had your time to turn me into a lifetime loyal customer -- and you blew it! As it stands, I just can't wait to be shut of you!


You're going to be extremely disappointed come june/july, IMO.
These types of posts kill me. Could you please explain WHY you feel he'll be "extremely disappointed come june/july"? If it's your opinion, just explain what that opinion actually is! Is it really that hard to have a position and to clearly explain it?!
 
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Thats why Im never leaving Sprint... no dropped calls and the pricing is great... Sprint will have the iphone in due time. You cant beat $110 for unlimited text, data and phone.;)

silly rabbit IF sprint were to ever get the iPhone they would have the same pricing on it as Verizon and AT&T...Sprint can offer those budget plans now because they are 4th (basically in last place) among US carriers and they are desperate for customers and they don't really have a "killer" handset
(the EVO? NO)
 
There hasn't been a single instance that I know of where this has actually happened.
Comcast home broadband says unlimited. And it says capped at 250GB in the fine print. Or 150, I forget. A couple months I came within 60% of the cap, never really got close.

Put up a toll with congestion pricing, and bam, 10% less people on the road, 5X more speed.
Hmm, I tend to average 25-30mph when congested. So 5x that would be lots of fun!
Do you actually need to sign up for a calling plan? Or can you just sign up for a data plan only?
To get a phone subsidy, any phone, you will need a calling plan with contract. If you already have a plan, you just need to add data for a smartphone. (and a 2 year contract) I believe this is the same for ATT, VZW, and TMob. (well, no iPhone on TMob) You might be able to play games with only an iPad data plan, at least on ATT with the SIM cards.
 
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Man Americans get ripped off. On one hand you have a CDMA network were you dont get the full features of an iPhone and on the other you have a GSM network that has poor coverage.

Over in Oz. I pay $115 for $800 worth of calls and 9GB of data. My girlfriend pays $63 for $600 worth of calls and 3GB of data. And the download speeds average 3-6Mbs and the upload speeds average 2-3.5Mbs. Our worst provider would be equivalent to AT&T

Not to be picky but if you pay 115$ then its not 800$ worth of calls, it will be 115 or less worth of calls, the call can never, and will never be "worth" more than you pay for it.

Just saying :)
 
So is unlimited actually unlimited or does this mean 5GB?

You mean like T-Mobile where they throttle you down to Edge speeds once you exceed 5GB of data?

Most of us iPhone 4 users are tied down in a contract so it doesn't matter much yet... After we are free to leave the competition will heat up a bit

Not really. If we want to leave we pay the breakup fee.

Cheers,
 
i'm looking forward to getting the iphone 5 in june/july on verizon.

You're going to be extremely disappointed come june/july, IMO.

These types of posts kill me. Could you please explain WHY you feel he'll be "extremely disappointed come june/july"? If it's your opinion, just explain what that opinion actually is! Is it really that hard to have a position and to clearly explain it?!

Either he doesn't think verizon will get the iphone 5 or he doesn't think it's coming this summer. Personnally I think it will be a minor bump akin to 3G>3GS, the exciting stuff will be happening summer '06
 
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