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we're gonna have to start watching our data like we once had to watch our texts
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It will be only a matter of time, before buying one for full retail will no longer allow you to keep unlimited data.
The carriers want you to pay for all the data you use, just like a gas or electric company, this is what will give them profits and support their infrastructure.
It is not like they are trying to do anything different than any other company does, just that they are able to play a few tricks to get it, like paying for a text plan and data plan, even though they both reside on the same data path...what is difficult about this....
Thank you for your heartfelt concern. I can assure you I will not be upset as I am able to read and comprehend the contracts that we work under in today's world. I hope that this is a skill you will also learn as it can help you in all aspects of life. Thanks again for your compassion towards me, I hope your day is a good one.
Who's the baby now?
Ive swapped to 3 Mobiles ONE PLAN for the next month. Unlimited data including tethering for £25. So far its blowing vodafone out of the water for connection stability and streaming...very happy so far.
Everybody i spoke to said DONT DO IT, 3 is rubbish. So far it's the complete opposite...good by vodafone and your £65 bills.
Everybody i spoke to said DONT DO IT, 3 is rubbish. So far it's the complete opposite...good by vodafone and your £65 bills.
I have the same response when I tell people i'm moving to 3 from Vodafone.
This 24 month iPhone 4 contract expires next month, when the next iPhone is available I will be swapping to 3. Vodafone signal is terrible and cost is terrible.
This has been the case in the UK since they introduced personal hotspot. There are 2 carriers only that offer unlimited data now, giff gaff, who are unofficial and cant enable vis voicemail.
3 who have the worst customer services known to man.
Im still on o2, with unlimited, but thats only because I have changed my tariff since the iphone 1
3 who have the worst customer services known to man.
Im still on o2, with unlimited, but thats only because I have changed my tariff since the iphone 1
You are right that is what they want, the problem is that what they are selling is nothing like what a gas or electric company sells.
Unlike a gas company, there is no supply limit or finite limit on broadband. The only limit is self enforced in local cell capacity. Did you know that until not all that long ago most ATT cell sites were fed with a t1 line? Yes this was well into the iphone world. We all had a fit, so they were FORCED to upgrade them. Noticed I say they were FORCED. That is what this is really about, they don't want to spend capital in building the network to provide the services that they want to sell. Sort of like if you decided not to go to work because you would get paid and then have to pay your taxes and bills.
The problem is that they are not like any other company, Their business is biased on they use of radio spectrum that WE own. Until just very recently (with the bands that will be used for LTE) we allowed them to use it for free. Now they pay a one time lease fee that is for them a small part of their total income stream. As they use our spectrum to provide us service they have a obligation to provide us service at a fair price and that does not include screwing us on data that they already promised us we could use as part of our plans at a per byte price. Maybe if they want to be like gas and electric companies we should call them monopolies and regulate them like gas and electric companies ,wonder how they would like that?
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