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Which data plan is everyone choosing?
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I'm grandfathered in @ Unlimited but may actually switch to 2GB datapro - I never use more than 600MB.
Unlimited, so I can keep tethering Netflix to my iPad. Also stream Netflix over 3G with my iPhone 4 when a jailbreak is released.
only 25 MB
In all seriousness, why do you have an iphone? Seems like an ipod touch paired with a cheap flip phone would work better?
I'm going to keep a meter on my usage for a month or two after I get my iPhone 4. If my data usage is lower than expected, then I will switch to a lower plan. But we will see. For now, I'm keeping my unlimited.
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I use to average 30g a month when I worked third shift and streamed movies on 12 hours shifts!
I'm sticking with unlimited.
AT&T is a perfect example of "the wolf in sheep's clothing" with these new data plans. People think AT&T is doing them a favor. Just wait...
AT&T is a perfect example of "the wolf in sheep's clothing" with these new data plans. People think AT&T is doing them a favor. Just wait...
I think AT&T and others should do data usage charging like they do minutes.
You have a limited amount of any time data but unlimited N&W data usage. It is the peak data load that is killing them and that is more than likely during the day when people are at work. During the evening most people should be on wifi.
Besides wifi uses less battery life any how.
You have a limited amount of any time data but unlimited N&W data usage. It is the peak data load that is killing them and that is more than likely during the day when people are at work. During the evening most people should be on wifi.
Besides wifi uses less battery life any how.
I've never had an iPhone before, so I really have no idea. I was going to do the 2GB for $25 but after reading a few of these posts, it seems like 2GB is a lot.
If I start off on 200MB for $15, how easy is it to upgrade to 2GB through ATT? Is there a charge, or can you just do it on the fly?
If I start off on 200MB for $15, how easy is it to upgrade to 2GB through ATT? Is there a charge, or can you just do it on the fly?
I'm staying with my unlimited for now, but may reduce it after a couple of months if my usage allows it. Right now its about 200 MB.
I've had an iPhone for more than 2 years now. I have never even come close to hitting 1GB. I think I barely topped 500MB last month.
Yes, silly AT&T. How dare I save money for the same exact usage I've had over two years!
The only people I can really see needing more are the few people who use something like Netflix EVERY DAY away from WiFi. I'm betting Netflix will figure out some way to cache movies on the iPad and iPhone apps so you can use that data over WiFi and then watch a couple of videos during the day. Also, as this thread seems to be pointing out, most people don't need an unlimited plan. Even most of the people sticking with it don't seem to use 2GB per month.
I'm keeping my $30 unlimited plan, however, I looked at my past 6 months of data usage and I've never used more than 500MB in a month, so I could easily get away with the 2GB plan, but with the HD video and Netflix coming out, I could see myself using the data plan a lot more with the iPhone 4, so I'm keeping my unlimited.
def staying with unlimited
I browse the web allllll the time on 3G, even though I haven't gone over 2Gb you never know.....in a year from now, if 4G is available....I am sure I will be streaming movies all the time
Its def worth the extra $5 a month.
I browse the web allllll the time on 3G, even though I haven't gone over 2Gb you never know.....in a year from now, if 4G is available....I am sure I will be streaming movies all the time
Its def worth the extra $5 a month.
I am doing the same, I am a new AT&T customer so I can't have unlimited. But the few months that I have checked with my current iphone on T-mobile I am using less than 100MB, so even if my usage goes up, which I'm sure it will when I don't have to deal with my hacked T-zones not working half the time haha, I should be fine, and I can always upgrade if needed.
Sounds like you're still gun-shy from all the stories of "bricked" phones early on. That was unlocking, not jailbreaking. Jailbreaking is totally reversible. Even if you have a problem, you just restore the phone to its original state. No harm, no foul.