AT&T Ups Throttling Threshold to 3GB
I would feel better if
That said, 3GB is still low. I've used between 4-5 GB/mo ever since I got my iPhone. When I signed this contract, there was nothing wrong with 4-5GB, now there is.
If you are an unlimited customer, you have had that for probably over 2 years.
If you are talking about the contract related to the phone, that is a different animal and has nothing to do with voice or data service.
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imthebeast said:
... the only way you're going through that much is if you're tethering or streaming video or audio all day, if you can tether and or stream audio or video all day and use it to go through 4.5 to 5 GB ...
I use anywhere from 1GB-4GB/month and I don't use any video/audio streaming services (I might view one or two YouTube video every few months). I also don't use my phone as a modem... and I have a Blackberry , which is very efficient on data. So, it is possible to still use a lot of data through other applications...
Why don't I use Boost Mobile? Because the iPhone doesn't run on Boost Mobile.
Abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx said:
man you are a corporate lacky and a half
wrong, I just understand the contractual obligations of the client services involved here
The contract related to the phone?
It requires a data plan. Nothing to do with? Call AT&T and try to start or have service with an iPhone and not have a contract that includes data.
dlmjr said:
Your contract for services does not guarantee speed on the network.
If you are an unlimited customer, you have had that for probably over 2 years.
If you are talking about the contract related to the phone, that is a different animal and has nothing to do with voice or data service.
Your voice and data services are contractural but there are zero penalties for cancelling them.
For most carriers, you are billed in advance for voice/data services, which ensures that you won't skip without paying the final bill.
If you have penalties involved, it is because you agreed to one to get a new phone at a reduced price which will involve a two year contract to remain with your carrier, usually with decreasing balance penalty over the 2 year period.
If you haven't done that, there is zero penalty for cancellation of service.
If you open a line of service with your own equipment, you will have no contract with most carriers.
If you have cellular service and don't...
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Your voice and data services are contractual but there are zero penalties for canceling them."
No that is so wrong. You must have a data plan to have a smart phone with AT&T. To cancel the data plan you have to get a basic phone or cancel your service.
If you have the iPhone you must have a data plan. If you have the so-called unlimited plan you are limited and throttled where a person with a limited plan is charged more over 3 GB but not throttled. I am not confused the data plan is required and this is a money grab intended to push more to the tiered plans,
216dilbert said:
"You obviously have very little knowledge or are confused.
Your voice and data services are contractual but there are zero penalties for canceling them."
No that is so wrong. You must have a data plan to have a smart phone with AT&T. To cancel the data plan you have to get a basic phone or cancel your service.
If you have the iPhone you must have a data plan. If you have the so-called unlimited plan you are limited and throttled where a person with a limited plan is charged more over 3 GB but not throttled. I am not confused the data plan is required and this is a money grab intended to push more to the tiered plans,
You have zero contract on any voice or data plan with ATT and the othe...
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Let me be absolutely clear on that... there's a difference between AT&T being unable to deliver speeds due to technical restrictions, and them deliberately slowing my speed down.
Since they did not guarantee any speed, any expectations of speed were manufactured by yourself.
If you can't find a clause that mentions a guarantee of highest possible speed at all times, then it ain't there and they can slow their network, or individuals at their whim.
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When you signed your contract most users were not using as much data as they are *today*, but with data usage increasing 2000% in metro NYC and SF areas and some users watching the entire Netflix catalog while on mobile networks...something had to give.
The real question is....where does your access to unlimited *FAST* data begin and where does it end? The answer is that it begins with the first day of your usage cycle and it ends when it starts interfering with *ANYONE* elses access to the same network. I can maintain using under 200 Mb per month using WIFI, so why can't others?
Your response to anyone that would defend or write anything positive on AT&T's behalf is that they are "just an AT&T fanboy"...we could say the same about you with VZW.
I'm glad you are happy with VZW, you should keep them. I've had TMO, VZW and currently AT&T - I can honestly tell you, AT&T h...
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Last thing Verizon fans where raising hell when the data outages happened.
And I use WiFi for most things (especially data-intensive things) , but simply because you're glued to WiFi all day doesn't mean I am. Also, paying $30.00/month to use 200MB is a complete waste.
Hotel WiFi is notoriously bad, airport WiFi is a ripoff, and even cafe WiFi is spotty.
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That's why 200MB is $20 per month on AT&T, not $30. For $30, you get 3,000MB per month!
Wifi networks are only as good as the hotel's, cafe's, or airports internet connections.
To put that in perspective, I pay $20.00/month for a no-contract 3G hotspot connection on Verizon Wireless for 2GB of data. And that's on Verizon Wireless, and that's on a much-more-data-intensive hotspot.
So I'll frame it like this- these plans are a money grab by AT&T.
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