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this is great, except...

Sofa_King

Mar 27, 2009, 10:06 AM
... that Verizon, like most providers, caps their data services at 5GB per month. That's hard to go over when using a smartphone, but on a netbook, it could easily be done. Now, if they were to adopt Alltel's TRULY unlimited data policy, then it would be choice! 😉
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eric_cartman

Mar 27, 2009, 10:17 AM
Even without P2P use, TV watching and Netflix online, my avg use is around 20something GB a month, doing work mostly.

Point is, it is very easy to go over the 5GB limit on a XP/Linux machine, so Verizon should openly state it's 5GB limit instead of advertising 'Unlimited', or provide truly unlimited service. Or atleast provide a much higher cap [like 30 or 60GB]
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jskrenes

Mar 27, 2009, 10:56 AM
They already do advertise it as a 5GB cap. It's on all their flyers and posters in our store, and none of their TV ads include the word "unlimited."

Maybe it's because I live in a rural area, or maybe because I qualify my customers, but I've never seen anyone go over 5 GB. Of course, I won't sell to graphics designers, online gamers, etc., as the plan won't support their usage.
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eric_cartman

Mar 27, 2009, 10:25 AM
the plans they offer with their broadband usb sticks is either [50MB for $40 or 5GB for $60]

So I was partially wrong about the unlimited claim [they still advertise it on TV].

But seriously, 50MB for $40? Damn. All i can say is WTF? I mean, really?!

So, yea, they have to offer better plans for the laptops[oops, netbooks]
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Menno

Mar 28, 2009, 1:46 AM
Unlimited email and web, when advertised on TV is always in conjunction with cellphones, which it is unlimited from. whenever you are talking aircards, the cap is mentioned.

and the 50mb plan is there for penny pinchers, nothing more. Just like the 300 anytime plan for 34.99 that doesn't include M2M. It's not a plan any rep worth their salt will try selling to a customer, but it is there if the customer is so focused on monthly costs that they can't understand that paying 20 more for a significant bandwidth boost is worth it in almost every single case. IMO verizion should just drop the plan, but they won't because then people will bitch and moan about being "forced" into a higher end plan that doesn't fit their needs even though if y...
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sangyup81

Mar 27, 2009, 10:45 AM
As long as the netbooks default to wifi or LAN first before going on VZW's network, things should be fine
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Choices101

Mar 27, 2009, 12:43 PM
It's unlimited for mobile web on the actual phone, but when you tether you only get 5GB max.
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fahrende

Mar 27, 2009, 7:14 PM
Perhaps a good transition into LTE?
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Jayshmay

Mar 28, 2009, 1:40 AM
Then you might as well just wait for LTE! And get real broadband rather than, what, 1.5mbps. I'm not paying $60 until it's WOPTH $60/mo.
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Menno

Mar 28, 2009, 1:53 AM
People define what internet is worth. Truckers can spend that ammount easily in a month using pay per use wifi hotspots whenever they stop for the night. For them, $2 a day is a GREAT value.

Wireless internet by it's nature will be more expensive than wired internet. Wired internet is significantly cheaper to maintain, and still it is expensive. Cable is 30-50 in a lot of areas (without a TV bundle) and you are stuck to ONE LOCATION, so when you travel, you are paying for internet you can't use until you get back home. So yes, it is cheaper... but by how much? and is that difference in price worth it? Especially if the customer is mobile?

And what of customers where their choices are dialup (dirt cheap, but practically useless)...
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Versed

Mar 28, 2009, 5:55 PM
Exactly Menno, reason I bought my Sprint USB broadband dongle a few years back (this April) was for that reason. My contract is up in April, honestly don't know what I'm going to do, just take it month to month now. I use the SW 595w on my Macbook, my ASUS notebook, my Aspire One and my desktop if Comcast goes down.
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Jayshmay

Mar 28, 2009, 1:26 AM
Nobody can explain how it is a webpage such as Phone Scoop looks EXACTLY the SAME on my Nokia N95 using Opera Mini 4.1 as it does on my laptop.
But supposedly uses more data on a laptop, again, the webpage looks exactly the same, not just Phone Scoop, but numerous other websites look the same also, so I see no reason more data is used on a laptop than a phone running Opera Mini or Skyfire.

I'm almost halfway thru my billing cycle and I have used almost 300mb's.
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Menno

Mar 28, 2009, 1:35 AM
website's aren't the issue. It's P2P Netflix/Itunes (movies), Online games that can have data patches over 1GB a piece every few months, online games that can be purchased and downloaded (2-3gb min) all online.

Cellphones, even ones running windows mobile, don't have those data intensive applications. Torrents being some of the biggest offenders. If you used the internet on your computer exactly like you used it on your phone you would have no issues staying under the 5gb cap most companies have. It's when you start adding in all the additional things computers can do that it becomes an issue.

I remember reading an article when cable companies started considering adding "soft caps" to their bandwidth. People were outraged and then...
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Jayshmay

Mar 28, 2009, 1:50 AM
If I did more web browsing on my laptop probably all I would do different is watch more video like on news websites and porn. I did download that YouTube app that Google made for S60, I've only used it a few times so far though. I just do mostly casual web browsing, tech/news/porn.
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Menno

Mar 28, 2009, 1:57 AM
Porn is also a huge drain on bandwidth. not because of how large the file sizes are, but rather because so many people are accessing those sites, and there are users who do nothing but try to amass as large of an offline collection as possible, which adds up bandwidth quickly.


For casual browsing like you described, the 5gb cap shouldn't be an issue. you are halfway through a billing cycle and are just now using 1/3 of your first gigabyte. Unless you are planning on going on a porn watching marathon, 5gb is more than adequate for your (netbook) needs.
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Azeron

Mar 28, 2009, 4:35 AM
Hmmmmm....porn you say. Tell me more... LOL
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