Verizon Wireless: Unlimited Data Not 'Sustainable'
WiMAX is unlimited!
Let's not forget that Sprint used to have truly Unlimited data on the aircards...not so much anymore.
Don't think they won't switch this.
Don't think they won't switch this.
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It is one thing to stop offering a plan. Verizon did this also but their are still many customers with the old plans out there. Heck, I have the old tethering feature.
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Why are they making the WiMAX offerings unlimited? Wouldn't they end up running into the same so-called bandwidth problems as LTE? Is WiMAX designed so differently that bandwidth not an issue?
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It all depends on usage. Wimax right now is pretty much only viable in really large population centers. While this is great for getting a lot of subscribers, it also makes it easier to pump bandwidth to it because it's a much smaller area.
Now, take that and move it to the burbs.. where you get everyone and their mother running Limewire/pirate bay 24/7. Now you still need a lot of bandwidth, but you're also trying to cover a greater area.
If wimax takes off, there most likely will be some cap imposed eventually (just like with aircards)
Now, take that and move it to the burbs.. where you get everyone and their mother running Limewire/pirate bay 24/7. Now you still need a lot of bandwidth, but you're also trying to cover a greater area.
If wimax takes off, there most likely will be some cap imposed eventually (just like with aircards)
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Which is probably why it's good to get in early so that a customer can get locked in with unlimited.
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Which is why it's important to get in when it's still unlimited and not change the plan ever. Damn, I keep wondering how are people suppose to watch Hulu, news clips & porn if they have to constantly be paranoid about data usage.
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What both of you fail to realize sprint holds the right to change there plans at any time... its in your contracts!!!!
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True. But I would sign on with Clear and their no contract option so if they changed my plan I would then cancel. Right Jay?
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Kayslay34 said:
What both of you fail to realize sprint holds the right to change there plans at any time... its in your contracts!!!!
Sure, and if they do, you have I think its 30 days to terminate without an ETF, the truth is, now many do.
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Menno said:
It all depends on usage. Wimax right now is pretty much only viable in really large population centers. While this is great for getting a lot of subscribers, it also makes it easier to pump bandwidth to it because it's a much smaller area.
Now, take that and move it to the burbs.. where you get everyone and their mother running Limewire/pirate bay 24/7. Now you still need a lot of bandwidth, but you're also trying to cover a greater area.
If wimax takes off, there most likely will be some cap imposed eventually (just like with aircards)
Exactly. But everybody and their mother runs Limewire and Pirate Bay 24/7 here in the big city too. For example. My provider is Cablevision and everyb...
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You do understand that high def channels use a lot of bandwidth?
When you select the HD channel it takes a second or two to switch... thats your cable box telling the provider's server to stream that channel to you, over the same network cable modems run on. Imagine the amount of people on the computers and tv's at that time... thats why verizon is probably better in your area. What does verizon offer compared to what you have now?
When you select the HD channel it takes a second or two to switch... thats your cable box telling the provider's server to stream that channel to you, over the same network cable modems run on. Imagine the amount of people on the computers and tv's at that time... thats why verizon is probably better in your area. What does verizon offer compared to what you have now?
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mist668 said:
You do understand that high def channels use a lot of bandwidth?
When you select the HD channel it takes a second or two to switch... thats your cable box telling the provider's server to stream that channel to you, over the same network cable modems run on. Imagine the amount of people on the computers and tv's at that time... thats why verizon is probably better in your area. What does verizon offer compared to what you have now?
True. Far as Fios availability, Verizon claims it should have NYC wired up by 2015. That looks pretty dismal now since an article recently came out stating that Verizon was actually slowing deployment. So now it's anybodys guess when it will become available...
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Why impose a cap when they own 300Mhz of bandwidth? There is plenty of bandwidth available for any metro. No LTE carrier will have that much bandwidth available.
This is the real reason Sprint bought Nextel, not the crummy decaying iDen network but for the Wimax and spectrum licenses. It was a long term gamble but it looks like it will pay off.
This is the real reason Sprint bought Nextel, not the crummy decaying iDen network but for the Wimax and spectrum licenses. It was a long term gamble but it looks like it will pay off.
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