Verizon to Introduce Tiered Pricing in 4 to 6 Months
Look at current prices to see how they think!
9.99 = 25MB
30.00 = Unl/5GB
60.00 = 5GB (Air Card/Tether Total)
or add 2GB for $20 palm and droid X?
so new plans likely will be like that???
so what smart phones end up with
9.99 for 25MB
29.99 for 500MB
59.99 2GB
99.99 for 5GB sounds like what they have in mind...
"We're not sure we agree yet with how [AT&T] valued the data"
Yea sure, verizon "Values" it as in values getting more $ for giving you less (data).
30.00 = Unl/5GB
60.00 = 5GB (Air Card/Tether Total)
or add 2GB for $20 palm and droid X?
so new plans likely will be like that???
so what smart phones end up with
9.99 for 25MB
29.99 for 500MB
59.99 2GB
99.99 for 5GB sounds like what they have in mind...
"We're not sure we agree yet with how [AT&T] valued the data"
Yea sure, verizon "Values" it as in values getting more $ for giving you less (data).
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seriously, think a bit before you post next time.
30 for smartphones IS unlimited. Period.
There is no way in hell Verizon will lower their data caps that much. at WORST they'll match ATT.
(Verizon users consume more data than ATT users, so att's numbers wouldn't work for verizon anyway)
30 for smartphones IS unlimited. Period.
There is no way in hell Verizon will lower their data caps that much. at WORST they'll match ATT.
(Verizon users consume more data than ATT users, so att's numbers wouldn't work for verizon anyway)
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if you don't mind, could you cite the source of that comment. I would like to read the article that shows Verizon users use more data than AT&T users.
if you don't mind, could you cite the source of that comment. I would like to read the article that shows Verizon users use more data than AT&T users.
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Cnet cites Validas, a company that you pay to look at your wireless bill and check to see if they can make your bill cheaper. They get all of their information from a very small portion of customers that are upset with their bill and take it to Validas to make sure its accurate.
2 months later Cnet posted another article showing that iOS devices use twice as much data as android... it says "iOS devices accounted for 56 percent of mobile Web usage in the U.S" while "Quantcast shows Android's mobile Web share at 25 percent at the end of August"
Quantcast tracks usage across several million websites and (in my opinion) has a much more accurate example of wireless data usage in the US.
here is my source http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3...
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2 months later Cnet posted another article showing that iOS devices use twice as much data as android... it says "iOS devices accounted for 56 percent of mobile Web usage in the U.S" while "Quantcast shows Android's mobile Web share at 25 percent at the end of August"
Quantcast tracks usage across several million websites and (in my opinion) has a much more accurate example of wireless data usage in the US.
here is my source http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3...
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validas doesn't.
web traffic counts all traffic, wifi or 3g, and wifi isn't billed, and it doesn't matter HOW much you browse over wifi, it will have no impact on how att views data.
Validas got those number by looking at 20k bills. Not wholly accurate, but nothing to sneeze at.
web traffic counts all traffic, wifi or 3g, and wifi isn't billed, and it doesn't matter HOW much you browse over wifi, it will have no impact on how att views data.
Validas got those number by looking at 20k bills. Not wholly accurate, but nothing to sneeze at.
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ISn't it more pertinent to compare how much mobile internet is accessed by the average android compared to the average Iphone, versus quantcast's measurement of ALL androids and ALL Iphones. A true comparison would be on a 1:1 basis. If iPhones all together used twice as much mobile internet as androids, but there are way more than twice as many iPhones out there than androids, then each android accounts for a higher percentage of web use.
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yeah, but the iPhone has dozens of apps that are constantly streaming data, whether it be Eliminate Pro- an online FPS, the several warcraft knockoff MMORPG's or even simple apps like Netflix, Hulu Plus or streaming bootleg movies, tv shows and anime from iPhonemoviez.net. Not to mention the countless X rated streaming sites built for the iOS and its quicktime player.
Don't get me wrong I believe Android can use a ton of data when you set it as a wifi hotspot but the average iPhone user plays online games against other users while the average Android user (people that can't get the iPhone) gets intimidated when dragging and dropping music into the device when set to mass storage mode.
Don't get me wrong I believe Android can use a ton of data when you set it as a wifi hotspot but the average iPhone user plays online games against other users while the average Android user (people that can't get the iPhone) gets intimidated when dragging and dropping music into the device when set to mass storage mode.
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I'm not sure I agree with you, Menno. The 39 million iPhone users are using more data than Verizon is. Also their "unlimited" plan is capped at 5gb after which you pay overages.
The odds of a smartphone using that much data are very slim. so it is a non factor.
The odds of a smartphone using that much data are very slim. so it is a non factor.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20012011-266.html »
and no, their unlimited plan is NOT capped at 5gb
myself, jayshmay and dozens of others I've spoken to personally frequently go past that cap (and no, we don't have to resort to tethering to do it) I've had months where I consumed close to 10GB of data, not even a peep from verizon on my bill.
The concept that the unlimited plan is capped at 5gb is a hold over from when "unlimited" aircards had a hidden 5gb cap which was years ago.
If you are consuming the data from your smartphone, and you're not using it to tether, verizon will not cut you off.
and no, their unlimited plan is NOT capped at 5gb
myself, jayshmay and dozens of others I've spoken to personally frequently go past that cap (and no, we don't have to resort to tethering to do it) I've had months where I consumed close to 10GB of data, not even a peep from verizon on my bill.
The concept that the unlimited plan is capped at 5gb is a hold over from when "unlimited" aircards had a hidden 5gb cap which was years ago.
If you are consuming the data from your smartphone, and you're not using it to tether, verizon will not cut you off.
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I don't know where you get the number 39 million iPhones.....there are somewhere between 6 million and 10 million iPhone users on the AT&T network
But at any rate, the newest numbers are that fully 53% of AT&T customers now have a smartphone, with a data plan, which is a larger percentage than any other carrier, so it is safe to assume that AT&T customers consume more data than with other carriers
But at any rate, the newest numbers are that fully 53% of AT&T customers now have a smartphone, with a data plan, which is a larger percentage than any other carrier, so it is safe to assume that AT&T customers consume more data than with other carriers
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http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/04/13/verizon-an ... »
What ATT had a higher % of smartphone users, Verizon and Sprint have significantly higher numbers of business aircard users.
And I HIGHLY doubt that 68% of aircard users use under 200mb a month
What ATT had a higher % of smartphone users, Verizon and Sprint have significantly higher numbers of business aircard users.
And I HIGHLY doubt that 68% of aircard users use under 200mb a month
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The actual report refers to 3G data...which since AT&T has the second smallest 3G footprint, (second to T-Mobile which only begin building its 3G network this year) totally makes sense....it doesn't include EDGE, which is where the bulk of the data usage on AT&T
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