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I just got a sensation. Currently I still have the G1unlimited data plan. Do I need to pay more to get the 4g speeds? I think my data speeds were better with my nexus one. I don't want to call tmo because I would expect them to say "oh, you have a 4g phone, you need the 4g plan to go with it. Would you like the 2 TB plan or the 5 TB plan? That'll be $40/month"
No, you dont
I still have my data plan from my touch pro 2 and im getting 4g so i guess no
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The same as they said. No you don't need another plan to get 4g speeds. I'm on an old android plan and getting great speeds.
I called T-mobile and got the 4g data plan and it was the same price as the mytouch 3g plan I had before. I have the 5gb unlimited plan.
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Still rock'in the G1 Dataplan here, worked great with my Nexus One, and now with my Sensations.
+1 to the G1 Unlimited Data.
I was thinking of asking the same question. Nice to see positive responses.
I'm on a G1 unlimited data 400txt or$25. It transferred no problems. I ordered my Sensation over the phone and discussed the data/txt package and data caps openly with the representative. They will let you keep it, with a 5gb cap.
SykesAT said:
I'm on a G1 unlimited data 400txt or$25. It transferred no problems. I ordered my Sensation over the phone and discussed the data/txt package and data caps openly with the representative. They will let you keep it, with a 5gb cap.
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That means that they're not letting you keep it. A 5gb cap is not unlimited. You're paying for 5gb of data per month, not unlimited.
armoguy94 said:
That means that they're not letting you keep it. A 5gb cap is not unlimited. You're paying for 5gb of data per month, not unlimited.
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T-mo has given all plans a 5gb cap. Even the G1 plans. I know they started out as truly unlimited but... T-mo has changed this. Feel free to search around and revert.
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T-mo has given all plans a 5gb cap. Even the G1 plans. I know they started out as truly unlimited but... T-mo has changed this. Feel free to search around and revert.
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Yeah I grandfathered my em+plan with unlimited web, bt what they did is they changed this to 4g web in the system so I now get 4g speeds bt now its capped at 5gb which I ain't tripping much about..haven't used that much data yet bt I'm planning on doin it this bill cycle to c if I will actually get throttled since my friend got to that cap n they sent him a notice, by even after goin over his speeds didn't change
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Thanks for the replies. I don't have a data cap on my and I'm not wanting to take the step unless it is absolutely necessary.
Last month I used 6GB of data and that was pretty hard to do. When I decided to do it I had 5 days left on my billing cycle and was just under a gig. It was pretty dificult to use that much data in such a short time.
SykesAT said:
I'm on a G1 unlimited data 400txt or$25. It transferred no problems. I ordered my Sensation over the phone and discussed the data/txt package and data caps openly with the representative. They will let you keep it, with a 5gb cap.
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I have this same plan w/txt...what 4G speeds are you getting?
I'm the OP. The best I've been able to get is .84 Mbps down, .71Mbps up.
I'm getting 2.80 Mbps down and 1.68 Mbps up at last look...but I expect more from 4G!
Yeah, it's pretty lame. I'd be happy with 1Mbps down and .5up.
Where are you located with such slow speeds? Is anybody else there getting better results?
Home is worthless for 4g for me. Im constantly on my wifi. But at work I get 4-5 bars and get around 5mpbs up and 1.5 down. Driving home, I get constant full 5 bars and get 6-8mpbs.
Same for me, those speed I mentioned earlier were from home pretty slow. I tried it from work and was able to get 2 up and 1.5 down so I'm ok with those speeds. I'm still not blown away but it's a little better than I had.
no because android data plans are all the same, now they just limit your plan to 5gb.
is anyone using it??? for APN internet2 bypass throttle data speed.
does this method work?
It used to. Tmo fixed it. There is no workaround for the throttle.
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"200mb Unlimited".....
Hahahahaha..... Oh cell corporations.....you make me laugh.
And cry.....
lol sorry, i wouldn't waste $10 on 200mb. even if this phone was rooted, there is no way around the throttle, they blocked it. it worked on my mt4g and g2x and then it stopped.
Oxymoron much? xD
EmceeGeek said:
lol sorry, i wouldn't waste $10 on 200mb. even if this phone was rooted, there is no way around the throttle, they blocked it. it worked on my mt4g and g2x and then it stopped.
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Prob for people only websurf and youtube?
how about internationa version?? not the T-mobile version?
I have the $10 plan (2 actually.. family plan) and think its great. We are light data users and love not being forced in to more expensive data plans (vs. any other carrier) and the fact that we still get data even after the 200MB.. it just might be slower. Perfect for us. Its *THE* reason we are TMo customers. At $30 dataplans, my corporate discount would be much better on Verizon.
I'm using the 200mb plan - honestly I'm on WiFi all day at work and home. Last month I used 5 mg...I feel like I need to set aside time to actually use it.
200mb wouldn't last me 2 days... perhaps not even 1 lol!
anyway, you guys do know about the prefered android unlimited plan right?
5gb cap, $20 a month.
so does international version of Sensation can do that bypass?
I use 200MB in 1 day. pff
That is the plan I am on now. I'm trying to bust pass the limit to see just how slow the restriction is. Right now I am using 2g and I find that fine, so I am going to wait and see.
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I have the grandfathered android data plan. Got a text that I was being throttled. I was still hitting 4g speeds and managed to get up to 7gb by the end of the month
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I'm really interested in seeing how slow the throttled speeds are. Like, are they slower than EDGE? I think I can deal with it. I got the 200mb data.
When I bought my phone there was a frequent questions pamplet on the reps counter that mentioned reduced speed was 2g or edge (or 2g edge I can't remember exactly). At the time I just thought it was nice for them to specify. Sorry I can't remember exactly, my memory kinda sucks
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2gb for $20
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Flippy125 said:
I have the grandfathered android data plan. Got a text that I was being throttled. I was still hitting 4g speeds and managed to get up to 7gb by the end of the month
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I also have the old "unlimited data" plan. When I upgraded phones. They tried to switch me. For years I've been able to keep my data plan. When I got the sensation. I had the rep repeat to me what plans I had. It was over the phone and conversation was recorded. I had him repeat to me my plans and he said "looks like you have unlimited data" and i told him "I have what?" and he said "Unlimited data" I said Thank you and to please note it on the account.
I got a text for throttled down connection. Called back in. Spoke with rep, tech, than supervisor. Had him repeat my plan. "Unlimited data"
I ended the conversation saying no where does "Unlimited data" says you can limit my speed or anything for that fact. Supervisor agreed and took off throttle. everything is back to normal and have no noticed any data issues or speed issues.
mykoe817 said:
I also have the old "unlimited data" plan. When I upgraded phones. They tried to switch me. For years I've been able to keep my data plan. When I got the sensation. I had the rep repeat to me what plans I had. It was over the phone and conversation was recorded. I had him repeat to me my plans and he said "looks like you have unlimited data" and i told him "I have what?" and he said "Unlimited data" I said Thank you and to please note it on the account.
I got a text for throttled down connection. Called back in. Spoke with rep, tech, than supervisor. Had him repeat my plan. "Unlimited data"
I ended the conversation saying no where does "Unlimited data" says you can limit my speed or anything for that fact. Supervisor agreed and took off throttle. everything is back to normal and have no noticed any data issues or speed issues.
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No offense, but I have to call BS... I have heard hundreds of reports from reps and end-users alike that there is no switch to turn off throttling. Moreover, it's clear as day in the terms of service that they will throttle as soon as you hit your data limit. Additionally, you have truly unlimited data, the first 200mb, 2gb, 5gb, or 10gb at full speed, and then the remainder of the month at dial-up speeds. All plans are unlimited, you are just paying for how much full speed service you want before you get throttled.
If you were right, we could just pay $10 for 200mb and then complain about the throttle when it kicks in and have full 4g speed all month for $10. Would be nice, but you're dreaming.
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Nope. no BS. when you get a "200mb plan" that's your plan. 200mb. Unlimited is just that. Unlimited. They've changed data plans around and have put in many tiers. None of which are "Unlimited"
Just glad I get to keep my old plan. this was from like sidekick 2 or whatever it was. I know I can't tether however. That is an add on apparently. some how they know...
Mainspring said:
200mb wouldn't last me 2 days... perhaps not even 1 lol!
anyway, you guys do know about the prefered android unlimited plan right?
5gb cap, $20 a month.
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I love that plan! I have it for me and the Mrs. It's what keeps us with TMobile.
So in April when i picked up my G2X i decided to go to the local Tmobile store to get my phone because i didnt want to wait for shipping and for once decided to save a few bucks and get the contract extension rather than pay outright.
when there setting everything up I was told I needed a new sim card for 4G.
I thought that was odd because I was already given a "new" 4G sim for that reason on my nexus one.
I specifically told the clerk i did NOT want the new 5GB plan because of the data throttling and wanted to keep my old plan. he said no problem.
I have since found out the hard way I am now on the 5GB plan and constantly get the throttle text message and its pissing me off.
Ive tried calling Tmobile and I always end up with someone who barely speaks English and doesn't understand what my problem is.
I explain i want my old plan and not to be data throttled and they read from a script explaining it doesnt cut off my internet or charge me extra.
has anyone dealt with this and succesfully got the old plan back?
even with constantly being on WIFI when its available ( and killing my battery )
i go over 5gb and it sucks.
Everybody got switched to 5GB, I don't think anybody wanted it either. You can't get unthrottled data plans anymore. The only thing you could do is "upgrade" to the 10GB plan.
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Well that blows, i was under the impression if you dont change your plan they are obligated to give you the service you've always had.
I havent checked the 10GB price but considering what I am paying now I doubt I will be willing to pay it.
it sucks paying more money for lesser service.
so far in the last few months I feel like Tmobile, My bank,insurance & Sirius have all bent me over & screwed me without dinner or a thank you....
Just curious, how long have you had unthrottled data? I got switched to the 5GB plan back in October of last year.
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How it was explained to me, T-Mobile always had the 5 gb limit. They just didn't enforce it automatically like they do now. It was hidden away in the fine print way back that 5 gb was the limit for high speed data, they just had no way of actually throttling til they got the 4g network up and running. So we are screwed. I can't even upgrade to the 10gb plan since I'm on and old myfavs family plan so its not an option for me.
C0dy said:
Just curious, how long have you had unthrottled data? I got switched to the 5GB plan back in October of last year.
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hard to say, Im a heavy user. stream stern on sirius all work day ( or while the battery lasts unplugged) lots of checking hotmail,facebook, web browsing,texting ext. not many calls
picked up the phone in April and started getting the throttling text messages in NOV
meental said:
How it was explained to me, T-Mobile always had the 5 gb limit. They just didn't enforce it automatically like they do now. It was hidden away in the fine print way back that 5 gb was the limit for high speed data, they just had no way of actually throttling til they got the 4g network up and running. So we are screwed. I can't even upgrade to the 10gb plan since I'm on and old myfavs family plan so its not an option for me.
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thats what i THOUGHT i was still on. i was supposed to be on the myfaves plan with unlimited android from the G1 days.
seems like these days not only does your dollar not go very far but it seems like you have to take it and like it because there are no better options.
especially with cellular providers.
sucks I finally get a phone how i want and now i cant find decent service for it in south FL lol
The 10gig plan is an extra $60. I have 2 devices with this service And its still not enough. Got throttled in the first week this month. Off to buy a hotspot tomorrow.
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mustangtim49 said:
The 10gig plan is an extra $60. I have 2 devices with this service And its still not enough. Got throttled in the first week this month. Off to buy a hotspot tomorrow.
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Wait, it's $60 on top of what you're paying for phone/messaging ?
You are guys are lucky you don't get throttled until 5gb. The two major carriers in Thailand throttle you down to Edge speeds on 3G after reaching 2Gb on one and 3Gb on the other on their so-called unlimited data plans.
You can get a sonic hot spot for 20 a month???
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I checked my plan for the first time in ages the other day; did not bother checking because it's been the same for the last 5 years (unlimited everything), and I too found that I was switched over to their 5gb. I'm usually on wifi but I'm not looking forward to getting throttled.
mustangtim49 said:
The 10gig plan is an extra $60. I have 2 devices with this service And its still not enough. Got throttled in the first week this month. Off to buy a hotspot tomorrow.
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Hotspot has the speeds as the cell phone data plan. If you use 5gb in a week then the hotspot is not going help you. your going to pay $79.99 for 10gb of data with a hotspot.
Gotta feed the need. It itches for most
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Is there a way to bypass the limit? The. Internet is useless once it hit the limit can even watch a youtube video
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yeah, don't use it for watching movies and as a hotspot for your entire house. There were a few methods used before, but I can't remember them and I don't think I can speak about it anyway as you did sign a contract that limits your data to 5gb. I'm on it too and unless I go crazy with movies I don't get close. Sorry.
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yeah, don't use it for watching movies and as a hotspot for your entire house. There were a few methods used before, but I can't remember them and I don't think I can speak about it anyway as you did sign a contract that limits your data to 5gb. I'm on it too and unless I go crazy with movies I don't get close. Sorry.
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Are you on T-Mobile? They recently added a new data plan that is unlimited, unrestricted data use even past 5 GB. For me, it was the same exact price that I was already paying. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure it's the same price as the previous 5 GB plan.
partylikeaninjastar said:
Are you on T-Mobile? They recently added a new data plan that is unlimited, unrestricted data use even past 5 GB. For me, it was the same exact price that I was already paying. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty sure it's the same price as the previous 5 GB plan.
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Well what is it called and hpw much
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Well what is it called and hpw much
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It's part of the value plans. It's called Unlimited Nationwide 4G and is $69.99
Found it cost twice of what I pay now its 89.99 bs price
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I'm a family plan and didn't have to pay extra for it. I assumed it would be the same for anyone also already on a 5 GB plan.
I'm on 5 gb plan bit not enough since I mostly watch youtube and Netflix. Doesn't make sense to have 4g and surf web only
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partylikeaninjastar said:
I'm a family plan and didn't have to pay extra for it. I assumed it would be the same for anyone also already on a 5 GB plan.
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I had a 5gb limit on a family plan and I upgraded to their truly unlimited plan and I saved money. (five dollars to be exact)
supersilko said:
Found it cost twice of what I pay now its 89.99 bs price
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You are looking at the classic plan. As I said look for the Value plan. Otherwise there is no other way of getting unlimited internet.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Packages/ValuePackages.aspx
Also since you are probably on the 100 min unlimited plan then you can jump on the 500min unlimited plan which is $59.99 or the one without unlimited texts for $54.99
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You are looking at the classic plan. As I said look for the Value plan. Otherwise there is no other way of getting unlimited internet.
http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Packages/ValuePackages.aspx
Also since you are probably on the 100 min unlimited plan then you can jump on the 500min unlimited plan which is $59.99 or the one without unlimited texts for $54.99
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Those are 2 gb cap. 89.99 is tje only unlimited without cap. I have unlimited 5 gb
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supersilko said:
Those are 2 gb cap. 89.99 is tje only unlimited without cap. I have unlimited 5 gb
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Wrong, look at the list.
There is a 200mb option then a 2gig option and then last an unlimited plan which is nearly 1TB.
There is a 69.99 unlimited everything but there is probably a catch lile for new user only with 2 yrs. Agreement
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There is a 69.99 unlimited everything but there is probably a catch lile for new user only with 2 yrs. Agreement
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Nope, It does require a 2 year contract but it's not for just new users. It's not a limited time plan or anything.
Damn why can't I just change plan without contract
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For me, it would end up costing about $20 more per month as I'm on the value family plan and pay $90 before taxes for 2 lines with unlimited talk, text and 5gb data.
I'd go into a store and see if you can strong arm them into giving you the plan. They hate losing customers since their only advantage is being cheaper, nicer and more open to a range of devices.
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For me, it would end up costing about $20 more per month as I'm on the value family plan and pay $90 before taxes for 2 lines with unlimited talk, text and 5gb data.
I'd go into a store and see if you can strong arm them into giving you the plan. They hate losing customers since their only advantage is being cheaper, nicer and more open to a range of devices.
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That's a lot of advantages lol. I recently switched to Simple Mobile and the speeds are the exact same, signal is the same (uses T-Mobile towers) and I hardly use my phone's data to watch much youtube since there's usually wifi somewhere, including my house. Whoever watches Netflix on their phone via your data connection... you'rs just asking to get capped.
Are you always traveling? Try to use WiFi.
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The unlimited data plan tmobile just introduced includes a proxy redirect if you try to tether your phone to another device. If you're blowing through your 5gb cap because all you do is watch youtube and netflix on tmobile, you have two options...choose to loose the ability to tether, and maybe pay a little more.
I get redirect now without. The new plan
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I have grandfathered unlimited data & also grandfathered unlimited data hotspot from verizon. I think I pay $30 monthly for the hotspot feature. I know there are many ROMS that have native tethering without having a hotspot subscription.
What I am wondering is if I cancelled my hotspot, would I be able to use the phone's unlimited data plan to use insane amounts of tethered datas? The month I moved and was without internet for a month I used 70+ GB on my hotspot (which has unlimited data) and Verizon never made a peep. I gather from "openyoureyes" recent post that he uses 55+ GB of data every month without a word from Verizon. I don't know if any of that is tethered.
Does anyone use native tethering on an unlimited plan, using lots of tethered data without incident? I guess I'm asking if Verizon has any way to know if your unlimited data is being used by your phone or a tethered device if you use native tethering?
Thanks
I use anywhere from 50-80 gigs a month and Verizon hasn't complained. I don't have a tethering/mobile hotspot plan but I do have my beloved grandfathered unlimited data and I use the native mobile hotspot a lot...been doing this for at least 2 years.
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Wow, sounds like I can save $30 bucks a month, that's quite a few beers.....
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junksecret said:
Wow, sounds like I can save $30 bucks a month, that's quite a few beers.....
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I have unlimited data grandfathered - and I use the hacked hotspot constantly. I let my kid watch netflix while we're driving long distances (most weekends). I watch netflix myself, often. I easily use 60-80 gigs a month. Verizon has never said anything - ever.
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I use anywhere from 50-80 gigs a month and Verizon hasn't complained. I don't have a tethering/mobile hotspot plan but I do have my beloved grandfathered unlimited data and I use the native mobile hotspot a lot...been doing this for at least 2 years.
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Alfyne said:
I have unlimited data grandfathered - and I use the hacked hotspot constantly. I let my kid watch netflix while we're driving long distances (most weekends). I watch netflix myself, often. I easily use 60-80 gigs a month. Verizon has never said anything - ever.
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Thanks for the $30 a month guys, where do I send the check?.....
Unlimited data here and I don't pay for the hotspot either. I don't use near as much data as those folks above but I've been doing it for almost 3 years.
$30? **** that.
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Did Verizon not lose a class action over charging for LTE hot spot some thing about breech of deal with the spectrum and them agreeing to not charge for the feature.
Yeah, for tiered data subscribers. Unlimited subscribers is kinda a grey zone.
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Did Verizon not lose a class action over charging for LTE hot spot some thing about breech of deal with the spectrum and them agreeing to not charge for the feature.
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Correct, but that is for the "new plans", the ones with limited data use. I don't know if they specifically say NOT unlimited, but it wasn't intended for us. However, I don't think it would be hard to dispute if they randomly tried charging you extra.
I use about 40GB a month, most is from normal use. Maybe 10GB is from tethering... I try to do most of my downloading through my phone so they don't try to get me for tethering. I can literally do anything I want from my phone that my laptop can do (in terms of data use), its just a little more convent to tether sometimes.
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I used over 100gigs in June. Tried to avoid it but failed.
Been using over 50 for the past few months..
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Oh how I miss unlimited data...