Flashing Roms eating up data? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III

Hey everyone,
So before i got the galaxy i was on an unlimited plan so i was never paranoid about my data usage. I had to switch to Verizon's new plan and i had to give up unlimited data. I purchased 4 gigs a month thinking that this should be more than sufficient. I was on the iphone before and i would usually use up around 1.7 gigs a month. I just checked my usage and i am at 2.44 gigs and still 16 days left on my cycle. I dont use my data too much. I do stream pandora and iheartradio but not much more than i did with the iphone. I know when i flash a rom it erases everything and then every app has to be re-installed. Every time i flash i make sure i am connected to wifi before i start to re-download the apps. Has anyone else noticed high data usage after flashing a few times? I may have to stop flashing for 16 days and keep my data cutoff, that was built into android, set. Anyone else without unlimited notice high data usage after flashing a few times. Even unlimited users, have you guys ever checked your usage. Let me know, thanks.
*Note - At work and home (where i spend my entire life) i am connected to wifi.

Are you making use of Google Backup/Restore services?
When a "fresh install" starts up & you enter in your Google account information, the restore functionality usually tries to kick in transparently in the background. At that point in time, it's entirely plausible that you haven't added any wifi information yet, so it's pulling app data down over the air.
That's the only possible cause I can think of?

I haven't checked mine lately but I always stop play from auto installing and use titanium backup. There have been a few times where the play store would auto restore before I was connected to WiFi.
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Download the ROMS on wifi. Flash and restore when you are on wifi. Don't use the google backup service unless you will be on wifi for the next, say hour to be safe, or restore locally with Titanium.

Thanks for the input. With my last rom I didn't use my Google setup on the initial boot up. I went and turned wifi on and then added my Google account. I'll try removing Google backup and I'm gonna use titanium backup to see if I have any changes.
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I'm about to hit 6GB with 1 day left in the billing cycle but that includes downloading a few different versions of cm9/cm10 and about 10 rom flashes/full google restores all on 4G LTE. Luckily I still have unlimited or I'd have to be a lot more careful.

I just hit 20 gigs. Still have have 6 days to go
VERIZON GALAXY S 3

DROID3R said:
I just hit 20 gigs. Still have have 6 days to go
VERIZON GALAXY S 3
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Do you download everything off network and flash multiple roms? 20 gigs lot. Your lucky your unlimited cause Verizon would charge $15 per gig over your limit
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ruben8448 said:
Hey everyone,
So before i got the galaxy i was on an unlimited plan so i was never paranoid about my data usage. I had to switch to Verizon's new plan and i had to give up unlimited data. I purchased 4 gigs a month thinking that this should be more than sufficient. I was on the iphone before and i would usually use up around 1.7 gigs a month. I just checked my usage and i am at 2.44 gigs and still 16 days left on my cycle. I dont use my data too much. I do stream pandora and iheartradio but not much more than i did with the iphone. I know when i flash a rom it erases everything and then every app has to be re-installed. Every time i flash i make sure i am connected to wifi before i start to re-download the apps. Has anyone else noticed high data usage after flashing a few times? I may have to stop flashing for 16 days and keep my data cutoff, that was built into android, set. Anyone else without unlimited notice high data usage after flashing a few times. Even unlimited users, have you guys ever checked your usage. Let me know, thanks.
*Note - At work and home (where i spend my entire life) i am connected to wifi.
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Going from iPhone to S3 very smart
Giving up your precious unlimited data for that awful 4GB plan, not so much.
You probably would have been better off buying it outright and keeping unlimited in the long run when you factor in monthly savings. Hindsight obviously.
As far as flashing using data, make sure when you flash a new ROM not to use backup assistant, and don't let the rom restore from google. If it does, it will try to pull all of your apps from the market, which can use significant data.

turbosrrgood said:
Going from iPhone to S3 very smart
Giving up your precious unlimited data for that awful 4GB plan, not so much.
You probably would have been better off buying it outright and keeping unlimited in the long run when you factor in monthly savings. Hindsight obviously.
As far as flashing using data, make sure when you flash a new ROM not to use backup assistant, and don't let the rom restore from google. If it does, it will try to pull all of your apps from the market, which can use significant data.
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Off topic but here is the story on how i came upon this planned. I had the iphone 4s with verizon and i was in an unlimited plan. I had the iphone for a while and i got bored, i missed the good old days on android and rooting. I saw the new evo lte that i kinda wanted so i cancelled my verizon plan early, termination fee was $175 but i sold the iphone and got $400 for it. I went to sprint and bought the evo from my friend who works at sprint. He gave me the employee discount where i got unlimited everything and the phone for $200 all for $55 a month with insurance. The deal was amazing. The service with sprint not so much. I found that the phone was pretty much useless unless i connected to wifi, thats how bad it was for me. So, i read reviews on the s3 and the phone looked amazing. What i decided to do was cancel with sprint. I cancelled on day 13 of 14 so no fees, i just returned phone and i was a happy camper. I went back to verizon and told them that i wasnt happy with sprint. They were nice enough to keep my contract for 30 days in case i wanted to return. So i went out and bought the galaxy s3 at full price, went to verizon and told them i'd like to reinstate my contract. I called over 5 times to make sure that my unlimited plan would still be available and everyone said it will be. As soon as i get to verizon they tell me that they cant give me unlimited anymore. When i talked to a head houncho on the phone he told me that what those 5 other people told me is not true and that they didnt know, only he and his deptartment had the final call on whether i can get unlimited or not. And he said no. So i ended up switching to 4 gigs, which i thought was enough but it isnt. I pretty much broke even on the monthly pay because its shared so i added my ipad to my plan for $10 extra. If i kept the ipad on its own plan then its $30 extra. Everything worked out nicely on paper but now even with 4 gigs a month i'm still watching what i do. I was dumb for switching and going through the hassle. What made things worse was when i got the phone they locked the bootloader, kinda like a spit in the face. Anyway thats my long story.
I removed google backup, did everything on titanuim. I'm gonna flash again and see how much data i lose. I shouldnt lose any but i'll find out

ruben8448 said:
Hey everyone,
So before i got the galaxy i was on an unlimited plan so i was never paranoid about my data usage. I had to switch to Verizon's new plan and i had to give up unlimited data. I purchased 4 gigs a month thinking that this should be more than sufficient. I was on the iphone before and i would usually use up around 1.7 gigs a month. I just checked my usage and i am at 2.44 gigs and still 16 days left on my cycle. I dont use my data too much. I do stream pandora and iheartradio but not much more than i did with the iphone. I know when i flash a rom it erases everything and then every app has to be re-installed. Every time i flash i make sure i am connected to wifi before i start to re-download the apps. Has anyone else noticed high data usage after flashing a few times? I may have to stop flashing for 16 days and keep my data cutoff, that was built into android, set. Anyone else without unlimited notice high data usage after flashing a few times. Even unlimited users, have you guys ever checked your usage. Let me know, thanks.
*Note - At work and home (where i spend my entire life) i am connected to wifi.
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Download off your home internet and put the ROMs onto your internal storage? Flashing ROMs requires no data, downloading them does.
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Download off your home internet and put the ROMs onto your internal storage? Flashing ROMs requires no data, downloading them does.
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I download all my roms on wifi so that's not the issue.
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I too have noticed an insane amount of data. I'm always on wifi in my apartment and use the phone the same as my old iPhone. Today I looked and every month I'd use about 300 to 500 MB of data on my iPhone and I'm halfway through the month on my s3 with 2gb used. I don't know what's going on.
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I can confirm that when I moved into a warranty replacement phone that all the apps where downloaded from the 4G network before I had WiFi setup. Once WiFi got setup it switched and did the little bit of the remainder over WiFi. So its not just custom ROMs.

Watch for picasa syncing, some have reported that it will eat a ton of data.
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I just did a upgrade and kept my unlimited data.... I've had unlimited since it came out...My upgrade was just that a upgrade. People don't know the truth. When u upgrade call back and tell them u want your unlimited data plan back. You can do this under the Worry free customer exchange policy. You must call within the first 14 days. I was made aware if this by a Verizon rep. It only can be done over the phone. ANY QUESTIONS PM ME
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[Q] question about data plan for captivate

hey all. im about to purchase a captivate and it will be my first smart phone. i am curious if you all recommend getting the big or small data plan. i have a lot of access to wifi and on my current phone which has the unlimited data plan (not a smart phone tho) i have never gone over 200 MB and one of my family members who has an iphone has only gone over 3 times in the last 12 months. anyways, i was curious what you all had to say about it. thanks!
I have the 2GB plan since I use a radio app everyday for 3-4 hours. That rashes a lot of data and also have facebook, tapatalk, and both emails updating all day long. I went over the 200MB once but that was before I started using radio and pandora.
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apjacobs87 said:
hey all. im about to purchase a captivate and it will be my first smart phone. i am curious if you all recommend getting the big or small data plan. i have a lot of access to wifi and on my current phone which has the unlimited data plan (not a smart phone tho) i have never gone over 200 MB and one of my family members who has an iphone has only gone over 3 times in the last 12 months. anyways, i was curious what you all had to say about it. thanks!
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if you want to keep your unlimited plan, you can do so.
If you are careful about your use when you aren't on wifi the 200meg plan should work just fine.
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if you want to keep your unlimited plan, you can do so.
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This. But make sure you call them every 2 weeks for a couple of months and check that the "grandfathered unlimited data plan" is still active.
apjacobs87 said:
hey all. im about to purchase a captivate and it will be my first smart phone. i am curious if you all recommend getting the big or small data plan. i have a lot of access to wifi and on my current phone which has the unlimited data plan (not a smart phone tho) i have never gone over 200 MB and one of my family members who has an iphone has only gone over 3 times in the last 12 months. anyways, i was curious what you all had to say about it. thanks!
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Apparently some people have reported problems keeping an unlimited plan if it was of the "MediaMax" variety. I had a smartphone unlimited plan and she didn't even bother asking me if I wanted to keep it; she just said, "Oh, you'll be wanting to keep this" and left it in place.
the stock phone does not come with a way to turn off data.
88EVGAFTW said:
I have the 2GB plan since I use a radio app everyday for 3-4 hours. That rashes a lot of data and also have facebook, tapatalk, and both emails updating all day long. I went over the 200MB once but that was before I started using radio and pandora.
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Does the 2GB plan really let you use that much streaming? I've been thinking of switching from the 200MB plan, but I'm not sure how much more I'd really get out of it.
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I have the 200mb plan and if I had a choice due to money constraints right now, I wouldn't have any. Since I do all my app downloading and video watching on wifi, I have only gone over once. I use it on stuff that doesn't user much data such as xda app, viewing basic web, and email. Of course I always use #data* to check my usage.
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apjacobs87 said:
hey all. im about to purchase a captivate and it will be my first smart phone. i am curious if you all recommend getting the big or small data plan. i have a lot of access to wifi and on my current phone which has the unlimited data plan (not a smart phone tho) i have never gone over 200 MB and one of my family members who has an iphone has only gone over 3 times in the last 12 months. anyways, i was curious what you all had to say about it. thanks!
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just keep the unlimited data plan. i have $15/month data unlimited for "basic phones" because i always buy unlocked phones. works with every phone i've had, captivate included.
keep the plan. have you ever used the tether function? I've hit 5gbs in a month using tethering when i was housesitting for a friend of mine =X
I used 17XX MB last billing cycle.
cbasse said:
Does the 2GB plan really let you use that much streaming? I've been thinking of switching from the 200MB plan, but I'm not sure how much more I'd really get out of it.
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aadvanced1 said:
just keep the unlimited data plan. i have $15/month data unlimited for "basic phones" because i always buy unlocked phones. works with every phone i've had, captivate included.
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I also had the $10/mo unlimited on the family plan but no matter how much I jumped up and down they wouldn't let me keep it..said I had to go to one of the 2 plans.
I have wifi at work and at home and so I usually use around 150MB of 200MB. I also have a sprint HTC Mogul active on boost mobile paygo which allows unlimited 3g data for 3.33 a month which I use for all of my mobile hot spot/streaming radio needs. It basically has a permanent home in my car which I use instead of the local radio stations.
I know a lot of you guys use only around 200 megs, but I guess I'm lucky I'm on the older data plans because I use around 5 gigs a month of data. I don't stream music everyday or anything but I use my phone's 3G a lot like a normal computer so I use a lot of data when downloading whatever I'm downloading.
I tether my phone a lot and typically use upwards of 5GB per month. My husband on the other hand has the same phone and almost never even reaches 200MB thanks to the wireless at his work.
i've never come close to 200mb, and i never worry about data usage. i think if you need more you already know it.
Both with a nexus one and a captivate on seperate plans, att "upgraded" me from a basic phone with unlimited, to a smart phone plan with 2gb.
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I'm on wifi a lot, and I still manage to use a GB a month.
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I've been hitting about 10gbs a month for the last 3 months (pandora, streaming tv, tethering for BlackOps) and now ATT recently decided to change my mediamax account to 2gb datapro without my consent. They expect me to pay the overage charges even though i was never informed of the change and would never agree to it. Im so outraged right now that if they dont give me back my "grandfather data plan" which i've had consistently for 5+ years. Im going to switch to Verizon, my buddy tells me they have no data cap plus they got better service. We'll see if ATT honors a loyal customer or loses one....

[Q] 2gb Data Plan

My contract recently expired and I am looking to upgrade. My question is, is the 2gb Data plan enough to support the Infuse, Atrix, or Inspire? I have read the other thread on this question, however all the responses were about getting unlimited data. I would get it but, being in school, i cant justify/afford the cost of buying an iPhone 2g. I have been looking for a fellow friend or developer in my area to lend me theirs but I am looking to get the new phone in a week or two.
So, in general, is the 2gb plan enough?
My day during the year, 8-3, classes, no major usage, mabey 30 mins internet.
4-10 moderate usage, mabey up to 1 hour usage. Internet, mabey an app or two, and possible Pandora a day or two a month. Tethering mabey 20 mins max 3 days a week or less. weekends, moderate usage, internet sparingly all day, mabey 1:00 max. Summer is similar to weekends.
What is the general opinion? Or personal experience.
I live in Florida and used Pandora a good amount of time during my drive to N Carolina and back as well as my Google Maps, and didn't get anywhere near the 2gb. I'm on my phone most of the day at work (730-4) and use the browser, Facebook app, and various other data using apps. The only problem you might run into is the tethering imo.
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Totally enough, even with your usage. I have the same plan and I am a pretty heavy user day to day, I read xda for about 3 hours a day maybe watch like 4 YouTube vids, engadget app, Facebook, stream Pandora for like an hour... and yet the past 3 months I can only get up to using about 1. 5 Gigs.... trust me its enough
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Can't you upgrade and keep your unlimited plan if you allready have unlimited I have upgraded more than ones and still have my unlimited data its grandfathered in if I had 2 gb cap I would had been over by 5 gb this mounth just think if you installed a rom its one third of a gb if you use the phone
Mr.Nun.Ya
it is enough, i use my phone all day and when i get the bill, its nowhere near 2gb.
Unlimited plans make you feel warm and fussy because you always know you won't go over. If you are aware of how you use the internet you will be fine. Me, I turn off my mobile network religiously it save massive battery life and all the apps that want to update can't. (if its in my pocket I don't care about someones facebook update) Second I use WiFi when I can: its free, normal much faster, I do not have 4g but I do have a 10m connection at home and a larger one @ the university I work at.
If you every want to check how much data you have used use this number and it will show you your data usage; *3283#
If you check that once a week you will never go over, or you can use an app like 3g Watchdog Pro(or lite) which is absolutely amazing...it shows you how much dat\ you used that day/week/month...it predicts how much you will use by the date you will be billed based on your current usage, calculates how much data you can use a day for the whole month without going over, it is a very nice app/widget to have
2gb DAta Plan
I constantly go over and I have 4gb, but I also am traveling and tether. Since I never had AT&T until now I was told I am not able to get unlimited which I think is stupid.
That's crap if I had a cap with att I would move to Verizon they have. no cap and the thunderbolt I don't no why you guys think it alright you probably think its OK to pay extra to tether how I use my data is my business its just a way to squeese more money from you
Mr.Nun.Ya
I also have the 2gig data plan, I have not came close to my limit at all. I am on my phone all the time, at least my wife says. The close I came to was 1 gig, that was re-downloading all of my google apps, before I swtich over to my WIfi.
I never use Wifi- because my broadband connection is slower than my ATT connection on the phone. Ihave an older unlimited data plan, and I use 7-8G in a typical month.
Verizon
I was told and have read on several websites that Verizon will be dropping the unlimited data plans and adopting a tiered system like AT&T. If you have your unlimited with AT&T right now, find a 3g smartphone that is acceptable and keep your unlimited. I made the mistake of not doing that and regret it. I do however really like my Inspire.
Lol I never had unlimited but I did what was posted and I use about 4gbs a month and have unlimited now
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I've had unlimited data since the day after I got my first PPC (LG Incite). I was able to keep it through my upgrade to the eXpo and my shiny new Inspire. I have always paid $30/month and have used more than 2 gb every month with my highest just over 6.
ThEiiNoCeNT said:
If you every want to check how much data you have used use this number and it will show you your data usage; *3283#
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*3282#
Just an FYI for those that didn't read their bill.
I would be screwed if they ever cap me. I use around 10-15gb a month but I am constant USB tether to my tab or laptop for work reasons.
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xKrisx said:
I would be screwed if they ever cap me. I use around 10-15gb a month but I am constant USB tether to my tab or laptop for work reasons.
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Hmmm...must be a good job if it requires you to provide a data connection.
Lol no wonder they put caps on ****
If it was a good job he have an aircard worked paid for, just a thought
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mounttimp said:
That's crap if I had a cap with att I would move to Verizon they have. no cap and the thunderbolt I don't no why you guys think it alright you probably think its OK to pay extra to tether how I use my data is my business its just a way to squeese more money from you
Mr.Nun.Ya
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Verizon will send you bill if you exceed 5 gig. Happend to several of my Verizon friends. You may argue the first one but the others you have to pay of you go over the 5 gig again.
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Mine is 2GB and always well below the limit line. Sometimes I wished there was this 1GB plan

Over 100Gb in one month

I've had the Charge since day 1, transitioning from one rom to another and finally aquired 4g back on the 20th of Oct. Since then I've managed to use 114GB of data and my bill cycle ended on the 25th of this month. Just wondering if anybody has managed to use this much data in a months time and if verizon is trying to charge extra for going over 100GB?
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Holy smokes! I thought I was bad using 11Gb. As far as I know, unlimited data is unlimited data. As long as you really do have unlimited, lol Rock on!
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klovar said:
As far as I know, unlimited data is unlimited data.
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Until VZ shuts you off completely.
~John
doing what if you don't mind my asking? I only hit ~15gb even with numerous emails/apps on push, web browsing/downloading and lots of social network app browsing
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Wow that's a lot.. I've maxed out at 11 GB on my charge and around 40 GB on my wife's thunderbolt with unlimited tethering. Although this month I'm sure too beat that since I used the thunderbolt to download the star wars old republic beta. That was around 30 GB by itself.
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So far, I've used about 14GB O__o
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I can't even get past 4!
xAudacityx said:
I've had the Charge since day 1, transitioning from one rom to another and finally aquired 4g back on the 20th of Oct. Since then I've managed to use 114GB of data and my bill cycle ended on the 25th of this month. Just wondering if anybody has managed to use this much data in a months time and if verizon is trying to charge extra for going over 100GB?
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You are definitely going to have your account reviewed. That much data usage in a month is nearly impossible on a phone, so they will try to determine if you are tethering.
holy gigabytes batman! I've used less than 200 MB over the past 3 months combined.
Most ive hit was 40GB and nothing happened. 100 is WAY to much for just roms bro, you got to be doing some tethering.
I know I do, thats how I hit 40GB and thats streaming HQ content.
Holy Data Usage Batman! (Sorry, I had to say that LOL)
I barely use 2 GB a month, only once did I reach 2.5 GBs. And that's with streaming music in the car and occasional web browsing.
I hate to say this but people like you, using 100 GBs, is why Verizon got rid of the Unlimited Data plans.
My data abuse record is 50 gb, and that was torrenting almost every night.
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I myself average 10-15gb a month, not tethering. I stream Netflix during my lunch breaks though too. Still, most people sound like they are averaging far more than the current cap in place. I don't know what I'm going to do when they start phasing out the grandfathered in people.
Wow, well now I know who all to blame when everyone on Verizon gets pushed into the tiered data plan.
I use my phone for a lot of stuff that uses data. I even tether but only when I'm not around an internet source. I stay below 2 to 2.5GB every month.
Ya I'm definitely not trying to be a data hog but I do download alot of bluray movies off torrents (5-7gb a pop) and Rage the game was 18Gb by itself. I usually only use about 40 but somehow I got carried away this month. 4g I definitely worth it
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Most they'll probably do is throttle you (at this point its safe to assume you are in the top 5% data users if not the #1) to 3G speeds or lower. Now if you do it multiple times, then I'd be worrying
Just buy the tether plan if you are using that much IMO. It is still saving you money in the long run over a high speed home connection and it would alleviate the worry of getting forced into tiered data by Verizon.
Meh, I've seen a bill over 425GB.
I'm thinking the top 5% throttling mechanism will keep the network stable enough to keep us on our grandfathered plans. I'd hate to be wrong, I average 6 or 7GBs or so myself.
Verizon seems to be great at coming up with ways to keep the network bandwidth usage in check:
1. Network Optimization- http://support.verizonwireless.com/information/data_disclosure.html
2. Top 5% Throttling - http://www.intomobile.com/2011/09/19/verizon-starts-throttling-top-5-data-users/
3. Turbo API - http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/2/2...er-data-turbo-api-to-developers-fees-to-users
4. ??
5. Profit!
The most I used in 1 month was 15gb. That was watching a lot of Netflix. I probable average 4gb most months.
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Just buy the tether plan if you are using that much IMO. It is still saving you money in the long run over a high speed home connection and it would alleviate the worry of getting forced into tiered data by Verizon.
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One of my friends bought into tethering and he previously had the unlimited data. They told him he had to give up unlimited if he paid for tethering. I don't know why but he STILL PAID FOR IT!
I don't understand the idea of:
"Hey...I want to give you *more* money, and you want to give me less features??"

P!$$ed at AT&T! Their singling out SR users!!!

This is some unfair BS. I've had unlimited data for over 2 years!!! I've used at the very most 9GB I'm a month! I average between 3-6GB on a regular month. I've read and heard about skyrocket users getting throttled out the butt and getting the text warning about being in the top 5% of users. I do not tether. All i use data for is minimal normal things, Facebook, browsing, email, and a bunch of Pandora. I've had the iPhone 3gs, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, nexus one (at&t), infuse 4g and now the Skyrocket. I do not live in an LTE area. Today i get the message saying I'm in the top 5% of data users and to start using wifi or my data will be reduced!!!! I'm only at 3.8GB for the month!!!! This is ridiculous!!!! Evey single other phone I've used I've used much more data, and my first 20 days with this phone i get this crap? AT&T has to be flaggig users with the special LTE grandfathered plan and monitoring them! That's the only explination!!! I'm so PO'd right now I'm considering taking my phone back (I'm within 30 days) and switching to VZW for the damn Droid Razr. At&t has done it this time. How can they market a phone being LTE and everything they market the phone as being able to do "stream music, play games, instant videos" and yet pull this crap? I sense lawsuits in the near future!
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Take the phone back.
Everything Ive read says only the 3g gets throttled not the LTE so being in a LTE area one should be ok
Greased Lightning
if you don't live in an LTE area, you're being penalized because you wanted an SGSII with a bigger screen/faster processor
The obvious solution is to start using wifi and/or stop using Pandora. You think Verizon will hand over unlimited data. Put Pandora on a lower bit rate too. It sucks to be slowed down but you are using more data than 95% of other people paying the same money that you are.
This is happening with everyone grandfathered with unlimited not just LTE users. At least they let you know they were going to do it and if you don't like it there is always Sprint *cringe*.
BTW I believe this goes by a 3 month average of your data. So it is just a coincidence that it came when you had the skyrocket.
It is any time you hit 5gb. i got the notice previously on my infuse . i do think getting a newer phone triggers a new set of rules but i can not confirm. we are testing on my wifes phone she has had for a while to try and hit 5gb and see if she gets the txt.
Keep in mind that i got the txt and have had NO decrease in speed yet. i am currently at 5.5 gb
mentalcase said:
This is happening with everyone grandfathered with unlimited not just LTE users. At least they let you know they were going to do it and if you don't like it there is always Sprint *cringe*.
BTW I believe this goes by a 3 month average of your data. So it is just a coincidence that it came when you had the skyrocket.
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dawgsoverrebs said:
The obvious solution is to start using wifi and/or stop using Pandora. You think Verizon will hand over unlimited data. Put Pandora on a lower bit rate too. It sucks to be slowed down but you are using more data than 95% of other people paying the same money that you are.
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This is my whole point. VZW offers 2,5,10 GB options ect . They don't say you have unlimited but you go over were basically going to throttle you so your network will be so slow its basically un-useable. And i really find it hard to believe that me not being in an LTE market; with the 12+ LTE markets available right now and other users pulling down 50+Mbps while I'm pulling down 3 on average 5 if I'm lucky that my 3.8gb is in the top 5%. When I've been far over this and never ever ever received anything before. Im not tethering or doing anything with the phone they don't market it as.... my data plan says unlimited. At&t what's the issue?
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I know that when I grandfathered my unlimited data and text plan from my BB9700 that the lady at the AT&T store had to split my plan in two (unlimited data and some other text plan) in their computer system but took a screenshot just in case that I was eligible, and then had to call the corporate office and have them merge them back together. This took about 30 mins but she was able to get it done. Though, I am still waiting to see my bill at the end of the month to see if there are any hidden surprises. I have not gone over 5g yet; I usually was about 2-3g with my BB. I have been downloading like a madman lately so I should see if I get the message soon.
P.S. We are now in LTE area and I actually got my phone the day they went live so it was not just for HSPA+, which I have heard stories about some stores saying that HSPA+ is all you get with grandfathered unlimited plan and that you had to pay extra for LTE. BS!
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I know that when I grandfathered my unlimited data and text plan from my BB9700 that the lady at the AT&T store had to split my plan in two in their computer system but took a screenshot just in case that I was eligible, and then had to call the corporate office and have them merge them back together. This took about 30 mins but she was able to get it done. Though, I am still waiting to see my bill at the end of the month to see if there are any hidden surprises. I have had mine for about 2 weeks and have not gotten any messages. I would go back into the store or call their helpline.
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I had similar expirience with my store representative, it took more than 1 hour to get this thing set up correctly on their end, it seems att had no intentions of letting me have unlimmited lte. even though i don't live in a lte market, but when i travel i do come across lte markets and use my phone a lot almost 10GB/Mo
so far no messages from att(knock on wood)
think this is the third or fifteenth thread about this.... at some point the numbers will push higher because of how fast you can consume a few gigs of data.
For instance i got a txt at 4.5gb and throttled at 5.1gb and now some users are getting this done at 3.8 or 4gb.... so the time will tell.
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Mother was conned into share everything.

Well my sister used her upgrade today, and switched to the share everything plan after the guy told her we were using under 4gb a month. Lies? I've been consistently using 20gb+ a month.
Something sketchy is going on. It was good while it lasted, I guess.
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Yup I switched to it (share everything) eliminated my unlimited data plan I think share everything was a ploy to get rid of all the grandfather unlimited data users
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I switched too. We aren't heavy data users and the bill was dropped 10 bucks.
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I GOT THE UNLIMITED BACK!
My mother got very pissed when the verizon guy said she's going to have $150 in overages due to my data usage this month so far. That didn't fly, and needless to say, the guy changed it back very quickly
So there is hope if you call to change it back quickly.
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There is no such thing as savings when considering share everything.
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cmg5461 said:
Well my sister used her upgrade today, and switched to the share everything plan after the guy told her we were using under 4gb a month. Lies? I've been consistently using 20gb+ a month.
Something sketchy is going on. It was good while it lasted, I guess.
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I consistently use around 500MB a month, how do you use 20GB?
Seriously though, of course it was a ploy to get rid of the grandfathered plans, to a degree. Considering ATT said at one time that most people use less than 2GB of data and Verizon's site suggests that most people use between 1-3GB of data, I don't see what the problem is allowing those on unlimited data plans to remain so. Thankfully, I have WiFi.
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I consistently use around 500MB a month, how do you use 20GB?
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Who gives a ****?
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cmg5461 said:
I GOT THE UNLIMITED BACK!
My mother got very pissed when the verizon guy said she's going to have $150 in overages due to my data usage this month so far. That didn't fly, and needless to say, the guy changed it back very quickly
So there is hope if you call to change it back quickly.
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tell your mom to add me to her plan
I use about 15-20gigs a month on Netflix, and for tethering when I'm at work to play online games on my laptop, and to update and download steam games as I only have a 1.5 connection at home vs a 30Mbps for 4g
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Glad you got it back! I use 13+ gigs on mine and I'm connected to wifi at home haha
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There is no such thing as savings when considering share everything.
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For some there are. When we came back to Verizon from Sprint we piggy backed off of my in laws business plan. Him switching to share everything dropped his account by $150 and that is AFTER adding our 3 lines. I just use WiFi when I'm home, our home internet is unlimited through our local telephone company.
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Well, I have a 10Gb limit / week at college, so all of my big downloads go onto the data plan. This month I downloaded autocad inventor 2013 for giggles. But at work I am constantly using google drive to transfer photos from my phone to use in my work place. I'm taking about 100-200 pictures a day of various tests. It is just easier to transfer them that way than pulling out the usb drive and fussing with drivers on corporate computers.
Yeah i didnt have $600 to pay for the phone to keep my unlimited plan. So i got pushed onto the 2gb plan last week when i upgraded the phone. Is there any way I can get unlimited back?? I really want to use this phone a lot more then i did my old dinc. It sucks the 2gb limit is going to **** me over. How did you get it back. I really want it back!
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I'm on wifi at home and at work so I barely use any data.
I still preordered to stay on unlimited, just on principle.
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equisbox said:
Yeah i didnt have $600 to pay for the phone to keep my unlimited plan. So i got pushed onto the 2gb plan last week when i upgraded the phone. Is there any way I can get unlimited back?? I really want to use this phone a lot more then i did my old dinc. It sucks the 2gb limit is going to **** me over.
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You probably should have kept your dinc.
equisbox said:
Yeah i didnt have $600 to pay for the phone to keep my unlimited plan. So i got pushed onto the 2gb plan last week when i upgraded the phone. Is there any way I can get unlimited back?? I really want to use this phone a lot more then i did my old dinc. It sucks the 2gb limit is going to **** me over. How did you get it back. I really want it back!
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Lesson learned, don't take free upgrades.... you don't need the latest greatest phone for cheaper more than you need a lower bill. Wait a few months then buy one in the xda classifieds when the next greatest phone comes out. Tons of people will be clamouring to trade or sell there three month old phone. Then they can get enough money so there one week paycheck plus what ever they sell there phone for will give them enough to purchase the galaxy s4.
It happens in cycles here, I bought a galaxy nexus for 250 on eBay like new for Verizon about a month ago. When this phone first came out it was going for close to 600 or more in the forums. Grant it, it is getting older but the tech really is not improving much. Unless you think a quad core will make a difference playing angry birds?
I will never willingly give up my unlimited data for the next best device. I may be behind, but guess what I'm streaming data over 4g in my house that has an unlimited Wi-Fi connection already, and i don't care.
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Honestly,
Firstly, verizon has a pretty great network.
I came from ATT and I can attest to the problems they have with data. Being that I lived in Las Vegas, a highly urbanized center with over a million people, and actually one of the very first 3g networks in the country, a place that should (that is SHOULD) have a massive infrastructure, I can tell you that ATT has huge issues in terms of network reliability and consistency.
So now it comes to Verizon and their network. Seeing as they have invested a massive amount into building a pretty good 4G LTE network, and that they honestly do provide great service, is it too much to ask them to want to make a profit? Probably not.
Do not get me wrong, I am not in any way saying that they do not make enough money. My recent arguments with them that led me to nearly leave them should prove that. I managed to get my way, but that way actually involved me having to also give up my unlimited data plan.
What are you doing each month that requires 20gb of data. I would wager that a lot of that usage would be mobile hotspot, or using your phone in a rather unconventional manner.
So now the question is whether it is reasonable to expect you as the end user to use their product as they would imagine you should. You are not racking up 20 gigabytes of usage being an average user, are you?
So then they come out with tiered plans.
Guess what, you choose what fits your needs, and make concessions. We all do this every day. You do not NEED to have a car that goes 250 mph, you may purchase one, and you pay a huge premium for that.
Back to the point here.
For years and years, we in the united states had silver spoons in our mouths in terms of mobile data. It was always unlimited. The minutes and text messages cost us money, and the phone companies could not really monetize data, or they just did not want to until they noticed that they were losing calling minutes and text messages to apps that would do the same things.
Now they want to charge for the services they provide.
And people suddenly have an ISSUE with this?
Do you pay a flat rate for all you can consume water?
Or heating oil, natural gas or whatever else you use to keep warm in the winter?
Does Shell or Exxon sell you an all you can eat plan for gasoline?
Does water flow free, as much as you can use, forever and ever?
Data is more like a utility than ever, and in the coming years, decades, etc the world and commerce will be largely measured in access to data and services.
Just deal with it, and learn to connect to wifi, or do whatever else you need to do without sucking bandwidth and then complaining when they want to make you know... money off of you for using THEIR services.
So can i still cancle the phone upgrade and go back to the dinc? And will that lead to getting my old plan back? Ive only had the phone for week.
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