ATT mobile share plans became available today. THey are awesome for people who use smartphones. They feature unlimited talk and text including landlines domestically. Price is based on the amount of data you want to share between your devices. Also the best feature is they all allow tethering or hotspot service! THese plans are nice check them out:
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yep! I've been itching for today to come. I just switched my wife over and we'll be saving around $25/month.
Just switched over. Will save a few bucks plus meaning I'm no longer a tethering outlaw.
Particularly sweet if you want to add a tablet. A tablet is only an additional $10/month.
I did it for the unlimited talk, Even with rollover sometimes not enough, I dont own a home phone so our cells are our life lines!
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I did it for the unlimited talk, Even with rollover sometimes not enough, I dont own a home phone so our cells are our life lines!
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You talk on your phone?
I have 7000 rollover minutes; I would have been happy to share them.
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You talk on your phone?
I have 7000 rollover minutes; I would have been happy to share them.
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No wife lol!!!
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No wife lol!!!
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Yes wife. But she does most of her talking on the landline.
I cannot talk her into cutting it. She's worried no one will be able to reach us.
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Yes wife. But she does most of her talking on the landline.
I cannot talk her into cutting it. She's worried no one will be able to reach us.
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We dont have a regular phone and she umm calls everyone lol
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ATT mobile share plans became available today. THey are awesome for people who use smartphones. They feature unlimited talk and text including landlines domestically. Price is based on the amount of data you want to share between your devices. Also the best feature is they all allow tethering or hotspot service! THese plans are nice check them out:
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If you don't need unlimited talk, they end up being more expensive
And I am still holding on to my "unlimited" data plan.
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iElvis said:
You talk on your phone?
I have 7000 rollover minutes; I would have been happy to share them.
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I have 4063 rollover minutes on an individual plan. Lol.
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If you don't need unlimited talk, they end up being more expensive
And I am still holding on to my "unlimited" data plan.
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I think they are intended for families with multiple smartphones who have already tried to combine things like texting. They probably don't make sense if it's just you and a spouse who are not using that much call time and data.
For me, it shaved about $10 off our bill, more if you count the added tethering (which I was pirating but my wife did not have since I never jailbroke her iphone).
I'm giving up two unlimited data plans, but my wife uses 500MB a month at most, so this really bumps me from 5GB "unlimited" to 6GB. Since I've never gone over 5 anyway, it's a wash.
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I think they are intended for families with multiple smartphones who have already tried to combine things like texting. They probably don't make sense if it's just you and a spouse who are not using that much call time and data.
For me, it shaved about $10 off our bill, more if you count the added tethering (which I was pirating but my wife did not have since I never jailbroke her iphone).
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I use a good amount of data (~4GB/month myself), but they don't really make sense if you don't use a lot of minutes.
Does anybody know how this works with a corporate discount. I'm still on the $25 2gb indoviaul plan because that's the only one that gets a corporate discount.
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Does anybody know how this works with a corporate discount. I'm still on the $25 2gb indoviaul plan because that's the only one that gets a corporate discount.
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Hmm good question, I do know anything corporate related such as email etc after switching to mobile share will cost an additional $15 a month.
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I have 5 phones on my plan - 2 with data (one old unlimited plan, one 3GB plan), 3 without - 700 minutes w/free mobile to mobile (who really talks on their phones anway...ha!), unlimited text and no tethering. It cost $38 per phone right now. If I were to move to a similar setup with Shared data I'd be paying $50 per phone. It would be nice to not be a "tethering outlaw" but not for that price. If the "feature" phones didn't cost so much to add, especially if they are not using data, then it would be worth it for me. To those who it benefits - enjoy!
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Does anybody know how this works with a corporate discount. I'm still on the $25 2gb indoviaul plan because that's the only one that gets a corporate discount.
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I'll have to find the link, but ATT said that FAN discount was applied to the data dollar amount (not the individual smart phone amounts (e.g. $35, $40))
EDIT: here's the link
http://forums.att.com/t5/Data-Messaging-Features-Internet/Mobile-Share-Questions/m-p/3257527#M59032
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I have 5 phones on my plan - 2 with data (one old unlimited plan, one 3GB plan), 3 without - 700 minutes w/free mobile to mobile (who really talks on their phones anway...ha!), unlimited text and no tethering. It cost $38 per phone right now. If I were to move to a similar setup with Shared data I'd be paying $50 per phone. It would be nice to not be a "tethering outlaw" but not for that price. If the "feature" phones didn't cost so much to add, especially if they are not using data, then it would be worth it for me. To those who it benefits - enjoy!
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Yeah, I think its really for families with multiple smartphones. In particular, seems to really benefit you if data use by some family members is higher than others; and if you do a lot of texting and calls. Adding a tablet, if you already have a smartphone plans also looks to be a great deal.
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I'll have to find the link, but ATT said that FAN discount was applied to the data dollar amount (not the individual smart phone amounts (e.g. $35, $40)
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I thought so too. My bill always says "XX% discount on service applied" or something like that. Wasn't aware some plans were excluded, if that is the case.
I'm glad that this new plan saves some people money. Would have ended up costing my family more,as we are heavy data users.
I use a lot of data also fortunately all the places I go or am at 90% of the day have WiFi, don't see streaming music or watching movies on my phone all day on anything but WiFi anyway. I look at the data limit as a supplement to the WiFi when I'm not in a WiFi area, to solely use mobile data would cost me a fortune.
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It's a sad thing though, if you have grandfathered unlimited and want to switch to mobile share, you'll loose it. Being that t-mo is bringing their unlimited data back, I'd say att should resurface soon with it.
Besides it's a catch 22, it's good to keep your grandfathered plan, but if it works better for family users I say it's somewhat honest of a deal
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It's a sad thought, but I think Verizon is really killing it for us Android/smart phone users. Their new tiered plans will start July 7 and the prices are ridiculous. (80$ for 10GB) (30$ for 2GB) and more, but It's not that I hate Verizon. I'm new to them, I've only been with them for 2 months, and I love the quality of service I get. Good thing is we all keep our unlimited data due to our contracts having been signed before July 7th.
But it's like Verizon is trying to kick out all the smart phone users with their already overpriced plans. Att isn't looking any better, but when I look at Sprint (which I left for Verizon) and their new LTE contract and unlimited data it looks like a haven for me.
Now I love my Thunderbolt and will stay with it for most likely half my contract (maybe the whole 2 years) then switch over to Sprint because I really don't want to pay that much for data, I always go above 10GB sadly, I hope Sprint stays unlimited until then, or I could hope for the impossible. That Verizon will stop being greedy. :/
What are your thoughts on this? Will you be sticking with the new plans when your contract is over? or will you switch over to a new carrier? (if so which carrier?) I felt like making a topic about this to read other people's thoughts on this.
I have little choice where I live. It's Verizon or crap signal. Sprint has zero coverage here. I despise Verizon's policies and outright greed. The price on data plans and tethering was shocking when we got these phones (first smart phones for us). I had read some where that their agreement with the FCC when they bought the 700mhz spectrum for LTE is going to cause problems for their tethering plans. It was something about being required to allow tethering on that spectrum.
Regardless, I'm not a heavy wireless bandwidth user, but it would be convenient to be able to link my laptop up when I'm out in the boonies and need to remote into work. And not get raped for $20 every time I need it.
I only signed a one year contract. I hope my rates don't change when its over. Looks like ill be buying all my phones cash to avoid a data plan upgrade.
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Glad I got in when I did.
I don't use my data that much, or so I thought...but my bill every month is 6 to 8 GB. I know I can cut that back by downloading all the different ROMs and Kernals on my PC then moving them over...but man it sure is nice using LTE speeds to download 200 plus MB...
I'm not one to start rumors...only this discussion.
Anyone feel this might be a pre-cursor to an iPhone 5? I still don't believe it'll have LTE...
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It's a sad thought, but I think Verizon is really killing it for us Android/smart phone users. Their new tiered plans will start July 7 and the prices are ridiculous. (80$ for 10GB) (30$ for 2GB) and more, but It's not that I hate Verizon. I'm new to them, I've only been with them for 2 months, and I love the quality of service I get. Good thing is we all keep our unlimited data due to our contracts having been signed before July 7th.
But it's like Verizon is trying to kick out all the smart phone users with their already overpriced plans. Att isn't looking any better, but when I look at Sprint (which I left for Verizon) and their new LTE contract and unlimited data it looks like a haven for me.
Now I love my Thunderbolt and will stay with it for most likely half my contract (maybe the whole 2 years) then switch over to Sprint because I really don't want to pay that much for data, I always go above 10GB sadly, I hope Sprint stays unlimited until then, or I could hope for the impossible. That Verizon will stop being greedy. :/
What are your thoughts on this? Will you be sticking with the new plans when your contract is over? or will you switch over to a new carrier? (if so which carrier?) I felt like making a topic about this to read other people's thoughts on this.
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from what i heard on droidworld is that even when ur due for an upgrade u can still keep ur unlimited 4g plan. so u dont ever have to switch.
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from what i heard on droidworld is that even when ur due for an upgrade u can still keep ur unlimited 4g plan. so u dont ever have to switch.
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No offense...but I wouldn't believe that if Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny were working the counter at the VZW store.
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from what i heard on droidworld is that even when ur due for an upgrade u can still keep ur unlimited 4g plan. so u dont ever have to switch.
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From what I've heard as long as you don't remove data from your plan it will stay unlimited.
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From what I've heard as long as you don't remove data from your plan it will stay unlimited.
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There are only a small handful of phones you can even buy and not be forced to use a data plan.
I would bet my money, if I were a gamblin' man, that when your contract is up...you will be forced to tiered data IF you get a new handset and sign a new contract.
If you're renewing a current unlimited data plan, you will keep your unlimited data. It will apply to new service contracts only.
I skated on unlimited data for 3 years after a 5 gig cap was placed on sprint's aircards because I kept renewing my original contract.
Now, once you let your contract lapse, without renewing it, you will be subject to changes with your service when you do sign back up.
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Eh I'm all for hard capped plans.
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Eh I'm all for hard capped plans.
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I agree with the exception that if I'm paying for a set amount of data I shouldn't have to pay extra just for the right to tether.
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I agree with the exception that if I'm paying for a set amount of data I shouldn't have to pay extra just for the right to tether.
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And I agree with that. As I stated in the other thread lack of included tether is my only issue with the rumored plans/prices
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I don't get where people think verizon is so expensive. Compaired to other carriers vzw is not that much more expensive, and even cheaper in some scenarios. Now boost mobile or cricket may be cheaper but that's like walking into a cadillac dealer and *****ing that the cts-v you're looking at is more then the 1998 Taurus you seen down the street. If you want to deal with sprints ****ty service go with them... I'm sure Walmart has some cheap prepay options too. You are paying for a service, you get what you pay for. You pay 29.99 for unlimited 4g data on your phone and ***** because they want to charge you if you choose to enable a different data service on your phone? So you think for the meisly 30 bucks a month you should be able to use 100gbs of bandwith tethering your pc and seeding 50 torrents? All they want is another 29.99 to tether, and guess what, that's unlimited too! On top of that they gave it to you for free for three months for buying your phone.. I can't wait for teired data. And another FYI, Verizon currently does not charge to use mobile hotspot on their tabs, guess why? Because you pay for teired data, they actually don't care how you you ur data, you bought it! Who needs to use 10 gigs of data on their phone a month? I use my phone constantly for work and play, stream Pandora for hours, and have never hit five gigs... Download all your firmware on ur home WiFi network if you want to download straight to Ur phone, or use Ur data cable ( they gave that to you for free too ) home WiFi not fast enough? Drop it and get Ur 29.99 tethering plan, bet that's cheaper then what Ur paying Ur isp now
Quit *****ing, what are we a bunch of 16 year old kids working at the local fast food joint? You shouldn't be carrying a 250 dollar phone in that case, that's not financially responsible at all.
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stayin100 Please use sentence breaks, paragraphs, etc. Your wall of text is unreadable. Not trying to be mean.
The whole reason I got the Bolt instead of holding out hope for the Bionic was because of this. Needless to say when the day comes that I dont have unlimited data, I'll be switching to sprint.
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Quit *****ing, what are we a bunch of 16 year old kids working at the local fast food joint? You shouldn't be carrying a 250 dollar phone in that case, that's not financially responsible at all.
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Dude, did you type that wall of text on your phone? LOL That's just sick . I like reading and think that if people put more effort into what they wrote, this would be a more informed world instead of posting 2-3 line paragraphs. I for one applaud you for your wall of text. I bow at you doing it on your Thunderbolt. lol.
That said, love your last part there that I quoted. Agreed 100%. I'm all for saving money but no one is forcing us to use smartphones.
Lol I would have used better grammar if I was not mobile atm...
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No offense...but I wouldn't believe that if Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny were working the counter at the VZW store.
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If you don't change your plan you can keep renewing for the same price with the same features.. so you can keep renewing your plan and keep unlimited data
It's also hilarious how people think sprint will stay unlimited forever. Everyone seems to have forgotten how their own ceo who preaches unlimited has said that they were looking at a switch as well.
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Quit *****ing, what are we a bunch of 16 year old kids working at the local fast food joint? You shouldn't be carrying a 250 dollar phone in that case, that's not financially responsible at all.
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If it wasn't going to cost more than my phone's value each month in data charges, you might be right. However, for those of us who actually use the phone for work or anything else with high data usage, the new changes are ridiculous.
If they don't grandfather users, I'll be dropping my family plan. I already pay $250/mo for 5 lines - mine is the only one with high usage (data/voice/txting) due to work.
According to T-Mobile support (I just got off the line with them) and this article from phandroid.com, effective January 25, 2012, T-Mobile is throwing in the "tethering plan" (which is now called SmartPhone Mobile Hotspot) and the MobileLife Album Plus plan for people who upgrade their data plans... It will save you $20/month! Go get it!
How's this any better than the free tethering/hot spot options we get in the custom ROMs?
Good question... I don't know is my answer.
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How's this any better than the free tethering/hot spot options we get in the custom ROMs?
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Hmmm... That's a good question. Do you mean that I have been paying $14 for tethering unnecessarily??
As for the remaining $6, I suppose that is for the MobileLife Album Plus service (which I also wasn't aware of and don't need or use)...
For me, I had been paying both the tethering fee and the 5GB fee... when I called to complain (because of the new deal being offered), they dropped my tethering fee (re-imbursing me) AND provided (the service which I don't use/care about) MobileLife Album Plus.
In short, my bill was reduced by $14.
How can this be good for you?
Well, I don't know. Like sooooo... many other things, I simply cannot answer that one.
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Hmmm... That's a good question. Do you mean that I have been paying $14 for tethering unnecessarily??
How can this be good for you?
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Look into it more. T-Mobile mentioned it to me and I got the impression from what the guy explained to me that having the tethering plan counted data differently. Meaning when tethering you are not using up the 5 gig 'limit' before slowdown that you have on your phone. Which would obviously be beneficial because when tethering to your computer you hit that data cap pretty fin quickly.
Hotspot is built into the stock rom, so I never thought twice about it... never get billed for it, but have certainly used it.
As for the 5GB plan they push you into, if you don't use it you can get them to drop you to the two gig.
I am almost always around wireless, so any DLing I do is through wireless, I haven't hit 2gig even in the past 11 months on this phone.
I'm on a very old MyFaves 'special' plan that I don't plan to 'upgrade' from unless they force it, the only thing they have ever changed is forced me to add the 4G data plan at $30 last year, which I got them to drop to the 2gb plan at $15 I think it is now..
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As for the 5GB plan they push you into...
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I am on unlimited everything... though they cap you a 5 gigs then slow you way down. I have hit it and it is a b*tch! Which was my point with what the op said... from what I understand your tethering won't count towards your mobile data...
Saving money is different from debating techniques... LOL
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I am on unlimited everything... though they cap you a 5 gigs then slow you way down. I have hit it and it is a b*tch! Which was my point with what the op said... from what I understand your tethering won't count towards your mobile data...
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Yes, I was on unlimited everything... but started my plan 9 months back under a 2GB. Now, when I had signed up (having been used to another plan which I have from a different provider), I had thought "unlimited" meant just that. But during my 2nd month, I went over... and received text messages informing me that I would be throttled... and life was so unfair.
But, I called them up and added on the 5GB limit. (I had initiated my plan with tethering...) The point of this post was simply to alert those who (like myself) are paying at an older rate... that they may be able to reduce their bill by roughly $20.
I complain when my vendors (carriers, manufacturers, providers, etc.) cause me pain... I try to be equally willing to give kudos when warranted. In this case TMO warranted my kudos for working with me... and I was simply alerting others who may find themselves in the same situation... that they might get a free lunch out of the deal.
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.
Use 100GB next billing cycle
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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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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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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.
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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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Verizon to throttle 4G LTE users with unlimited plans starting October .
http://www.androidauthority.com/verizon-throttle-4g-lte-users-starting-october-1-409934/
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I wonder if this affects current on contract unlimited data.
dadsterflip said:
I wonder if this affects current on contract unlimited data.
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At this point there aren't many if any on contract Unlimited data plans, as they stopped offering unlimited 3 years ago.
mc_365 said:
At this point there aren't many if any on contract Unlimited data plans, as they stopped offering unlimited 3 years ago.
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That's not true. There's a fairly well-known loophole of using alternate upgrades to keep unlimited data and extend your contract. I've successfully done it three times now. The last time was in April when I got my M8. I have unlimited data and my contract expiration date is 04/07/2016. :good:
shortstuff_mt said:
That's not true. There's a fairly well-known loophole of using alternate upgrades to keep unlimited data and extend your contract. I've successfully done it three times now. The last time was in April when I got my M8. I have unlimited data and my contract expiration date is 04/07/2016. :good:
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This... So we shouldn't get affected then ?
dadsterflip said:
This... So we shouldn't get affected then ?
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Technically, according to the conditions of the list, we should be fine. One of the conditions is "Have fulfilled their minimum contract term". This is Big Red we're talking about here, though, so you never know. I hope T-Mobile steps up their coverage game in my area soon. I'm sure they will welcome me with open arms when Big Red forces me to get rid of my old voice plan and unlimited data.
shortstuff_mt said:
Technically, according to the conditions of the list, we should be fine. One of the conditions is "Have fulfilled their minimum contract term". This is Big Red we're talking about here, though, so you never know. I hope T-Mobile steps up their coverage game in my area soon. I'm sure they will welcome me with open arms when Big Red forces me to get rid of my old voice plan and unlimited data.
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I was hoping tmobile picks up where I am.. I'd jump in a heart beat.
Switch to T-Mobile
I'm switching to T-Mobile soon - I tether a lot so having unlimited is nice and there is more development for T-Mobile/AT&T editions. I would get throttled with unlimited on both networks so why not pay less?
Better reception more reliable network... More coverage. For me I travel so its nice to know I have data and my kids are able to tether for games and videos. Just my 2¢ often worth less to others lol.
The OP left out one important little detail: Only the top 5% of data hogs get throttled. Those that use more than 4.7GB/month.
I'm ok with that.
berndblb said:
The OP left out one important little detail: Only the top 5% of data hogs get throttled. Those that use more than 4.7GB/month.
I'm ok with that.
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4.7GB? Seriously? lol
Can anyone confirm the state of Verizon HTC One M8s that have switched to TMobile?
I assume by "everything" they literally mean, everything--calls, WiFi, 4G--or does the 4G only apply to "refarmed" areas? I already have S-OFF via Firewater so I'd assume the tough part's done...
Badcam3 said:
4.7GB? Seriously? lol
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I use that in about 2 days.....
I'm already at 50gb used and I still have 2 weeks left for this billing cycle
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justin94 said:
I use that in about 2 days.....
I'm already at 50gb used and I still have 2 weeks left for this billing cycle
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No such thing as a data hog, data WANTS to be transferred, that is the whole point of a network. If Verizon's network can't handle the network demands of their customers, they should upgrade their network, not throttle their customers. They make billions of dollars for pete's sake.
I travel 50% of the year for work, and hotel "high-speed" internet is rarely fast enough for VPN, screen sharing, downloading ISOs, etc. My phone is the only way I can get enough bandwidth on the road to do my job, and I can easily use 50-70GB/month. I do not consider this to be outlandish - files get bigger every day, data demands grow every day, and network speed and capacity must keep up with this trend. Land-line ISPs have no problem with this, Verizon is just greedy.
I use about the same 50 to 70 gigs a month. But I've upgraded so I'll be fine. I also live in the booneys, but we got 4g last year and I haven't noticed any throttling here. Good luck to others!
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csstamatin said:
I use about the same 50 to 70 gigs a month. But I've upgraded so I'll be fine. I also live in the booneys, but we got 4g last year and I haven't noticed any throttling here. Good luck to others!
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What do you mean by "but I've upgraded so I'll be fine"? I would love a new phone (currently on HTC Rezound) but refuse to give up unlimited data, even if it means buying a G3 or One M8 for full price.
md303 said:
What do you mean by "but I've upgraded so I'll be fine"? I would love a new phone (currently on HTC Rezound) but refuse to give up unlimited data, even if it means buying a G3 or One M8 for full price.
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I just bought the M8 on contract during their mother's day promo and kept my unlimited data. Just transfer your plan from your old phone (2 year contract fulfilled) to the new one.
Unfortunately you cannot rely on what the sals reps tell you. They told me I had to give up mu unlimited data, but I would get 5 GB/month instead of the standard 2 GB. After they'd done the switch I was still unlimited....
Yeah have multiple lines. Just transfered my upgrade, used it and my contract is resumed for another 2 years.
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berndblb said:
The OP left out one important little detail: Only the top 5% of data hogs get throttled. Those that use more than 4.7GB/month.
I'm ok with that.
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That's not very much data at all. I have a 10GB plan, and I routinely use almost all of it.
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Come on guys you know it's not really throttling, it's "Network Maintenance". Some attorney got big bucks for coming up with that attempt to fool all the VZW subscribers.
I never realized how much Sprint was throttling my unlimited data plan. I always thought it was just crappy service from Sprint. Since the government fined AT&T, Sprint and I think T-Mobile stopped the practice.
This month I used 33.57GB /Unlimited. How much did you use?
I use around 18 on average. Sprint is suppose to throttle after 23gb.
http://arstechnica.com/business/201...ited-data-after-customers-use-23gb-per-month/
Thanks for the article. Base on that they apparently cannot/will not throttle me as I updated my phone before today and I am on an "old" unlimited plan AND I don't foresee any need to upgrade my Galaxy Note 5 in two years!
I guess I will not be getting a Christmas card from Sprint anytime soon.
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Really? I am unreasonable?
"Sprint CTO John Saw explained that the system "is intended to protect against a small minority of unlimited customers who use high volumes of data and unreasonably take up network resources during times when the network is constrained."
Am I the only one that find Saw's statement ridiculous? You sell me an unlimited data plan and now you are complaining when I use it! What part of Unlimited am I missing????
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"Sprint CTO John Saw explained that the system "is intended to protect against a small minority of unlimited customers who use high volumes of data and unreasonably take up network resources during times when the network is constrained."
Am I the only one that find Saw's statement ridiculous? You sell me an unlimited data plan and now you are complaining when I use it! What part of Unlimited am I missing????
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what's sad is that you got a lot of corporate white knights here and in lotsa forums that defend this kinda bull. i'm not really a heavy user and spread my data b/t my verizon and sprint phones, but i'm mostly on wifi. if you sell unlimited then screw a limit.
right now 23GB is plenty for me, but I don't see why anyone else who's paid for unlimited shouldn't be able to use it with no limits - it's what they sold and what we pay for!
Im one of the crazies that avergae 60-80gb a month most ive used is 160. I know im ridiculous but i love my unlimited plan!!!
This should be illegal!!! Unlimited but limited??
smallyetzon said:
This should be illegal!!! Unlimited but limited??
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While I agree it sucks but it's still unlimited data. It's just slower after you consume a certain amount.
Dilinger1990 said:
Im one of the crazies that avergae 60-80gb a month most ive used is 160. I know im ridiculous but i love my unlimited plan!!!
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I use my unlimited to tether to my other devices in the vehicle while traveling (I'm typically the one driving), around 6-8 devices in the van at a time and I get well over 200gb at least 3 months out of the year. I refuse to give up my unlimited!
5 gb lol
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35g
300 one month. But over past 2 years I average couple hundred.
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No tether either.
500 to 700gigs
I use between 2 and 7
Usually I use between 4 & 6. Last month I tried to use more & made it up to 16. That required a lot of streaming on LTE.
I have averaged 60+ a month for the past several years. Only ever got one letter saying, "hey, we are watching you."
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