It looks like end of road for at&t unlimited data users. I am finally hit with throttled right after 2gb of usage on my GNex. In tiered plan the same $30 can get you 3gb. So stupid move by at&t and manipulating unlimited users to forfeit their grandfathered plans.
BBB, consumerist or where do we go?
Anywhere but the Galaxy Nexus forums because this issue isn't about the Galaxy Nexus.
Yep, the days of unlimited data are numbered. We're at the mercy of the carriers as they struggle to roll out expensive technology and subsidize expensive phone manufacturer pricing.
Be sure to contact them and complain, also file an FCC complaint (I did.)
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It looks like end of road for at&t unlimited data users. I am finally hit with throttled right after 2gb of usage on my GNex. In tiered plan the same $30 can get you 3gb. So stupid move by at&t and manipulating unlimited users to forfeit their grandfathered plans.
BBB, consumerist or where do we go?
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Man, I'm glad I left ATT. I pay the same price for both my line with 5GB data (G Nex) on T-Mo and my line with unlimited LTE (Droid Charge) on Verizon that I paid for a single line at ATT.
I got throttled too.
I need to call them and file a FCC complaint.
Using different apn doesn't work. Even swap the sim back to iPhone 3GS still won't lift the block.
I heard changing apn on skyrocket could get around the block, is it?
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What will the FCC do exactly?
Are they breaking a law or license?
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What will the FCC do exactly?
Are they breaking a law or license?
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Yeah, ATT customers should just speak with their wallets and take their business elsewhere. I suggest the $30 pre-paid Walmart plan on T-Mo.
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Yeah, ATT customers should just speak with their wallets and take their business elsewhere. I suggest the $30 pre-paid Walmart plan on T-Mo.
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Doesn't T-Mobile throttle over 2gb's as well?
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It's all in the fine print. They have customers by the short hairs.
I *think* the way they word those things is they reserve the right to throttle or shape traffic for an account if it appears that they will go over their plan amount before the end of the billing cycle.
I doubt the FCC or anyone else can do much about it.
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Doesn't T-Mobile throttle over 2gb's as well?
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Yep even though they call it unlimited data.
lrs421 said:
Doesn't T-Mobile throttle over 2gb's as well?
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Nope. 5GB on the Walmart plan.
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story about this:
http://androidandme.com/2012/02/car...r-convenient-to-be-an-att-unlimited-data-user
if this happens to me, I will switch to the $10/m medianet for as long as I can and then go to the 3gb for $30 if they force me
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Doesn't T-Mobile throttle over 2gb's as well?
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Yep even though they call it unlimited data.
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I get 5GB on my unlimited plan. And T-Mobile is was pretty transparent that the throttle was 5GB.
I got throttled on Cincinnati Bell Wireless after using 100mb of roaming data. Yep you read it right only 100mb. This was also on an unlimited plan. I switched to Verizon almost immediately, just glad I had not purchased my peta-band GN yet like I had planned.
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I do give credit to them for being up front about it.
I'm happy VZW hasn't starting pulling this crap. I subscribe to both unlimited data and unlimited tethering and average about 15-20gb's a month. Last year I left AT&T and paid an ETF to jump ship to Verizon while they still offered unlimited. I'm happy I did.
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i cant even use pass 2GB on my VZN unlimited 4g....
For anyone that has been throttled, have you noticed a loss in battery life?
Because they are throttling you it now takes longer for the phone to download anything so it spends more time transmitting and receiving. Then you have lower battery life. Thats my theory anyways.
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i cant even use pass 2GB on my VZN unlimited 4g....
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First I heard of this. Care to explain?
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I've been dreading this whole shared data business. Well today while ordering my replacement gnex they mentioned the plans to me so I let them do their whole pitch. Ends up if I suck it up and say buhbye to my unlimited data I can get a way better deal.
Right now I pay $280. Two smart phones at $90 each a dumb phone for $50 and a charge of $50 for some **** about having unlimited plans. If I switch to 10 gigs a month I pay $210. This is great for me since I use roughly 6 gigs tops and the other line uses maybe 1. Just my experience.
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I've been dreading this whole shared data business. Well today while ordering my replacement gnex they mentioned the plans to me so I let them do their whole pitch. Ends up if I suck it up and say buhbye to my unlimited data I can get a way better deal.
Right now I pay $280. Two smart phones at $90 each a dumb phone for $50 and a charge of $50 for some **** about having unlimited plans. If I switch to 10 gigs a month I pay $210. This is great for me since I use roughly 6 gigs tops and the other line uses maybe 1. Just my experience.
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$210 is still way too much for 2 smartphones and a feature phone.
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$210 is still way too much for 2 smartphones and a feature phone.
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Yea its ridiculous but where I live Verizon is where your options begin and end. So I can get a $70 break I thought it was pretty nice to find out. Just saying I think shared will work out for a lot of us
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The plan is designed to be cheaper for a minor group while more expensive for the majority.
I'll stick to my $30/month T-Mobile plan.
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The plan is designed to be cheaper for a minor group while more expensive for the majority.
I'll stick to my $30/month T-Mobile plan.
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Hmmm I got 2 smart phones and 2 dumb phones with unlimited data on each of the smart phones and I am paying about 190 a month. I think you were just getting royally screwed in the first place, now just slightly screwed...lol
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Hmmm I got 2 smart phones and 2 dumb phones with unlimited data on each of the smart phones and I am paying about 190 a month. I think you were just getting royally screwed in the first place, now just slightly screwed...lol
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Yea. Apparently having unlimited talk and text makes each line $90 and its an extra $50 charge on top so Verizon can make sure they make as much as they did when you went over. I'd be hopping ship for T-Mobile if it worked here lol
Edit: mind sharing your plan?
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$160/month two Android phones, unlimited/uncapped/unthrottled data and everything else is basically unlimited.
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$160/month two Android phones, unlimited/uncapped/unthrottled data and everything else is basically unlimited.
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How is that LTE going for ya
This thread has taught me I'm getting butt****ed on my bill. Maybe if I drop my minutes a bit that extra $50 will drop.
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This thread has taught me I'm getting butt****ed on my bill. Maybe if I drop my minutes a bit that extra $50 will drop.
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How? The guy above you paying $160 has Sprint. Sure it is uncapped and unthrottled but when your peak download is 2mbps in peak hours it Sucks. The guy paying $30 a month gets 5GB of HSPA+, unlimited texts and 100 minutes.
The plans work for them but it does not sound like they will work for you.
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How? The guy above you paying $160 has Sprint. Sure it is uncapped and unthrottled but when your peak download is 2mbps in peak hours it Sucks. The guy paying $30 a month gets 5GB of HSPA+, unlimited texts and 100 minutes.
The plans work for them but it does not sound like they will work for you.
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Wow derp.... I didn't know he was sprint. Here I am thinking I'm getting raped when I'm not. Either way I'll be switching soon enough and probably picking up a tablet when a decent 7 inch comes out
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I've been dreading this whole shared data business. Well today while ordering my replacement gnex they mentioned the plans to me so I let them do their whole pitch. Ends up if I suck it up and say buhbye to my unlimited data I can get a way better deal.
Right now I pay $280. Two smart phones at $90 each a dumb phone for $50 and a charge of $50 for some **** about having unlimited plans. If I switch to 10 gigs a month I pay $210. This is great for me since I use roughly 6 gigs tops and the other line uses maybe 1. Just my experience.
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Your getting raped ether way.
I pay $208 for 3 smartphones with unlimited data and 2 dumb phones. Unlimited text and 700 minuets.
mentose457 said:
Your getting raped ether way.
I pay $208 for 3 smartphones with unlimited data and 2 dumb phones. Unlimited text and 700 minuets.
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Verizon?
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How is that LTE going for ya
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I don't give a **** about LTE. My 3G speed tests average 1.5-2.5mbps and I am using WiFi more often than not.
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I don't give a **** about LTE. My 3G speed tests average 1.5-2.5mbps and I am using WiFi more often than not.
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Its easy not to care about something you don't have anyway.
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Its easy not to care about something you don't have anyway.
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You sir are my hero. Your posts will always be my favorite.
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You sir are my hero. Your posts will always be my favorite.
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Back on topic.
I found that I would be paying 20-30 more a month with the shared plans.
I am on a 1400 minute family plan, 2 smart phones, 3 feature phones.
1 line has unlimited data
1 line has 4gb.
I pay about 235 a month.
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Back on topic.
I found that I would be paying 20-30 more a month with the shared plans.
I am on a 1400 minute family plan, 2 smart phones, 3 feature phones.
1 line has unlimited data
1 line has 4gb.
I pay about 235 a month.
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I was thinking about this. I think it helps people more like myself who need unlimited talk and text. If I just dropped my minutes down it would make no sense but if I need to keep them its a good deal but that's also because for me 10 gigs might as well be unlimited
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There used to be a time when we would need all those minutes, but now we could probably get away with 700 minutes with all the m2m and friends and family calling we do.
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Its easy not to care about something you don't have anyway.
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I had 10-15mbps WiMax 4G with the phone I sold to get this one. Didn't give a **** then, either. I don't even notice that I don't have it.
How do you utilize the LTE speeds you get? What do you do with your devices that actually takes advantage of it?
Can I add a family member to my Verizon Unlimited Data plan & get them unlimited too?
My cousin loves my Verizon Galaxy Nexus and she wants to get one too, but Verizon doesn't have unlimited data anymore.
Has anyone tried adding someone to their family plan to get unlimited data?
She currently has the iphone 4s from AT&T and it's slow as hell and the screen is tiny!
Not possible. Adding someone now means they have to be added under the Share Everything plans. They're not giving unlimited to any new lines or after upgrades.
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Not possible. Adding someone now means they have to be added under the Share Everything plans. They're not giving unlimited to any new lines or after upgrades.
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no. you have the choice, you can do either the share everything OR give them a tiered plan and everything else on the plan stays the same.
unlimited is not possible either way however.
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no. you have the choice, you can do either the share everything OR give them a tiered plan and everything else on the plan stays the same.
unlimited is not possible either way however.
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You're right. I mentally group the Share Everything and standard tiered plans together, so my wording was incorrect.
Can't be done my wife was added at 2gb a month. Same price as my unlimited plan.
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I bet unlimited will come back in a year. T-mobile's 4G just beat my phone in subarban chicago and they are going unlimited/unthrotled. Time to show Verizon what we think of them. Me? I'm under contract until 2014 thanks to the GS3 and unlimited for 3 phones.
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I bet unlimited will come back in a year. T-mobile's 4G just beat my phone in subarban chicago and they are going unlimited/unthrotled. Time to show Verizon what we think of them. Me? I'm under contract until 2014 thanks to the GS3 and unlimited for 3 phones.
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Verizon and AT&T are not feeling threatened by T-Mobile and Sprint unlimited data. Postpaid subscribers are at an all time high and churn is at an all time low for both companies. As much as you think it's going to affect the market, it's going to take a lot more than T-Mobile offering unlimited data for Verizon and AT&T to start seeing customers leave.
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I bet unlimited will come back in a year. T-mobile's 4G just beat my phone in subarban chicago and they are going unlimited/unthrotled. Time to show Verizon what we think of them. Me? I'm under contract until 2014 thanks to the GS3 and unlimited for 3 phones.
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Unless carriers like Sprint and TMo somehow manage to expand their network immensely then VZW and AT&T will not feel threatened. At that point Sprint and TMo would eventually moved to tiered plans as well since more people would move over eventually.
I'll leave Verizon after my contract if I can't get a nexus on Verizon in 2014. In a perfect world I could buy an unlocked nexus from Google and use it on vzw. Maybe in 2014 they'll offer this.
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I bet unlimited will come back in a year. T-mobile's 4G just beat my phone in subarban chicago and they are going unlimited/unthrotled. Time to show Verizon what we think of them.
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I like your optimism, but don't hold your breath. Verizon and at&t have no incentive to offer unlimited plans. More people are getting smartphones, which means more network traffic, which means investing more money into infrastructure and less profit.
we were talking today about this at work. I am on a plan with my brother who has Unlimited data with Verizon and I have a 2GB plan till DEC 2014. My co worker says he still has unlimited data and he recently added his wife to his plan. She did not upgrade a phone and just got on his plan. He said they added her, she got a new number and was using a phone that wasn't brand new now. I am wondering when my plan comes up in DEC if I can do the same with my brother and he can add a line and give me unlimited data. Any thoughts out there??
So I have my Unlocked T999. I was all set to pop a sim for Staright Talk into it to get the $45 unlimited everything Vs. my $80 a month I pay now to TMO. Many people have said I will get throttled if I use a lot of data. I use about 8 gigs a month. Has anyone been throttled, and or not?
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So I have my Unlocked T999. I was all set to pop a sim for Staright Talk into it to get the $45 unlimited everything Vs. my $80 a month I pay now to TMO. Many people have said I will get throttled if I use a lot of data. I use about 8 gigs a month. Has anyone been throttled, and or not?
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You don't get throttled on straight talk you get your service shut off. Read their terms of service it says not to exceed 2gb in one month and like 100 mb a day (I think) but 8gb is too much for straight talk. I too was wanting to switch but googled a lot. Type straight talk data cap into Google and read everything
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T-mo monthly 4g plan?
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You don't get throttled on straight talk you get your service shut off. Read their terms of service it says not to exceed 2gb in one month and like 100 mb a day (I think) but 8gb is too much for straight talk. I too was wanting to switch but googled a lot. Type straight talk data cap into Google and read everything
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That would really suck. Why advertise unlimited if it is not?
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That would really suck. Why advertise unlimited if it is not?
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Because they are idiots yeah I feel ya man it's so freaking stupid
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Because they are idiots yeah I feel ya man it's so freaking stupid
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So I guess I am stuck paying 75 a month!
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You don't get throttled on straight talk you get your service shut off. Read their terms of service it says not to exceed 2gb in one month and like 100 mb a day (I think) but 8gb is too much for straight talk. I too was wanting to switch but googled a lot. Type straight talk data cap into Google and read everything
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I think you need to read Straight Talk's terms of service. Nowhere does it mention "2GB" or "100MB". It doesn't mention any limit at all except no streaming.
People using Straight Talk have determined that it is safe to use 100MBs a day, no more than 2GBs a month. There are exceptions to this rule, some people get away with 3-12GBs.
I would go with AT&T GoPhone. They offer unlimited everything for $50 a month. You can find the $50 refill cards for $47.50 on eBay.
I've been using GoPhone for 14 days now. I used about 350MBs my second day. I didn't get throttled or kicked. With 16 days left, I've used 1.35GBs. Still no throttling.
The catch is that you must use a T-Mobile phone. If you use an AT&T phone, they'll block the data.
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ScottBroker said:
So I guess I am stuck paying 75 a month!
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WHich plan do you have? mines about 67 a month. I have the value plan 500 mintues, unlimited text, and unlimited data. And being a college student on an extremely tight budget it took a lot to convince me to leave my 100 min, unlimitied text, and 5G of data for 30 bucks a month PREPAID But after upgrading to the current plan, im glad i did. Especially since my phone is the only internet source i have. Doing school reports, online banking, online anything, has gotten much simpler now that im not throttled or concerned about using my data lol.
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WHich plan do you have? mines about 67 a month. I have the value plan 500 mintues, unlimited text, and unlimited data. And being a college student on an extremely tight budget it took a lot to convince me to leave my 100 min, unlimitied text, and 5G of data for 30 bucks a month PREPAID But after upgrading to the current plan, im glad i did. Especially since my phone is the only internet source i have. Doing school reports, online banking, online anything, has gotten much simpler now that im not throttled or concerned about using my data lol.
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I have classic 500 minutes 39.95 unlimited data 30, unlimite text 10, and a corporate discount which puts me about 76 a month with the taxes....
St blows. I just switched to tmo from st and I'm soo glad I did. I pay 15 more a month but I have truly unlimited data. On st I was afraid to use data for fear of being throttled or booted. Stay with tmo
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You don't get throttled on straight talk you get your service shut off. Read their terms of service it says not to exceed 2gb in one month and like 100 mb a day (I think) but 8gb is too much for straight talk. I too was wanting to switch but googled a lot. Type straight talk data cap into Google and read everything
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FALSE. Straighttalk will throttle you. I have never been shut off but i am constantly throtted even without using 2gb.
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FALSE. Straighttalk will throttle you. I have never been shut off but i am constantly throtted even without using 2gb.
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They aren't throttling you. Straight Talk has been having network issues in a few areas. Straight Talk doesn't have the ability to throttle even if they wanted to.
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I think you need to read Straight Talk's terms of service. Nowhere does it mention "2GB" or "100MB". It doesn't mention any limit at all except no streaming.
People using Straight Talk have determined that it is safe to use 100MBs a day, no more than 2GBs a month. There are exceptions to this rule, some people get away with 3-12GBs.
I would go with AT&T GoPhone. They offer unlimited everything for $50 a month. You can find the $50 refill cards for $47.50 on eBay.
I've been using GoPhone for 14 days now. I used about 350MBs my second day. I didn't get throttled or kicked. With 16 days left, I've used 1.35GBs. Still no throttling.
The catch is that you must use a T-Mobile phone. If you use an AT&T phone, they'll block the data.
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How are your speeds on att arent they 3G ?
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Mr.Mischief said:
I think you need to read Straight Talk's terms of service. Nowhere does it mention "2GB" or "100MB". It doesn't mention any limit at all except no streaming.
People using Straight Talk have determined that it is safe to use 100MBs a day, no more than 2GBs a month. There are exceptions to this rule, some people get away with 3-12GBs.
I would go with AT&T GoPhone. They offer unlimited everything for $50 a month. You can find the $50 refill cards for $47.50 on eBay.
I've been using GoPhone for 14 days now. I used about 350MBs my second day. I didn't get throttled or kicked. With 16 days left, I've used 1.35GBs. Still no throttling.
The catch is that you must use a T-Mobile phone. If you use an AT&T phone, they'll block the data.
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hello there. you are correct. no where int he TandS does it say anything about a limit at all.. infact becauase of what people were saying about the limits i called straight talk AND emailed them and both times they told me that there are no limits. but that you CANNOT tether. so i just got new service with them.. if they cut me.. then ill cut them.
hope all goes well though.
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I think you need to read Straight Talk's terms of service. Nowhere does it mention "2GB" or "100MB". It doesn't mention any limit at all except no streaming.
People using Straight Talk have determined that it is safe to use 100MBs a day, no more than 2GBs a month. There are exceptions to this rule, some people get away with 3-12GBs.
I would go with AT&T GoPhone. They offer unlimited everything for $50 a month. You can find the $50 refill cards for $47.50 on eBay.
I've been using GoPhone for 14 days now. I used about 350MBs my second day. I didn't get throttled or kicked. With 16 days left, I've used 1.35GBs. Still no throttling.
The catch is that you must use a T-Mobile phone. If you use an AT&T phone, they'll block the data.
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Of course it doesnt say a data cap in their TOS if it did they couldnt advertise "unlimited data". Just google it. They block you after so many bytes.
But how did you get that data to work on the ATT go plan? did you buy the go phone then swap SIM cards? I figured if the IMEI didnt match the SIM then they would block it. Mind pming me and explaining? As i dont know if XDA would like if you posted in the general forums. Just being safe. lol
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How are your speeds on att arent they 3G ?
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It's 3G/4G. Expect 3MB down, 1MB up. Max I've seen is B down, 2MB up. It's more than fast enough to watch HD YouTube. More reliable than T-Mobile, in my opinion.
I'm loving the coverage. AT&T has way better coverage vs. T-Mobile.
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But how did you get that data to work on the ATT go plan? did you buy the go phone then swap SIM cards? I figured if the IMEI didnt match the SIM then they would block it. Mind pming me and explaining? As i dont know if XDA would like if you posted in the general forums. Just being safe. lol
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I activated the sim using my One S's IMEI. I purchased a regular orange/white AT&T sim from eBay for $10. AT&T GoPhone will block data if you use an AT&T branded phone, or some international phones. The only phones that have consistently worked for me are rmobule phones. I purchased a T-Mobile S III last week.
Basically, activate your GoPhone sim with your T-Mobile phone IMEI, and use it in a T-Mobile phone.
I've swapped my sim into AT&T phones and then back into my T-Mobile One S, and data still works.
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It's 3G/4G. Expect 3MB down, 1MB up. Max I've seen is B down, 2MB up. It's more than fast enough to watch HD YouTube. More reliable than T-Mobile, in my opinion.
I'm loving the coverage. AT&T has way better coverage vs. T-Mobile.
I activated the sim using my One S's IMEI. I purchased a regular orange/white AT&T sim from eBay for $10. AT&T GoPhone will block data if you use an AT&T branded phone, or some international phones. The only phones that have consistently worked for me are rmobule phones. I purchased a T-Mobile S III last week.
Basically, activate your GoPhone sim with your T-Mobile phone IMEI, and use it in a T-Mobile phone.
I've swapped my sim into AT&T phones and then back into my T-Mobile One S, and data still works.
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Hmm, imma have to try this.. And i agree with you their coverage is wayyyy better than t-mobiles. And you have unlimited data unlimited talk and unlimited text? You havent gotten throttled or capped?
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Hmm, imma have to try this.. And i agree with you their coverage is wayyyy better than t-mobiles. And you have unlimited data unlimited talk and unlimited text? You havent gotten throttled or capped?
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No throttling and data still works. Unlimited everything.
The only catch, like I said, is you can't use an AT&T or some international phones. That means no iPhone
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Straighttalk doesnt have network issues because they dont have a network to begin with. They are an att mvno atleast with the att sim. They WILL throttle you if you abuse the per day limit of MBs and tether. I can validate this as ive been warned twice already for going over the limits (which are no where to be found even though they say its in the ToS) and tethering. I am currrently being throttled to 0.15mbps for more than a week. Everytime i call and ***** about being throttled they warn and unthrottle me but start to do it again a few days later. If you dont think im being throttled please explain how my connections download speed is always 0.15mbps and why the customer service rep told me i was being throttled for being in violation with att's terms and conditions?! you can see my previous speeds vary from 2-8mbps and when im throttled it is garbage.
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Straighttalk doesnt have network issues because they dont have a network to begin with. They are an att mvno atleast with the att sim. They WILL throttle you if you abuse the per day limit of MBs and tether. I can validate this as ive been warned twice already for going over the limits (which are no where to be found even though they say its in the ToS) and tethering. I am currrently being throttled to 0.15mbps for more than a week. Everytime i call and ***** about being throttled they warn and unthrottle me but start to do it again a few days later. If you dont think im being throttled please explain how my connections download speed is always 0.15mbps and why the customer service rep told me i was being throttled for being in violation with att's terms and conditions?! you can see my previous speeds vary from 2-8mbps and when im throttled it is garbage.
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Cant you take them to court for that ?? Getting throttled when you know they have faster speeds and no where in there TOS says anything about that ?? They cant just do that idk my 2 cents
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I just spoke to someone I know at T Mobile today. I will say this is not a best friend of mine or anything but I don't see why he would lie to me nether. He said they received pan flips for T Mobiles unlimited data with no caps for PRE-PAID plans. He said the price will be $74.99 and launching sometime in November. This came about when I was telling him I would like to switch but I don't want a contract.
Again I'm also taking this as a rumor guys. And yes I know some of you pay $30 a month on straight talk. This is not about straight talk so let's try to keep that out of the thread.
Makes sense, just figured they'd wait a bit longer while they push it on the Classic and Value Plans and get people onto some contracts if they can.
Oh, and Straight Talk is $45 .
martonikaj said:
Makes sense, just figured they'd wait a bit longer while they push it on the Classic and Value Plans and get people onto some contracts if they can.
Oh, and Straight Talk is $45 .
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Lol OK thanks for the correction.
Tmobile already has prepaid plans. The $30 plan you're talking about is 100mins, unlimited data + text. If you want unlimited everything it's $70. 4G data is limited to 5GB on both of these.
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans
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Tmobile already has prepaid plans. The $30 plan you're talking about is 100mins, unlimited data + text. If you want unlimited everything it's $70. 4G data is limited to 5GB on both of these.
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans
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And like I clearly posted. True unlimited data not 5 GB of untrottled crap.
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Tmobile already has prepaid plans. The $30 plan you're talking about is 100mins, unlimited data + text. If you want unlimited everything it's $70. 4G data is limited to 5GB on both of these.
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans
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OP is talking about fully unlimited unthrottled data, which T-Mobile has recently brought to its contract Classic and Value Plans.
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Hmmm... 80 bucks a month... I guess that is for LTE...
I'm with wind in Toronto Ontario Canada, I currently pay 33 a month for Canada wide calling and unlimited everything (Data is 10 gigs and 30k throttled there after)
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Hmmm... 80 bucks a month... I guess that is for LTE...
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T-Mobile doesn't have LTE yet. They're planning to roll it out by the end of 2013.
martonikaj said:
T-Mobile doesn't have LTE yet. They're planning to begin rolling it out by the end of 2013.
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clarifying a bit there. It will not be completed by the end of 2013.
Im planning to get T-Mobile prepaid so what do u suggest for high speed internet for my unlocked GSM Gnex ? what plan ?
qortuba said:
Im planning to get T-Mobile prepaid so what do u suggest for high speed internet for my unlocked GSM Gnex ? what plan ?
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I say if you want prepaid and real unlimited wait until novemeber a d see if this is true.
I like simple mobile i use quite a bit of data and haven't had any throttling saving $20/month for using wifi at home. $50/month compared to $70/month tmobile truly unlimited rumor.
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I just spoke to someone I know at T Mobile today. I will say this is not a best friend of mine or anything but I don't see why he would lie to me nether. He said they received pan flips for T Mobiles unlimited data with no caps for PRE-PAID plans. He said the price will be $74.99 and launching sometime in November. This came about when I was telling him I would like to switch but I don't want a contract.
Again I'm also taking this as a rumor guys. And yes I know some of you pay $30 a month on straight talk. This is not about straight talk so let's try to keep that out of the thread.
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Have you not learned that customer service/sales reps usually know less than XDA members?
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And like I clearly posted. True unlimited data not 5 GB of untrottled crap.
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My bad, I didn't interpret your OP like that. The current plans are still unlimited data, just not unlimited 4G.
I pray this is true. I hate the thought of signing a contract at this point
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Have you not learned that customer service/sales reps usually know less than XDA members?
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Did I just not explain that I'm also taking it as a rumor? I wouldnt have posted it if it weren't someone I knew that said it.
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Im planning to get T-Mobile prepaid so what do u suggest for high speed internet for my unlocked GSM Gnex ? what plan ?
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T-Mobile Prepaid only has 3 smartphone plans right now, really. $30 100 min / 5GB data, $60 UL min / 2GB data, $70 UL min / 5GB data.
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-plans
Hey all. I've been using Straight Talk with an ATT SIM but I'm tired of getting throttled for no reason. I want to switch to a plan with ATT. I would use roughly 2-4 GB a month and prefer unlimited talk and text. Any ideas on a good plan or deal?
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Hey all. I've been using Straight Talk with an ATT SIM but I'm tired of getting throttled for no reason. I want to switch to a plan with ATT. I would use roughly 2-4 GB a month and prefer unlimited talk and text. Any ideas on a good plan or deal?
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although you wont be throttled in speeds, you'll be throttled in the wallet as a major carrier is usually going to cost double or more.
currently, an AT&T individual plan with 450 minutes, 3gb of data and unlimited texting is $90 before tax
a mobile share plan with unlimited minutes, unlimited texting and 4gb of data is $110 before tax
i have at&t. just want you to understand the cost difference
http://www.att.com/shop/wireless/plans-new.html#fbid=f2Xx7eUnplO
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I appreciate the quick response. Yeah, I know the price is gonna suck but honestly I have a tough time trusting ST anymore. They literally told me my plan was throttled because I use FB and Twitter. When I was on Sprint I used maybe 5gb a month. Came to ST and started off using around 2 but for throttled. They have me down to 1GB a month and I STILL get throttled. I don't stream anything and only use a few mb a day. They have a new "department" now for high data use subscribers. Its a voice recording telling you how to minimize your data use. That's it. My plan renewed and it went right back to 200k down. I'm ready to pay more so I can actually use my data for more then just a quick web browse. The price is great but they're so unclear about their policies and its impossible to find someone there who actually knows what they are talking about. Pay for what you get I guess.
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And don't forget, it's $10 for every Gb you go over your data plan
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Hey all. I've been using Straight Talk with an ATT SIM but I'm tired of getting throttled for no reason. I want to switch to a plan with ATT. I would use roughly 2-4 GB a month and prefer unlimited talk and text. Any ideas on a good plan or deal?
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As mentioned before there are several options with AT&T, but they come with a price tag. If you want unlimited talk and text and a limited data then mobile share is the way to go. If you have family, or family members who you trust will pay their share of the bill, you can add lines and spread out the costs SOME. There is no right or wrong choice...it is dependent upon you and what you want and/or need. Keep in mind that you can tie into AT&T wireless areas as part of the plans so you can help limit some data usage.