88615298 (banned) join:2004-07-28 West Tenness
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88615298 (banned)
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2012-Nov-2 12:14 pm
coming close to that 2 GB capSo when are carriers going to stop with the "2 GB is more than enough because only 2% go over 2 GB". |
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Mike Mod join:2000-09-17 Pittsburgh, PA ·Verizon FiOS
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Mike
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2012-Nov-2 12:16 pm
How much that actually costs.I'm doing an experiment. I'm trying to use the lowest amount of data possible. Without actually browsing on my iPhone 5 off over LTEi, I used 282mbs of data.
I pay $82 (with a 15% service discount) for the absolute bare minimum.
This means your average person is paying $120 per month FOR JUST A PHONE. |
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to 88615298
Re: coming close to that 2 GB capThen they'll celebrate all the overage fees they're getting. |
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djrobx Premium Member join:2000-05-31 Reno, NV |
djrobx
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2012-Nov-2 12:20 pm
AT&T iPhones jump onto AT&T Wifi automaticallyI pretty frequently find myself automagically connected to AT&T's wifi hotspots. That might contribute towards AT&T's lesser cellular data number. |
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Not surprisingWith Verizon offering the most LTE coverage I'm not surprised their iPhone users use the most data. I'm sure if you did this with another group it would be similar. I'm thankful to be grandfathered on unlimited data with Verizon because so far on my new Razr HD I've used over 500MB in several days. |
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JasonOD
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2012-Nov-2 12:43 pm
Demand is risingWhich is justifying the new data plans (VZ & ATT). I find it amusing that sprint's 'unlimited' users are using the least amount of data among the authorized carriers. |
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MaxoYour tax dollars at work. Premium Member join:2002-11-04 Tallahassee, FL |
Maxo
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2012-Nov-2 12:45 pm
1.58?Consuming 1.58GB/month is for sissies. I make it a point to never go under 3 gigs. |
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bobjohnson Premium Member join:2007-02-03 Spartanburg, SC 1 edit |
to Mike
Re: How much that actually costs.I don't use much data on the phone but I know if Sprint told me I was paying for 2 gigs I would make sure I got up to 1.99 every month and turn off the data. Get what I pay for, but with unlimited I don't use it that often because I know it's always there and by the end of the month I didn't use hardly any? That's strange how that works.
Edit: Missed why I posted anyways... Since I have had the S3 alot of people ask me how much I pay... $150 for 2 lines, the ones with at&t iphones generally tell me they pay in the $120-150 range for one phone. Actually had a customer the other day with Verizon show me his bill and it was $215 with taxes for 2 iphones with 10gigs of data but they only used 1.5 gigs between the two. |
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jmn1207 Premium Member join:2000-07-19 Sterling, VA
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to Maxo
Re: 1.58?I'm averaging 9GB each month. 6 Month Usage
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Re: coming close to that 2 GB capWhat this tells you is that if you have a crappy network offer unlimited, and if you have a good one, offer by the drip.
Once Sprint gets NV completed and TMO on 1900, the unlimited parties will end.
I think Verizon has the best policy for those who have unlimited (for now): Only throttle if the cell is congested, otherwise use that bandwidth. AT&T--draconian cut you off when the politburo says, is in a whole new league if you get on their magical 5% list.
I actually went to Straighttalk on Tmobile just because I heard of the horror stories of AT&T throttling at will. TMO is smooth sailing for me, and it's fast (9 Mbps)--$45... |
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pre-LTEI go 5-10 GB a month on my Iphone 5. Couldn't really do this on my 4s...3G so overloaded Netflix and Youtube and email wouldn't load. Had to use wifi. LTE is good, I turn my wifi off and get pretty decent battery life |
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norbert26 Premium Member join:2010-08-10 Warwick, RI |
to Mike
Re: How much that actually costs.i only used 30 mb thats it. I offload to WIFI and simply wait until WIFI is available . I don't need data every second of the day between WIFI hotspots. No verizon im not feeding your cash cow. and i have only the required 300mb of data i would have no data if i could and just use WIFI. |
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Re: Demand is risingsaid by JasonOD :Which is justifying the new data plans (VZ & ATT). I find it amusing that sprint's 'unlimited' users are using the least amount of data among the authorized carriers. Sprint also has some of the crummiest speeds and coverage which might skew the results |
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quotasux to 88615298
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2012-Nov-2 3:17 pm
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Re: coming close to that 2 GB capI have two phones - one on the Sprint network, one on VZ. Since my company pays A LOT per month for my VZ phone, I use my VZ phone to watch Youtube vids, stream music, etc....although I havent gone over my quota yet.
My other phone, with Unlimited data...I never really use it...I guess since its cheap and unlimited data, I just dont feel the need to "get my money out of it"...if that makes sense. |
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said by Os:Then they'll celebrate all the overage fees they're getting. Not likely. Rate plans have always been carefully calibrated to meet the needs of the majority of users, while monetizing the minority. In this manner they keep churn low, discourage heavy use that compels capital investment, while bringing in additional revenue. To be sure, they always find a way to maintain their current ARPU/ARPA. Verizon went from multiple SMS options to just three (per-use, 1000, unlimited) prior to Share Everything. Ditto for minutes, the only options became 450, 900, or unlimited. Now the only choice is unlimited for both, with tiered data. The end result is that you get more for the same, which is better than less for more, but we'd all certainly prefer to see more for less. I would wager that as usage goes up so will the rate plans. You'll wind up paying a lot less per MB, but your overall bill will stay the same. |
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Re: Not surprisingsaid by ExoticFish:I'm not surprised they're iPhone users use the most data. Do you realize you just said "They are iPhone users use the most data"? Their is a possessive, i.e., "Their property", or "Their customers" There refers to a place, i.e., "I was over there yesterday." or "I am looking at flowers over there." They're is a contraction for "They are", i.e., "They're cute." |
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slckusr Premium Member join:2003-03-17 Greenville, SC |
to 88615298
Re: coming close to that 2 GB capsaid by 88615298:So when are carriers going to stop with the "2 GB is more than enough because only 2% go over 2 GB". 2gb is enough, bandwidth isnt free and every consumer needs to pay their fair share. |
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elray join:2000-12-16 Santa Monica, CA |
to 88615298
said by 88615298:So when are carriers going to stop with the "2 GB is more than enough because only 2% go over 2 GB". The Apple iPhone 5 users use substantially more than the the 4 and 3gs, both of whom used more data than the average smartphone user. The ~2GB threshold still works just fine. If and when 2GB plan subscribers start exceeding the limit and incurring overage charges in any significant amount, i.e. more than 2%, then carriers will adjust the bucket-size offerings and terms to keep Mom from bolting. It isn't that hard to understand. Really. |
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You do understand what an average is? in order for the average person to be using 1.58 GB and the fact that many users don't use a lot of data a lot of customers are already using more than 2GB of data monthly.
I hope they will adjust the bucket-size offerings, but we can't be sure they'll do anything. |
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Re: How much that actually costs.In those cases the customer clearly doesn't know what they are doing, they are paying for data they are nowhere near using. and with share everything you get unlimited talk, text and 2gb of data for $100. Not sure how they are getting to $150 |
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elray join:2000-12-16 Santa Monica, CA |
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Re: coming close to that 2 GB capsaid by MovieLover76:You do understand what an average is? in order for the average person to be using 1.58 GB and the fact that many users don't use a lot of data a lot of customers are already using more than 2GB of data monthly.
I hope they will adjust the bucket-size offerings, but we can't be sure they'll do anything. The headline refers to the population of Verizon iPhone users. Ray BF69's quote regarding the 2GB threshold refers to all "smartphone" data plan subscribers on all major carriers. |
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88615298 (banned) join:2004-07-28 West Tenness |
to slckusr
said by slckusr:said by 88615298:So when are carriers going to stop with the "2 GB is more than enough because only 2% go over 2 GB". 2gb is enough, bandwidth isnt free and every consumer needs to pay their fair share. A) No it's not enough. And I get that unlimited is not sustainable. I'm not even arguing that point. B) And you know $30 for 2 GB is "fair" because......? I do know that to go from 2 GB to 4 GB and so on, on their Share Everything plan is $10. Or $5 per GB. $30/$5 per GB = 6 GB in my book. And we all know $5 per GB is also a rip off. |
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to elray
said by elray:said by MovieLover76:You do understand what an average is? in order for the average person to be using 1.58 GB and the fact that many users don't use a lot of data a lot of customers are already using more than 2GB of data monthly.
I hope they will adjust the bucket-size offerings, but we can't be sure they'll do anything. The headline refers to the population of Verizon iPhone users. Ray BF69's quote regarding the 2GB threshold refers to all "smartphone" data plan subscribers on all major carriers. Last time I checked they don't have one data plan for iphone users and one data plan for everyone else. The average data use have been increasing by 40% or more every year for the last few years. By this time next year that means the average will be 2.2 GB. |
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bobjohnson Premium Member join:2007-02-03 Spartanburg, SC |
to MovieLover76
Re: How much that actually costs.The majority of customers don't know what they're doing and don't want to go over, so they pay way too much. Most of the people I talk to are on legacy plans and with VZ and Att and you can't just change your plan without contract extension. Legacy Nation 900 with unlimited text and 3gigs for an iphone is $110 with $20 or more in taxes... That's close enough to $150 i suppose. |
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cruz111
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2012-Nov-2 4:17 pm
Its the SPY data constantly sending! iPhone users dont use mYep, I think it's all the "spy" data constantly transmitting from Apple products. Location, hot mic recordings for "siri" or some lame excuse... |
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Re: AT&T iPhones jump onto AT&T Wifi automaticallysaid by djrobx:I pretty frequently find myself automagically connected to AT&T's wifi hotspots. That might contribute towards AT&T's lesser cellular data number. Very good point - and AT&T definitely has the most wifi hotspots. I actually noticed that at Starbucks and B&N recently when my iPhone stayed on LTE... took me a minute to remember why LOL |
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elray join:2000-12-16 Santa Monica, CA |
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Re: coming close to that 2 GB capsaid by 88615298:said by elray:said by MovieLover76:You do understand what an average is? in order for the average person to be using 1.58 GB and the fact that many users don't use a lot of data a lot of customers are already using more than 2GB of data monthly.
I hope they will adjust the bucket-size offerings, but we can't be sure they'll do anything. The headline refers to the population of Verizon iPhone users. Ray BF69's quote regarding the 2GB threshold refers to all "smartphone" data plan subscribers on all major carriers. Last time I checked they don't have one data plan for iphone users and one data plan for everyone else. The average data use have been increasing by 40% or more every year for the last few years. By this time next year that means the average will be 2.2 GB. No, they don't. But if you've paid attention on this forum, you would have noted that surveys and statistics collected distinguish between iPhone data consumption and other "smartphones". |
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to Maxo
Re: 1.58?I agree, I make it a point to never use less than 6 gigs a month on my Sprint plan. Sometimes I'll blow it up to about 15 gigs & sometimes on a rare occasion 20 gigs a month. |
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tcope Premium Member join:2003-05-07 Sandy, UT |
to quotasux
Re: coming close to that 2 GB capThis is what I was thinking... I'm betting Verizon has a good portion of business users... with push emails and attachments being downloaded to phones. |
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to Crookshanks
Re: Not surprisingTypo. God forgive me. |
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