 KristopherI got a 4Premium
join:2002-10-11
Tyrinaria
kudos:4 | I'm Unlimited And I don't care. Take your carrot on a stick and stick it up your hiney hole. I won't be switching out until they force me out. As the current generation so eloquently puts it; COME AT ME BRO! 
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 ilikemeI live in a van down by the river.Premium
join:2002-08-27
Denton, TX
kudos:1 | Same here. I hardly ever use face time, and can do without it being available over cellular. Unlimited FTW!!! |
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| Bait and Switch It's blatenly obvious that T is going to take the opportunity to try to convert grandfathered people into capped versions by upselling them on some crap. If it means they only convert 10%, its a 10% win. By making it difficult:
1. People may just not bother to call and activate, T: WIN, no more network usage
2. People call and convert them to shared plan: T: WIN, no more unlimited
3. People call and get activated: T: Neutral They are simply providing what they should have in the first place. |
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 NezmoThe name's Bond. James Bond.Premium,MVM
join:2004-11-10
Coppell, TX
kudos:1 | Pointless... Said it a hundred times... use fring or Skype, etc who have no such limitations. This is not even close to a carrot for me.
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Re: Bait and Switch I will never give up my unlimited plan. I don't even need it anymore since I work form home. But buckets o data don't work for me. So I'll just keep my unlimited plan as long as a I can. |
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| ATT can't monetize unlimited... And that's really all there is to it. Apple could always negotiate a payment to ATT for network access for the built-in face-time app for all ATT data subscribers, but they haven't. |
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Re: I'm Unlimited Poor AT&T how will they survive to their next paycheck? I bet they seriously need to block ALL port 80 traffic for unlimited users until they switch to a more expensive plan. This works because the EXACT same apps use 1/2 the data for the same services on a more expensive plan! Brilliant! Just think of all the network congestion they would save?! Plus the same argument for facetime applies here. "If ANY internet app uses ANY bandwidth it can congest the network so we can chose to block any competitive app for congestion." We need people to understand if every phone user used there VAST 1-2GB of data we sold them the network would turn into a pile of steaming worthless crap. Useable internet on AT&T is more rare than diamonds! |
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 winsyrstrifeRiver City BouncePremium
join:2002-04-30
Brooklyn, NY | Network Congestion While I personally can't stand AT&T, I am curious about this situation. If unlimited users were allowed Facetime access, how do we know for a fact that it wouldn't eventually cause network congestion? It seems that many people use Facetime, from what I've seen of the Apple device users in my company.
Now, if giving unlimited users access to Facetime did cause network congestion, I suppose AT&T would be bashed in another headline suggesting a lack of investment in network infrastructure to support the demand.
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 MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
join:2001-05-11
Tulsa, OK
1 edit | reply to Kristopher
Re: I'm Unlimited Finally reached 5 gig of data and throttled. Speeds dropped from 51meg dn/23meg up to between .50 and .60 meg up/dn.
Still streaming Netflix,Slingplayer,TuneIn, etc. with no problems. Over 8 gig now 15 days into billing period.
Using app for free international texting with pictures.
Calling Europe and Brazil free or 3 cents/mins. With Skype.
Don't need FaceTime.
Never turned it on.
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elray
join:2000-12-16
Santa Monica, CA | reply to elefante72
Re: Bait and Switch said by elefante72:It's blatenly obvious that T is going to take the opportunity to try to convert grandfathered people into capped versions by upselling them on some crap. If it means they only convert 10%, its a 10% win. By making it difficult:
How quickly everyone forgets. AT&T had capacity issues with the iphone from the very first release. They're still trying to unlive that experience.
Given that iphones consume more data than any other, and each successive generation consumes more than its predecessor, somebody has to apply the brakes to curb the i-ego crowd from once again bringing the network to its knees.
There is nothing blatent about it. |
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Re: I'm Unlimited Out of curiosity, which int'l texting app are you using? |
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| This is laughable considering that anyone who has jailbroken their phone can simply bypass all of AT&Ts restrictions without AT&T ever knowing. Data is data, there is no real way for them to distinguish what is what, and facetime over cellular is crap anyways(been there, done that). All this public fuss over shit, and all it does is continue to make AT&T look worse. fucking hypocrites is what they are. They sell you data and don't want you to use it. I use an AT&T MVNO(ST wireless), and used 4GB of data last month, and 9GB the month before. Still going strong. |
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| Facetime My wife rarely ever exceeds 3 GB/month on her ATT cell despite doing quite a bit of web browsing and FB. FaceTime bytes over their cellular network would not add that much traffic as most of the time she's on our WiFi network at home when we'd use it.
Rarely would she use it while out and about.
Maybe I should start charging ATT for the bits used on my home Internet connection to operate the Microcell I have to use to have ATT cell service at my home.
I still can't believe hey have the audacity to charge/count airtime minutes for calls made at home using my own Internet connection. |
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MajestikWorld TravelerPremium
join:2001-05-11
Tulsa, OK | reply to pepe34807620
Re: I'm Unlimited WhatsApp |
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KristopherI got a 4Premium
join:2002-10-11
Tyrinaria
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Re: Facetime said by viasatguy:I still can't believe hey have the audacity to charge/count airtime minutes for calls made at home using my own Internet connection.
Those calls are using their licensed cellular/PCS bands.... |
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swarto112Premium
join:2004-02-17
Brookfield, WI Reviews:
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| mistakenly switched off grandfthered unlimited what rip off, im paying $50 more a month for the same usage and service had before...all so i can us the iPhone as a hotspot or facetime. I did the math wrong when i made the change ughh what an idiot, i was better off with paying for voice and/or data overages then this. |
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BiggA
join:2005-11-23
EARTH | Who cares? Facetime is useless anyways. |
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SiDg
join:2012-12-19
united state | reply to swarto112
Re: mistakenly switched off grandfthered unlimited That really sucks. Last yr I was looking into switching from one Tmobile plan into another at a mall Kiosk that appeared to offer a cheaper alternative. luckily I did'nt. I've realized one has to be careful with any little change one makes on their cell plan. Tmobile is usually good with problems, but I wasnt prepared for the headache that came with a simple 2yr renewal with 2 free phones. Pain in the A.. |
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SiDg
join:2012-12-19
united state | No more unlimited Why are unlimited users so protective of their At&t limited unlimited plans. Those plans have been pretty much neutered have'nt they. they throttle you at 3 gigs now dont they. I don't think they will be upping you back to trully unlimited anytime soon. |
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