 BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN | reply to fAcEtIOUs
Re: Verizon doesn't have all you can eat said by fAcEtIOUs:said by BF69:And once again what if I actually want to use a COMPUTER to access the internet? there is in fact a 5 GB cap. How are YOU accessing this site right now? By a hardwired PC thru a router, then thru a cable modem. But I also access dslreports thru a smartphone as well if away from home. I use both text.dslreports.com and www.dslreports.com depending on what I am doing. So you do use a HOME PC. And people not lucky enough to have cable or DSL but of have access to 3g? They should have 5 GB caps and $51.20 per GB overages? You're solution is for them to just have to put up with accessing the internet though cellphone ONLY. YOU do it and tell me how that feels. |
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| said by BF69: And people not lucky enough to have cable or DSL but of have access to 3g? Well then - they are unlucky. So be it. Because about 95% of internet users have access to cable or DSL of some sort in the US. |
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2 edits | said by fAcEtIOUs:said by BF69: And people not lucky enough to have cable or DSL but of have access to 3g? Well then - they are unlucky. So be it. Because about 95% of internet users have access to cable or DSL of some sort in the US. It's easy to pull numbers out of your ass.
BF69 - I'm accessing the internet through a Verizon U727 aircard which is hooked to my KR2 router to get my PC, MBP, iPhone, 360 and PS3 online. My reception is so poor at my home of course I had to invest in some high grade cable, an outdoor antenna mast, a parabolic grid antenna and 3watt direct connect amp. I've easily got $500+ in my setup and pay $59 a month for my 3G service.
Thankfully though, I've got the old grandfathered account which allows me an unlimited download allowance. As a matter of fact my contract did expire last month but I don't plan on changing anything. It's either this Satellite or dial up. I can honestly say if the terms had changed for me I would have dropped them immediately.
I can see why they are doing this though with the 3G data cards. They were originally designed to be a business class service until it became more widespread and then they started marketing it as a home based solution. After it started to take for the "5%" of us that don't have cable/dsl access they realized that they didn't have the bandwidth to support unlimited access for everyone so they put the caps in place.
I'm sure LTE will have a cap in place but it will be more inline with cable/dsl overage charges. LTE is a whole new technology and they are supporting it with fiber not T-1 lines.
I'd be willing to be there will be a 5GB cap on a "light user plan" through Verizon's LTE at say a $34.95 price point. But they will also have a $59.95 plan for say 20GB of data then hopefully a $79.95 plan which buys you say 60GB of data. Not my ideal pricing or limits here but I'm just being realistic here. |
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Sammer
join:2005-12-22
Canonsburg, PA | reply to BF69
said by BF69: So you do use a HOME PC. And people not lucky enough to have cable or DSL but of have access to 3g? They should have 5 GB caps and $51.20 per GB overages? You're solution is for them to just have to put up with accessing the internet though cellphone ONLY. YOU do it and tell me how that feels. It must feel lousy but what such people really need is for the real internet (over fiber or copper) to get to their homes. Cell phone companies provide convenience as a complement to wired broadband but anyone who thinks they will ever truly compete with wired broadband is smoking some drug. |
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 dMarksMelting Faces For FunPremium
join:2007-02-09
Jackson, MI
 ·Comcast
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said by fAcEtIOUs:said by BF69: And people not lucky enough to have cable or DSL but of have access to 3g? Well then - they are unlucky. So be it. Because about 95% of internet users have access to cable or DSL of some sort in the US. Wow...just how inaccurate do you want to get?
Though, I see you say "internet users" which I suppose perhaps you include those outside the US as well. Kinda makes your "95%" a bit more unrealistic. However, if you're talking about the US, I guess you haven't read we're pretty piss-poor on decent internet coverage and have a very large rural customer base that doesn't receive those services to begin with. Satellite? Don't make me laugh. I've had dial-up service beat satellite on speed. No joke.
I'm one of the lucky ones that have wireless service through a company that provides unlimited bandwidth (using the Sprint network). Yeah, it's 3G and not all that fast but beats Satellite and Dial-up any day, which are my only other options.
Might want to just stop posting BS from now on.
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