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Re: Verizon doesn't have all you can eat 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. |
