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250 Gb capGive me a 250 Gb cap I will sign up. | |
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| Duramax08To The Moon Premium Member join:2008-08-03 San Antonio, TX |
Re: 250 Gb capHAHA, good one. | |
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Re: 250 Gb capThanks. I want a reasonable cap their caps is unreasonable. Want more customers raise the cap! | |
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thegeek
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2012-Feb-27 4:39 pm
Re: 250 Gb capor just get rid of the cap. it's nothing but a money grab anyway. | |
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| | | | BiggA Premium Member join:2005-11-23 Central CT |
to thegeek
It won't be a money grab when 50% of customers are on 4G LTE. | |
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to jchambers28
over price period with almost no data plan. that work in real world | |
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to jchambers28
You should have signed up last year like me. I don't have a cap. | |
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IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman join:2000-09-20 Washington, DC |
This makes AT&T look so hopeless....So Verizon's doing double data promotions on a built out LTE network while AT&T is pinching pennies, redefining 3G into FauxG and throttling loyal Unlimited Data users with a top 5% scheme that goes down further each passing month.
It's pathetic.
AT&T, I know you're reading this. You're a disgrace. | |
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mix
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2012-Feb-27 4:35 pm
Re: This makes AT&T look so hopeless....Got to increase earnings per share somehow. | |
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Re: This makes AT&T look so hopeless....Pissing off your customers and forcing them to go elsewhere is not the right way... | |
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jmn1207
Premium Member
2012-Feb-27 5:30 pm
Re: This makes AT&T look so hopeless....Except the customers are not going anywhere, they just keep coming. How can you blame AT&T when people are supposedly lining up for their service. I don't understand it, but the numbers don't lie. | |
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| KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little Guy Premium Member join:2000-01-17 Tulsa, OK |
to IPPlanMan
They have a plan. See the other thread about the payola protection racket for apps. | |
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| WHT join:2010-03-26 Rosston, TX |
to IPPlanMan
That is so 42 seconds ago. | |
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| | IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman join:2000-09-20 Washington, DC |
Re: This makes AT&T look so hopeless....said by WHT:That is so 42 seconds ago. Apparently, using AT&T turns people into pompous a-holes. | |
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Re: This makes AT&T look so hopeless....said by IPPlanMan:said by WHT:That is so 42 seconds ago. Apparently, using AT&T turns people into pompous a-holes. I thought that is what iPhones did. | |
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thegeek Premium Member join:2008-02-21 right here |
thegeek
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2012-Feb-27 4:37 pm
Close to 5.5M people.Close to 5.5M people using the network isn't bad. It's only been a year since LTE started rolling out. Many people haven't got to the point in their contracts to get a subsidized device. And until recently, all the LTE phones were the high end $200-$300 phones. Most people just don't need the top of the line phone.
I'd surely use LTE if Verizon would just expand the coverage about 1 frigging mile further! Can't quite get coverage at home but about a mile away I do. | |
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Re: Close to 5.5M people.They will get there soon enough... | |
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to thegeek
What the hell is a friggin | |
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thegeek
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2012-Feb-27 4:57 pm
Re: Close to 5.5M people.its my fucking attempt to stop fucking cussing for fucking much online. | |
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Re: Close to 5.5M people. | |
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| | | MIABye Premium Member join:2001-10-28 united state |
to thegeek
HEY! Watch your god damn language! | |
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Re: Close to 5.5M people.said by MIABye:HEY! Watch your god damn language! Watch your damn mouth! | |
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Re: Close to 5.5M people.I have since heard of people under extreme duress speaking in strange tongues. I became conscious that a steady torrent of obscenities and swearing of all kinds was pouring out of me as I screamed. -Ralphie as Adult | |
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Re: Close to 5.5M people.In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan. | |
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pnh102Reptiles Are Cuddly And Pretty Premium Member join:2002-05-02 Mount Airy, MD |
pnh102
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2012-Feb-27 4:39 pm
PointlessThe caps are far too low for me to consider signing up. Bring back the unlimited plans and I might consider it. | |
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aaronwt Premium Member join:2004-11-07 Woodbridge, VA Asus RT-AX89
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aaronwt
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2012-Feb-27 4:54 pm
Verizon got me to dump my unlimited plan...with their recent special deals. They have some new 4G phones for only $99 with a 2 year contract. That combined with the double data deal and a $327 gift card I got from FiOS made me jump on the deal. They got me to dump my unlimited 3G plan with my HTC Incredible and get an HTC ReZound. Since I didn't know how long the double data special was going to last I figured I might as well get it now. Since a 2GB plan was not going to be enough. I surpassed that around every other my with my 3G phone. And without that incentive I would have stayed with my 3G phone. | |
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Re: Verizon got me to dump my unlimited plan...Why would you dump unlimited for 4GB tiered data, on Verizon you can upgrade from a 3G to a 4G phone without losing unlimited data, all existing unlimited customers are grandfathered in, I'm on verizon's 4G network as well, and I think the Iphone factor and the LTE poor battery life as well as people waiting for an upgrade are all big reasons for slow adoption, it will improve it's a much better experience than old evdo | |
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Re: Verizon got me to dump my unlimited plan...Don't make him hate himself for giving up unlimited data when he didn't have to. | |
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I wanted to do that with our Alltel grandfathered unlimited aircard but VZW wouldn't let me. Now THAT would've been awesome even though LTE doesn't reach me yet. I'll probably never get a smartphone. My dream would be to use software and a Bluetooth headset on my iPad. Stuff the Mifi in my purse or pocket and I'd be ready to go. | |
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KTABNY to aaronwt
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2012-Feb-28 9:07 am
to aaronwt
Dude u F'd up, I upgraded my phone to 4g and kept my unlimited plan. SMH | |
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jgkolt Premium Member join:2004-02-21 Avon, OH |
jgkolt
Premium Member
2012-Feb-27 5:00 pm
Caps, iphone, battery lifeThree things holding back people from LTE: -battery life of existing phones -there is no lte iphone out right now -and datacaps are not attractive especially for a faster service | |
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Very expensive to be a beta testerThe LTE network isn't very reliable. I don't know that I'd recommend it to anyone. | |
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4g is unreliable.I rented a Razr for a week and no matter how good a 4g signal I had outside as soon as I went inside a building it would drop back to 3g.As far as their coverage map's never did I get 4g in a extended coverage area even outside. | |
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Re: 4g is unreliable.That's why I am not upgrading- I am in the "extended coverage" area and knowing Verizon that means "no coverage area". (Not to mention the itiful data cap) | |
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amungus Premium Member join:2004-11-26 America |
amungus
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2012-Feb-27 5:30 pm
1GB less than previous plan = doubleI love how "double" is only from the recent drop to 2GB as "standard."
They need to sell this without emphasizing the overt reference to less than half of what the 3G plans were less than a year ago.
I also *loved* the early 4G hype about being able to stream video so much better.
Some good that capability is with such low usage caps.
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Same pattern as change from EV-DO Rev 0 to Rev A.When EV-DO was upgraded from Rev 0 to Rev A customers had to suffer with modems that used to much power and handsets with short battery life. It took several years for carriers to upgrade all of their towers. Now the same problem with the change from 3G to 4G. Modems use to much power and Handsets have short battery life. Wait until 5G is announced and by that time ISP's should have most of the bugs worked out of 4G. | |
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Verizon has no LTE coverage in lots of places.I am waiting on Verizon LTE in Houston County, Bibb County, and Monroe County in Georgia. There is much anticipation, but few buyers as there is no coverage in these areas. We would be happy if they fixed the lack of regular voice and EVDO Rev A coverage in Monroe County, GA. You hear that Verizon Wireless, fix your regular older technology coverage and you will get more customers and more profits. | |
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what else is new?On average, 4g/lte phones START at $300 and up.. so the high price of service along with the high price of handsets (some reachine the stratosphere of $500 - $1500, yes for a smart phone handset!!) | |
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Re: what else is new?What phone does Verizon currently offer that costs $1500?? | |
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mmay149q Premium Member join:2009-03-05 Dallas, TX |
mmay149q
Premium Member
2012-Feb-27 7:23 pm
Considering......I just started a new month of data service and in the past 5 days have downloaded almost 700 megs, who needs these caps? I mean I get consistent 10 - 20Mbps download, and consistent 3 - 10Mbps upload...
Things I've done with my cell in the past 5 days to reach that amount:
Update multiple applications Watch a few Netflix videos (hooked phone via HDMI to TV) Watch multiple YouTube videos/listened to music on Pandora/YouTube Browsed multiple websites including imdb, facebook, movie theater times, etc on the go. Maybe played a few online games.
That's all I've done, in my eyes this is normal every day use for lots of smart phone owners... Oh well, just goes to show what happens with your customers when you s**t on their face and tell them they need to pay 2,000% more for the same thing they've been doing for the past 3 years...
Personally I love my VZW LTE, but I hope that people continue not to buy into the service just so adoption rates slow way down and hopefully caps get raised to the minimum of 15 - 20GB's (or done away with completely) showing how much "abuse" the network can really handle...
Matt
P.S. I am willing to bet 80% of the 5.5 million VZW has on LTE are on grandfathered unlimited plans, I know I've already seen 2 articles where a guy was complaining about being throttled for downloading 60 GB's in 1 week, where another guy claims to have downloaded 120GB with no issues... | |
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Re: Considering......said by mmay149q:P.S. I am willing to bet 80% of the 5.5 million VZW has on LTE are on grandfathered unlimited plans, I know I've already seen 2 articles where a guy was complaining about being throttled for downloading 60 GB's in 1 week, where another guy claims to have downloaded 120GB with no issues... Verizon doesn't throttle their 4G network. | |
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mmay149q
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2012-Feb-28 4:29 pm
Re: Considering......said by Crookshanks:said by mmay149q:P.S. I am willing to bet 80% of the 5.5 million VZW has on LTE are on grandfathered unlimited plans, I know I've already seen 2 articles where a guy was complaining about being throttled for downloading 60 GB's in 1 week, where another guy claims to have downloaded 120GB with no issues... Verizon doesn't throttle their 4G network. I agree, but it's a true story you can find it online on quite a few different venues. » www.vzbuzz.com/2011/10/i ··· -button/Here's one, and Verizon even defended their position stating "his usage constitutes as abuse You know, it's called that clause in the TOS where they can terminate service if they think you're doing something harmful? Matt | |
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BiggA Premium Member join:2005-11-23 Central CT |
BiggA
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2012-Feb-27 7:30 pm
Percentage of data?I wonder what the percentage of data consumption on LTE is? It may be quite a bit higher... | |
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88615298 (banned)
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2012-Feb-27 9:40 pm
makes senseMany people aren't eligble for upgrades yet for 4G phones. I'm not until July. So why would I get one know if I have to pay full price? Also many that have upgraded in the last year didn't have 4G in their area.
As others have mentioned high price is also a factor. Many people will upgrade to phones that are free or under $100. Taking away "new every 2" didn't help any.
Also many people are still on unlimited plans. "double the data" offers aren't going to convince them to give that up. Not to mention that "double the data" should actually be the norm and Verizon needs to offer double that. Also offer FREE tethering not charge $20 for it.
Also Verizon needs to offer family data plans like they have for minutes and texting. Also they need a cheaper data plans for lite users if they insist on making data plans mandatory. Until Verizon makes someof these changes I don't think they are very serious about getting people to switch to 4G or hell ANY smartphone. I know people that will stay with feature phones until Verizon no longer offers them as long as Verizon insists on $30 for a data plan they'll never use. | |
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Kearnstd
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2012-Feb-28 1:05 am
Re: makes senseAnd many do not live in LTE areas yet. I know I do not care about LTE until my usual areas I am in have it. once that happens.. its upgrade time. | |
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Need GlobalI need a global phone. Right now there are only three available from VZW and none of them are 4G. Get a global ready one and I'll think about switching over in April. | |
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midwesttech
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2012-Feb-28 12:27 am
no bad battery life hereI have the HTC Vivid on AT&T LTE, my battery lasts all day using about an hour of voice calling and the equivalent of 3 hours of data without a recharge. The network setup that AT&T did for LTE is much better because of how their handoff's work. Having HSPA being directly compatible to the LTE system works quite well for their phones. Had good experience as well with the Samsung LTE device, but preferred the HTC due to the screen. My Verizon work phone is good too, but the problem is when I go out of an LTE area the speed drops back to dial up speeds, which makes it almost unusable because the 3G speeds are less than appealing. | |
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| IPPlanManHoly Cable Modem Batman join:2000-09-20 Washington, DC |
Re: no bad battery life hereGiven AT&T's throttling for Unlimited Data customers, it's hard to know the difference anymore between slow service and throttled service. | |
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MalibuMaxx Premium Member join:2007-02-06 Chesterton, IN |
Using 3G on a 4G headsetyup... I also have a 3G mifi. For the most part battery longer on 3G and I get good enough speeds. 4G is amazing though... better speeds than my cable. | |
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AVDRespice, Adspice, Prospice Premium Member join:2003-02-06 Onion, NJ |
AVD
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2012-Mar-1 3:57 pm
what percentage of VZ users.......even have a data enabled phone??? | |
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