  BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
West Tenness | No such thing as unlimited This is why I laugh whenever I see a ticked off Verizon customers say they're going to Straight Talk because they have "unlimited" I laugh. And even if it was truly unlimited it's limited to 3G. Seriously. Kind of like saying dial-up internet is better than my cable internet because it's uncapped. | |
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 |  ArrayListnetbus developerPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL
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| Re: No such thing as unlimited if(overageRate==0){
unlimitedData = true;
}
else
unlimitedData = false;
doesn't cost to go over and you don't get disconnected, it's unlimited data.
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join:2013-02-04
Miami Beach, FL | Re: No such thing as unlimited The proper way would be for example: We offer 10GB data at broadband speeds and unlimited data at 2 G. | |
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| | | BF69Premium
join:2004-07-28
West Tenness | Re: No such thing as unlimited Then they SHOULD label it that way. Even in the fine print they never mentioned a 2.5 GB limit on 3G. | |
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| |  bbrlogueLearning New Things DailyPremium
join:2003-12-07
Alexandria, VA | said by ArrayList:if(overageRate==0){
unlimitedData = true;
}
else
unlimitedData = false;
unlimitedData = (overageRate == 0);
Simple as that. | |
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| | | ArrayListnetbus developerPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL | Re: No such thing as unlimited genious. | |
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| | | | | | Re: No such thing as unlimited genius, even! | |
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join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL | Re: No such thing as unlimited crap | |
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| | | I know haha, or a AT&T customer... you want unlimited? Sprint, or T-Mobile.. dont like that... AIO wireless? ha.. your still down the the major 4 either way | |
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| | | said by BF69: Kind of like saying dial-up internet is better than my cable internet because it's uncapped.
There have been plenty of posts here over the years saying just that. | |
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 WiFiguruTo infinity... and beyondPremium
join:2005-06-21
Mt Baldy, CA
 ·Verizon Online DSL
| Just like T-Mobile Same thing that T-Mobile does... you buy 500MB of "Unlimited High Speed Data". After that 500MB is used, you get throttled to 2G/Edge speeds.
I am glad American Movil is finally giving people a pre-defined cap, versus brushing it under the rug and disconnecting people without notice. | |
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|  DeathKPremium
join:2002-06-16
Cincinnati, OH | Re: Just like T-Mobile T-Mobile actually does have an unlimited data plan for both prepaid and postpaid though. On lesser plans that aren't really unlimited they tell you upfront that you get a certain amount of data at up to 4G speeds then it is throttled down.
On a side note, I recently switched from Verizon postpaid to T-Mobile prepaid. On Verizon I was still using a feature phone (Samsung Reality) and the grandfathered 450 minute $40 plan, along with $10 for 500 texts and $10 for 75MB of data (forced data). After taxes I was paying just over $66 per month. I hardly ever used voice minutes and I rarely touched the data. Switching to a new "Share Everything" plan would cost even more. I wanted to upgrade to a smartphone and at best their lowest prepaid plan for that would cost the same, but I'd still be paying for something I rarely use... in that case "unlimited" voice. Plus Verizon's data prices are horrendous. They don't give you enough plan choice, certainly less than they have before. So I switched to T-Mobile prepaid and brought my own unlocked smartphone that I purchased separately. I went with their $30 plan with 100 minutes talk, unlimited text, and 5GB of up to 4G data (throttled after limit). Paying less than half of what I did with Verizon and getting more of what I want to use. I should have made the switch a long time ago as I was just pissing away money.
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| | | | Re: Just like T-Mobile There are at least 10 million+ (if not 30 million) customers just like you on ATT and VZW that would have an adequate or better expierence for less money on T-mobile or Sprint.
Most refuse to even try the competition. | |
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| | | | | Re: Just like T-Mobile Agreed, I'm loving tmo, switched in December last year, haven't looked back, now got a few friends to drop AT&T to lol, mainly to save money and get more of what we all use the most, DATA | |
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| | | | | said by [delusion ftl :]There are at least 10 million+ (if not 30 million) customers just like you on ATT and VZW that would have an adequate or better expierence for less money on T-mobile or Sprint.
Most refuse to even try the competition.
I had Sprint. It was not better, or even adequate. | |
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| | | | I got the same plan its awesome!, google voice or vonage helps also if you need more than 100 mins | |
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| | | throttled depends on how many people in the area are using that tower.. not a completely throttle.. many have went over and still get normal speeds. | |
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3 recommendations | Unlimited Really Guys, how bout just telling users the truth? | |
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| ArrayListnetbus developerPremium
join:2005-03-19
Evanston, IL | Re: Unlimited but it is unlimited data. | |
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 IllIlIlllIllEliteDataPremium
join:2003-07-06
Hampton Bays, NY
kudos:7 | 2G at least there is 2G dialup speed to fall back on  | |
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| | | Re: 2G 2G, though slow, is about 10x faster than dialup. | |
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| | IllIlIlllIllEliteDataPremium
join:2003-07-06
Hampton Bays, NY
kudos:7 | Re: 2G said by Bigglesworth:2G, though slow, is about 10x faster than dialup.
if you have:
1) ideal network conditions
2) better than good signal
3) no congestion and other users on same channel
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join:2004-11-17
Franklin, TN
·Comcast
 ·Vonage
| Other MVNOs actually state your data allotment MVNOs like Red Pocket Mobile, H20, etc actually state how much data you get. Both services are 3GB of HSPA+ data, after that, data simply stops working. I'm hoping they'll offer LTE soon, now that Straight Talk has LTE. AIO Wireless also offers "unlimited" data, much like T-Mobile does. X amount of MB/GB of "high speed" (either LTE or HSPA+ depending on LTE availability), then you are throttled to 256Kbps (high end 2G, low end 3G) until the next month.
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redholm
join:2004-10-31
Sunnyvale, CA | Soft cap at 2.5 GB where is the data usage monitor? I am all for more transparency so I happy that the ‘secret’ soft cap is now publicized. But if you have a soft cap at 2.5 GB you need to offer a data usage monitor.
Yes I know I can install a monitor app but I should not have to. | |
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| | | Re: Soft cap at 2.5 GB where is the data usage monitor? it should be available on their site and you should get a notification when you get close just like the FCC stated... | |
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| | redholm
join:2004-10-31
Sunnyvale, CA | Re: Soft cap at 2.5 GB where is the data usage monitor? I did not find any monitor on their site, has anyone found where it is?
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| | Put the marketers in jail! How about we just label the product for what it actually is instead of redefining the language to mean the opposite. Don't advertise "unlimited" when it's obviously not. You don't have to clarify -- just don't do it to begin with! | |
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| | | Re: Put the marketers in jail! I'm all for the public execution of any and all advertisers. | |
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 ShadowMastrMaster Of All Shadows
join:2001-09-01
Fort Pierce, FL | technically they are using it correctly They do need to clarify simply like this:
The service is unlimited. You can use it as much as you want, it will always be there
The SPEED is not unlimited. After xxx amount of data you will be slowed down.
They all say this in their microscopic fine print that no one reads. Tracfone (because of the lawsuit) is stepping up by making that small print not quite as small as it used to be, but still, majority will not read it.
We all know why they do this. If they made it easy to actually compare prices and service, people might gravitate to the best service/price instead of the misconceived offers they try to tell us we want/need.
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 YippzPremium
join:2005-05-04
Fort Walton Beach, FL | No issues with the AT&T version NET10 card That's why you stick with an AT&T version NET10 card and you get full unlimited data, talk and text. They switched their data from unlimited to 1.5G and back to unlimited.
We sell them all day and have had no issues with our customers being throttled or cut off. Plus the added advantage of being on nationwide AT&T towers.
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 IowaCowboyWant to go back to IowaPremium
join:2010-10-16
Springfield, MA
·Comcast
·Verizon Broadban..
| It's technically unlimited As long as they don't cut you off or bill overages, it's still unlimited.
If there was a truly unlimited wireless service, then you would have spectrum issues with people running torrents, Netflix, and servers on their MiFis. Some applications are best left to fixed line networks. Wireless has limited bandwidth too. Then you start knocking public safety and other wireless networks offline. | |
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join:2002-12-03
United State | I would say this My Tracfone is absolutely unlimited, but there is a caveat. I am neither capped nor throttled, or choked by a two-year contract. I am only limited by the two B's: Battery and Budget.
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join:2006-01-24
New Albany, IN
kudos:1 | I remember.. I remember when Straight Talk was denying the cap ever existed. | |
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Rekrul
join:2007-04-21
Milford, CT | ... I will pay any unlimited amount for my service.*
*Paid in check for the first $30, paid in pennies for everything after that. | |
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mvedsl
join:2004-06-13
Austin, TX | great deal for me Now that ST is offering ATT Sims that work on LTE and bandwidth transparency, I personally am moving back to Straight Talk from T-Mobile. $60 vs $45 (even less with discounted re-up card) is a no-brainer.
Latency is very slightly higher, but transfer rates appear to be the same more or less on LTE regardless ATT MVNO vs ATT GoPhone vs T-Mobile. While I don't really need ATTs superior coverage area, it's nice to know that I'll have full use of my phone almost everywhere.
If I'm not happy... I'll just switch back. That's the beauty of GSM. | |
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