Bought new phone, full pricing off contract month to month pricing, didn't change plan options. Currently paying $65 month for unlimited 4GLTE on a Droid DNA with a company discount.
WiFi. Use it.
If even 1 out of 50 users had your kind of usage, these mobile networks would not function.
Using it to provide Internet service to the whole office while streaming HD video with commercials is just wrong.
Charging $100 a month for one smart phone with 2GB of data that I cannot even tether with is just plain wrong.
How about they tell/show us where our money is going before lowering service and upping prices again?
Where does that "$100" price come from? Paying $30 for unlimited TXTing or something? What does that have to do with using excessive data?
My monthly bill is $99 after taxes and fees. That's 40 for Nationwide Talk 450, 30 for unlimited data, 10 for texting and 7 for insurance.
If I switched to a new sharing plan with 2GB would it not be the same?
I guess it depends on your provider. You listed $87, not $100.
Still, the amount you pay is not at all related to the point that you should not be approaching these levels of data usage. AznAnarchy99 is on track to use 44GB this month. Even 10GB is pushing what would be considered reasonable.
I guess it depends on your provider. You listed $87, not $100.
Still, the amount you pay is not at all related to the point that you should not be approaching these levels of data usage. AznAnarchy99 is on track to use 44GB this month. Even 10GB is pushing what would be considered reasonable.
He said after taxes and fees.
Google Play is just after normal app updates..
I deliberately wait to update apps until I'm on WiFi...and I have unlimited data.
I deliberately wait to update apps until I'm on WiFi...and I have unlimited data.
Bought new phone, full pricing off contract month to month pricing, didn't change plan options. Currently paying $65 month for unlimited 4GLTE on a Droid DNA with a company discount.
I don't get 40 mbit on WiFi...
Because WiFi is almost ubiquitous? Seriously...WiFi is one of the defining features of a smartphone.So why are these phones marketed with 5 inch screens and kickstands for movie viewing, coming preloaded with netflix or amazon etc? If we have to use wifi for them then we are probably at home to using our normal computer anyway.
Watching 2 hours of streaming HD every day is excessive data use. Browse the web. Read forums and blogs. Watch the occasional video clip. It's what mobile data was actually meant for. Heck, I bet the train has WiFi.For a commuter taking the train an hour and back to work every day, 10GB probably wouldn't be enough to watch an episode of breaking bad on Netflix each way.
They play video just fine from internal storage. They play games. If you think of your smartphone as a "mobile entertainment system," where did you get the idea that streaming HD video is the primary entertainment function? It's priced that way so you will understand that the network currently can't handle that kind of heavy data use from more than a few customers. You're probably in the top 10% of dataThe GB levels are ridiculous. If it were 30 dollars for 10GB and $50 for 25GB then I might be OK with it. 2GB and 4GB is pathetic and goes against the whole idea of a 'mobile entertainment system'.
Uh, networks in my area are still crippled from excessive data use. They need higher capacity before they can offer that kind of pricing. Still, they definitely don't invest enough revenue in infrastructure enhancements. A lot of that is the fault of local governments that block towers from being built where they are needed most ("not in MY backyard!").2GB should be FREE for people to use email and browse the web on these smart phones, which is all most do anyway. So why not $30 for 10GB? Unless there is something HUGE I'm missing... these companies are making out like BP and Exxon.
Dont have wifi at all. My home internet is my phone internet.
I don't get 40 mbit on WiFi...
Because WiFi is almost ubiquitous? Seriously...WiFi is one of the defining features of a smartphone.
Watching 2 hours of streaming HD every day is excessive data use. Browse the web. Read forums and blogs. Watch the occasional video clip. It's what mobile data was actually meant for. Heck, I bet the train has WiFi.
They play video just fine from internal storage. They play games. If you think of your smartphone as a "mobile entertainment system," where did you get the idea that streaming HD video is the primary entertainment function? It's priced that way so you will understand that the network currently can't handle that kind of heavy data use from more than a few customers. You're probably in the top 10% of datausersabusers.
Uh, networks in my area are still crippled from excessive data use. They need higher capacity before they can offer that kind of pricing. Still, they definitely don't invest enough revenue in infrastructure enhancements. A lot of that is the fault of local governments that block towers from being built where they are needed most ("not in MY backyard!").
Do you work for verizon or something?
How could you possibly say 2 hours of HD streaming is excessive? Where do you come up with your 'standards'? Based on whatever amount YOU use?
Pandora, Netflix, Amazon all have apps. And last I checked I wasn't able to cache them over wifi, even if that were reasonable (which it isn't).
Funny you mention crippled networks:
http://arstechnica.com/business/201...rstechnica/index+(Ars+Technica+-+All+content)
We're talking about 2hrs of HD video on a mobile network. I think it's acceptable once or twice if you had no other way to entertain yourself (even with all the Internet and apps at your disposal), but once on the way to work and again on the way back, every single day, is just too much.Do you work for verizon or something?
How could you possibly say 2 hours of HD streaming is excessive? Where do you come up with your 'standards'? Based on whatever amount YOU use?
The apps are intended primarily for WiFi use until mobile networks can really handle it. It doesn't let you cache because of licensing agreements with content providers and because it's really intended for use on WiFi. The STB and game console versions don't let you cache.Pandora, Netflix, Amazon all have apps. And last I checked I wasn't able to cache them over wifi, even if that were reasonable (which it isn't).
In my area, AT&T's network barely functions well enough for my casual data use. I've seen obvious signs that it's due to capacity problems. I'm always mindful of using too much. If the networks *can* be upgraded to handle that kind of capacity, then I would have no problem with people using it as their primary Internet connection and streaming HD video all day long. In most areas (probably mine too), AT&T can't fix their capacity issues because every proposed tower gets shot-down by local "NIMBY" groups.Funny you mention crippled networks:
http://arstechnica.com/business/201...rstechnica/index+(Ars+Technica+-+All+content)
We're talking about 2hrs of HD video on a mobile network. I think it's acceptable once or twice if you had no other way to entertain yourself (even with all the Internet and apps at your disposal), but once on the way to work and again on the way back, every single day, is just too much.
The apps are intended primarily for WiFi use until mobile networks can really handle it. It doesn't let you cache because of licensing agreements with content providers and because it's really intended for use on WiFi. The STB and game console versions don't let you cache.
In my area, AT&T's network barely functions well enough for my casual data use. I've seen obvious signs that it's due to capacity problems. I'm always mindful of using too much. If the networks *can* be upgraded to handle that kind of capacity, then I would have no problem with people using it as their primary Internet connection and streaming HD video all day long. In most areas (probably mine too), AT&T can't fix their capacity issues because every proposed tower gets shot-down by local "NIMBY" groups.
love my 4g
Dirty pirate bragging like it's something to be proud of...