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Down with $10/mo extra. Here is how!

I just posted this in another thread, but I feel having its own thread is necessary.
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OK so inspired by this thread, I log into sprint.com to see what they officially say the $10 charge is. I think if we stick together, we can have them by the balls on this one.
"Premium Data:
- A wicked fast processor to make your apps run smoother and faster on our Sprint -3G and 4G network
- Top quality media experience with oversized screen, high resolution video and HD recording
- High-quality pics to snap and share with friends and family"
If you see this as I see this, Sprint is charging us $10/mo for the phone itself - not the service. We already paid for the damn phone! HTC is maker of the phone and sold it to us through Sprint. Both companies made money from the purchase of the phone.
Now Sprint is getting another $10/month from us because another company, HTC made an awesome phone.
I am no lawyer, but I have a feeling this contract just wont hold.
It is like buying buying an awesome sound system for your car with satellite radio built in, and having Sirius charge you $10 extra each month because the stereo plays Blue Ray, has Bluetooth, and gets rid of your blue balls.
We bought our phones for $199. And that is part of the contract. Charging us an additional $10 per month for the phone itself voids that contract. So, they try to say that they are providing the experience to us each month.
The agreed upon cost of the phone is a fixed one: $199. They are really charging you a mixed cost of $199 + $10x (where x = the number of months)
And in fact, they are lying by trying to tell us they are giving us this experience, when in fact the screen CAN NOT become less than 4.3" if we do not pay; the processor CAN NOT slow down if we do not pay; and the camera CAN NOT be less than 8 MP if we don't pay.
Who the heck is with me?!

all very valid points but im sure a bunch of people are going to come on and say dont be cheap or that its only 10 dollars a month or some other B.S.
I sent sprint a few emails 2 months ago saying exactly the same thing and mentioned how the nexus one and hd2, which both have good cameras and 1ghz processors, dont get cool feature charges, but they replied with a bs email as usual.

I don't recall the Nexus or HD2 having 4g, free 3g mobile hotspot, or having QIK, and they cost more than the Evo to buy flat out

It sucks paying for it considering I still only get 1x where I live >.>.
Like literally 2-3 miles down the road, 3G kicks in. And in the other direction, about ~12 miles down the highway, 3G comes in.
Just finish the coverage already!!!!
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063_XOBX said:
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and there it is

Yes it sure is, face it you were told about the $10 charge before you got the Evo and made the informed decision to purchase it anyway, then you had 30 days to change your mind. You didn't so shut up about it

I don't like the $10 additional charge anymore than you guys, but I (just like everyone who owns an Evo) decided I was willing to pay it to have one of the best phones currently available and because I (again like everyone else) made this decision I (and all of you) gave up my right to ***** and moan about it.

i agree its the morals. Sprint is takin us as fools..

gangsterholla179 said:
i agree its the morals. Sprint is takin us as fools..
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Do you know what morals are? Perhaps you meant the principal, but even then you would be wrong Sprint offered a spectacular device, with an additional monthly fee that was made VERY apparent before you purchased the phone and you chose to anyway.
Seriously if you don't want to pay the fee then don't get an Evo (or Epic or any other 4g phone) otherwise shut up.

There is plenty of competition in the wireless market.

Aridon said:
There is plenty of competition in the wireless market.
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Exactly! If you don't like Sprint's policy with the Evo then go somewhere else.

What about the unlimited data that comes along with the "extra" $10? I would not want to give that up For a tiered program....would you! That's my 2cents worth...

Despite what anyone says about it, their reasons for it are bull****. It being a premium device doesn't merit the $10 charge in addition to the data package, as there are other "premium" devices.
If they needed to charge more for it to recoup costs, fine. But don't ****ing lie to the actual intelligent consumer. That's not cool.

Status Flow said:
Despite what anyone says about it, their reasons for it are bull****. It being a premium device doesn't merit the $10 charge in addition to the data package, as there are other "premium" devices.
If they needed to charge more for it to recoup costs, fine. But don't ****ing lie to the actual intelligent consumer. That's not cool.
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So far the other "premium devices" that are on other networks are on tiered data plans and still cost more per month even with the additional $10

063_XOBX said:
So far the other "premium devices" that are on other networks are on tiered data plans and still cost more per month even with the additional $10
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That's not the point. Many people have chosen Sprint because of it being cheaper than the competition despite the "premium" bull**** charge.
The point is that they're flat out lying to the consumer not oblivious to the technology world (which I will admit is the minority, but that is no excuse).

Status Flow said:
That's not the point. Many people have chosen Sprint because of it being cheaper than the competition despite the "premium" bull**** charge.
The point is that they're flat out lying to the consumer not oblivious to the technology world (which I will admit is the minority, but that is no excuse).
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They haven't lied in any way. They VERY clearly told you about the additional charge and you accepted it, now if they didn't say anything that would be a different matter entirely

063_XOBX said:
They haven't lied in any way. They VERY clearly told you about the additional charge and you accepted it, now if they didn't say anything that would be a different matter entirely
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I'm not talking about the charge itself, I'm talking about the reasons for the charge that Sprint gives. If that's not lying, it is deceiving.

063_XOBX said:
They haven't lied in any way. They VERY clearly told you about the additional charge and you accepted it, now if they didn't say anything that would be a different matter entirely
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they didn't lie, they gave a BS excuse, and yes my nexus one had free 3g tethering and now theyre changing our contracts and taking away our discounts.

bobdude5 said:
they didn't lie, they gave a BS excuse, and yes my nexus one had free 3g tethering and now theyre changing our contracts and taking away our discounts.
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Then feel free to use the "loophole" due to them changing your contract to leave Sprint like Aridon said "There is plenty of competition in the wireless market."

New tiered data plan starting July 7th

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/2...-verizon-july-7-packages-start-at-30-for-2gb/
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Glad I have unlimited and keeping fingers crossed that when I get a 4g phone I can keep the unlimited.

Sh*t like this is why I'm leaving Verizon after my contract ends later this year. Also,
http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/2...ming-employees-of-impending-tiered-data-plans is Verizon's letter to their emplyees explaining how suddenly capping data plans is a 'good' thing.

If and when I lose unlimited, I'm going to att.. Unlimited is the only reason I stayed this long.. They have bent me over with gps oh blackberry, to try and sell vz navigater.. now there sticking it to me with teathering. And there shoving bing down my throat.. Verizon is the scum of the industry, and I'm
gonna push everyone I know into other choices
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If and when I lose unlimited, I'm going to att.. Unlimited is the only reason I stayed this long.. They have bent me over with gps oh blackberry, to try and sell vz navigater.. now there sticking it to me with teathering. And there shoving bing down my throat.. Verizon is the scum of the industry, and I'm
gonna push everyone I know into other choices
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AT&T is just as bad. Their data prices are only $5 less and so far don't include LTE.
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lol, everyone knew this was coming... just have to accept it and move on not like we can change it
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Not thatI support Verizon on this but I thought At&t already went to a tiered plan too. If you don't stay with verizon, your only choice left is really Sprint ...and that isn't much of a choice in my book. T-mobile is good in terms of customer service and pricing but their coverage is the weakest out of the bunch.

I figured that was coming ever since AT%T announced and implemented theirs. Sprint will probably be next. And didn’t Verizon said they will not convert to a tier data plan before?

My understanding is-if you already have unlimited data, you get to keep it..and there has to be a way to swindle your way into keeping it when you go to renew...they'd be stupid to lose a customer looking to upgrade to a new phone who's been on unlimited data.
I know in 2012 (my renewal update) I'll def give them hell if I try to upgrade to 4g and they say I lose my unlimited-I'll keep my fascinate just out of spite then because frankly this phone kicks major butt anyways

ckirkp79 said:
My understanding is-if you already have unlimited data, you get to keep it..and there has to be a way to swindle your way into keeping it when you go to renew...they'd be stupid to lose a customer looking to upgrade to a new phone who's been on unlimited data.
I know in 2012 (my renewal update) I'll def give them hell if I try to upgrade to 4g and they say I lose my unlimited-I'll keep my fascinate just out of spite then because frankly this phone kicks major butt anyways
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The problem is the way they tie phones to plans. So even if you buy a new phone straight up they might make it be "incompatible" with your current plan.

textron said:
The problem is the way they tie phones to plans. So even if you buy a new phone straight up they might make it be "incompatible" with your current plan.
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I'm assuming they will implement it in their system. So when people upgrade or renew their plan they will be forced into the new system with the excuse that they cant do anything since the computer will default you into the plan.

FDro said:
I'm assuming they will implement it in their system. So when people upgrade or renew their plan they will be forced into the new system with the excuse that they cant do anything since the computer will default you into the plan.
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then you dont renew your plan and just buy the phone outright... it would be worth it imo to keep unlimited data!

You guys need to stop drinking the internet FUD kool-aid and read:
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It's still ****ty for new customers, but any one on Verizon now or before the 7th is fine. How long are we all fine....well, we will see. But I would imagine it would be for at least a couple to a few years.

bobloblaw1 said:
You guys need to stop drinking the internet FUD kool-aid and read:
It's still ****ty for new customers, but any one on Verizon now or before the 7th is fine. How long are we all fine....well, we will see. But I would imagine it would be for at least a couple to a few years.
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existing customers are fine until their contract ends and they want to upgrade to the latest phone. Then they lose their unlimted data unless you buy phone from someone or ebay and no change to contract is done.

I am off contract with the fascinate and loving it. I traded a guy my incredible with 2.3 and he thought he was getting the better deal. I am thinking of upgrading before july 7 to the charge so I can get unlimited 4g. Please convince me not too, b/c I really dont have 300 bones to dish out.

bobloblaw1 said:
You guys need to stop drinking the internet FUD kool-aid and read:
It's still ****ty for new customers, but any one on Verizon now or before the 7th is fine. How long are we all fine....well, we will see. But I would imagine it would be for at least a couple to a few years.
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I would believe this but.....every phone I activate at work clearly defines it as 3G or 4G in the system, 4G is always accompanied by a RTR code, which I assume is retroactive. and any brochure you look at will say 3g smartphone data, or smartphone and has no mention of 4G. Verizon has cleverly drawn the line.....soooo yes you may keep your 3g phone on unlimited but dont count on getting it with 4g, unless you get it before july 7th... just my two cents, based on experience

textron said:
The problem is the way they tie phones to plans. So even if you buy a new phone straight up they might make it be "incompatible" with your current plan.
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EXACTLY!!!! case in point, try sticking a smartphone on the Nationwide Connect family share plan....NWC was a plan that bundled unlim text, mobile web(not full data) and whatever voice plan.....smartphones are not compatible with these plans and must be changed

Just make sure you keep your existing plan. Im still sporting an Alltel plan, at least 4 years old, and three phones ago.

bobloblaw1 said:
You guys need to stop drinking the internet FUD kool-aid and read:
It's still ****ty for new customers, but any one on Verizon now or before the 7th is fine. How long are we all fine....well, we will see. But I would imagine it would be for at least a couple to a few years.
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Perhaps I am being over critical but so what if we keep our current pricing, it's the data that is changing. It does not say your data will not be tiered at 2gb for the same price.

New Verizon plans

Got this from my local news. They are citing an AP report. I hope I did this right and can post a link to it. How ironic it starts a week before they release the SIII
http://www.wtae.com/news/local/-/9681086/14785656/-/68ae1v/-/index.html
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Yup, Verizon's plans are bat**** crazy and ridiculous (not that this is new): http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/12/verizon-share-everything-data-plans-go-live-june-28/
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Product F(RED) said:
Yup, Verizon's plans are bat**** crazy and ridiculous (not that this is new): http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/12/verizon-share-everything-data-plans-go-live-june-28/
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I agree. Benefit the non-smart phone users now. Rediculous. I'm thinking about calling and complaining enough about this to get a Galaxy Nexus or Rezound for now.
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taz1458 said:
I agree. Benefit the non-smart phone users now. Rediculous. I'm thinking about calling and complaining enough about this to get a Galaxy Nexus or Rezound for now.
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I'd leave Verizon altogether if I were you.

Product F(RED) said:
I'd leave Verizon altogether if I were you.
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If I could I would. Service sucks for everything else over here. Plus I still got unlimited so screw them.
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Okay, some fine print time.
Fine Print #1
Those who wish to stay with their current setup of 4GB of double data are able to do so. You will be allowed to upgrade with it, keep it, etc. So if the shared plan is not financially beneficial to you, don't sweat it.
Fine Print #2
Yes, those with unlimited will lose it. ONLY WHEN THEY UPGRADE. So if you never upgrade, you don't lose it for the foreseeable future. Do what I've been doing for years. Buy your phones off craigslist. Meet the seller at a Verizon, let a rep check the ESN and make sure you're not getting scammed with a stolen phone, and call it a day. I picked up my Nexus for $200 on Craigslist, the same cost it sells for at Verizon WITH CONTRACT. This will enable you to keep your unlimited.
The prices on this benefit a lot of people. Consider this:
2 line family plan, both smartphones
99.99 for 700 minutes & unlimited texting
30 for 2GB
30 for 2GB
=$160 a month
Under new plan:
$70 for unlimited talk and text, 4GB of data shared, now with free tethering
40 for 1 phone
40 for other phone
= $150 a month. $10 savings, same GB overall, now unlimited minutes.
I'm not saying this plan is perfect, or that it works for everyone. But the nice part is, if you don't want it, you're not being forced into it. It's an option that's available, and if it benefits you (and it truly does benefit a lot of people. Not everyone, but a lot) then more power to you.

I'll do glad that I am not on Verizon anymore because they are too expensive for their own good.
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The real problem with them is that the market is not competitive. Being the biggest network means people will pay whatever ridiculous price they ask without really looking at their other options. I think Straight Talk should offer a $45/month unlimited everything, bring your own device program on Verizon like they do on AT&T and T-Mobile
Verizon smartphone users already **** bricks when they hear how I pay $45/month, don't have a contract, have unlimited everything, and have virtually identical coverage.

xxBrun0xx said:
The real problem with them is that the market is not competitive. Being the biggest network means people will pay whatever ridiculous price they ask without really looking at their other options. I think Straight Talk should offer a $45/month unlimited everything, bring your own device program on Verizon like they do on AT&T and T-Mobile
Verizon smartphone users already **** bricks when they hear how I pay $45/month, don't have a contract, have unlimited everything, and have virtually identical coverage.
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They do; Straight Talk re-sells service on all 4 carriers, but you can't bring your own phone for Verizon or Sprint because they won't activate phones that aren't branded by them (even if it's a phone from their own network, it has to be used only directly on their network). There are other limitations like having to reprogram the phone, but the main issue is getting them to activate it, which they don't do.

AT&T Family Shared Data

So I'm sure most of you are aware of this whole AT&T Data Sharing thats coming out near the end of august. I was just doing some math on the whole thing and had it confirmed by a representative on the phone...turns out, it makes no sense. Shocking.
For a family of 5 such as my situation, we have 4 smart phones and 1 non-smartphone.
As the charts shows (which I cant post since Im too new), it breaks down like this...
4GB
$70 base price
$40 / smartphone
$30 / normal phone
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$54 / smartphone
$44 / normal phone
6GB
$90 base price
$35 / smartphone
$30 / normal phone
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$53 / smartphone
$48 / normal phone
10GB
$120 base price
$30 / smartphone
$30 / normal phone
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$54 / smartphone
$54 / normal phone
Past that point it actually starts making sense and getting more expensive, but as you can see, why settle for less unless your the guy with a non-smartphone who gets screwed.
Sources:
The Verge & Engadget

Thanks for sharing! Saw these earlier today, still ripoffs but at least ATT doesn't force you on them like VZW.
Prepaid is cheaper.
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I'm not trying to gloat here, but this just makes my decision to add the 'unlimited data' package to my service, of which is no longer available for purchase, a notably smart one. Thank goodness for "grandfathered" things, such as is mine. Albeit, knowing AT&T's business practices, they'll probably figure a way to forcibly get me to buy into a data package eventually. But, for now, the thirty dollars is well worth it. However, I have heard rumors of AT&T throttling down bandwidth once users such as myself reach a certain monthly data usage amount.
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For sure, I'm jealous of my friends who still rock unlimited data since I got in the smartphone game a little late.
I guess the good part of these shared plans is unlimited calling is included.

But does the shoe fit?
Run the numbers. It's not really made to reduce anybody's bill, but to add flexibility. Everybody on the new plan gets tethering, unlimited domestic minutes and texts. I'm curious to see how employer discounts will be affected. I'm a veteran and get a 15% discount off some parts on my plan. If it works out for me, great. If not, I'll stick with my current setup.

Apex_Strider said:
I'm not trying to gloat here, but this just makes my decision to add the 'unlimited data' package to my service, of which is no longer available for purchase, a notably smart one. Thank goodness for "grandfathered" things, such as is mine. Albeit, knowing AT&T's business practices, they'll probably figure a way to forcibly get me to buy into a data package eventually. But, for now, the thirty dollars is well worth it. However, I have heard rumors of AT&T throttling down bandwidth once users such as myself reach a certain monthly data usage amount.
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My girl had the unlimited to until she bought a 4g phone. The unlimited is only for 3 g so they made her get the 3 gigabyte plan for a 4g phone they already have taken that out of the picture if you buy a 4 g phone
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texasman420 said:
My girl had the unlimited to until she bought a 4g phone. The unlimited is only for 3 g so they made her get the 3 gigabyte plan for a 4g phone they already have taken that out of the picture if you buy a 4 g phone
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That can't be right. One of my buddies who has unlimited just upgraded to a One X and he was able to keep it.
Correction: He said that he missed that mandatory switch by two weeks-ish.
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Just, sell the phones you get from them and get international ones. They see all of those as, non-smart, and unlim data is still there, for those. 10/mo too as far as I know.

Skv012a said:
Just, sell the phones you get from them and get international ones. They see all of those as, non-smart, and unlim data is still there, for those. 10/mo too as far as I know.
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Not even a week into this month. Rogers raider on $10 "non-smartphone" data plan

You don't get the HSPA+ speeds with the Media Net plans correct?
The new Family plans may offer flexibility but I'm pretty sure that the main point is the same as VZs, to make you pay more for data. You either jump up to a high dollar plan or you risk paying the pretty hefty new overage fees.

Man, their highest price tier is still more then the unlimited everything plan on sprint...man, so glad I'm not with true blue or big red, I'll keep sprinting away with my cheap phone bill
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MissionImprobable said:
You don't get the HSPA+ speeds with the Media Net plans correct?
The new Family plans may offer flexibility but I'm pretty sure that the main point is the same as VZs, to make you pay more for data. You either jump up to a high dollar plan or you risk paying the pretty hefty new overage fees.
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It should depend on whatever the phone is capable of which is usually not as fast as smartphones.
But yeah thats true and it seems like theyre playing it off as some great deal to those who dont read the fine print or bother comparing.

6 GB of Data

So today I got a great surprise that Verizon is upgrading my data to the 6gb plan instead of the 2 GB plan. I came from the unlimited data plan with my S3 and when checking my bill today online I noticed that I didn't actually have 2 GB of data I only had 1.29 and I was over my limit!!!!! As you can imagine I was pissed and called Verizon right away. The customer service representative told me that I should have been automatically enrolled in the 6gb data plan for 30$ a month same price as my unlimited data plan. She said it is part of the Max program. I am sharing this experience with all of you to tell you that if you are coming from an unlimited data plan and just upgraded you should call Verizon and figure out if you are eligible for this program.
Good luck everyone and I hope everyone gets more data for less.
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I received a text asking if I wanted to double my data for free. All I had to do was reply yes, and it was done.

They offered to drop my bill $20/month. Took about 5 minutes on the phone.

I guess because I got the phone in the middle of the month they prorated my data usage; tomorrow is a new month for me so I will now have 6 GB instead of a prorated 2 or 1.29.
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Yea, We got upped from 6gig to 10 gig for the same price. that coupled with the 25$ off per edge line isnt a bad gig.

they upgraded me from 3gb to 6 for the same price since i was supposed to get a free gb for the next 2 years since i pre-ordered it. i had to call 3 times to see where it was, and on the 3rd time, they gave me this and its better than a free gb for 2 years anyway

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Damn. Ya beat me to it, and holy hell that's a lot of data!
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I don't get why so many people give up their unlimited data when there are simple loopholes to keep the plan and still get subsidized upgrades. But once it's gone it's gone.....

vmod32 said:
I don't get why so many people give up their unlimited data when there are simple loopholes to keep the plan and still get subsidized upgrades. But once it's gone it's gone.....
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I was going to reply with how he got more data after getting rid of unlimited. But it seemed snarky. Maybe this is one of the few that never used more than 6gb a month anyways.

They'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands first before willingly giving this up..some people are insane...

Wow, I haven't seen unlimited data since years ago when sprint had their big unlimited everything plan they started.
I hope the government eats them all up in their lawsuit about unlimited.

sprintuser1977 said:
Wow, I haven't seen unlimited data since years ago when sprint had their big unlimited everything plan they started.
I hope the government eats them all up in their lawsuit about unlimited.
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Sprint still has unlimted data plans. They are the last of the big 4 carriers to offer unlimited data ( I don't count T-Mobile since they throttle after 4gb).
Also Verizon dropped their throttling plans for people with Unlimited Data. So there will be no law suite. .. well atleast for now.

noahsobd said:
They'll have to pry it from my cold dead hands first before willingly giving this up..some people are insane...
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I'm still on Alltel Unlimited and Verizon tried to throttle until I told them to read my Alltel contract

Rootuser3.0 said:
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What do you do to use so much data even when I had unlimited I still didn't go above 10 gb
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I find it difficult to not post this when people talk about data usage. Yes, I may be the reason(at least one of) Verizon want's to kill unlimited data.

jpmcnown said:
I find it difficult to not post this when people talk about data usage. Yes, I may be the reason(at least one of) Verizon want's to kill unlimited data.
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Holy bat outta hell. Thats higher that what i normally hit even on my seedbox. Do you host your own seedbox or something on your pho e or computer to tether that much data?

firepong said:
Holy bat outta hell. Thats higher that what i normally hit even on my seedbox. Do you host your own seedbox or something on your pho e or computer to tether that much data?
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Though rooted with unlocked tethering, I wanted to keep it as pure of a test as possible. I don't have a tethering subscription, and didn't want to give Verizon a reason to claim I was in violation of the TOS. That was direct to the phone (or to the External SdCard, rather) from Google Drive. At first I was surprised that Verizon didn't flat shut me off.....as I approached 7 TB, I was kinda surprised Google didn't. lol This was done just after Verizon went around saying they were going to start throttling unlimited data customers (only to change their mind later-thanks FCC). I figured it may be my last opportunity to do something like this. I don't normally top more than around 5-6 GB's/mo, but knew that given the available bandwidth, monthly allowances can "easily" be exceeded. I set out to see just how much data I could use in a month. When I broke a terabyte in just over 4 days, I knew the total was going to be ridiculous.

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I use 300-400gb on my Fios connection.
Downloading streaming etc like 7 devices.
Cant imagine doing this much like you on hotspot...

patt2k said:
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I use 300-400gb on my Fios connection.
Downloading streaming etc like 7 devices.
Cant imagine doing this much like you on hotspot...
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P***hub is a helluva drug