no more unlimited data usage

[DeathXlife]

Didn't read the entire thread, so this may have already been said. My issue with the whole "we can't offer unlimited data anymore" is this: why keep packing phones with data intense apps, if you don't want us using them? Here's your cake, just don't eat very much of it. And thanks for paying $500+ for what amounts to a hand-held PC but you have to pay a lot more if you want to get all the benefits of it.

[thexxoffspring]

Didn't read the entire thread, so this may have already been said. My issue with the whole "we can't offer unlimited data anymore" is this: why keep packing phones with data intense apps, if you don't want us using them? Here's your cake, just don't eat very much of it. And thanks for paying $500+ for what amounts to a hand-held PC but you have to pay a lot more if you want to get all the benefits of it.

i feel you. i listen to RMG on iheartradio and i listen for hours. i dont want to have to be limited or have to worry.

[kodiak799]

Yeah, 2GB per month should be sufficient for me, only a problem if I start listening to a ton of music.

Use wifi at home, so that keeps the usage down. Even an app like pandora would be about 1mb/minute, so 1000 minutes would be a gig.

Of course, flash is going to start spiking usages. and if I fire up some tv.com on the road or do a little tethering 2gigs could start to feel limiting.

Would be nice if VZW were to let you "bank" unused data. Give us 2 gigs a month but let me carry over some each month so when my use spikes one week on the road I'm not out of pocket.

[hapster]

Would be nice if VZW were to let you "bank" unused data. Give us 2 gigs a month but let me carry over some each month so when my use spikes one week on the road I'm not out of pocket.

I wouldn't hold my breath on that happening. VZ has never adopted that model for minutes, and still have plenty of customers, so what incentive would they have to use it for data?

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[mountaineerndixie]

Didn't read the entire thread, so this may have already been said. My issue with the whole "we can't offer unlimited data anymore" is this: why keep packing phones with data intense apps, if you don't want us using them? Here's your cake, just don't eat very much of it. And thanks for paying $500+ for what amounts to a hand-held PC but you have to pay a lot more if you want to get all the benefits of it.

They DO want you to use those data based apps and the more of those type apps that exist the more chances of people going over their data limits. This is not about limiting anyone's data usage it's about getting more money from us because they already know through market data that a good portion of us WILL go over our limits.

It's the same principal as your bank and NSF fees. You think they want you to stop bouncing checks? Think again....

[Jer]

Companies will do whatever we allow them to do. Given the fact that most people in this thread have already accepted it as their fate then why would they not? Somewhere is a panel who's job it is to find out how will something like this will go over and if everyone expects it then why wouldn't they? I for one don't accept it and don't expect it and if fewer people were willing to roll over and take stuff companies would have to give more concessions to keep their existing customers happy and attract new customers. Grow a spine people.

[Googleaddict]

Maybe this means i should start using my phone less often...

[PhoenixGTR]

I use wifi @ home more now. It's faster anyway. I will, however, keep expressing my concerns to Verizon.

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[kodiak799]

I wouldn't hold my breath on that happening. VZ has never adopted that model for minutes, and still have plenty of customers, so what incentive would they have to use it for data?

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Sadly, very true. But until Sprint or AT&T provide service rivaling VZW (if ever), then what real choice do we have?

I travel a lot, and if I want reliable service I'm pretty much stuck with VZW and the only viable option.

What I hope to see is VZW offering some really good deals to get people to sign up with FIOS, giving us a nice bundled package that's just too good to resist - VZW wins and we win.

If I want to be cheap and un-lazy, I could start playing the game with min plans and just backdate an upgrade when I expect to go over the limit (done this several times with texts and voice plans, kind of surprised they allow it).

[kodiak799]

Companies will do whatever we allow them to do. Given the fact that most people in this thread have already accepted it as their fate

An alternative view is most in this thread aren't coming close to 5 gigs a month and would like to see some bandwidth freed up by restraining people who abuse this with tethering and the like. You know, maybe I don't want to subsidize, either thru premiums and/or connection speeds/reliability, people with excessive use.