No unlimited data for s4?!?!

[FoxKat]

Id have to get off the family plan I have now since im not the account holder and my mother wouldnt risk it especially after what the rep told her if I was to do it. Is there anyway I could at least switch to 3g to use data slower? When I had my droid 2 with 3g I apparently wasnt using too much data and I was a heavy user. I dont think I could live with this limited data bull****

I will also chime in here...

To the OP, TuBitMittens;

This is a LONG thread (9 pages and 85 replies both ways), and there have been many people who have given the best of their time and energy to assist you in finding a suitable solution to your dilemma. Some things are not resolvable in an amicable way for all parties and this may be one. Compromise is a way to a resolution and since the carrier can't compromise, the only ones left to compromise are you and your mother.

You can not have a 4G phone on a 4G carrier and not have a 4G data plan. It is just physically impossible. You can have the plan and not communicate on 4G by turning off the 4G radio, but the fact still remains that you will be paying as if you are a 4G customer none the less. And regarding plans, there are the one you are on and the ones they now offer. If the plan you are on cannot be continued, then you are relegated to taking one of the plans currently offered by the carrier. We can rationalize why this is either fair or not, whether it's acceptable or not, but the end game is, it is what it is.

I am seeing several members reaching a point of frustration with this thread and it may have outlived its usefulness. Also I've been informed you opened a similar thread at http://www.droidforums.net/forum/sa...ther-another-phone-access-my-g4-use-data.html which is little more than an identical twin of this thread. We do have rules on the forum for double-posting and double-thread subjects, so the other thread will be closed now by me to end that.

I have seen several attempts to get to the root of your concerns with being asked how much data you use, but I've yet to see you address that. While you believe yourself to be a "heavy user", the truth is you may be well under the limits of one of the lower tiered plans and the end result is you may find that plan you could choose which would have sufficient overhead for you is actually less than the "unlimited" plan you are trying to amputate and grow into its own clone of the original.

I am going to try to address your concerns directly here and now. Please post your response to my evaluation here, and answer the question of the amount of data you believe you use individually each month as an average, as well as what you believe might be your top limit of data usage and I will attempt to help you find the best solution. But I will be very concise and if I feel we can't find a solution for you here, I will be quick to put an end to the vacillation.

 

[cybertec69]

I suggest you set your data alert 500 megabytes before you are about to hit your monthly data limit, you can also do a data check on your account to see how much data you have been averaging the last 6-12 months.

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[Knightrider03m]

Another way to do this is add a line. Did this last month.
Buy the S4 for $200. Best Buy is where I got mine. You will be adding a $30 data package to this, but this will come off.
Take an old dumbphone and then activate the dumbphone on your newly added line.
This will take off the $30 data you added.
You will have to pay $10 extra a month for the new line but you get the S4 AND you get to keep unlimited.

This.

It would be cheaper then paying full retail on a phone.

 

[TuBitMittens]

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Usage of this cycle

 

[gadgetrants]

Usage of this cycle

Thanks for posting your usage shots -- that's helpful! Unfortunately it looks like you're only 3 days into the billing cycle, which makes it hard to know what usage looks like on average. Also, you're now on a shared data plan, which means it's hard to know who in your family is eating which megabytes. Still SOMEBODY (or somebodies) have consumed about a GIGABYTE in THREE DAYS, which is quite a bit -- but I don't have a shared plan so I'm not sure how to read the two tones of green on the data chart. Maybe you are the datahog you claim to be. LOL :blink:

I have a couple suggestions. First, would you mind removing the photos you posted (is it the same one twice, wasn't sure?) and put one in Paint or a similar program, and scrub off/paint over any personal information (hint: did you get my text? LOL) -- then repost the new one? Second, you can also ask your parents to log into Verizon Wireless, and go to:

https://nbillpay.verizonwireless.com/vzw/accountholder/mybill/BillingSummary.action

That will allow you to search back for a year or so, and since you were on unlimited, you'll be able to see how much data was used on your line in particular. That would be enormously helpful.

Thanks!

-Matt

 

[Jonny Kansas]

I don't share data either, but if I click on "My Data" which is where yours says "Shared Data", I can see detailed usage for my line.

Also, yes. Please remove your number from your pictures before posting.

Sent from my Galaxy S4

 

[gadgetrants]

Jonny...7 days, 6 gigs? :hail:

-Matt

 

[Jonny Kansas]

Jonny...7 days, 6 gigs? :hail:

-Matt

2 things.

1. I'm likely gonna have to give up my unlimited data when my cousins leave my plan at the end of the month, so I'm making the most of it.

2. I was behind on my cable/Internet bill & they shut me down, so I may have Tethered my xbox for Netflix & racked up at least 3gigs in one day while I waited for payday to settle up with them.

Sent from my Galaxy S4

 

[TuBitMittens]

I don't share data either, but if I click on "My Data" which is where yours says "Shared Data", I can see detailed usage for my line.

Also, yes. Please remove your number from your pictures before posting.

Sent from my Galaxy S4

didnt realize my number was on there good call( no pun intended)

 

[Dalvik_Cache]

Well apparently I can use the upgrade and pay $249 for the 32gb model but I'd lose unlimited. Let me know or somebody reccomend me a place I should buy the phone. There's no way I"m paying 650.

I would do the upgrade lose unlimited and use more WiFi.

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[recDNA]

Buy the phone for full price. Keep unlimited data. Sell it in a year for half what you paid. Buy newer better phone for full price. My personal 1 year plan.

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[TuBitMittens]

 

[TuBitMittens]

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Note I have shared data plan of 4gb with my sister. Maybe its worth having my own data?

 

[gadgetrants]

Note I have shared data plan of 4gb with my sister. Maybe its worth having my own data?

So you weren't joking, you are a data monster. Almost 4 gigs in 3 days. Most of it is Play store, so...you're streaming TV shows?

Forgive my preachy tone, but: you REALLY should have opened this thread with a clear statement that you can consume 10 gigs in a week. It would have saved a lot of misunderstanding and frustration, and the gang here (me included) would have tried a bit harder to save your unlimited plan. To be fair -- as a wise person recently told me, "The forum is here to help people but NOT solve their personal problems" -- it's none of our business how you get along with your parents and what their expectations are (for example, do they expect you to help pay for your phone/usage). So let's not get into that.

My *personal* advice stands: from what you've told us so far, if I were in this situation I would sit down with my parents, explain that I felt it was a mistake to use the upgrade on my line, and that I'd like to speak with customer service at VZW to see how they can help. But I don't speak for anyone else here, it's just the way I'd go. There's a very good argument to be made that you should leave things as is and accept the circumstances.

Whichever way you go, remember that you are burning through your data plan and you'll blow past the 4GB cap soon. If I were your dad, I'd have put usage alerts in place and I'd probably pull the phone out of your hands at this point. If you do decide to sit down and have that conversation with your parents, I'd also recommend you come as an adult and take full responsibility for the charges you're adding. You might also start doing some research into "internet addiction." LOL Remember, the first step is to admit you have a problem. Just my 2 cents.

-Matt

 

[dezymond]

You are just blazing through your data allotment, you weren't kidding when you said you were a heavy data user. If I were you I'd do what gadget mentioned, have a sit down and a real discussion into possibly getting your unlimited plan back. If that's not an option then you'll be on wifi alot more and you'll need to be as to not run up the bill. As for now, it is what it is.

It's possible to get your unlimited data back, but you'll have to be patient, convincing, and realistic about it. Verizon is doing everything in their power to rid of all unlimited plans, no matter how long it takes. They realize that there are loopholes in place and I wouldn't be surprised if someone at HQ is thinking of ways to make those methods impossible now. As gadget also mentioned, had you provided us with more info instead of just "heavy data user", you may have taken the advice given a bit more into consideration. There's only so much that we here at DF can help you with, but if it falls back to personal decision by the account holder, only you can deal with that. We gave you the info you wanted, it was up to you to present those options to whoever is in charge of your phone.