A World Without Wi-Fi Looks Possible as Unlimited Plans Rise
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#2Seems a somewhat long bow to draw. I want wifi and wouldn't want mobile only.
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#3Have fun not being able to update iOS (even if the iOS update is only 20mb), or downloading or updating the Facebook iOS app since it's bigger than 100mb! :)
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#4Have fun not being able to update iOS (even if the iOS update is only 20mb), or downloading or updating the Facebook iOS app since it's bigger than 100mb! :)
This is a pain at the moment. Because I move around a lot I tend to use my iPhone hotspot rather than bothering with an ISP contract. It's fine except that I have to go to Starbucks to update my phone. I imagine that will change if it becomes more common to use mobile data for everything.
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#5Have fun not being able to update iOS (even if the iOS update is only 20mb), or downloading or updating the Facebook iOS app since it's bigger than 100mb! :)
Also, have fun trying to use your "high-speed"data connection in buildings with terrible reception. Disclaimer: I've worked in many of these
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#6As per usual: Good job of extrapolating american circumstances to the rest of the world
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#7Where are these unlimited LTE plans the author speaks of? I haven't seen any except for from a few lucky folks who are grandfathered into truly unlimited data plans.
Typing this from my home wifi which tops out at 1.8Gbps connected to a unlimited 100Mbps ISP data connection. 14 wired and wireless devices are currently connected. Try that with any current wireless plan.
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#8> With every major U.S. wireless carrier now offering unlimited data plans, consumers don’t need to log on to a Wi-Fi network to avoid costly overage charges anymore. That’s a critical change that threatens to render Wi-Fi obsolete.
Does anyone at Bloomberg understand data caps or throttling?
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#9> Customers will get full LTE speeds until they reach 22GB of usage, after which they’ll be subject to reduced data speeds and de-prioritization.
> Hotspot tethering — up to 10GB at LTE speeds — is included, as are calls and texts to Mexico and Canada.
That's certainly an alternative take on the definition of "unlimited" than the one I'm accustomed to.
Curious: What's the reduced speed? Is it less than 1Mbit/s? If so, good luck doing anything other than reading/checking mail/look at a map. And yet the articles are discussing "watching videos" without connecting to wifi.
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#10As per usual: Good job of extrapolating american circumstances to the rest of the world
I live in Lithuania, and here you can get unlimited LTE for €19.90/month from Telia. It's designed to be used at home for those who can't get fibre optic internet, but I guess it would work fine in a phone too.