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One of these things: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/shop/accessories/sure-signal/
One of these things : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtocell Not a signal booster.
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One of these things : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Femtocell Not a signal booster.
Yes, I know how it works and that its not literally boosting the existing signal but that's what the chap in the Vodafone shop called it and it does rather make things easier to explain to people who aren't bothered by technical trivia.
Just because these unlimited plans are being offered doesn't mean they'll take off. The economics might work well for single people, but if you're a family of five, how many phones and unlimited plans are you willing to get? $500 can get you a good desktop that'll last for 5-10 years, that same amount gets you a mid-to-high range phone that will maybe last for four years. Plenty of places still don't get a good signa…
I have a family plan on T-Mobile. Unlimited data, 14Gb tethering per line, of course unlimited voice, text and I get unlimited data in other countries. I went to Mexico last year and got 3G speeds. I pay $200 a month for 5 lines. It will be 6 soon since they are running a get free line promotion.
Otherwise, have been a happy T-Mobile customer for 16 years.
Where 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.
There are caveats even for the grandfathered folks.
Just because these unlimited plans are being offered doesn't mean they'll take off. The economics might work well for single people, but if you're a family of five, how many phones and unlimited plans are you willing to get? $500 can get you a good desktop that'll last for 5-10 years, that same amount gets you a mid-to-high range phone that will maybe last for four years. Plenty of places still don't get a good signa…
I have a family plan on T-Mobile. Unlimited data, 14Gb tethering per line, of course unlimited voice, text and I get unlimited data in other countries. I went to Mexico last year and got 3G speeds. I pay $200 a month for 5 lines. It will be 6 soon since they are running a get free line promotion.
Just because these unlimited plans are being offered doesn't mean they'll take off. The economics might work well for single people, but if you're a family of five, how many phones and unlimited plans are you willing to get? $500 can get you a good desktop that'll last for 5-10 years, that same amount gets you a mid-to-high range phone that will maybe last for four years. Plenty of places still don't get a good signa…
That's a weird question to pose frankly. US family plans have almost always functioned by discount per phone added to the plan. They average out to being cheaper per person, not more expensive, which is the entire point of the family plans. That's the direction this will move for households, just as it did for each previous unlimited thing (minutes, texting, etc). To answer it though, the plans will take off and will…
Then again I only got my first smartphone in late 2014, so maybe I'm just looking at this differently.