AT&T Throttling Unlimited Plans after 2GB Data Use
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AT&T Throttling Unlimited Plans after 2GB Data Use
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#2And there goes my last remaining reason not to switch back to Verizon.
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#3Yep, I can confirm about this.
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#4Can anyone think of any rational behind this? Why would they want to switch people to tiered data plans when there is no effective difference to them?
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#5Can anyone think of any rational behind this? Why would they want to switch people to tiered data plans when there is no effective difference to them?
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#6Can anyone think of any rational behind this? Why would they want to switch people to tiered data plans when there is no effective difference to them?
Why?
> …You may also consider switching to a tiered data plan if speed is more important to you [...] Customers on tiered plans can pay for more data if they need it, and will not see reduced speeds. (from the blog post)
That's why. AT&T has shown that nearly every move they make is for the sole purpose of squeezing out all the money they can from their users.
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#7Anyone have any experience in the process of switching an AT&T iPhone to Verizon? Worth it? Any gotchas?
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#8Find people like you. Class action lawsuit.
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#9Can anyone think of any rational behind this? Why would they want to switch people to tiered data plans when there is no effective difference to them?
Why? > …You may also consider switching to a tiered data plan if speed is more important to you [...] Customers on tiered plans can pay for more data if they need it, and will not see reduced speeds. (from the blog post) That's why. AT&T has shown that nearly every move they make is for the sole purpose of squeezing out all the money they can from their users.
They are a company and as such is in the business of making money. Of course they want to squeeze every last bit out.
In this case the problem is that they offered an unlimited plan and then did stick with their offer.
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#10Part of the shock the OP had is their suprise at 2.1GB putting them in the top 5%. That seems believable to me. I worked in a residential ISP and once ran the numbers on about how much data people use. Something like 90% of people didn't go above 5GB or so. And this was on residential DSL, not on mobile internet.
Of course in theory this is going to reduce the average usage of AT&T users, since someone is always on the top 5% (by definition 1 in 20 customers will be affected). It also seems a little unfair to have a rule that you can't know in advance.