To those who stream radio from their phone all day: How?

I used to have Verizon true unlimited data plan I was streaming everything using 80GB a month. Not sure what data plan Verizon has today. T-MOBILE has unlimited data for Netflix and streaming music apps and other stuff. I'm using satellite radio again because of the touching your phone laws.

 

I have the old unlimited from Verizon and don't have issues with data throttling. Before Verizon started getting on us high data hogs that weren't under contract, I had topped 200 gig once or twice. Now, with Netflix, they changed their compression of their streaming, and it uses less data...but I still top out in the 80-100 gig/month range. Verizon says they will shut down our grandfatherd plan if we top 150 gig and make us get on a contract plan...so I watch my data towards the end of the cycle

 

Get a TMobile line, internet music does not count towards your data. I have TuneIn radio streaming 24/7 and not worry about data. If you have LLC, you can open a TMobile business account and then you even get unlimited data when roaming on Att or some local networks.

 

I was talking to a Verizon rep on the phone a few days ago about possibly changing from my grandfathered 18 gig plan ($100/mth) to their Unlimited plan. She may have been misinformed but she led me to believe hot-spotting would potentially trigger a throttle back at 15 gig/mth. Otherwise the data used at the phone would always run at 3g or 4g speed.

Are you experiencing this slow data at the phone or when hot-spot connecting your laptop?

 

I have T-mobile as well and it's called "Binge On" netflix, youtube and a plethora of other channels (to include some stream radio) is not counted towards my data. So as long as I'm on a channel that is on that said plan I can stream for months on end and not have it count.

 

check all the apps on your phone, see which ones are auto updating on mobile data and turn it off

 

I use tmobile and it last me about 3 weeks at 50 gigs until they throttle my data but even than i stream at lower qualitys . Pandora open with podcast streaming while i drive and netflix or slingtv at night .

 

T-mobile.