Is it true, Verizon? ,

This is supposed to be throttling?

 

I was with Verizon since 2011 and just left then two months ago for att unlimited plan plus the direct tv so k ditched Comcast and Verizon together I was paying 500 a mo and that's b.s at least here now I have great coverage actually data everywhere and I abuse the crap out of it but I got four lines and cable for just under 300$/mo and that may sound like a lot but it's not if you can afford it. And we'll unlimited is worth a lot now days being otr

 

I have st as well but my phone is an old at&t phone, some areas great signal, but some I can only make phone calls and texts

 

Hey @supersnackbar , this looks bad for you

 

It is true. Right now they appear to be doing it on those "who use more than 100 GB / month." It is all a gray area and part of a "load balancing" task that has been assigned to their engineers. Since it is largely sporadic and undefined (for the public anyway) process, it is not surprising that some users are seeing it and some are not. At the moment.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/3099...ta-users-who-use-too-much-unlimited-data.html

 

It also works on the AT&T network. I run a Windows phone on the $45 plan (unlimited talk, text and 5g of data). Hardly ever have service or connectivity issues. I think my major issue is the (Windows) phone... no app support and it's about to become defunct... should have went with the Android platform... but I'm stubborn, and i like what I like, even if it's more cumbersome on occasion.

 

I've had a couple of friends who have told me that verizon started throttling them a few months ago. There are tons of stories about it

https://www.google.com/search?q=ver...oid-sprint-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8

 

I do believe that Verizon dramatically exaggerates how much data you use.
1 hour of Netflix on my AT&T phone barely uses any substantial data, on Verizon it's like half a gigabyte.

I don't have the resources to really test this accurately but it's something I've noticed more than once.

The AT&T unlimited plan is a good deal but the drawback is there is no wifi hotspot. (Of course there are ways around this by jailbreaking/rooting your phone)

They say they can throttle you after 22gb/month but I've hit 40 and never been throttled. I think it's something like in highly saturated markets you're the first to get cut from 4G, otherwise they don't mess with you.

I'll be done with Verizon and 100% on AT&T by the end of the year.

Also got rid of Comcast at home, that was a nightmare and still is. Those idiots are still sending me monthly bills after I cancelled their service so every month now for 4 months I've had to spend 2 hours + with "customer service" explaining that I don't have cable through them anymore.

 

If you look at the agreement you signed, and all carriers have this clause, speed and coverage are no guaranteed.
Netflix, and just about any of the streaming services, vary the streaming quality based on the connection quality (Speed). Most of the GSM providers, AT&T and T mobile, do not use true 4G, they use an enhanced version of 3G they cheat and call 4G. Verizon and Sprint use CDMA, which is true 4G. Streaming Netflix on CDMA will use more data, the stream is of higher quality.