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verizon and att to kill unlimited plans...

in regards to the OP...

i know at first this seems like just another way for the big companies to get more money out of us, but i want to ask why no one is contemplating something specifically listed that is unique to LTE in this case...

everything works on the same signal. is that my understanding? voice and data are together, not separate like they are now....

you pay for tiered usage of your voice plan, why wouldnt companies just move to a "all-in-one" tiered plans?
 
crikerat said:
Sprint needs to generate new customers so unlimited 4G is a good way to attract new users, especially with few 4G handsets and 4G coverage.

Those plans will change once capacity is threatened. The best part is, you probably won't even know it because it will be changed in the fine print.

Enjoy it while it lasts.
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I believe this to be incorrect. If you knew anything about sprint, you would know this wasn't the case. Sprint has always followed their own playbook, and everyone else copies them. Sprint has also reduced churn, and calmed the losses. 90% of sprints losses are from the nextel side. The sprint side are actually pretty happy. It won't be long(maybe another year) before sprint is gaining subscribers strong. They also rule the prepaid side of things, hands down. Prepaid/no contract is where this industry is headed, so they will clearly be on top, again. Sprint has also always lead the industry when it comes to technology. First to go digital, first to 3g, and first to 4g. Ill stick with the more technically advanced carrier, and so will anyone else who can use basic logic.
 
Here's the link.

Its still a long way off. Let's see where everything stands by then. It might be that the "cap" is actually the 5 gigs most people think their data is on right now. Plus, going all the way back to AOL days, the charging per kilobyte model just never works.

Give it till 2012, and with competition will come better pricing. This is one comment, we'll see what happens when the economy still sucks and people aren't paying for that new multi billion dollar network they've built.
 
I'm hoping so many people will leave Verizon at the time that they'll be forced to reconsider before I get a 4G phone.
 
yeah, seems like Pandora is a data vampire, I love it though cause my son likes to fall asleep while we listen to it. The megabytes do add up fast though:)
 
xjestersdeadx said:
Here's the link.

Its still a long way off. Let's see where everything stands by then. It might be that the "cap" is actually the 5 gigs most people think their data is on right now. Plus, going all the way back to AOL days, the charging per kilobyte model just never works.

Give it till 2012, and with competition will come better pricing. This is one comment, we'll see what happens when the economy still sucks and people aren't paying for that new multi billion dollar network they've built.
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IMO, it will probably be a tiered plan- like texting plans. It will probably be structured so that the average person will end up pay for unlimited anyway since the cheaper plans will probably be for people who check their e-mail once a week. If you use it on a regular basis, you'll want to go unlimited. So in effect the carriers are just raising prices under the guise of pay for what you use. Really, if they are going to rip the hell out of us for texting, then make data unlimited.
 
I agree with many of you. We knew this would be coming. However, on the same token, RoadRunner and DSL services haven't done a pay-by-usage plan, and you'd think it would be in their interest just as much as it would be in a cell carriers.

I would guess they'll lower the cap, and charge for anything above that. Like my 450 minute talk plan.

Now, who's gonna make the app to start tallying KBs used??
 
Can you post the link you got that quote from? Cause Im pretty sure I read this article and it was about 4G not 3G. Unsure though, I could be wrong.
 
Smart Monitor application will track data volume for both 3G and WiFi along with a bunch of other things.

Might check your carrier, Verizon customer pages provide data statistics.
 
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