FCC vs Verizon Unlimited Data

[anonymous9538]

T-Mobile and Sprint are going under. Only two cellular companies worth having are Verizon & AT&T.

[#2]

Ok first of all no cell company offers unlimited tethering so where are you going to go? Sprint and T-Mobile offer unlimited data ON THE PHONE. Tethering/hotspot is very limited. Sprint it's 6 GB max and T-Mobile goes up to 13 GB.

Second just because you CHOOSE to live where there isn't cable or DSL doesn't mean Verizon Wireless should provide you with unlimited data. Wireless is not meant to be a substitute for that. And it couldn't be that now even if it wanted to be. Also most cable and DSL ISPs do have data caps. They're in the 250-300 GB range which is pretty high, but it's still a cap and thus not unlimited. Somehow a wireless company is supposed to provide something better than wired? Yes latency on Hughesnet stinks because the signal is going to SPACE and back. Unless someone discovers how to send a signal faster than the speed of light that will always be an issue.

Listen I feel for you I think at least 99% of the population should have access to wired broadband( 25 Mbps as the FCC currently calls it ). But that's not the way it is and it won't change anytime soon. So if internet is that important you need to move to where it is. It's called CHOICES we all have to make this in life. You say you feel entitled to unlimited data? Um no you're not. You sound like a millennial that expects everything because they exist.

[mama23dogs]

Just to put some perspective on the idea of moving a SIM card to another device.  I have 2 phones that use the same size SIM card.  I switched my usual sim to the smaller phone.  Within 24 hours, in my account information, my number was showing on the GS3 rather than my Note 3. 

THere are posts on this forum from customers who transferred their SIM card from a 'dumb' phone to a smartphone and a minimum data plan was added to their account.

I'm sure they are aware of your data use and tethering, but chose to turn a blind eye.

[anonymous9538]

What would be nice is if there were limitless abilities on each tower and no issue with congestion and bogged speeds. That way an unlimited ability could exist. Haven't the smaller companies looked into the old analog television frequencies for an output of wide spread data capabilities? I thought I came across that on howard forums a few weeks back?

[mama23dogs]

I'm not a Howard Forum junkie.  It is an interesting thought that might be discussed in off topic forums if you want to post a link to HF. 

I Feel for you.  I have a very connected home.  3 Roku, 4 computers, 4 smartphones, 5 tablets, Xbox, PS4.   If I didn't live in CT with Cox 100 Mbps tier service, I would not be able to run all that.  Admittedly spoiled. 

MY plans to. I've south in a few years will hinge on Internet and cell coverage.

[Tidbits]

anonymous9538 wrote:

What would be nice is if there were limitless abilities on each tower and no issue with congestion and bogged speeds. That way an unlimited ability could exist. Haven't the smaller companies looked into the old analog television frequencies for an output of wide spread data capabilities? I thought I came across that on howard forums a few weeks back?

This still needs to go through the FCC and and also at the state level are owned by different companies.  There's a lot of headwork that needs to be done and takes years to accomplish.  Look at T-Mobile for example for Band 12.  They have been trying to acquire band 12 since 2007(when rumors first started appearing).  As we speak they are still trying more publicly and have 1/100 of the plan they want to get to, and if it wasn't for the Verizon/AT&T/T-Mobile deal T-Mobile would be still trying.  By the time they finish it's estimated by 2020.  Now imagine the 600 spectrum getting ready to come to auction.

[anonymous9538]

Mama23,

Isn't Verizon Fios in your area? I know that have a large chunk of customers on the east coast. I use to do Tier || tech support. The speeds they offered were unbelievable back when I worked for them. I'm pretty sure they stretch south. I know they are in Texas.

[mama23dogs]

Lol, there are many options in CT, including Fios, ATT Uverse,

Comcast, Cox. As mentioned earlier in the thread, all Internet has a

cap. I pay $60 for 300 GB. Fios doesn't offer a 300 GB plan, but if you

go over, I'm sure they will bill you 4 figures for 300 gbs.

I had Uverse, which became Frontier. Either name, same service, the

speed was insufficient for the number of devices.

I'm back with Cox. (Usually reliable, but tonight is on the fritz. )

[Snn5]

TWC doesn't have caps that I know of.  I looked and, if there are any I haven't hit it yet at just over 500GB this month. 

[Tidbits]

TWC does have a cap. It's a soft cap and it doesn't affect every region. The soft cap is 500GB.