So, as many of you likely know, Verizon will start throttling top 5% LTE data users in October that have unlimited plans:
While I applaud the marketing staff's efforts to deny that slowing the speed of LTE customers is throttling, and that the lawyers have made a very loose interpretation of what is considered "reasonable network management" to dodge FCC Block C spectrum rules (reasonable would be slowing down the folks that are, at the time of tower congestion, using the most bandwidth, rather than punishing top 5% unlimited data users who may not be using much bandwidth at the time of congestion, but have done so in the past during said billing cycle) , I figure I should prepare for the worst, since I do enjoy watching HD Netflix while traveling.
Is there anyway to sign a new 2-year contract with Verizon such that my unlimited data plan will not get throttled? I don't want a new phone or upgrade, just a contract to ensure price stability, current plan, and no throttling.
Given I live in DC, there is plenty of congestion and I'm likely in the top 1% of data users given I push upwards of 40gb a month watching netflix (no TV, so phone gets it).
I have not seen too big a disparity between what Verizon as a retailer sells devices for from other retailers or carriers. I see free devices and I see normal retail prices.
You will not see prices higher than manufacturers suggested price.
Full price means just that full price versus reduced price.
Good Luck
M9 wrote:
There is full price & there is highway robbery. I think u know which category VZW's "full price" fits in.
Sent from my HTC One max on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network
guess what the same phones are the same price.
T-Mobile iPhone 5s $27 a month for 24 months = $648
Verizon iPhone 5s $32.50 a month for 20 months = $650
Sprint iPhone 5s $27.09 for 24 months = $650.16
At&T iPhone 5s $27.09 for 24 months = $650.16 or $32.50 for 20 months = $650
Who in the world would want a phone that small with unlimited XLTE data? For 499$ U can get a real data consuption device. The HTC one max. 5.9" 1080P, amplified front facing stereo speakers.
M9 wrote:
You totally missed my point. The phones are all the same price. You claimed Verizon prices were higher.
Not true T-Mobile offers truly unlimited plans for 80 bucks a month. If there rather dismal service area works 4 u it's a much better deal.
I rate this decision right up there with the decision to charge me a 3$ fee for the privlige of paying them in cash. I don't think that is legal. A US dollar bill says "This note is legal tender for all debts public & private in the US". I think if u do business in the USA u must accept them. Probrably the same "genius" behind both policies.
First, unlimited data should just be gone. My opinion. There is too much traffic on the network to have people consuming gobs of data and not paying for it. TMo also has a policy like VZW's. If you're using a certain amount you will not be prioritized over others using less.
Verizon doesn't charge a fee to pay your bill in cash.
Yes they do. Stop by the Verizon store in Taylorsville, NC & pay your bill in cash & they''ll charge you also.
Sent from my HTC One max on the Verizon Wireless 4G LTE network
I don't pay. You sure you didn't go to an authorized retailer?
The only Verizon Wireless store in Taylorsville, NC according Google Maps is a "Tri County Wireless" store at 524 3rd Ave SW which is a third party retailer and not a corporate store.
I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.
The name on the store is Verizon Wireless. The only thing they sell are Verizon phones, tablets & contracts. I say that constitues a Verizon store. As to whether it's corporate owned or a franchise is a moot point. The name says Verizon wireless.
I no longer burden this store with the onerous task of taking my money. I now use the store in Hickory, NC. They have a machine that takes my money. I really like the machine . The only thing better than this would be if they make it a drive thru like my electricity provider has.
just pay online and you wont even have to get in your car.
Don't I wish, I spend 12 to 14 hours a day in a police interceptor. My car is a 2011 with 156,000 miles.
Hence the unlimited data. The felony juvenile offenders I transport luv Pandora.
The hotspot is used for time reports, transport requests & other work related documents. I have a mobile printer in the trunk.
I am also a US Army veteran. Winter before last I was laid up in a motel after surgery for a LOD (line of duty) injury under the VA's hoptel program. The motel had wi-fi , but it wouldn't reach to the room I had. I ran up about 60 gigs streaming Amazon prime TV through a PlayStation. Do I feel guilty? No, I pay for my unlimited hot spot.
As 4 unlimited data should just be gone. If & when it is, I & millions of other paying customers will be gone also. I predict VZW will bring back unlimited data in the future. They will have too in order to remain competitive. Heavy data use is the future. If I notice 1 bit of throttling, I'll drop the 30$ hotspot like a hot potato. T-Mobile does throttle on their cheaper plans , but not on the 80$ truly unlimited plan.
M9 wrote:
As 4 unlimited data should just be gone. If & when it is, I & millions of other paying customers will be gone also. I predict VZW will bring back unlimited data in the future. They will have too in order to remain competitive. Heavy data use is the future. If I notice 1 bit of throttling, I'll drop the 30$ hotspot like a hot potato. T-Mobile does throttle on their cheaper plans , but not on the 80$ truly unlimited plan.
How about reading this It’s not just Verizon: All major US carriers throttle “unlimited” data | Ars Technica
Sure they do throttle heavy data users in areas of congestion. Just like VZW is going to do. There is a difference between throttling and prioritizing.
And FYI, it is the customers who pay for what they use, like me, and NOT the unlimited users that will be mad when they can't access data because of people like you using so much. These carriers want the same experience for all users and allowing this enormous consumption does not provide that experience.
Network optimization=politically correct doublespeak
Looks like throttling, sounds like throttling, smells like throttling, must be network optimization.
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