The phrase “unlimited data” is being removed from the vernacular of wireless providers due to its literal definition not standing up to legal scrutiny.ĭue to a myriad of reasons, most of which boil down to technological advancements, ways to consume data, and the proliferation of online content, the amount of data used has exponentially increased for many everyday activities. What the carriers (Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile) have an issue with is “unlimited” use of data. As far as we can tell, charges for long distance calls are a thing of the past when referring to calls made from your wireless phone. There was also a time when long distance calls were a phrase of concern. Text till your fingers cramp and the carriers will have no problem whatsoever.
Texting, that once was charged on a per text basis, (also referred to as SMS) is absolutely unlimited in the truest sense of the word. You can call people all day long on the carrier’s towers with abandon and no repercussions. The minutes, as they were once called, are unlimited. The unlimited portion of the unlimited plan is only unlimited when referring to “pieces” of the plan. Every major carrier has an unlimited plan that will provide the customer with a great experience, as long as the customer realizes their unlimited plan is not truly unlimited and that “great” is a relative term to be defined by the carrier holding the upper hand in a debate.
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T-Mobile's latest earnings report said that revenue is up and that the carrier was the "industry leader in net adds for the 11th consecutive quarter." T-Mobile has also been performing better in network speed and reliability tests, a crucial area where Verizon has long held a technological advantage.Today’s wireless world is full of unlimited everything. While Verizon remains the biggest US carrier, its wireless revenue declined in 2016, and its customer base grew at a slower rate than the previous year.
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AT&T's unlimited smartphone data plan is only available to customers who also subscribe to DirecTV or U-verse TV at home. Sprint is offering a $50-per-month unlimited data plan, but it "optimizes" video, gaming, and music so that quality is reduced to use less data. On T-Mobile, the $70-per-month unlimited plan throttles video and doesn't include any high-speed tethering, with mobile hotspot speeds capped at 512kbps. For $85 a month, T-Mobile's unlimited plan includes high-definition video, and for $95 a month the plan includes both HD video and unlimited 4G LTE hotspot speeds. Speeds on limited plans are reduced after customers hit their data caps unless customers buy more high-speed data at a rate of $15 for each gigabyte. This is apparently the only way to get more than 10GB of high-speed hotspot data a month without paying a lot of overage fees. A Verizon spokesperson told us the plans are no longer available online but that customers can purchase them over the phone or in stores. Today, the only limited plans on the main page are 2GB, 4GB, and 8GB. After that, tethering speeds are throttled to about 600kbps. Verizon is not providing any way to purchase extra high-speed tethering data on this plan.īefore today, Verizon's website prominently featured plans of up to 100GB (for a whopping $450) that let customers use the data either on their phones or in tethering mode. The data is also only "unlimited" on the phone itself, but customers are allowed a limited amount of mobile hotspot use. Each phone can provide up to 10GB of 4G LTE tethering data to other devices each month.
There is a chance your speeds will be throttled after you pass 22GB per month if you happen to be connecting to a congested cell tower, although Verizon said, "we don’t expect to do that very often." (T-Mobile imposes a similar restriction at 28GB per month.) Verizon's 22GB limit is applied separately to each line, so a four-phone plan would have 22GB each before throttling becomes a possibility. The Verizon unlimited plan has no data cap and overage fees, so you can use your smartphone's Internet connection as much as you want without paying more. Smartphone plans are never truly "unlimited," so let's break down what's being offered. ( UPDATE: T-Mobile has responded to Verizon's move by adding HD video and 10GB of high-speed hotspot data to its $70 unlimited plan, beginning Friday.)
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We don’t manipulate the data." In practice, 480p looks pretty good on a smartphone screen, but it's an advantage for Verizon among customers who don't want any video quality limitations. While T-Mobile's $70 unlimited plan limits streaming video quality to 480p, Verizon told Ars that "We deliver whatever the content provider gives us. Further Reading T-Mobile eliminates cheaper postpaid plans, sells “unlimited data” only
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