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VerizonPurgesUnlimitedData
Customers,TargetsThoseUsing
200GB

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PostedbyBeauHDonMondayJanuary09,2017@06:45PMfromtherespectyoureldersdept.

Ifyou'reaVerizoncustomeronanunlimiteddataplanwho
usesmorethan200GBamonth,youwillsoonneedto
switchtoalimitedplanorbedisconnected,accordingto
Verizon."Becauseournetworkisasharedresourceand
weneedtoensureallcustomershaveagreatmobile
experiencewithVerizon,wearenotifyingasmallgroupof
customersonunlimitedplanswhousemorethan200GBa
monththattheymustmovetoaVerizonPlanbyFebruary
16,2017,"VerizonspokespersonKellyCrummeytoldArs
Technicatoday.Arsreports:SinceVerizonstoppedoffering
unlimiteddatatonewsmartphonecustomersin2011,this
changeaffectsonlylongtimecustomerswhowereallowed
tohangontotheoldplans.Verizoncouldsimplyforceall
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customerswhoaren'tundercontracttoswitchtonew
plans,butinsteadithasperiodicallymademovesthat
reducethenumbersofunlimiteddatasubscribers.This
policywillapplytopeoplewhoaveragemorethan200GB
"overseveralmonths,"Verizonsaid.Customerswhodo
notmovetolimitedplans"willbedisconnected,"Verizon
confirmed.Onlimitedplans,customersgetreduced
speedsaftertheyexceedmonthlydatalimitsunlessthey
purchaseextra4GLTEdata.Verizonpreviouslypurgedits
unlimiteddatarollsinAugust2016.Inthatcase,Verizon
setalimitof500GBamonth,thecompanytoldArstoday.
Thisismorespecificinformationthanwepreviously
reported.ShortlybeforetheAugust2016move,Verizon
toldusthatitwastargetingcustomerswhowere"using
dataamountswellinexcessofourlargestplansize
(100GB),"butVerizondidnotspecifythatitwasonly
targetingcustomersusingatleast500GB.Withthe
thresholdbeingdroppedfrom500GBto200GB,thelatest
movewillaffectcustomerswhoweren'tusingenoughdata
tobecaughtupinthelastround.

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Or...Perhapskeepthesameonebutconverttoalimitedplanandbepreparedtopayforoverage

charges...
Nickname:
Or...evenbetteridea...stopdoingstupidshitlikewatchingmoviesandTVshows13hoursaday
Password: 620characterslong
onyourfuckingphone.
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It'snotthat,it'speoplesettinguphotspotsandlettingeveryoneelsewithlimitedplansconnecttoit.
Close
Youcanrunitupveryquickly.
Close
Re:Thisisagreattime...(Score:2)
byHTHNE1(675604)
Verizondisablesthehotspotfeatureforusersonunlimitedplans.Activatingitstartsseparate
meteringforitunderacappedplan.WasthecaseformyiPhone4,stillthecaseformyiPhone7Plus
(recentupgrade,retainedplan).
Ofcourse,Verizonisn'tofferingcreditforpeoplewhounderusetheirplans.
Verizonisgraduallycomingclean(Score:1)
bytepples(727027)
Orbetter,forcecompanieslikeVerizontoconducttheirbusinesshonestlyandstopadvertisinglimited
plansasunlimited.
Verizonhasn'tadvertisedan"unlimited"plantothepublicforyearstomyknowledge,andthisstoryis
aboutVerizonphasingitouttograndfatheredcustomers.It'sobviouslyagradualrebrandingofthe
grandfathered"unlimited"plantowhatVerizonintendedittobeinthefirstplace:a100GB/moplan.

Unlimited?(Score:4,Insightful)
byPlaceanamehere(4508093)onMondayJanuary09,2017@06:50PM(#53637773)
So"unlimiteddata"customerswhousemorethana200GBcapareforcedintoalimitedplan?That's
aratherodddefinitionof"unlimited"fromVerizon.
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bynsuccorso(41169)
AlltheUSprovidershavebeenpullingvariationsofthisstuntforthelastdecade.Today,"odd"is
callingsomethingunlimitedandhavingitactuallybeunlimited.
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bysit1963nz(934837)
Wow,Ihavenotusedlessthan350GBinamonthforsomeyearsnowunlesswearenotathome.
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99%ofourTVviewingisstreamingfromserviceslikeNetflix.
Onemonthwhenwestillhadteenagekidsathomewewentthrough1600GB,yepthatsright1.6TB,
noproblems,noslowingdown,no"fairuse"warning,noblockingofanyports/services,allonVDSL
70/30.
Irunmyownserversfromhome,thatnotaproblem,IhavebothPOTSandSIPforphones.
Ihaveaccesstomaybe20differentISPswhomoffervaria
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byAnonymousCoward
Thisisaboutmobileinternetovercell,notwired/fiberinternettoyourhome.
Re:(Score:1)
bysit1963nz(934837)
Istandcorrected.
Thanks

Re:(Score:2)
bySumDog(466607)
ThreeintheUK/Irelandhasthatlittle*thatstatestheythrottleyouat5GB.
Re:Unlimited?(Score:5,Insightful)
byJoeMerchant(803320)onMondayJanuary09,2017@07:24PM(#53637963)
Ifyouwanttobeobtuse:unlimitedplansaregrandfathered,keptforexistingcustomerloyalty
purposesbutnotofferedtonewsubscribers.Theycouldforceeveryone(outofcontract,whichis
everyoneonunlimitedplans)toswitchtotheir100GBplanorsimplyterminateservicejustbecause
theyofferedtheunlimitedplansbackin2011doesnotobligatethemtocontinuetoofferthemin
2017.
Now,havingdefendedthebigredV,letmesaythattheyaredouchebagstodobusinesswithandI
droppedthemlikeahotpotatoonceImovedtoalocationwheretheyweren'ttheonlyproviderwith
decentcoverageinmyneighborhood.
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Re:(Score:2)
bymsauve(701917)
"outofcontract,whichiseveryoneonunlimitedplans"
Notquite.Therehavebeenloopholeswhichallowedrenewingunlimitedplansthatwouldhappenif
yougotasubsidizedphoneanddidn'tchangeplans.I'mstillonanunlimitedcontractuntillaterthis
year.Butyourpointistaken,theycouldterminateunlimitedevenforpeopleundercontractifthey
wantedto,butthosepeoplewouldhavetheopportunitytoleavewithoutpayinganearlytermination
fee.
Re:(Score:2)
byim_thatoneguy(819432)
It'sunlimitedrightuptothemomentwheretheynolongerwantyouasacustomer.Itistruly
unlimited.Butthey'relettingyouknowthatyouonlygetonemonthunlimitedbeforeyou'llbekickedto
thecurb.
Ifyouoffer"freeelectricity!"butsomeonecomesandplugsinahybridcarthroughanextensioncord
youcanbanthemanditdoesn'tmaketheelectricitytheyusedanymoreorlessfree.
Re:(Score:1)
byAnonymousCoward
So"unlimiteddata"customerswhousemorethana200GBcapareforcedintoalimitedplan?That's
aratherodddefinitionof"unlimited"fromVerizon.
DearConsumer,
Ifyoudon'tlikeit,Idareyoutofindanotherproviderwhowon'tcolludeinthisindustryandpullthe
sameexactshitverysoon.
Wedowhateverwewant,becausetherewillalwaysbeenoughofyoutomakeusrich,andwedon't
giveashitaboutfuckingyouoveratanytime.
FuckYouVeryMuch,andHaveaNiceDay.
HugsandKisses,
Verizon

Re:(Score:1)
byTheGrimReefer(1162755)
That'saratherodddefinitionof"unlimited"fromVerizon.
Maybewhentheyfirstreleasedittheyadvertisedthatitwas"literallyunlimited".Butsincethe
definitionof"literally"haschanged,theymightaswellchangethedefinitionof"unlimited"too.
Re:Unlimited?(Score:5,Insightful)
bymsauve(701917)onMondayJanuary09,2017@08:46PM(#53638529)
Theyhaveunlimiteddata.Really,Verizondoesn'tlimitanyoneonanunlimitedplan.
Ifthey'reundercontract,perthecontractterms,Verizoncanchangeitatanytimeandmake
unlimitedgoawaybutalsoperthecontract,theuserthenhasachoice.Iftheydon'tlikeit,theycan
leavewithouthavingtopayanyearlyterminationfee.Theirchoice.
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Ifthey'renotundercontract,what'stheproblem?There'snoobligationforeitherpartytocontinue.
Verizonhasbeenveryreasonableaboutallowingpeopletoremainonunlimitedplans,theycould
simplymakeeveryoneononesignupforacurrentplaniftheywished.Buttheydon'tthey'restill
lettingpeoplewhouselessthat2xthecurrentmaximumplanstayaround,andatlesscostthan
movingtothatplan.
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byevilviper(135110)
Verizonhasbeenveryreasonableaboutallowingpeopletoremainonunlimitedplans,theycould
simplymakeeveryoneononesignupforacurrentplaniftheywished.Buttheydon't
Verizonhasn'tbeenreasonableatall...They'vehadtheirasseskickedbytheObamaFCCeverytime
theytriedtoimposelimitsorrestrictions.They'vetriednottopissofftheFCC,andnowthatTrumpis
abouttoguttheagency,Verizonnolongerhasanythingtoworryabout,forthenext4yearsatleast.
Unlimited(Score:5,Funny)
byrossdee(243626)onMondayJanuary09,2017@06:50PM(#53637777)
Ihavealteredthedeal
prayIdon'talteritanyfurther
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Re:Unlimited(Score:5,Informative)
bySolandri(704621)onMondayJanuary09,2017@07:52PM(#53638199)
Thedealisthesameasithasalwaysbeen.It'sunlimited,butaftertheoriginalcontractperiod
expiresitswitchestoamonthtomonthplan.Atwhichpointeitherpartyofthecontractisfreeto
cancelitforanyreasonattheendofthemonth.Verizonwas,uptilnow,doingthesepeopleafavor
byallowingthemtocontinueunderthetermsoftheoldplan,eventhoughtheynolongerofferedthat
plan.
Iftheyletyouhaveunlimiteddataduringthetimeyouhadtheplan,thenthey'vefulfilledtheir
contractualobligation.Thereisnothinginthecontractwhichsaystheyhavetoallowyoutostayon
thatplaninperpetuity.Andneithershouldtherebe.Otherwiseyourlandlordcouldforceyouto
continuetopayrentaslongashewanted,evenifyouwantedtomoveout.
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andIquote(Score:3)
byMrDfrom63(3395377)onMondayJanuary09,2017@06:52PM(#53637795)
Withthethresholdbeingdroppedfrom500GBto200GB,thelatestmovewillaffectcustomerswho
weren'tusingenoughdatatobecaughtupinthelastround.
Funnywaytosaymorecustomerswillbeaffectedbyloweringthethreshold.
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byTablizer(95088)
Dilbertobligatory[staticflickr.com]
Re:Whocares?(Score:4,Interesting)
byslaker(53818)onMondayJanuary09,2017@07:06PM(#53637869)
Iknowseveralpeoplewhohavegonethroughanynumberofcalisthenicstomaintaintheir"unlimited"
dataplansonVerizon'snetwork.Thisgenerallyinvolvesstickingwithanupdatedphoneorpaying
retailtobuyaphoneoutright.Verizonreallydoeshavethelargestnetworkwiththebestoverall
coveragewithintheUnitedStatesandthereareplentyofplacesthattherereallyisn'tabetteroption.
Forexample,VerizonLTEserviceisoftenabetterandmoreattractiveinternetoptionthan
marginallyavailableDSLorlaggy,datacappedsatelliteinternetforruralhomeowners.
Granted,I'mnotusing200GB/monththroughmyphoneeither,butIcertainlydorecognizethatthisis
arealproblemforalotofpeople,especiallywhoaren'tnecessarilyclosetoanyothersortoffatdata
pipe.
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Anothercellularprovider'scommercialsdisagrees(Score:1)
byhackwrench(573697)
Iforgetwhich,butanothercellularprovider'scommercialsclaimthatallthenetworksarewithin%1of
eachother.Don'tbelieveit?Idon'teither.
Re:Whocares?(Score:4,Interesting)
bypixelpusher220(529617)onMondayJanuary09,2017@07:08PM(#53637875)
Ifacompanysignsacontract...theyshouldn'tbeheldtothatcontract?
They'vepresentedzeroevidencethatthenetworkissufferingreliability...theircommercialsseemto
indicateit'srocksolid.The'best'even.
Thisisn'tcostingthemaviableeconomicbusiness....theyarestillrakinginprofitshandoverfist.
Thisisnothingbutapuremoneygrabbyviolatingtheirownterms.
NobodywouldarguewiththrottlingonspecifictowersWHENcongestionarises.It'sfunnyhowthat
isn'ttheirsolution...it'sbantheheavyusersevenwhenthereareplentyoftimestheheavyuse
doesn'timpactanyone.
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byHarlequin80(1671040)
Iwouldassumethatthecontractsareforaspecificduration.Iwouldalsoassumethattherightto
varythecontractiswrittenintothecontract.
Re:(Score:2,Interesting)
bypixelpusher220(529617)
Really?Idon'teverrememberacellphonecontractspecifyingan'end'date.Theysortawantyouto
keeppayingthemforever.
Asfarasassumptions,theyareirrelevant.Ifacompanysignsacontract,theyshouldhavetohonor
it.
Specificallyiftheysaid'unlimited'date.
IwillofcoursebewillingtotradeunlimitedcellcontractsfortherevocationofISP'sapparently
'unlimited'lifefranchiseagreements.It'sa2waystreet...
Re:(Score:3)
byHarlequin80(1671040)
NotintheUSsoIhaven'tseenyourcontracts.ButmyTelstracontractsallhaveanenddatewritten
inthem.Theyareall2yearsfromthedateofthecontractwhichthengoestomonthbymonth
terminatablebyeitherpartyon1monthsnotice.Soitdoeskeeprollingforever,butthelockeddown
periodis2years.
Iagreethatacompanyshouldhavetoabidebythetermsoftheircontract.ButasIsaidIwouldbe
amazediftheyhaven'treservedtherighttovarythecontract.EverycontractIhavehas
Re:(Score:3)
bywhoever57(658626)
Really?Idon'teverrememberacellphonecontractspecifyingan'end'date.Theysortawantyouto
keeppayingthemforever.
Mostcontractsusedtohaveadefined12yearperiod,whichrolledovertoamonthtomonth
contractattheendofthe12yearperiod.Wheninthemonthtomonthtime,eithersidecancancel.I
thinkitismorecommonforallnewwirelessservicecontractstobemonthtomonthnow.
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bymsauve(701917)
"Really?Idon'teverrememberacellphonecontractspecifyingan'end'date.Theysortawantyouto
keeppayingthemforever."
Verizondid2yearcontractswhenyougotanewsubsidizedphone.Afterthatcontractterm,itwentto
amonthtomonthbasisandeitherpartycouldcancelonamonth'snotice.Youseemtothinkthat
therewasaninequitablerelationshipwherethecustomercouldendthecontractwhentheywanted,
buttheprovidercouldn't.Yourbeliefisincorrect.
"Asfarasassumptions,theya
Re:(Score:2)
byAltrag(195300)
Evenwithoutaduration,prettymuchanycontractofthisstyle(whereonepartyhaslike99.9%ofthe
negotiatingpower)containslanguagetotheeffectthatthecompanycanunilaterallychangethe
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contractatanytimeandjustliketheoriginalcontract"negotiation,"youronlyoptionsaretobail
completelyorbendoverwithveryclosetozeromiddleground.
Mostofthetimethey'llrequirethemselvestoatleastgiveadvancenotice(typically30days.)Of
course,dependingonthecompanyandhowsneaky
Re:Whocares?(Score:5,Insightful)
bymysidia(191772)onMondayJanuary09,2017@07:16PM(#53637921)
Ifacompanysignsacontract...theyshouldn'tbeheldtothatcontract?
Anyunlimitedcontracthaslongexpiredandgonetoamonthtomonthplan,whichtheonlyreason
Verizondidn'tforceeveryonetochangewasinordertokeepthemasacustomer.
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bypixelpusher220(529617)
uh,Soit'sstillineffect.Verizonisnowchangingthedeal.Aretheygoingtolowerthepricescharged
tothesepeoplesincetheyaregivingthemlessthanoriginallyoffered?
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Re:(Score:2)
byslaker(53818)
AmongUSCellcarriers,SprintandsomeofitsassociatedMVNOsarestillofferingfullyunlimited
dataplans.It'sdefinitelypossibletogetUnlimitedLTEserviceintheUSA,justnotfromVerizon,ATT
orTmobile.
Ofcourse,thenyou'regoingtobeonSprint'sweirdoCDMAnetwork,butifyou'reinaareasonably
urbanarea,it'sprobablyfine.
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byKingBozo(137671)
Yesyouareundercontract,whichisamonthtomonthcontractyoucancancelyourplananytime,
Verizoncancancelyouplanattheendofeachmonthtomonthcontract.Youshouldreadyour
contract.
Re:(Score:2)
byImrik(148191)
I'mguessinglikemanyothers,theGPisactuallyonalongercontractthatthey'vemanagedtokeep
goingbygettingnewphonesbeforetheircontractexpired.Ifthisisthecase,thechangeincontract
wouldallowthemtokeeptheirphonewithouthavingtobuythemselvesoutofit.

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Re:Whocares?(Score:2)
byfred6666(4718031)
Doyouhaveacontactforthemonthorforever?Justliketheycanincreasetheprice,theycanend
theircurrentplan.Youarenotforcedtocontinuetopayifyoudon'tlikethenewterms.
Re:(Score:2)
byjeepies(3654153)
Verizonusetooffer1or2yearcontracts,sothat'swhatanyonewhohadUnlimitedwouldhavehad.
Afterthatit'smonthtomonthandcanbeterminatedbyeithersideatanytime.Atthispoint,even
folkswhogota2yearcontractjustbeforetheystoppedofferingUnlimitedhavebeenoffcontractfor
4years.Verizoncontinuingtorenewiteverymonthisjusttokeeptheircustomers.Nowthey've
decidedit'snolongerintheirinteresttocontinuetoofferthattosomecustomers,sothey're
terminatingi
Re:(Score:2)
byJoeMerchant(803320)
Contractshaveexpirationdates.
Ohtheysignacontract(Score:2)
byp51d007(656414)
LOL,somewhereburiedinthefineprintnoonereadsitprobablysaysyouagreetothetermsofthis
contract,whichwecanchangeanytimewewant,butinlegalmumbojumbo.
Re:(Score:2)
bySlaveToTheGrind(546262)
Ifacompanysignsacontract...theyshouldn'tbeheldtothatcontract?
Yup,justlikeifyousignacontracttoworkforanemployerforayearfor$50k,youshouldbeheldto
thatcontract:$50kayearforever,andyoucanneverleave.
Right?
Re:(Score:2)
bynsuccorso(41169)
Yeah,nowthatyoumentionit,thiswaterseemsalittlehotterthanitwasafewminutesago.So,who
cares?It'salwaysbeenfinebefore,alittlehotterisn'tgoingtohurtanyone!
Re:(Score:2)
byImrik(148191)
Theyhadtolobotomizethefrogstogetthemtostayinthewater,humansaren'tassmart.
Compu$ervelovesyou.(Score:2)
bysethstorm(512897)
SoundslikeyouneverknewoftherestrictivenessoftheCompuserveera.
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Whataboutlimitingbandwidth?(Score:2)
bybobbied(2522392)
So..Arewemovingbeyondsimplethrottlingandarethrowingunprofitablebutpayingcustomersover
thesidebecausetheyusetoomuchoftheir"unlimited"datatransferlimits?Youidiots,justinstitute
progressivethrottlesonyour"problem"payingcustomersuntiltheystartswitching,butDON'T
announceittotheworld.Eitherthat,orstartraisingratesforthesecustomers....Ohwait,youlocked
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themintolongtermcontracts?Livewithit,paythemtoleaveorwhathaveyou,butit'sYOUR
mistaketo
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byfunkymonkjay(840915)
Huuusoundsfamiliar...likeourhealthcaresystem.Nothingnewhere.Standardcompanyprofit
tactics.

Firsttheycame...(Score:2)
byArchangelMichael(180766)
Firsttheycamefor200GBusers,Iwasnota200GBUser,soIdidnothing.
Thentheycamefor100GBusers,andIwasnota100GBUser,soIdidnothing
Thentheycamefor50GBUsers,andIwasnota50GBusers,soIdidnothing.
Thentheycameforme,andmillionslikeme,andweallcriedlikebabies.
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byJustOK(667959)
...andweallcriedlikebabies.
butnotforverylongbecausewehitourdatacap
Re:(Score:2)
bymysidia(191772)
ExceptVerizonwantstokeeptheircustomers,sotheyletthemkeeptheirUnlimiteddataplans,as
longastheydon'tactuallyusethem.
IfyouuseenoughdatawhereitwouldbeprofitabletoVerizonforyoutoupgrade,theneventually,
Verizonisgoingtostrongarmyouintoupgrading.
Re:(Score:2)
byJoeMerchant(803320)
MyGoogleFiaccountsaysthatIuseabout0.4GBpermonthonaveragebut,then,Idon'tusually
streamvideoexceptwheninWiFicoverage,andIonlystreamPandoratothecaronweekendtrips.
Re:(Score:2)
bySumDog(466607)
Therehavebeensomanyotherarticlesonhereshowingthatthereismorethanenough4G/LTE
bandwithandwearenowherenearapproachingcapacityinmosturbanareas.Thishasnothingto
dowithbeingagoodnetizenandmoretodowithmoney.
WOW(Score:4,Insightful)
byArchfeld(6757)<treboreel@live.com>onMondayJanuary09,2017@07:35PM(#53638063)
Journal

Nottobeanapologistforatelecomcompany,inthiscaseVerizon,butholycrap500GBisalotof
4G/LTEdatausedinamonth,even200GBonasinglecelldeviceisalotofdata.Ipersonallycan't
imagineusingthatmuchdataorspendingthatmuchtimeonasmartdevice.Whatuseswouldother
/.residentsfindforthatamountofdata,unlessitwasyouronlyaccesspoint,e.g.youhadnowireless
athomeorwereontheroadasafulltimemobileuser?
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byAnonymousCoward
YepIthinkthoseallsoundlikereasonspeoplearepulling200GB/mo.
Butitshouldn'tmatter,ifitisunlimitedit'sunlimited.Butbeyondthat,itdoesn'tmatterit'slike
anythingelse,includingwiredconnections,theswitcheswillloadbalanceanyway,you'reonlygoing
tobegettingthisdataifthenetworkisn'tcongested,ifit'sfull,it'sfullforyoutoo.Downloadcaps
makenosense,ifIampulling100mb/sovermyverizonLTEat3AMwhatdoesthatmatterifIam
theonlyoneup.Iftheyhadt
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byPascoea(968200)
Ithinkyou'dhavetobetetheredtousethatkindofdata,anddownloadingashittonofcontenttoget
to500GB.Idon'tevenusethatmuchonmyhomeInternetconnectionsupporting3adultsanda
teenager.

Re:(Score:1)
byAnonymousCoward
Orasisuspect,thatmostofthemhavenootheroptionsiftheywantreasonablyfastinternet.Loads
ofplacesthathasshitwiredconnections,anditsnotonlyfasterbutcheaperwithmobile.
Andwithstreamingbeingthenewwaytoconsumecontent,200GBisntreallythatmucheither.
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Look,don'ttouch(Score:2)
byMoof123(1292134)
Marketing:
WehaveanamazinglyfastnetworkcapableofmovingTBsofdataasecond!!!Downloadamoviein
superultraHDwhileboardingyourplaneinseconds!!!Buynow!!!
Contracts:
Wewillchargeyou1kidneypermovieyoudownload,andshameyouinthepublicsquare.Itis
horribletoeveryoneelseifyouactuallyusethenetwork.
Me:
FU.Worryingaboutgettingreamedfordatasucksthefunoutofitall.Buysapayasyougophone
anddoesn'ttrytodoanything"cool".
200GBpermonthonacellularconnection?(Score:2)
byZorinLynx(31751)
Howarepeopleevendoingthis?Aretheyrunningtheirentirehousethroughhotspottetheringor
something?Irarelyusethatmuchonmyhardlinecablemodem,theideaofusingitovercellular
bogglesthemind!
Maybepeopleinruralareaswhocan'tgetbetterInternetaretakingadvantageofthis...butthenrural
areasdon'thavehighcontentionforcellularaccess,soVerizonreallyshouldn'tbedickstothem.
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Ournetworkcan'thandlethis!(Score:2)
byWolfgangVL(3494585)
Unlesswedoubleyourmonthlybillofcourse....thenthenetworkcanhandleitfine....until...you
know...nexttimeitcan't......
Unlimited?(Score:2)
byhduff(570443)
NosuchthingasUnlimited.It'salwaysbeenlimited.
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Yeah...(Score:2)
byerp_consultant(2614861)
IalsohearthatVerizonisdoingawaywithcontractsalltogether.Thisishowtheywillwormoutofthe
grandfatheredunlimitedplans.Theywillsayitonlyappliestocontractcustomersoncethecontracts
aregonesoistheunlimiteddata.Problemsolved.
PurgeVerizonthen.(Score:2)
bysethstorm(512897)
IfVerizonwantstoscrewcustomersmore,thenkeepthatinmindwhentheyhavetoreinstate
unlimiteddata(andinawaythatisaccessibletothemasses)togetaccessto5G.
ITT:tonsofVZWshills.(Score:2)
bysethstorm(512897)
Thisiswhenthelibertariansnarkreallydoesnofavors.
I'mtiredofsubsidizingothers200GB(Score:1)
byclay_shooter(1680300)
EveryoneotherVerizoncustomerispayingsothesefolkscanbeheavyusers.Doesn'tbotherme
thatbandwidthhogsgetthrottledorhavetopay...

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