Related
My contract recently expired and I am looking to upgrade. My question is, is the 2gb Data plan enough to support the Infuse, Atrix, or Inspire? I have read the other thread on this question, however all the responses were about getting unlimited data. I would get it but, being in school, i cant justify/afford the cost of buying an iPhone 2g. I have been looking for a fellow friend or developer in my area to lend me theirs but I am looking to get the new phone in a week or two.
So, in general, is the 2gb plan enough?
My day during the year, 8-3, classes, no major usage, mabey 30 mins internet.
4-10 moderate usage, mabey up to 1 hour usage. Internet, mabey an app or two, and possible Pandora a day or two a month. Tethering mabey 20 mins max 3 days a week or less. weekends, moderate usage, internet sparingly all day, mabey 1:00 max. Summer is similar to weekends.
What is the general opinion? Or personal experience.
2gb plan will be more than enough. Also, just jump on wifi when possible and u will be set.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
iOSlulz said:
2gb plan will be more than enough. Also, just jump on wifi when possible and u will be set.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I agree, I have the 2G plan and never go over my usage. I surf the internet and listen to pandora and iheart radio several hours a day. Once in a while, if it looks like I am getting close to going over 2G, I just try to maximize any nearby wifi connections.
Watch out with the 2gb plans.
I have a grandfathered unlimited plan and I use it a lot.
In Austin I average around 6-7 m/bit download rates and I find I average around 1 gb a day with around 35gb a month.
I run Pandora, Google music beta, and Netflix all the time and also I transfer movies and tv shows from uTorrent remote.
I think you need to be cautious about signing a 2 year plan with only 2gb a month as with the new uses for android coming out the average data consumed will continue to rise. When signing those contracts you need to be aware about what you are going to do not just now but in one year and two years from now.
If you can, I recommend trying to find a way to get on an unlimited plan.
I've heard that 2GB of data roughly translates to about 2 hours of audio streaming per day. AT&T willl send text messages when you reach 1/2 your usage. If you go over, they just tack another $10 for an extra GB.
35gb is ridiculous. I have unlimited but on day 23 of 31 ive only used 960 mb. I use the gps pretty often and stream pandora for about 1.5 hours a day. push email on 3 accounts and facebook about once an hour. update apps and what not whenever they pop up. id say im an average user. 2gb seems reasonable.
Though if you are currently with att and your contact is about to expire, you can renew your contract and get a discounted phone and it will keep your grandfathered plan. But if you are with another provider and are signing up for ATT, no such luck.
I have used under 2GBs/month since I have bot the Atrix. (currently 600 mg usage with 6 days left in my month) I stream either Slacker or Pandora all the time in the vehicle. The rub is streaming video. If you are going to do that all the time over the H+ you will go over.
I do use lots of data on the lapdock. But I don't have tethering and I am using wifi. I use the lapdock to surf the web, watch you tube, dowload, etc. In my current month I have used (per Netcounter) 6GB of data on wifi.
I did the iPhone unlimited data deal only because I was looking down the road to Netflix on Gingerbread (hoping).
Bottom line is if you can avoid video or have access to wifi when you stream then you can stay under...
robrj said:
I've heard that 2GB of data roughly translates to about 2 hours of audio streaming per day. AT&T willl send text messages when you reach 1/2 your usage. If you go over, they just tack another $10 for an extra GB.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
A tad high...att has a usage estimator on their website. Also, they will send u a text at 60% 80% and even 90% I believe.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
boltcrank25 said:
Watch out with the 2gb plans.
I have a grandfathered unlimited plan and I use it a lot.
In Austin I average around 6-7 m/bit download rates and I find I average around 1 gb a day with around 35gb a month.
I run Pandora, Google music beta, and Netflix all the time and also I transfer movies and tv shows from uTorrent remote.
I think you need to be cautious about signing a 2 year plan with only 2gb a month as with the new uses for android coming out the average data consumed will continue to rise. When signing those contracts you need to be aware about what you are going to do not just now but in one year and two years from now.
If you can, I recommend trying to find a way to get on an unlimited plan.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
That's an absolutely ridiculous amount of data. Many residential internet customers at home don't even use that much data.
2gb would be more than enough for most. In Canada most find that 500mb/month is sufficient, but I'd recommend trying to get at least 1gb to make sure you don't run into data overages.
If you have access to Wifi and Hotspots you'll be set.
All depends on your own usage patterns. Last month I was at 1.1gig of 2 on day 30. Since I signed up with att I have usually always been under 1 gig. Really my low usage is because of knowledge of limit. Before when I was on tmobile I would be up near 4 or 5 gigs.
Also being stuck on 2g a lot of the time near where I live helps.
Sent from my Apple IIe
rpolansky said:
I did the iPhone unlimited data deal only because I was looking down the road to Netflix on Gingerbread (hoping).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Some have Netflix working now though the colors are strange:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098494
boltcrank25 said:
Watch out with the 2gb plans.
I have a grandfathered unlimited plan and I use it a lot.
In Austin I average around 6-7 m/bit download rates and I find I average around 1 gb a day with around 35gb a month.
I run Pandora, Google music beta, and Netflix all the time and also I transfer movies and tv shows from uTorrent remote.
I think you need to be cautious about signing a 2 year plan with only 2gb a month as with the new uses for android coming out the average data consumed will continue to rise. When signing those contracts you need to be aware about what you are going to do not just now but in one year and two years from now.
If you can, I recommend trying to find a way to get on an unlimited plan.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
How the HELL did you manage 35g a month w/o ATT throttling the hell out of you?
iOSlulz said:
2gb plan will be more than enough. Also, just jump on wifi when possible and u will be set.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1
10char
being on campus you should have wifi virtually everywhere, I'd imagine 2gigs would be plenty, I routinely go over 2gigs but don't have reliable wifi at home so that's my problem
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
DDRMSTRPRO said:
How the HELL did you manage 35g a month w/o ATT throttling the hell out of you?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't know. I keep waiting for them to send me a letter or throttle my connection but neither happens.
I routinely download/stream TV shows from my home computer while I am away and each show averages around 250mb. Also I found that Google Music Beta uses a tonne of data when streaming my music collection. If I listen to 10 songs it is around 45-55mb. Also Google Music caches the whole song when I start playing it so if I jump around tracks in one hour I will use 200-250mb.
Also since H+ in Austin is faster than most free wifi hotspots I don't use wifi at all.
bongd said:
That's an absolutely ridiculous amount of data. Many residential internet customers at home don't even use that much data.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
My network at home uses an average of 600-900 Gb a month.
(Steam, Hulu, Netflix, FTP, Video Conferencing, Remote Desktop, it all adds up fast plus I do not have cable tv)
Uploading my music collection to Google took 120gb alone.
I guess what my first reply was trying to say (but poorly) is if possible try to get an unlimited plan. Trust me the extra $5 a month in price difference on AT&T (vs. 2gb plan) is worth the peace of mind of not having to monitor your data usage.
However if you feel that you can manage 2gb or even 200mb and are willing to be diligent with data traffic monitors the cheaper plans could be for you. Especially if you spend most of your day in a Wifi area.
I have used 4gb so far this month with another week to go. This is no tethering, netflix or pandora for the month. Last month I used almost 8gb tethering and streaming music.
Sent from my MB860 using XDA Premium App
I have wifi at work and home with the 200mb plan.
Actually looking back at my billing, I've never exceeded that with any of my past android phones..
boltcrank25 said:
Watch out with the 2gb plans.
I have a grandfathered unlimited plan and I use it a lot.
In Austin I average around 6-7 m/bit download rates and I find I average around 1 gb a day with around 35gb a month.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I have unlimited also, but I thought AT&T had capped unlimited at 5GB and it's no longer truly unlimited.
Off to check on that.
Beamed in from WinBorg 4G via XDA Premium app
I feel restricted with my 2gb cap. I am always afraid to play a video or stream music for fear of going over my cap. It effects the way I use my phone and for that reason I hate bandwidth caps.
Without wifi, my average is 3-3.5 gb. For some reason my old winmo phone averaged 700-900 megs a month. Of course, the speed is faster, don't use opera mini no more, plenty of apps, etc...
Sent from my MB860 using XDA App
Given the data limits of the carriers here in the US, what is your opinion about 2 Gig of data per month? I have a tablet with Tmo with the 5 gig per month but I’ve discovered that the actual usage is less than 1 gig per month.
Cost wise it makes sense to pay less a month but I’m curious about the average usage of the members here and not I don’t stream music or videos just the regular stuff.
With regular surfing and app usage I doubt you would ever reach 2 gigs. It is probably possible if you are on the tablet all day every day but without streaming it would be difficult. You probably know this already but you can tether your tablet to make use of a bit more data use, not sure if that would be useful to you or not.
I would say lower your plan and save yourself $10 a month. If you do ever go over your speeds just slow down on T-Mobile and you can raise you plan back to 5 gigs if you need to then. Its a win win for you. I work for T-Mobile and have noticed the plans changing a lot lately so it might be a good idea to switch while the 2 gigs is still available and still no overage.
*Edit* I realized I forgot to answer your question. I don't have a tablet but use my phone like one and average about 2.5 gigs total a month. I have 3 email accounts and the android news and weather app all set to update every 30 minutes, with moderate surfing, moderate video streaming, about 45 minutes to an hour of slacker radio, and heavy app usage (Craigslist, xda, Facebook, and engadget are the main ones that use data.) If I take away my usage on wifi then it brings me down to about 1.5 gigs a month of actual usage.
Sent from my V6 Supercharged GSB Eris
cstone1991 said:
*Edit* I realized I forgot to answer your question. I don't have a tablet but use my phone like one and average about 2.5 gigs total a month. I have 3 email accounts and the android news and weather app all set to update every 30 minutes, with moderate surfing, moderate video streaming, about 45 minutes to an hour of slacker radio, and heavy app usage (Craigslist, xda, Facebook, and engadget are the main ones that use data.) If I take away my usage on wifi then it brings me down to about 1.5 gigs a month of actual usage.
Sent from my V6 Supercharged GSB Eris
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually you did, I forgot to mention that my plan is to use a Smartphone for the first time instead of the tablet, (maybe teether to the tablet ) thank you
Meanwhile I’ve been lurking here in order to learn as much as possible about this phone. And I’m completely undecided about which one the Galaxy S 4G (already several months old or the one discussed in this forum.
Well in my opinion if you aren't worried too much about the cost then I would wait for the Galaxy S II. If you want to save money on the phone then the Galaxy S 4g is a great phone. I expect the S II to be about $250 or $300 after a $50 mail in rebate when it is released with a new line on a classic plan or a full upgrade, $550 or $600 with no upgrade discount or a new line on a value plan.
Sent from my V6 Supercharged GSB Eris
I use adownloader for all my torrent downloads, its actually a nice app. But ran across a problem this morning when trying to download a 7gb file. I get a message stating android does not support downloads of files larger than 4 gb.... Is there a way around this limitation?????
it is a limitation of the fat32 sd card. Can't have files larger than 4gb. So the app is probably hardcoded to not let you download it. But I hope you aren't torrenting over LTE... that is the reason people like me are stuck with tiered plans.
con247 said:
it is a limitation of the fat32 sd card. Can't have files larger than 4gb. So the app is probably hardcoded to not let you download it. But I hope you aren't torrenting over LTE... that is the reason people like me are stuck with tiered plans.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Not to be argumentative, but no it's not. Verizon's just greedy. They're still making money hand over fist from unlimited users.
What do you need a 7gb file on your phone for anyway. And as far as the data hog thing goes whether its the main reason or not it definitely doesn't help, and yeah what can your phone possibly do with a 7gb file, unless its a 5 hour movie you are abusing your data.
I've have unlimited data and I don't think using it anyway I want to is abuse. Sucks for you if you signed up for a tiered plan lol. But the amount of data I consume isn't what this thread was posted about...
tekhna said:
Not to be argumentative, but no it's not. Verizon's just greedy. They're still making money hand over fist from unlimited users.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually, it is. It costs roughly $5 to send a gig of data over wireless data networks when customer care, backhaul, electricity, etc are all taken into account. That means that anyone who uses over 7gb of data on their phone is costing the carrier money. That usually isn't an issue. Most people probably pay around $30 a month for data and use about a gig maybe two. So the carrier makes $25. But then there are the jerks who pull down 80gb/month on wireless ruins it for everyone because they cost the carrier $370.
source: whitepages at signalresearch.com
voice and texting are what the carrier makes money on. So if everyone switched to google voice and voip solutions therefore dropping to the lowest minute plans without texting, data costs would skyrocket.
con247 said:
Actually, it is. It costs roughly $5 to send a gig of data over wireless data networks when customer care, backhaul, electricity, etc are all taken into account. That means that anyone who uses over 7gb of data on their phone is costing the carrier money. That usually isn't an issue. Most people probably pay around $30 a month for data and use about a gig maybe two. So the carrier makes $25. But then there are the jerks who pull down 80gb/month on wireless ruins it for everyone because they cost the carrier $370.
source: whitepages at signalresearch.com
voice and texting are what the carrier makes money on. So if everyone switched to google voice and voip solutions therefore dropping to the lowest minute plans without texting, data costs would skyrocket.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Got a link? Genuinely curious.
But let's do the math--the average user data/month is 435 megabytes. Using your 5 dollars/GB figure, which seems totally plausible, that means that on average Verizon is making ~27.50 in profit per user, whether they're capped at 2gb or unlimited.
This is based on AT&T's figures, but apparently their remaining unlimited data group comprises a 5% that uses more than 2gb a month. That means that 95% of their users are making AT LEAST 20 dollars in profit, if the demographics for Verizon comport with AT&T's, because they use less than 2GB. (30 dollars- 2GB x 5 dollars)
That means Verizon is making money absolutely hand over fist. The average of 435mb includes my mom's iphone, which uses maybe 5 MB a month, and that jerk for tethers 80gb. The 5mb a month crowd massively outweighs the 80gb a month crowd.
Edit: typo
I feel like people use either 0-4gb or like 50+gb. So if the average person uses 2GB, but someone else uses 50gb, it takes the "profit" from 11 2GB users to cancel him out.
con247 said:
I feel like people use either 0-4gb or like 50+gb. So if the average person uses 2GB, but someone else uses 50gb, it takes the "profit" from 11 2GB users to cancel him out.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
The average is 435 megabytes a month.
On att right? You use more data on LTE doing the same things. I used to use 500mb/month on my 3G phone. Now I hit 2GB doing the same activities each month because I can consume way more web pages in the same amount of time. Att probably did that study on their 3G network
con247 said:
On att right? You use more data on LTE doing the same things. I used to use 500mb/month on my 3G phone. Now I hit 2GB doing the same activities each month because I can consume way more web pages in the same amount of time. Att probably did that study on their 3G network
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Actually I was wrong, it's a bit higher now:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/249532/smartphone_data_shakeup_the_end_of_unlimited.html
According to The Nielsen Company, the average per-user data consumption by U.S. smartphone customers was 606.1MB -- or about 0.59GB -- per month in the third quarter of 2011 (the most recent period for which measurements were available).
So that's for all Americans who use smartphones.
The average data use doubled in one year too... wow. So average $22 in profit on someone who uses average. But for someone who uses 50, it still takes 10 people if you are counting $25 average spent on data. At verizon we pay 30, but people on att either pay $25 or $15 so it is probably close to $25 average.
con247 said:
The average data use doubled in one year too... wow. So average $22 in profit on someone who uses average. But for someone who uses 50, it still takes 10 people if you are counting $25 average spent on data. At verizon we pay 30, but people on att either pay $25 or $15 so it is probably close to $25 average.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yep. But remember, according to those figures only 1% of users use more than 4.5gb. It still takes 6 gigs of data for Verizon to take a loss on you. So we're already talking about a fraction of 1% that Verizon might be taking a loss on. Their pricing models are designed to maximize profit, but even with unlimited data and current usage patterns it'd be damn hard for them to lose money.
con247 said:
On att right? You use more data on LTE doing the same things. I used to use 500mb/month on my 3G phone. Now I hit 2GB doing the same activities each month because I can consume way more web pages in the same amount of time. Att probably did that study on their 3G network
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Didn't at&t already come out and say that people are using double the data they were a year ago?
But I have to agree, if the storage can't handle that big of a file, maybe better to do it on a computer anyway.
Sounds like someone is jealous of those with unlimited data.
Your argument would be like this. You buy a car that engine power can only do 45 MPH. I buy a car that can do 80 MPH. Speed limit on the highway is 80 MPH. Because you cannot do 80 MPH you think I should have to drive 45 MPH. I payed for something you didn't. It isn't my fault your on tiered data. It is the fact that the wireless industry in this country is broken.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
nosympathy said:
Sounds like someone is jealous of those with unlimited data.
Your argument would be like this. You buy a car that engine power can only do 45 MPH. I buy a car that can do 80 MPH. Speed limit on the highway is 80 MPH. Because you cannot do 80 MPH you think I should have to drive 45 MPH. I payed for something you didn't. It isn't my fault your on tiered data. It is the fact that the wireless industry in this country is broken.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You are sorta correct. I really don't care about unlimited data. 4GB is plenty for me to never need wifi. And when I do need wifi, well, my sigpic you can see that that my school's ISP is plenty fast lol. To the point, your analogy is a bit off. It would be more like getting my amount of gas limited so I couldn't drive as fast. LTE phones are like fast cars... I have one, you have one, but since some of us have our gas limited we can't drive full speed all the time even if we are capable of doing so and want to.
nosympathy said:
Sounds like someone is jealous of those with unlimited data.
Your argument would be like this. You buy a car that engine power can only do 45 MPH. I buy a car that can do 80 MPH. Speed limit on the highway is 80 MPH. Because you cannot do 80 MPH you think I should have to drive 45 MPH. I payed for something you didn't. It isn't my fault your on tiered data. It is the fact that the wireless industry in this country is broken.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I can see his point. As Verizon switches all devices over to LTE (they have said no more 3g smartphone) and the networks gets more congested, I expect them to start throttling the unlimited users.
There has already been talk of data plans becoming speed based instead of data limits the way wired internet plans are.
con247 said:
You are sorta correct. I really don't care about unlimited data. 4GB is plenty for me to never need wifi. And when I do need wifi, well, my sigpic you can see that that my school's ISP is plenty fast lol. To the point, your analogy is a bit off. It would be more like getting my amount of gas limited so I couldn't drive as fast. LTE phones are like fast cars... I have one, you have one, but since some of us have our gas limited we can't drive full speed all the time even if we are capable of doing so and want to.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Ok ill agree with yours. Been up 32 hours so the old thinker is a little slow. Haha.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
nrfitchett4 said:
I can see his point. As Verizon switches all devices over to LTE (they have said no more 3g smartphone) and the networks gets more congested, I expect them to start throttling the unlimited users.
There has already been talk of data plans becoming speed based instead of data limits the way wired internet plans are.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think the contract says anything about being able to cap 4g speeds for those of us with unlimited data. 3g yes because it is capped at 5 regardless. Mobile broadband cards contracts for LTE list a 5GB cap on unlimited. Cellphones contracts do not. If I remember correctly.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
nosympathy said:
I don't think the contract says anything about being able to cap 4g speeds for those of us with unlimited data. 3g yes because it is capped at 5 regardless. Mobile broadband cards contracts for LTE list a 5GB cap on unlimited. Cellphones contracts do not. If I remember correctly.
Sent from my ADR6425LVW using XDA App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no, but all mobile contracts have fair use policies that leave a lot of gray area. I think in the next 2 years after most everyone is on lte, the data landscape will look much different.
Shoot, I still remember waiting forever for skyfire to stream video to my moto q9c...
I just switched from 4gb to 10gb data for a few dollars more. They have a special going on for the 10gb. $100 +15 each line. Att rocks
I live in a Major metropolitan area.
I pay 70 bucks a month for T-Mobile which is comparable to ATT here (Phoenix area which is big for T-MO).
I get unlimited everything with no throttling. Last month I used about 10GB w/o a hiccup (I may have been going ROM crazy and bypassing all the WIFI restrictions on downloads since I was at work...lol). ROM - LOAD - TEST FOR 2 DAYS - WIPE - NEW ROM - LOAD - REPEAT
T-MO wins.
digitard said:
I live in a Major metropolitan area.
I pay 70 bucks a month for T-Mobile which is comparable to ATT here (Phoenix area which is big for T-MO).
I get unlimited everything with no throttling. Last month I used about 10GB w/o a hiccup (I may have been going ROM crazy and bypassing all the WIFI restrictions on downloads since I was at work...lol). ROM - LOAD - TEST FOR 2 DAYS - WIPE - NEW ROM - LOAD - REPEAT
T-MO wins.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Well here in hawaii ill walk into a safeway grocery store and i wont have even signal for calls... i mean none. Make a call and nothing. I gave tmobile up for att. I get 35mb/s and reception almost everywhere. Here att wins
digitard said:
I live in a Major metropolitan area.
I pay 70 bucks a month for T-Mobile which is comparable to ATT here (Phoenix area which is big for T-MO).
I get unlimited everything with no throttling. Last month I used about 10GB w/o a hiccup (I may have been going ROM crazy and bypassing all the WIFI restrictions on downloads since I was at work...lol). ROM - LOAD - TEST FOR 2 DAYS - WIPE - NEW ROM - LOAD - REPEAT
T-MO wins.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Great. Nobody cares. He was talking about ATT. Relevance: People on ATT. Move on.
khaytsus said:
Great. Nobody cares. He was talking about ATT. Relevance: People on ATT. Move on.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Haha thanks man you post some news for att customers and somebody bombs it with another carrier.
podagee said:
I just switched from 4gb to 10gb data for a few dollars more. They have a special going on for the 10gb. $100 +15 each line. Att rocks
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah, I've been debating on moving to this plan since it rolled out. I currently have the unlimited data plan, 700 minutes to share between two phones with a rollover bank of about 7000 minutes since we rarely use more than a hundred combined, and unlimited texts and mms. I've been hesitant to switch because, while we are generally under 10 gigs, I sometimes get a little data crazy and we reach between 12-15 gigs combined. Do you know what they charge for overages per gig? Also, I assume that includes unlimited calls and texts? TIA for your reply
Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk
bps119 said:
Yeah, I've been debating on moving to this plan since it rolled out. I currently have the unlimited data plan, 700 minutes to share between two phones with a rollover bank of about 7000 minutes since we rarely use more than a hundred combined, and unlimited texts and mms. I've been hesitant to switch because, while we are generally under 10 gigs, I sometimes get a little data crazy and we reach between 12-15 gigs combined. Do you know what they charge for overages per gig? Also, I assume that includes unlimited calls and texts? TIA for your reply
Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Overages is $15 a gb if you go over. If you let them know before you go over you can change your plan to higher data for $10 a gig more. Just go with the 10gb. That should be sufficient enough for 2 people. My wife and i have it we are on separate accounts. Just got it today and im happy that i dont have to worry about going over. Plus if you both are on the same contract you save a lot.
I just went from the 4gb plan on FAM share with 2 phones total. Went on the site to see what its about under my account and it showed my contract was 4gb for 150. It showed I could change to 10gb for 130. I definitely don't use near 10 unless I'm away from WiFi and still don't use near 10 but better to be on the safe side. I read all the fine print and hoopla and I saw nothing of extra charges or drawbacks. Took the 10gb and as I see so far a cheaper bill and more gigs. I see win win.
Sent from my LG-D800 using Tapatalk
Aw, I looked to see if I could upgrade my data plan on my ancient non-existent plan and nope. Ah well.
Eventually one of the newer plans might make more sense, but every time I've done the math in the past, it turns out to be more expensive.
This is the mobile share value plan. If you're out of contract or you have your own phone, you get the 15 dollar pricing instead of 40. Its nothing special tbh
Sent from my LG-D801 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
to me its worth it $130 phone bill for 10gb of data. and the data is crazy fast with att. ive measured a friends phone at work with speedtest and he hits 8mb/s on verizon,my old tmobile was at 7mb/s and with att ive hit 40mb/s. thats high speed data. ITS WORTH IT!!
my opinion.
I paid full price last year for my 16 gig S4 to keep my unlimited data but it really no use since there is no wireless tether working with ME7.
The phone is rooted.
Now paying $90 with 450 mins, 250 texts and unlimited data.
So I can pay $700 estimated for a 32gig S5 and keep the above plan or
Sign contract pay $200 and have unlimited talk and text and 2 gig of data but be able to tether with the verizon app with a monthly cost of $65 or $75 plus the taxes.
Seems that's the way to go.
Am I wrong? Please explain why.
pego99 said:
I paid full price last year for my 16 gig S4 to keep my unlimited data but it really no use since there is no wireless tether working with ME7.
The phone is rooted.
Now paying $90 with 450 mins, 250 texts and unlimited data.
So I can pay $700 estimated for a 32gig S5 and keep the above plan or
Sign contract pay $200 and have unlimited talk and text and 2 gig of data but be able to tether with the verizon app with a monthly cost of $65 or $75 plus the taxes.
Seems that's the way to go.
Am I wrong? Please explain why.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It all depends on how much data you use, I use about 5gb-12gb on my unlimited plan each month so it is much more worth it for me to keep my unlimited plan. Keep in mind that once you leave you can't come back.
Please explain how you can use that much data on just the phone?
I am using under 1 gig now since I can't tether but when I could tether I never exceeded 2 gig.
pego99 said:
Please explain how you can use that much data on just the phone?
I am using under 1 gig now since I can't tether but when I could tether I never exceeded 2 gig.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I use 12+ gigs monthly as well. Data is EASILY consumed by me. Some months i've been up to 40gigs.
I flash about 5-10 Roms a month. I download the ROMS on my phone, Install and let it restore, downloading all my apps. That alone takes about 6-10 gigs a month.
I have google Music service $7.99. I chucked my sat radio and stream music every time i use my car.
As a programmer, i stream music while i'm at work about 4hrs a day (non meetings).
I play various games and take alot of photos. because of unlimited, i let my photos auto upload up to the cloud.
We have a home in Miami and drive down to Miami about 4 times a year and use my phone as a hotspot for my kids all the way down and while at the house.
Netflix eats up alot when on the road.
I also have a linksys router that houses a ton of our pics, movies, etc... I use es file explorer to stream my entire collection of movies and photos as needed.
I also have a slingbox...
I also let it sync my work email (since data is not an issue), some attachments can really consume data.
Believe it or not, i don't use video chat services like skype.. But as you can see, there are tons of ways to get data up there. I think because of unlimited, it's allowed me to explore my phone and really utilize it.
I did my upgrade through the Verizon website, got bogo s4, and kept my Alltel unlimited data.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
I'm really missing the appeal in the S5...Are people in the dev community generally interested in this device? Kind of curious...
Skrazz said:
I'm really missing the appeal in the S5...Are people in the dev community generally interested in this device? Kind of curious...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I like the improved camera with the isocell sensor and 4k video and a few other new features, water and dust seals, fingerprint scanner etc.
and
My S4 has a problem where it freezes at the verizon screen on restart. it's a random thing but have not been able to fix it.
No tethering on ME7? Here is what you an do. Update to MK2, Root phone, install safestrap, install another rom (Hyper) on slot 1 and you're good to go. Or keep it stock rooted and go here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2512981) to tether unlock.
We dropped unlimited a year ago. My wife was on an old blackberry era 300MB plan, and we just could not make it means sense for me to pay full price for the phone and her on a crappy plan to keep unlimited data that I never used. We went over a bit at Christmas when we drove from Texas to Ohio... mostly kids tethering to play hay day. Once in like two years that we went over 2 gb and now we have 3. I don't watch movies on mobile devices (I am just never that desperate for entertainment). I don't stream music...my commute is 10 minutes and I am mostly in meetings all day. And even if I did want to at work, we have guest Wi-Fi. Basically, if I am away from Wi-Fi, I probably an doing something other than dinking with my phone.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
For me its mostly my wife that uses the data, her biggest killer is Netflix, and her motto is, if I am paying for the data, I am going to use it and take full advantage of it.
I cant imagine giving up unlimited data. I paid 700 for my s4 retail price to keep it. So if I upgrade I think swappa may be my next step. Being able to tether anywhere is a sense of freedom . Just like a few posts up its nice to download roms and let Google restore apps without worrying about it. Believe it or not thats alot of data itself. 15 - 20 gigs a month for me since I'm always tethering for my kids lol
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
pego99 said:
Please explain how you can use that much data on just the phone?
I am using under 1 gig now since I can't tether but when I could tether I never exceeded 2 gig.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Updating apps, Netflix, YouTube, Skype, etc.
4G is near pointless with a 2GB plan.
Now if you switched to a 2 GB plan and you got rollover data I would consider it, but there is no telling what I will be up to, I may need a ton of data one month, and don't want to be restricted to just 2 GB
None of you people have WiFi available?
I use about .05 GB monthly because I am almost always on WiFi. Where I live it's difficult to find a place of business w/o free WiFi so I have to guess you folks talking about huge amounts of data don't have WiFi available?
NOTE: I solved some of my data problems by buying cheap wireless routers at swap meets, etc. and just giving them to people who I visit often (and installing them!) Since used, good quality routers are readily available for $20 or less it's cheaper than paying data charges.
If I'm paying for unlimited data why shouldn't I use it, WiFi or no. So far this month I'm at 100 gig on my line, 30 gig on my wife's line. That's about average usage for us.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
Maybe it's time to switch to t-mobile? Unlimited data talk and text for $80? Anyone have experience with t-mobile?
On mk2 and I can tether just fine. Foxfi works like a champ. Enables the builtin hotspot without issue (i have unlimited data, no tethering on the plan mind you).
esheesle said:
On mk2 and I can tether just fine. Foxfi works like a champ. Enables the builtin hotspot without issue (i have unlimited data, no tethering on the plan mind you).
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Thanks I upgraded to MK2 and tried FoxFi and it works but did you buy the $8 key?
I think I will wait to see if FoxFi works on the GS5 when I get it before I buy the key.
trollishtrucker said:
If I'm paying for unlimited data why shouldn't I use it, WiFi or no. So far this month I'm at 100 gig on my line, 30 gig on my wife's line. That's about average usage for us.
Sent from my SCH-I545 using Tapatalk
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Lets see a screenshot of that!
Coycaine said:
Lets see a screenshot of that!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I would like to see that screenshot too.
These amounts are hard to believe.
I think VZ would shut someone down if they were using 100Gig per month unlimited or not.
Soon someone will claim they use 2TB per month, LOL.