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.
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iOSlulz said:
2gb plan will be more than enough. Also, just jump on wifi when possible and u will be set.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I did the iPhone unlimited data deal only because I was looking down the road to Netflix on Gingerbread (hoping).
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Some have Netflix working now though the colors are strange:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1098494
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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.
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How the HELL did you manage 35g a month w/o ATT throttling the hell out of you?
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2gb plan will be more than enough. Also, just jump on wifi when possible and u will be set.
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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
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How the HELL did you manage 35g a month w/o ATT throttling the hell out of you?
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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.
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That's an absolutely ridiculous amount of data. Many residential internet customers at home don't even use that much data.
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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.
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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..
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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.
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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.
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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...
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T-Mobile currently has the 4g plan for 10 dollars. Is it possible for me to use that plan on my vibrant? I'm currently paying 30 a month. I'm also locked on a 2 year contract.
Thanks.
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yes you can, but you only get 150mb or 250mb per month, so its basically useless for me. i use 4-6gb per month..
It's a good plan if you don't use a lot of data. As in no Youtube or Pandora. My wife has that plan and it works for email and maps every once in a while. For me it's no good I use closer to a 1G a month.
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yes you can, but you only get 150mb or 250mb per month, so its basically useless for me. i use 4-6gb per month..
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Its 200 mb a month. Pretty much useless.
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Like everyone above has said, if you use more then 1GB a month, don't get it.
I hit the 5GB cap about every month (but usually a day or 2 before a new bill cycle) with how much data I use.
So it really depends on how much data you use.
I agree.
Ive been wondering if leaving my wifi active all the time and using a 3g/2g switch would do 2 things: obviously decrease my data use on the tmo network and also increase my battery life (seems to me 3g always consumes more than wifi).
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.
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*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.
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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.
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Just interested to see howuch people are using in data a month. Apparently I'm doin around 13gb a month
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Just interested to see howuch people are using in data a month. Apparently I'm doin around 13gb a month
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My uptake in streaming netflix went up this month. Already at 20 I think. Between that and downloading roms.
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I use 4-15gb a month. Those extra game downloads (1.3gb for max payne) can add up quick.
Averages around 6gb, think it peaked at 10. I don't use wifi though as I don't see the point if paying for unlimited.
I did exactly the same things on 3g for a while & data used was cut by at least 50% but it's too damn slow.
I rarely break 1 gb even though I have unlimited data. However last weekend I was at my friend's when his internet went out so I tethered his whole network to my phone and in one night hit close to 2gb used. Only a few days left in my billing cycle so I'll probably end up around 3 gb.
I fluctuate between 8-11gB/mo. This tiered data thing is really gonna cramp my style, cuz I have no idea how much my FB queen uses. But she's on her Rhyme probably more than I am on my Rezound. But hers is only 3g, so I guess it can't be that bad.
Funny/sad part is, the HTC Rhyme is so slow and buggy that the poor baby wants to throw it against a wall half the time. It's soured her on android so much that she's thinking about jumping ship to the iCrap. Wait till she sees the Galaxy S3. She'll come around.
About 12gb
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Between 2 and 10 depending on whether or not it's hockey season. I use NHL Gamecenter all the time during the regular season (tether my phone to my TV for full games on my big screen...wish the resolution was higher ) to show games my cable provider doesn't give me. During those months I use quite a bit.
I use anywhere from 2 to 3 gb a month and that is with having wifi on whenever um at home. Strictly 3g where I live also so that probably makes a difference.
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I'm at 2.5 gb this month but have been on wifi more than normal, last month my dog ate my cable modem power cord so I ran my network off of my phones wifi hotshot and I think I used 7 gb so I'd say I average 3 to 5 every month
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Yea mine fluctuates also depending on a lot of things but it has rarely gone below 3gig a month and has been as high as 20gig...
i have to say i really don't understand what is happening right now with the data caps...Manufacturers are constantly making new, better and faster phones, the phone companies are upgrading their networks, and the developers are providing content to take advantage of the capabilities of these new phones and fast networks, Netflix, music, Skype etc., so many of these things are huge data hogs...
Why would the carriers limit the data so much...these new plans on Verizon are crazy expensive, i am grandfathered in on the $30 unlimited and that is a lot for me. I cant and couldn't use my phone the way i do now on the tiered data plan, i just wouldn't be able to use a smart phone any longer. i just don't get it...it seems counter productive to the whole scheme of things.
I'm a power user..
about 100mb a month.
haha always on wifi whenever possible here since the 4g sucks ass where I am. I don't wanna lose my unlimited because of the principal, not because I use it lol
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20-45 GB a month.
last month i hit close to 160 gb because i left my hotspot on all night and i didnt put a password so apparently whoever was on my wifi was very happy and decided to to use almost about 120 gbs in one night dont know how dont know why but my speeds here in houston texas are very fast 60 down and 25 up so i guess they were downloading stuff thought verizon was going to say something but they didnt but i use around 40-80 gigs a month as i have no house internet but i do pay for my hotspot its the only way to keep the nat open when i play ps3 online!!!
average is about 100gb. most ever was close to 300gb. i used to tether a lot for online gaming... although every night i stream music and fall asleep leaving it streaming. i also stream videos a lot via netflix & hbo go.
No more than 10 GB a month, and usually around 4-5. My 4g service sucks and it's constantly dropping, so I use it primarily for Google Music and use wifi for any big downloads.
Used to get 30-40 Mbps down, but my speeds are closer to 5 Mbps now, so it rarely makes sense to use 4G for downloads any more.
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Usually about ten . When I first came to verizon though ? 80 first month lol.
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average is about 100gb. most ever was close to 300gb. i used to tether a lot for online gaming... although every night i stream music and fall asleep leaving it streaming. i also stream videos a lot via netflix & hbo go.
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Hot Damn, Verizon has never harassed you about that?!
I'm usually only around 3gb, but I think that's still enough over 2 to warrant wanting my unlimited plan at its current rate.
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Average about 3-4GB, most was 7.
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According to T-Mobile's website, their new 4G Unlimited plan has no slow downs if you go over a set amount. So I wonder, why does MyT-Mobile page show that I have Up to 9765.6 GB of full speed data? I mean, I doubt I'll ever use nearly 10 thousand GB's of full speed data but who knows.
I saw that as well, I guess the system maybe requires some kind of integer to work with. But let's be honest who can possible use an average of 325GB per day in a 30 day time frame? Doubt our devices can dl that much per day to begin with.
I realize it's darn near impossible to do but it sure will be fun trying. Right now I have my Amaze in my desk dock and have been streaming the 9/11 memorial on http://www.ny1.com/content/pages/general/124256/ny1-live-video--9-11-anniversary-ceremony. Loving the freedom of Unlimited. Gonna get into some HBO Go after this!
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I realize it's darn near impossible to do but it sure will be fun trying. Right now I have my Amaze in my desk dock and have been streaming the 9/11 memorial on http://www.ny1.com/content/pages/general/124256/ny1-live-video--9-11-anniversary-ceremony. Loving the freedom of Unlimited. Gonna get into some HBO Go after this!
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I've been skyping and strictly using my S3 as my data connection for my laptop too, dl dumb files for no reason at all, barely capped 4GB tops in one day but I'm still pushing to see how far I can get, life is screwing it over though, lol.
Yup, its almost impossible to use all 10TB of data...unless you're downloading torrents all day, or running a high traffic server lol
Well I didn't want to start a new thread so I figured I could ask here.
I called t-mobile to switch to the new Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan, currently on the Unlimited - Premium 5GB plan, and I was told I would have to switch my rate plan. I am currently on Preferred FT 1500 NW and the retention department allowed me to keep myFaves with this plan, a while back. Now the rep told me that I would have to switch to one of the current Classic plans in order to even add the Unlimited Data plan. If that is the case my cost will go up around 100-120 a month in order to compensate for the minutes the myFaves is saving, just to switch to the truly Unlimited Data plan.
Does what this rep told me sound right? Does anyone still have an older plan still and switched to the new Unlimited Plan? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
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Yup, its almost impossible to use all 10TB of data...unless you're downloading torrents all day, or running a high traffic server lol
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Actually, mathematically you should never be able to reach it. If you average 12 Mbps down, that translates to 1.5 MB per second X that by 2,592,000 seconds in a 30 day period its under 4000 GB per month. Even if you doubled that speed and were consistently using the web it would be under 8 TB of usage. Sorry, I was bored and math is my thing lol.
It probably would be wiser to switch to unlimited everything. Talk, Text and Data. $100 a month is really steep. I'm gonna go to Tmo today and see if I can make my account better. Currently I'm only paying $145 for 3 lines. My 3rd line is free till Jan 2014 because of the back to school promotion. But its only 500 talk and unlimited text. My 8yr old doesn't need data. She can connect to WiFi when shes at home.
Good job on the math. Lol
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Well I didn't want to start a new thread so I figured I could ask here.
I called t-mobile to switch to the new Unlimited Nationwide 4G Data plan, currently on the Unlimited - Premium 5GB plan, and I was told I would have to switch my rate plan. I am currently on Preferred FT 1500 NW and the retention department allowed me to keep myFaves with this plan, a while back. Now the rep told me that I would have to switch to one of the current Classic plans in order to even add the Unlimited Data plan. If that is the case my cost will go up around 100-120 a month in order to compensate for the minutes the myFaves is saving, just to switch to the truly Unlimited Data plan.
Does what this rep told me sound right? Does anyone still have an older plan still and switched to the new Unlimited Plan? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
Actually, mathematically you should never be able to reach it. If you average 12 Mbps down, that translates to 1.5 MB per second X that by 2,592,000 seconds in a 30 day period its under 4000 GB per month. Even if you doubled that speed and were consistently using the web it would be under 8 TB of usage. Sorry, I was bored and math is my thing lol.
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Not sure about the data plan since from what I read that the classic or family plans are required or something of the sort, I'll look for a source in a bit.
Lol at the math, did most of that too, nicely put together though.
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Not sure about the data plan since from what I read that the classic or family plans are required or something of the sort, I'll look for a source in a bit.
Lol at the math, did most of that too, nicely put together though.
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Well it looks like the classic family plans are required I spoke with two different reps and they all said the same thing. Oh well.
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Lol at the math, did most of that too, nicely put together though.
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Lol Thanks =)
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I've been skyping and strictly using my S3 as my data connection for my laptop too, dl dumb files for no reason at all, barely capped 4GB tops in one day but I'm still pushing to see how far I can get, life is screwing it over though, lol.
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So you can use it to power your laptop?
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So you can use it to power your laptop?
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Power? Not quite but if you mean use it as your data connection? Yup, it's been my laptop, ipad, psvita wifi hotspot since I got the unlimited data, been skyping everyday with my girl:victory:.
dkb218 said:
According to T-Mobile's website, their new 4G Unlimited plan has no slow downs if you go over a set amount. So I wonder, why does MyT-Mobile page show that I have Up to 9765.6 GB of full speed data? I mean, I doubt I'll ever use nearly 10 thousand GB's of full speed data but who knows.
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9 Terrabytes is more data than your phone could pull down if left downloading 24/7 for a month...
It's a 'limit' in the same sense that a sign stating 'Speed Limit: Speed of Light' on the freeway would be... Yeah, it's a 'limit' number, but it's physically impossible (in the most literal sense) to get there...
So essentially it is unlimited
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9 Terrabytes is more data than your phone could pull down if left downloading 24/7 for a month...
It's a 'limit' in the same sense that a sign stating 'Speed Limit: Speed of Light' on the freeway would be... Yeah, it's a 'limit' number, but it's physically impossible (in the most literal sense) to get there...
So essentially it is unlimited
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Best response I've read all day
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9 Terrabytes is more data than your phone could pull down if left downloading 24/7 for a month...
It's a 'limit' in the same sense that a sign stating 'Speed Limit: Speed of Light' on the freeway would be... Yeah, it's a 'limit' number, but it's physically impossible (in the most literal sense) to get there...
So essentially it is unlimited
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9,765.6 Gigabytes = 10485733156454.4 bytes per month
times 8 bits/byte
83885865251635.2 bits per month
/30days/24hours/60min/60sec
32363373.94 bits/sec or ....
OVER 30.86 Megabits/sec constant for 1 full 30-day cycle!
dkb218 said:
According to T-Mobile's website, their new 4G Unlimited plan has no slow downs if you go over a set amount. So I wonder, why does MyT-Mobile page show that I have Up to 9765.6 GB of full speed data? I mean, I doubt I'll ever use nearly 10 thousand GB's of full speed data but who knows.
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Lol, when I saw this on my bill, at first i thought it was 9.XXX GB and I was ready to flip my ****. I didn't realize until googling it and reading this post that it's actually 9,XXX.XX GB... I have never used that much data in my life.... even on Comcast business. I think we're good here.
Unlimited data interrupted by RST packets about once an hour?
Does anyone else here have their data stream interrupted regularly like clockwork getting a browser message back "The connection to the server was reset...?" It happens twice an hour, on the button for me. I heard that Tmo interrupts heavy users, but if it doesn't happen to any of you, it's got to be just me. The packets don't interrupt bitcomet, and I think they don't interrupt https, but DO interrupt http. It doesn't happen when I'm using SSH with a proxy, but that is slow, as it's a $1 proxy. Well..., anyone got an idea?
Incidentally, Tmo had a great discount for a small business plan going, it was $39 for 1000 anytime mins, unlimited txt/mms, and 5gb data (or it was 2gb and they grandfathered me 5gb). At the time it was going, a year ago, but worth checking now to see what prices are, they allowed a change for data from the 5gb to unlimited for only $5, so now I pay a few cents less than $50/mo for what I already described to you. It was as simple as paying $10 to the state registrar (your state may differ), and getting my business name, then applying online at irs.gov for an EIN (employer identification number) which was emailed to me immediately.
I took the business name certificate and EIN, along with proof of my address to Tmo, and they gave me the plan without any trouble, which surprised me, because it meant the cost of my service dropped.
Good luck.
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Does anyone else here have their data stream interrupted regularly like clockwork getting a browser message back "The connection to the server was reset...?" It happens twice an hour, on the button for me. I heard that Tmo interrupts heavy users, but if it doesn't happen to any of you, it's got to be just me. The packets don't interrupt bitcomet, and I think they don't interrupt https, but DO interrupt http. It doesn't happen when I'm using SSH with a proxy, but that is slow, as it's a $1 proxy. Well..., anyone got an idea?
Incidentally, Tmo had a great discount for a small business plan going, it was $39 for 1000 anytime mins, unlimited txt/mms, and 5gb data (or it was 2gb and they grandfathered me 5gb). At the time it was going, a year ago, but worth checking now to see what prices are, they allowed a change for data from the 5gb to unlimited for only $5, so now I pay a few cents less than $50/mo for what I already described to you. It was as simple as paying $10 to the state registrar (your state may differ), and getting my business name, then applying online at irs.gov for an EIN (employer identification number) which was emailed to me immediately.
I took the business name certificate and EIN, along with proof of my address to Tmo, and they gave me the plan without any trouble, which surprised me, because it meant the cost of my service dropped.
Good luck.
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Chris Pederick's User Agent Switcher seems to be helping. It's at mozilla add-ons, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/user-agent-switcher/?src=search and at Chris' website, http://chrispederick.com/work/user-agent-switcher/.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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).
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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.
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Lets see a screenshot of that!
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Lets see a screenshot of that!
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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.