Appleinfo: Re: [apple-iphone] AT&T eases up on throttling

dimanche 10 mai 2015

Re: [apple-iphone] AT&T eases up on throttling

Ah only 3GB, and variable. That does suck. I'd have thought a larger cap and a publicised fair usage policy, so fair enough to the comments

From: "Brent whodo678@yahoo.com [apple-iphone]" <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com>
To: apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 11 May 2015 3:36 AM
Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] AT&T eases up on throttling

Tony,

Yes, a very small percentage use an excessive amount, but... the reports were that AT&T was throttling users down around the 3 GB range. And it was a moving target that changed month to month, and they would not publicize what the amount was that was "too much". And this was all well after they had sold "unlimited data" accounts.

If you stream music while at work, you will use closer to 10 GB. The additional fees were much higher for small incremental increases of permitted usage.

But this is all academic, since many customers have switched away to other plans for other offered features and AT&T has harassed others into switching. It does not do much good to cry over spilt milk.

the other Brent

On May 9, 2015, at 11:08 PM, Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [apple-iphone] wrote:

The issue is congestion and abuse. Cellular is very much a finite resource. You can run fibre to the home, telco buys bandwidth pipes and go for it, but while fibre joins the cell towers, congestion is very much an issue wirelessly. The purpose of unlimited is no worries, no need to check usage, just use it. But some abuse it. On the run, sweet, I'll download the internet cos I can.

Unfortunately the few spoil it for the many. If everyone used unlimited cellular for what it is, there would be no issue. Use it don't abuse it

From: "Alice Saunders lwr32@mac.com [apple-iphone]" <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com>
To: "apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com" <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, 10 May 2015 5:54 PM
Subject: Re: [apple-iphone] AT&T eases up on throttling

No I don't have a copy of the AT&T contract anymore. I'm with VZ now. I have never felt throttling was fair because we all pay the same amount that we signed up to pay every month. When the cell company throttles, shouldn't we pay less during that time? Of course cell companies won't go for it.

On May 8, 2015, at 6:35 AM, Brent whodo678@yahoo.com [apple-iphone] <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Alice, where does it say they will provide unthrottled service? They don't even guarantee the speed of service.

I'll bet you a dollar to a stale donut you don't even have a copy if the contract.

Brent

Sent from my iPhone, please excuse any brevity.

On May 8, 2015, at 12:19 AM, Alice Saunders lwr32@mac.com [apple-iphone] <apple-iphone@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Still not good. We pay for non-throttled service, so we should get it.