Grant, at least it is 5 as opposed to 3 with 3G. ALthough this seems unfair since LTE has more to do with speed. Interestingly it should still be the same amount of data since as far as I know you do not pay more for LTE over 3G. THanks, Scott
On Sep 16, 2012, at 5:08 PM, Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Scott, I did some Googling and came across another article that > states that the throttling on LTE is done at 5 GB. So it seems that > they still do throttle - sorry for the confusion. :-( > > Grant > > On 9/16/12, Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Lol. You should definitely take my question with a grain of sault. I'm >> not an AT&T customer, in fact I live in Canada. This was just >> something I came across on the internet and was curious to find out >> whether it's true. >> >> Cheers, Grant >> >> On 9/16/12, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Grant, >>> >>> I do not know the answer; however, I would be completely irate if I found >>> that they did not throttle LTE customers. In fact I'm going to check into >>> this and AT&T had better hope they throttle LTE customers as they would >>> those of us on 3G. If not I suggest all clear the decks. >>> >>> On Sep 16, 2012, at 1:03 AM, Grant Hardy <grantha...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Scott, I heard that on LTE, AT&T doesn't throttle their unlimited >>>> customers in the same way. Do you know if that's true or am I >>>> mistaken? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Grant >>>> >>>> On 9/15/12, Scott Howell <scottn3...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Mark, >>>>> >>>>> I upgraded to the 4S last year and still retained my unlimited data >>>>> plan. >>>>> However, unlimited is really a joke because the fact is once you exceed >>>>> 3Gb, >>>>> AT&T throttles your speed to the point that it is completely >>>>> unreasonable. >>>>> Although not technically a breech of contract, it does open the doors >>>>> to >>>>> arbitration and a good chance you can be freed from the contract. If >>>>> AT&T >>>>> pulls the crap about not allowing FaceTime over the 3G network unless >>>>> you >>>>> have a shared data plan, I will be on the horn to the FCC and raise >>>>> hell. >>>>> In >>>>> fact I'm still surprised they are able to prevent those of us with >>>>> unlimited >>>>> data plans from having tethering. As I understand Verizon Wireless got >>>>> pinged for this not long ago. >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 15, 2012, at 2:08 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello Everyone, >>>>>> >>>>>> Once upon a time, I believed in preordering from A T & T Wireless. In >>>>>> fact, >>>>>> I preordered my iPhone 4. >>>>>> >>>>>> However, last year, at the release of iPhone 4 S, I began the A T & T >>>>>> Wireless online preorder process and, thank God, decided to cancel the >>>>>> order >>>>>> before its completion. >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't remember the particulars but something in the agreement that >>>>>> one >>>>>> needed to confirm by placing a checkmark in a box, didn't sound quite >>>>>> right. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> As it turned out, my refusal to agree to their terms during the online >>>>>> preorder process was a wise decision. >>>>>> >>>>>> Like many of us who continue to enjoy the unlimited data plan that A T >>>>>> & >>>>>> T >>>>>> Wireless no longer offers, agreeing to last year's online iPhone 4 S >>>>>> preorder terms automatically updated the data plan to one that did not >>>>>> include unlimited data. >>>>>> >>>>>> Now I cannot speak to preordering from Apple as I have never done so >>>>>> but >>>>>> I >>>>>> can tell you that A T & T Wireless would love to remove all of those >>>>>> remaining on the unlimited data plan and will do darn near anything to >>>>>> accomplish this including lacing there agreement with so much legalese >>>>>> that >>>>>> one will simply agree without reading it. >>>>>> >>>>>> In short, when I purchase my iPhone 5, just like last year, I will go >>>>>> into >>>>>> an A T & T Wireless corporate store, remove my own SIM card from my >>>>>> current >>>>>> device, and place it in the new device to insure that nothing funky >>>>>> happens >>>>>> with my data plan. >>>>>> >>>>>> Good Luck To All, >>>>>> >>>>>> Mark >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>>> Google Group. >>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>>> Google >>>>> Group. >>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google >>> Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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