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[Cory]

And some people use more then you. Some people use 25 gigabytes a month, some people use even more then that. Why should people who need a unlimited plan, lose that right to have that plan, without a justifiable cause?

I assure you that you can use 25 gigs a month and AT&T will not stop you. However since you use more than me you should definitely pay more as well.

[luvsmyncis]

When iargue decided it was time for self-righteous shit-stirring episode number three thousand eight hundred and forty one.

OH I HAVE THE PERFECT GIF.

[Waser Lave]

I didn't say that you did, just that it shouldn't be removed just because some people will not use it.

I, and nobody else, said anything about removing large data plans. I was merely questioning if I was the only person who failed to see the reason for people to use so much mobile data.

[RWS]

Wow, thanks for the update. It looks like Verizon is now following in AT&T's footsteps with tiered plans.

[Pawn]

I pay $50 / month for unlimited texting, 300 minutes (unlimited evenings and weekends) and 500MB of data Canadian cell companies are WAY WORSE than American ones...

[redlion]

Am I the only person who fails to see the need for large data usage on mobile phones?

I'm not trying to pay overage charges when I watch one too many youtube videos through At&T's network of faux-4G cell towers. It's not about having unlimited, it's about getting the best deal for your buck. Which unlimited surely is, if you use mobile internet whatsoever.

I pay $50 / month for unlimited texting, 300 minutes (unlimited evenings and weekends) and 500MB of data Canadian cell companies are WAY WORSE than American ones...

90 percent of your population lives within 100 miles of the US border. The north of canada is so sparsely populated it isn't economically efficient to have good coverage unless the companies pass on the cost to you, the consumer. Sucks, but the US Midwest has many of the same problems.

[Donaldmax]

I have a 200 mb data plan for 10 dollars a month .... Honestly, I don't even use all my mb.

[Shampoo]

I assure you that you can use 25 gigs a month and AT&T will not stop you. However since you use more than me you should definitely pay more as well.

why? data isn't a limited resource. it does not become more scarce when one person takes some.

[holaCarlos]

Am I the only one that thought this was going to be a thread selling data plans for NP...

[Cory]

why? data isn't a limited resource. it does not become more scarce when one person takes some.

uhh, no. Wireless data is a very limited resource due to spectrum space.


You think it's right for me to go to a restaurant and order a 10 ounce steak but have to pay the same as the guy who ordered the 12 ounce?

People seem to forget that cell companies, just like a restaurant or any other service industry is out to make as much profit as possible. Giving things away instead of capitalizing on them is not how you develop a multi-billion dollar company.

[Chalk]

Wow, thanks for the update. It looks like Verizon is now following in AT&T's footsteps with tiered plans.

And here I thought the the iPhone being released on Verizon would promote competition. x.x

[Adina]

I pay around 70 dollars a month for 100 minutes outgoing, unlimited incoming at all times, 1000 minutes evenings/weekends, 500mb of data, and unlimited text.

This is in Canada. I don't mind paying so much because people can call me at all times and I can talk for hours.

[faytms1]

I pay $50 / month for unlimited texting, 300 minutes (unlimited evenings and weekends) and 500MB of data Canadian cell companies are WAY WORSE than American ones...

Yea...Canada's phone companies, internet, TV everything seems more expensive. using Fido i pay like $25 a month for unlimited text and 100 mins. no data

[Waser Lave]

why? data isn't a limited resource. it does not become more scarce when one person takes some.

It really is a limited resource, there's only so much bandwidth available at any one time and it's relatively expensive to buy compared with hard-wired bandwidth.