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Sprint will slow down speeds for its heaviest data users starting next month
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quickwhips
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This is why I switched to republic wireless. I get to use there network but not deal with their bs and save alot of money.
a secret-boss
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Lol its going slower
styl3s
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I have a question that really bugs me from time to time.
To people here that are on contracts and pay $100+ a month for a bill, why? Why do you continue to do this? There are pre-paid services that not only offer better coverage in a lot of areas they are like 60% cheaper and offer better data plans. Do you just have to have the latest iphone at $200 instead of $600? Why not just suck it up, pay the $600 and throw it on metropcs, spotmobile or some other service? Do that and in 2 years you would have saved like 2 grand.
Maybe it's that i don't care enough about the cell phone scene but i use spotmobile, get 4G, pay $40 and get better service and data then my friend who pays almost $120 on Verizon.
To people here that are on contracts and pay $100+ a month for a bill, why? Why do you continue to do this? There are pre-paid services that not only offer better coverage in a lot of areas they are like 60% cheaper and offer better data plans. Do you just have to have the latest iphone at $200 instead of $600? Why not just suck it up, pay the $600 and throw it on metropcs, spotmobile or some other service? Do that and in 2 years you would have saved like 2 grand.
Maybe it's that i don't care enough about the cell phone scene but i use spotmobile, get 4G, pay $40 and get better service and data then my friend who pays almost $120 on Verizon.
negreenfield
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I'm in a 3G zone right now barely able to browse mobile GAF, I can't imagine going any slower than this. 2.5 months to switch cannot come fast enough.
Freedom = $1.05
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Wait, what speeds? The stupid thing rarely ever works as it is.
I'm with you. I can't wait to get out of this contract. It's almost over!
I'm with you. I can't wait to get out of this contract. It's almost over!
Maninthemirror
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So they will turn data off then
Ick. I was all set to switch to Sprint, but now I don't know. Maybe I'll do T-Mobile then, but who knows if they'll just get swallowed whole by Sprint anyway...
The claim is that the top 5% of heaviest users will be throttled.
Maninthemirror
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My record on AT&T unlimited LTE is 8GB
13 gB
That is legit impressive. Were you tethering it though?
Maninthemirror
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Yes. Without permission . They sent me a warning letter. Never again
bwahahahahaa
The Real Abed
Perma-Junior
Does this apply to Virgin too? Not that I'm a big data user. Seeing as I only recently got a phone capable of LTE speeds.
TangerineCloud
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Lol good thing I started using my wifi connection to offset my data usage. In my first few months with my Virgin Mobile S3, I was hitting 10+ gigs a month easily. I'm sure I would have been in that top 5%.
Dead Prince
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pfft. can't stop my porn usage.
The Faceless Master
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damn. i know i haven't gone that high in a while but i guess the 20GB/mo era is really over now
Virgin only guarantees 2.5GB of high speed data.
Virgin only guarantees 2.5GB of high speed data.
At least here, no other option. It's ATT or deal with a shitty signal at home.
This guy was probably posting from sprint, cause it should have been first post.
More like a leisurely jog.
I am imagine hakan oily in a oily business suit, with lawyers who are also oily in oily business suits.
I am laughing my butt off
I am imagine hakan oily in a oily business suit, with lawyers who are also oily in oily business suits.
I am laughing my butt off
Pretty damn fast for me these days.. I don't know where you're using their service now.
Frank Zappa
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So... here in Mexico, I have a pre-paid plan with a company called Telefonica Movistar.
I pay the equivalent of $15 dollars per month (which I can pay in cash at convenience stores) and it includes:
Now... I think this is a pretty good deal for the price.
But... when I finish the 250MB, let's say, browsing NeoGAF, I get redirected to a webpage telling me that I do not have any more data. But for some reason, if I use the Opera Beta browser and use the Off-Road, I can still browse the web, unlimited.
Also... since two months ago, I paid for Hotspot Shield VPN and for some reason, all the Internet becomes completely unlimited.
Why? Why does it happens? Can anyone explain it to me? Not that I'm complaining... I'm just curious.
I pay the equivalent of $15 dollars per month (which I can pay in cash at convenience stores) and it includes:
- 500 minutes to any company (international long distance included).
- 100 SMS
- Unlimited minutes and SMS to any other phone from the same carrier
- Unlimited Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp and Email
- And 250MB of data
Now... I think this is a pretty good deal for the price.
But... when I finish the 250MB, let's say, browsing NeoGAF, I get redirected to a webpage telling me that I do not have any more data. But for some reason, if I use the Opera Beta browser and use the Off-Road, I can still browse the web, unlimited.
Also... since two months ago, I paid for Hotspot Shield VPN and for some reason, all the Internet becomes completely unlimited.
Why? Why does it happens? Can anyone explain it to me? Not that I'm complaining... I'm just curious.
Hey goddamn network-managing morons, let me explain you a thing or two.
When the capacity/cost of infrastructure relation is logarithmic, you don't lower speeds, sure as hell you don't lobby washington, you just actually spend that lobbying money in better infrastructure.
#InternetConnectionPublicOption
When the capacity/cost of infrastructure relation is logarithmic, you don't lower speeds, sure as hell you don't lobby washington, you just actually spend that lobbying money in better infrastructure.
#InternetConnectionPublicOption
Bob Dobalina
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There's always T-Mobile. A friend with unlimited claims to regularly use 10-15GB watching movies and TV shows at work.damn. i know i haven't gone that high in a while but i guess the 20GB/mo era is really over now
Virgin only guarantees 2.5GB of high speed data.
How do you have better service when you are using a reseller provider? They piggyback on other services and are tiered secondary. Meaning during peak time you aren't guarenteed any service at all. I pay more so that I can have better coverage and consistent service and I can afford that quality.
styl3s
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My 4G coverage is perfect on spotmobile where as i never hit it on Sprint except like 2 areas in which both were about 20 minutes from my general area.
And i am 99% sure you can't sell someone a cell phone service and not give them service during peek hours, that sounds like a lawyers wet dream. My client wasn't able to dial for help when he wrecked at 5:30 because of peak hours.
cheststrongwell
my cake, fuck off
Fuck this shit.
Laieon
Member
Yeah, same here. I'm really happy with the speed in my area.
Why aren't they working instead?
br0ken_shad0w
Member
When I was still with Sprint, on a good day I would get 1 Mbps on LTE (this is in fucking Houston). Now I get 25 Mbps on T-Mobile.
Himynameischris
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Damn I use 6-7 GB per month, great it's already frustratingly slow.... : /
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me and my family used to do prepaid services but the service was bad. coverage was terrible and when we had troubles, customer service just wouldnt do anything for us. it was an awful experience. we live in the Cincinnati area so maybe virgin mobile is just bad there? obviously we havent tried every prepaid service so we could just keep finding one that sticks, but its just more convenient for us to sign a contract with a carrier that we know for sure is gonna give us good service. normally i would agree with your sentiment though, the rate is ridiculous.
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