I wouldn't give it up. The few times I've used a lot of data was when I was desperate...like during our two day power Outtage last summer. No electricity = no wifi = lots of data usage. Also, when we are on road trips, no wifi in the car.
I'm with AT&T too, I have no plans to give it up! (AT&T users get the plan and subsidized phones, it's no more expensive for us than anyone else).
Results 11 to 20 of 21
-
03-13-2013 #11
Moderator
- Join Date
- Mar 2009
- Location
- DC Suburbs
- Posts
- 21,474
Mommy to my wonderful, HEALTHY twin girls
6/08 - Preemies no more!
-
03-13-2013 #12
Ruby level (4000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Dec 2007
- Posts
- 4,703
Ah, yeah, I see the unsub phones are still available with AT&T, I was thinking of Verizon I guess. Sorry, ignore me!
Originally Posted by larig
But, the article does say that AT&T
Those customers clinging to unlimited data plans may not have to monitor their gigabytes, but they also won't get everything the iPhone has to offer. The new iOS 6 operating system that comes with the iPhone 5 offers Apple's (AAPL, Fortune 500) FaceTime video chat service over the cellular network for the first time, but AT&T has restricted that feature. It's only available to the company's Mobile Share customers.
So, I think they are all going to try their best to keep you from keeping the plan in the future. They'll keep chipping away at it. FWIW, I have Sprint and do appreciate being unlimited, even though I personally don't use that much (surfing just doesn't add up to much, I do do a LOT of that though!!). We have 5 people on a family plan that we use the heck out of. I do agree that your data usage will only increase in the future.
I am not sure what I'd do in the OP's position.
-
03-13-2013 #13
Platinum level (1000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Nov 2004
- Posts
- 1,784
If you ever watch videos or shows, like on Netflix, you blow through it. We used that much data in a week.
-
03-13-2013 #14
Platinum level (1000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Dec 2007
- Location
- Florida
- Posts
- 1,545
Yes, Sprint has unlimited data. Originally Posted by stillplayswithbarbies
-
03-13-2013 #15
Pink Diamond level (15,000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Dec 2005
- Location
- .
- Posts
- 18,934
Wait, so ATT iPhone 5 users can't do Facetime? Originally Posted by khm
Who else has an unlimited data plan available to new customers? I might switch!
for Sandy Hook
-
03-13-2013 #16
Platinum level (1000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Dec 2007
- Location
- Florida
- Posts
- 1,545
Sprint does. I think they are the only ones. Originally Posted by citymama
-
03-13-2013 #17
Ruby level (4000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Dec 2007
- Posts
- 4,703
What I understand is that you can still do it on wifi, same as now. But not on cellular service (new feature), at least according to that one article. Originally Posted by citymama
I have Sprint, I am happy with it. But, I wouldn't be surprised that they start limiting it too.
-
03-13-2013 #18
Ruby level (4000+ posts)
- Join Date
- May 2005
- Location
- .
- Posts
- 4,732
Dh has unlimited data, text, and calls for 45 dollars a month through straight talk. We're happy with it so far.
The downside is that since there are no contracts, they can (and I'm sure, will) raise their prices at any time.Alicia
Mama to four amazing children.
-
03-13-2013 #19
Diamond level (5000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Location
- Rain city
- Posts
- 6,654
Agreed, AT&T is certainly doing what they can to discourage us from keeping them. I mean the fact that they throttle us at 5 and 3 gigs makes the plans much less attractive. But when you look at the shared plans DH and I would pay the same amount ($170) that we pay now (but what we pay now includes taxes) to share only SIX gigs (but we'd get to add my ipad mini) and have unlimited calling. We don't use 8 gigs a month (DH is on a 4s, so gets throttled at 3 and I have the iphone 5, and would get throttled at 5 gigs), and haven't really come close to it (I've only used 9 gigs of downloading since Sept, and way less for uploads). We haven't missed the facetiming over data network. But do wish we could tether sometimes (which they also restrict for grandfathered plans). It's a tough decision, OP. But, you can do a google hangout over the data network--that's hardly fair, is it!?--but it's a way around the no facetime rule. Originally Posted by khm
Last edited by larig; 03-13-2013 at 09:09 PM. Reason: wording didn't make sense
L, mommy to my one and only, super-sweet boy, G 6/08
I'm pro-big bird, and I vote.
-
03-13-2013 #20
Diamond level (5000+ posts)
- Join Date
- Jan 2009
- Location
- Rain city
- Posts
- 6,654
You can, just not on a data network. DH and I've never missed it. But I said in a PP, you can do a google hangout over data network, and it's pretty much the same thing. Originally Posted by citymama
BTW, sprint's network is much slower, from what I understand.
ETA: this is a pretty fair comparison http://ipod.about.com/od/beforeyoubu...ndt-Iphone.htm or this, I love imore (the source site) http://www.imore.com/att-vs-verizon-...should-you-getLast edited by larig; 03-13-2013 at 09:05 PM.
L, mommy to my one and only, super-sweet boy, G 6/08
I'm pro-big bird, and I vote.
Reply With Quote