AT&T threatening to slow down my data

I saw that article too. Sounds like bait and switch to me. Sprint still has truly unlimited data. We're on Verizon and got our plans just days before they did away with their unlimited plans, and so far we haven't gone over what the 2gig plan would do, but we've been very close.

Truly sucks, though.

My buddy got the same warning for his data usage. He only had 27 GB of usage in one month. His average is around 16 before he got the warning so now he uses wifi as much as he can.

Switch carriers or switch your plan. 

If it were just my personal account and I wasn't under contract any longer, I would.  But I'm still inside the 2 years, it's a company contract, I have 2 other individuals on the same account and there are international coverage issues (ex. Colombia does not have very good Verizon service, Japan doesn't either, etc.....).  It can probably still be done, and that may still be a route to take, it's just with the other variables, is that something that would be ideal?  Don't know.

Whenever I see your screen name I always think of the name Jagger for some reason so inevitability I start singing got moves like Jagger.

OOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOooooooOOOOOOO  I got the moves like Jagger!

Hopefully it makes you do a little dance too.  Life's too short not dance for no reason

Call them. Tell them you want to switch carriers. Explain to them your situation. Ask them what your alternatives are and how much it'll cost to cancel the plan. In most cases, this will result in them finding a solution to your problems. If not, you'll know the financial consequences of canceling.

Bripod - 2012-02-15 12:42 PM

bradword - 2012-02-15 11:03 AM

Bripod - 2012-02-15 9:57 AM 2.5GB in half a month is NOT top 5%, that's ridiculous. I'd call them and have a fit and let them know that it's ridiculous. Bet they're bluffing.

No, he said 2.5 gigs in the first 15 days. I'm guessing that 5-6GB+ is top 5%. I'm in wifi range so much so I struggle to use 2 GB on my 4GB plan, but I guess people like this don't use or have wifi available?

So are we really going to have a discussion of whether or not half a month is the same as 15 days? I actually turned off my wifi for most of this past billing cycle as a test to see how much I could consume. I did some Youtube HD and Pandora streaming and I couldn't get over 1.5 gigs in a full cycle. I dunno what people like Big Appa's friend are doing to get so much usage.

I was a bit shocked by 16 and 27 GB data usage in a month too.  Mine is from long bike workouts and watching Vampire diaries.  I don't wear my glasses when I work out and I'm too far away from the TV to be able to see them, so I watch on my phone (netflix).

So you're watching Netflix on the phone for workouts (presumably at home)?  If that's the case, set up a wifi router at home and get the phone on it.  That'll solve most of your data problem right there.

In some ways you're lucky.  Where I live, AT&T's 3G service is so slow I don't think I could exceed 2GB per month if I tried heh.

Maybe not... read this: http://gizmodo.com/5826060/att-chokes-unlimited-data-dead-dead-dead-dead

How much data is the top 5 percent using? Well, consider that a year ago when AT&T moved to tiered plans, AT&T said that 2GB satisfied 97 percent of their customers. No doubt, that number's shifted a bit over the last year, as services like Rdio and Netflix have gotten more popular but 2GB is probably not a bad baseline to start potentially sweating over.

Also, I agree with the suggestion above.  Get a WiFi router for $30 and stream over your home internet connection.  I'm a HEAVY HEAVY user and I don't break 2GB most months.  However I'm always sure I connect to WiFi when available.

gym, if at home I'd be on wifi.

Kurt Kinetic for home then

Another option is to buy downloadable movies / tv shows for your phone while you're at home.  Then just watch those at the gym instead of streaming Netflix.

yeah, I was kicking the trainer idea around.  Makes more sense in the long run since I don't typically watch stuff more than once.

My step-dad works for ATT and he says that the companies are not prepared for all the traffic that people are using. I think they are just trying to keep people from using too much while they increase their infrastructure. From the inside, Verizon rushed to get 4G (OMG!!!!) but their infrastructure cannot handle the data load, hence the blackouts on 4G but not 3G networks.