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At&T Fined 60 million for Throttling data plans

This should be a wake-up call for AT&T customers to switch service.


AP21 said:
a whole .51 huh

what you gonna do with that moon fam
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Yeah, the settlement is useless if it's only gonna be .51 cents.


I'd rather have a substantial discount on my bill for the next 3 years and force them to give real unlimited data.
 
deadeye said:
This should be a wake-up call for AT&T customers to switch service.






Yeah, the settlement is useless if it's only gonna be .51 cents.


I'd rather have a substantial discount on my bill for the next 3 years and force them to give real unlimited data.
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this sounds good in theory. I'm all for businesses to compete for my dollars, but if we're being honest, we know that you either gon take it with grease or take it without it, but you still getting fucked.

They're in the business of making money so they wont do anything substantial to rival their opponents at the expense of them taking a loss.

This reminds me when 2k sold ESPN 2k5 for 19.99 while EA was still selling their for 59.99. EA got pissed that they got undercut so much and that their game got outsold that they partnered with the NFL for exclusive rights to be the only company to make an NFL licensed game.

But they are about the brand on the building, and not about us the consumer.
 
deadeye said:
This should be a wake-up call for AT&T customers to switch service.






Yeah, the settlement is useless if it's only gonna be .51 cents.


I'd rather have a substantial discount on my bill for the next 3 years and force them to give real unlimited data.
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Only respectible servise to switch to is VZ or the major company jump-offs like metro...boost
 
Revolver Ocelot said:
C/S

Some years back I actually looked at how much data I was using over a billing cycle and it was maybe 3-4gb but I had the unlimited that was 10gb for like $80+. Man I dropped that shit down w/ the quickness. And I never went over.
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True shit...but when im at work, I dont like using the company wifi. But yes we have become sheep to many-a-things in this controlled society
 
silverfoxx said:
Speak on it
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when was the last time you and ms. foxx went out to eat in a restaurant? Did you notice how many parents bring tablets with them so that their kids can watch during dinner? That costs data. Those videos at a minimum are probably shot in 720p with the occasional one being 4k quality, but more like 1080 somewhere in the middle. That is just eating away at the data usage.

Parents would rather pay for unlimited data to let the tablet entertain their kids at fucking dinner vs sitting there and actually engaging with their kids.

Or how about just in public in general. All the facebook live, IG live, etc...type of apps. You shoot it, and you just GOTTA upload it right then and there so that people can see it. More data consumption. Then dont be in an area with spotty coverage and that shit just takes ALLLLL day to upload b/c its trying to find a signal. OH, and i cant forget about Facetime and related apps. I know people who use facetime, but just talk to the person while never actually looking at them instead of...oh idk, just calling them if you were gonna do that. I dont think there is ANYTHING wrong with facetime as a concept. I think video calling, when appropriate is pretty dope, but at the same time, it shouldnt be a primary form of communication for the average person. If you got loved ones in the military overseas? Perfect. Long distance relationship? Perfect. Family members around the country that you only get to talk to a handful of times throughout the year? Perfect. But talking to someone while you walk to class EVERY single day...nah.

@King Freeman, i just saw your post, and thats not even the point i was trying to make, but it's still a valid one.

Silver, think back to a time (if you can) when data plans were something like 500mb or some shit. Then gradually overtime, as social media invaded our lives on the daily, the limits became larger and larger and so did the bill. At one point everybody in the house had an unlimited plan but the responsibility ultimately fell on the two people (or one) who made the most money in the house.

At least 3x a year, i do a financial scrub to see how much im spending on shit i have. Subscription services, cell phone, cable, etc... Couple the fact that most people arent buying their phones outright so they are on payment plans, plus the actual service bill can easily get you in the $100+ range, for ONE month.

These companies have taken advantage of the lack of discipline shown by a large majority of the population. They are going to keep promoting these unlimited plans b/c they know people cant help themselves. We have become so conditioned to this, that you can't even have a discussion with someone about how they probably dont need unlimited data in the first place without them feeling like you're attacking them.

Case and point, I knew someone that was complaining about their cell bill. I asked them about their plan, they told me unlimited. I said, well, how much data do you use on average a month. They were confused and asked how were they supposed to know that. I thought they were joking until I realized they weren't. They didnt even know they could check it on ATT site, nor did they know they can set a data limit on their phone to tell them "ok, you approaching __gb of data, you might wanna chill". But we looked at their bill and they were averaging maybe 4gb a month.

I said, well here you go right here, why dont you just reduce your plan down to maybe 5gb, especially if you're gonna be around wifi a good amount of time as well. Their response, "well, what if i need it". I said, but you havent needed it going back at least a year...what do you think you're going to do at this point to justify continuing to have an unlimited plan?....their response, "idk, but if something happened, then i would have the data to support it"

i gave up. Its your money. Spend it how you want

/rant
 
Mooney said:
I think with ATT and abw and some sites its a license thing..but again for me I found a vpn that works fine if im out and about and wanna pop on here with out wifi
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security certificates
 
AP21 said:
when was the last time you and ms. foxx went out to eat in a restaurant? Did you notice how many parents bring tablets with them so that their kids can watch during dinner? That costs data. Those videos at a minimum are probably shot in 720p with the occasional one being 4k quality, but more like 1080 somewhere in the middle. That is just eating away at the data usage.

Parents would rather pay for unlimited data to let the tablet entertain their kids at fucking dinner vs sitting there and actually engaging with their kids.

Or how about just in public in general. All the facebook live, IG live, etc...type of apps. You shoot it, and you just GOTTA upload it right then and there so that people can see it. More data consumption. Then dont be in an area with spotty coverage and that shit just takes ALLLLL day to upload b/c its trying to find a signal. OH, and i cant forget about Facetime and related apps. I know people who use facetime, but just talk to the person while never actually looking at them instead of...oh idk, just calling them if you were gonna do that. I dont think there is ANYTHING wrong with facetime as a concept. I think video calling, when appropriate is pretty dope, but at the same time, it shouldnt be a primary form of communication for the average person. If you got loved ones in the military overseas? Perfect. Long distance relationship? Perfect. Family members around the country that you only get to talk to a handful of times throughout the year? Perfect. But talking to someone while you walk to class EVERY single day...nah.

@King Freeman, i just saw your post, and thats not even the point i was trying to make, but it's still a valid one.

Silver, think back to a time (if you can) when data plans were something like 500mb or some shit. Then gradually overtime, as social media invaded our lives on the daily, the limits became larger and larger and so did the bill. At one point everybody in the house had an unlimited plan but the responsibility ultimately fell on the two people (or one) who made the most money in the house.

At least 3x a year, i do a financial scrub to see how much im spending on shit i have. Subscription services, cell phone, cable, etc... Couple the fact that most people arent buying their phones outright so they are on payment plans, plus the actual service bill can easily get you in the $100+ range, for ONE month.

These companies have taken advantage of the lack of discipline shown by a large majority of the population. They are going to keep promoting these unlimited plans b/c they know people cant help themselves. We have become so conditioned to this, that you can't even have a discussion with someone about how they probably dont need unlimited data in the first place without them feeling like you're attacking them.

Case and point, I knew someone that was complaining about their cell bill. I asked them about their plan, they told me unlimited. I said, well, how much data do you use on average a month. They were confused and asked how were they supposed to know that. I thought they were joking until I realized they weren't. They didnt even know they could check it on ATT site, nor did they know they can set a data limit on their phone to tell them "ok, you approaching __gb of data, you might wanna chill". But we looked at their bill and they were averaging maybe 4gb a month.

I said, well here you go right here, why dont you just reduce your plan down to maybe 5gb, especially if you're gonna be around wifi a good amount of time as well. Their response, "well, what if i need it". I said, but you havent needed it going back at least a year...what do you think you're going to do at this point to justify continuing to have an unlimited plan?....their response, "idk, but if something happened, then i would have the data to support it"

i gave up. Its your money. Spend it how you want

/rant
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