Data Plans - prices are getting ridiculous

amstew71 wrote:
AT&T - can you PLEASE consider offering your customers an unlimited data plan. Just about everyone has a smartphone now and a data plan is required. Yes, you do have the shared plans, BUT when you have several phones, tablets, AND teenagers - that doesn't work..... I, along with so many others, have been a longtime and faithful customer and hate to consider leaving. However, my wallet is about to over rule my faithfulness.
I'm trying to stay loyal - but the prices are killing me....
PLEASE HELP!!!!!Only carrier that offers unlimted is T-Mobile and Sprint, their coverage not good. Verizon pretty sure their rates are more expensive.

There are economics involved in AT&T offering you "unlimited data" that you may not realize and may not want to pay for. In order for AT&T to provide data services through the cell phone netowrk, they need to have sufficient bandwidth from your cell to the tower to cover your usage (and everyone else using that same tower). Next they need bandwidth from the tower to an internet connection point, and once again, it has to be fast enough, otherwise everyoen complains about their speed. To provide sufficient high speed internet all the way down to your cell phone costs quite a bit of money, and AT&T is a business, so they have to show a profit to their stockholders. If you want them to sell you unlimited bandwidth, be prepared to pay for it, because it won't be cheap.
You can get 10GB of shared data for $100, 15GB for $130, 20GB for $150, and 30GB for $225. If you are currently on the 10GB plan and consistently go over by 2GB or more, upgrade to the 15GB plan and save money. Similarly, if you are on the 15GB plan and go over, then consider the 20GB plan. Now if you're already on the 20GB plan and you still consistently go over, then if you go over by 5GB or more, it's still cheaper to just upgrade to the 30GB plan. If you can't afford to pay for that much data, use wifi more often, and restrict your cellular data usage. There are people on the forums here who say they have a 3GB shared plan and they don't go over, so it's up to you. How much are you willing to willing to work to save money? Or maybe how much are you willing to pay for the convience of not worrying?
A friend of mine who lives in the UK had told me about what they pay for their cellular plans and he was surprised at what our plans cost, but at that time, he couldn't get a carrier subsidized phone like was the norm here in the US. With the US carriers getting out of the phone subsidizing "business" maybe they will be able to afford to give us better deals on our service...

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I currently have 5 phones/lines. 2 Droid MAXX phones, a Samsung Galaxy S5 phone and 2 basic phones (4+ year old Motorola & Samsung). The cost for each line rose considerably and usage fees more than doubled on the 2 basic phones when I upgraded the 3 smartphones at the beginning of this year and Had to Convert from my old Unlimited Family Plan to the Newer Share Everything Plan. My Data Usage varies a lot due to occasional travel which I have little control over. At least you recently began including a $10 deduction on each of the 2 older phones (which I have not updated in order to save money though they need updating). My Sweet Spot on Data would be around 6GB Monthly Data. But that level is not offered. Only 2, 3, 4, 10, or 15 GB plans are offered.
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Still have unlimited data plan?

If you have been a responsible user like me and have not abused the "unlimited" data plan and are now given the choice of buying full price phones or getting the 2GB downgrade I have a question for you. Since you are being treated like you are part of the problem why not become part of it? I didn't, until now, stream videos or movies but since I have unlimited data I started. I don't even care what the movie is as long as it is HD so it hogs more data. I will do it until they kick me out as a customer.
My data usage is normally less than 2gb but going up. I didn't anticipate ever using over 5 or 6GB in the next year or so but that is dependent on new applications. Garmin now has smartlink for live traffic updates that uses data, I don't know how much it may use and before I didn't care. I have had unlimited data since it was first offered. I didn't do the videos and movies because I thought that if I burn through 60 to 100GB a month it would surely come to an end. Stupid on my part! How dare I think Verizon would give a **** about me for trying keep my data usage down but still pay for the unlimited just in case I went over. So my reward is getting told they are doing me a favor by simplifying the plan by limiting my data to 2GB. Or I pay full retail for a phone and keep unlimited data. Or I keep the same phone and keep unlimited data.
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If you feel you have been slighted on the unlimited data plan write to your States Public Service Commission. If they get enough complaints the wireless companies will have to deal with regulatory authority. What are they going to do, raise the bill some more? If so Walmart offers a cheap flip phone from Straight talk. Not the best deal but still better than giving your money monthly to a company that hates it customers and looks for every opportunity to fleece them for every dime they can.
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yes; just make sure it's a Verizon-branded phone with a clean ESN

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