# AT&T dumps unlimited data plans **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [June 2, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948 "2010-06-02T17:30:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/21 "2010-06-03T07:28:24Z")
> [@evane](#): > > I am going to give the Evo 4G a serious look but it is tough to give up the iPhone. once you see what android can do and what you can do with it you will quickly get over the iphone šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/22 "2010-06-03T07:34:06Z")
I stream Z100 from NYC to my ihearradio app when I am in my car. Between emails and browsing the web for stuff when I travel, it run about 2-3GB of data a month. If I am out of town that month I will hit 5-6 GB without tethering. ---
**Author:** ![comm\_perry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7993a0/32.png) [@comm\_perry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/comm_perry)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/23 "2010-06-03T07:44:27Z")
What upsets me is the fact that theyā€™re charging an extra $20 for _how_ you use your data, not how much. The $25 a month gets you 2GB of data. for an extra $20, you get to tetherā€¦_but you donā€™t get any more data._ You still only get 2GB to use before overage charges, you now just have the PRIVILEGE of choosing how you hit that cap. Data is Data. It shouldnā€™t matter if itā€™s voice, text, internet via phone, or tethering. Charging for HOW you use your data is ridiculous. ---
**Author:** ![Skurge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/skurge/32/7285_2.png) [@Skurge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Skurge)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/24 "2010-06-03T07:59:30Z")
lol thats crappy for all of the people using iphonesā€¦sorry for you guys i use more than 2GB every month on my android phone, and thats with no tethering and torrentsā€¦ thats all exchange/gmail/pandora/websurfing when iā€™m not at homeā€¦its not hard to hit 2gb lol ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/25 "2010-06-03T08:03:02Z")
It does help the masses. I thought I saw a document from ATT that said like: $15 for 2GB $20 for 3GB $25 for 4GB $30 for 5GB $35 for 6GB or something like that so if you are a heavy user, you just have to pay. If you are a light user, your data bill is cut in half which they said will help about 70% or something of users. All I know is I will still have unlimited so I donā€™t care ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/26 "2010-06-03T10:47:39Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Itā€™s people like this that make me glad theyā€™re starting a cap. A phone data plan is not meant to replace your home internet connection. A few of these gross mis-users are the ones making the network slow for the rest of us playing by the rules (or at least not being complete assholes about it when we do break the rules). > > Yeah, I have the tethering hack and I occasionally give my laptop 3g internet using my iPhone. Iā€™ve still never gone over 2gb in a month because Iā€™m not some asshole who thinks I can cancel my broadband and just leech off AT&Tā€™s mobile data plan to give broadband to my house. :word: I think it falls under the cardinal rule I have of Donā€™t be a dick and that is a dick move. ---------- Post added at 01:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:45 PM ---------- > [@Tunerfreak](#): > > once you see what android can do and what you can do with it you will quickly get over the iphone šŸ˜‰ Meh I have used my Momā€™s Iris and Dadā€™s Moto Droid quite extensively and neither left me really warm and fuzzy, but I am keeping a open mind.[COLOR=ā€œSilverā€] ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/27 "2010-06-03T11:01:08Z")
I have the iPhone for work and the Droid for personal use. I definitely prefer my droid. There are a few things the iphone has like a better facebook app, and better music player. But all in all I think Android is a better system, and with 2.2 coming out, itā€™s going to teabag OS 4.0. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/28 "2010-06-03T11:23:23Z")
> [@comm\_perry](#): > > What upsets me is the fact that theyā€™re charging an extra $20 for _how_ you use your data, not how much. The $25 a month gets you 2GB of data. for an extra $20, you get to tetherā€¦_but you donā€™t get any more data._ You still only get 2GB to use before overage charges, you now just have the PRIVILEGE of choosing how you hit that cap. oh wow i guess i missed that part, that is truly stupid. i dont tether or anything but if i did then i surly would be ditching because of that ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/29 "2010-06-03T12:18:55Z")
The iphone is a premium product at a premium price point. It is the BMW of cell phones. Most people I know who have one donā€™t give a shit how much the bill is. If you want a decent phone that is cheap with data then look at a boost mobile blackberry plan for 60 per month. Myself, Iā€™m rocking a LG 3g phone with a sprint sero account for $26 per month after taxes, unlimited 3g on a shit phone. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/30 "2010-06-03T12:32:44Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Itā€™s people like this that make me glad theyā€™re starting a cap. A phone data plan is not meant to replace your home internet connection. A few of these gross mis-users are the ones making the network slow for the rest of us playing by the rules (or at least not being complete assholes about it when we do break the rules). > > Yeah, I have the tethering hack and I occasionally give my laptop 3g internet using my iPhone. Iā€™ve still never gone over 2gb in a month because Iā€™m not some asshole who thinks I can cancel my broadband and just leech off AT&Tā€™s mobile data plan to give broadband to my house. +1 ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/31 "2010-06-03T14:37:29Z")
Iā€™m grandfathered in for $10/month unlimited data with the smartphone exception. Iā€™ll change it as soon as I change my $39.99 1000 rollover min, unlimited M2M and N&W plan which I tether with when i feel the need. Anyone who doesnā€™t think VZW is going to do the same thing is retarded. What are people going to do, get T-mobile? Thatā€™s like voting 3rd party. As long as both sides in a two man race screw the consumer, everyone loses. ---
**Author:** ![Hass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/51bf81/32.png) [@Hass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hass)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/32 "2010-06-03T14:53:18Z")
what do you guys use to tether your iphones? I was thinking about it to use on a laptop at work on break/lunches instead of those expensive ass internet card thingsā€¦ but meh. P.S. Iā€™m at 1.9GB usage since Nov 08 ---
**Author:** ![Supraman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/supraman/32/7307_2.png) [@Supraman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Supraman)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/33 "2010-06-03T16:58:01Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > The iphone is a premium product at a premium price point. It is the BMW of cell phones. > > Most people I know who have one donā€™t give a shit how much the bill is. > > If you want a decent phone that is cheap with data then look at a boost mobile blackberry plan for 60 per month. > > Myself, Iā€™m rocking a LG 3g phone with a sprint sero account for $26 per month after taxes, unlimited 3g on a shit phone. Love my SERO accountā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/joe/32/7219_2.png) [@Joe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Joe)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/34 "2010-06-04T05:24:42Z")
I heard they were getting super fussy with which new phones you could use SERO with now thoughā€¦and its not like a GSM network when you can just get your own unlocked phoneā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/35 "2010-06-04T05:27:16Z")
> [@JustinH](#): > > The iphone is a premium product at a premium price point. It is the BMW of cell phones. > > Most people I know who have one donā€™t give a shit how much the bill is. > > If you want a decent phone that is cheap with data then look at a boost mobile blackberry plan for 60 per month. > > Myself, Iā€™m rocking a LG 3g phone with a sprint sero account for $26 per month after taxes, unlimited 3g on a shit phone. LOL @ iphone being bmw of cell phones. LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 5:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/36 "2010-06-04T05:44:41Z")
My friendā€™s battle with AT&T went national: [http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/06/03/new.york.phone.company.apology/index.html?hpt=Sbin](http://www.cnn.com/2010/BUSINESS/06/03/new.york.phone.company.apology/index.html?hpt=Sbin) CNN called him this morning wanting to send someone over to put him on CNN American Morning but he turned it down. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/37 "2010-06-04T05:52:48Z")
lol > Galante said he received a personal phone call from a senior vice president at the company. He said the executive was ā€œextremely apologeticā€ and asked whether there was anything she could do to keep him as a customer. No such luck for AT&T, as Galante is switching to Sprintā€™s new HTC Evo phone immediately. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/38 "2010-06-04T07:53:38Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > lol WGRZ just got a hold of him and theyā€™re going to do a phone interview at 11:30. We were just laughing this morning about how channel 2 always tries to get a local angle on every national story, even if that angle is 4 ways removed from the story, but they hadnā€™t picked up on this yet. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/39 "2010-06-04T08:29:03Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > LOL @ iphone being bmw of cell phones. > > LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Its kind of trueā€¦certainly for this areaā€¦BMW is the car people with a moderate amount of money get just because they see others with it and ā€˜thinkā€™ its the best thing for their money. While it has good features, its not the best. Enter the iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948/40 "2010-06-04T09:07:37Z")
The iPhoneā€™s more like the Scion tC of cell phones: Decent piece, though nothing special about it, yet a lot of owners think itā€™s somehow unique and special and outperforms damn near everything else out there. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/at-t-dumps-unlimited-data-plans/155948.md?page=3)