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Of 200 iPhone 3GS users polled in August, 2009, 99 percent termed themselves "satisfied," with 82 percent saying they were "very satisfied."
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@ Toonces,
VZW caps the 5GB (just like everyone else I might add) because it's meant for mobile use.. WE never recommend that you use it as a replacement for a landline if you need that much bandwidth.
Besides, if you need mroe than 5GB, (I myself use 3 1/2) You are either
A. Doing something illegal, like pirating and downloading music and software or videos.
B. Streaming Media, Which isn't what the connection is meant to be used for, Just for mobile use of the internet. (which we ALSO tell you)
C. Or Downloading huge files for businesses, Like spreadsheets and Contracts. At which point We have a higher plan you can go to.
Spare me your Elaborate metaphors.. We tell you flat out what we recommend you use it for, It's not our fault if you decide to misuse it. How about Cricket, who's motto is "Truly Unlimited, Unlimited Savings" and at the very bottom of the webpage it says
"Use is subject to Excessive overage policy, Anything meeting or Exceeding 5GB will be treated in this policy and may be subject to Overage charges"
At least we make it clear.
^ ^ ^ ^ what he said
I tell people direct and matter-of-factly that the service is designed for "normal" web use. While this can include music/video downloads and streaming media, it doesn't mean all day every day. I also educate on how to check usage, and what that the conversion for 5GB is approximately 5120MB.
And even more to the point, the information is available online, in-store, and on the paperwork you receive when you setup service. If people would just do their own damned research AND ask questions for things they still don't understand BEFOREHAND, then pissed off customers because of huge data bills would NOT happen.
Seeing as how mobiles are becoming more and more like computers themselves, the idea of "mobile use" is going to go far beyond just browsing webpages. You can already stream from YouTube, with carriers going as far as installing YouTube apps on the very phones they sell.
Also, since Verizon's 700 MHz spectrum has the any phone, any app requirement, you can argue that not allowing an app that streams internet radio to run on their network would be a violation of the any app requirement.
@ bernardino
actually, not so much. do you realize how much data it would take for a mobile phone to actually cross the 5GB barrier? you would literally have to be using it all day, every day, just to even come close. even with downloads of attachments in emails. and if you're using THAT much data on a phone, you have other issues besides a 5GB limit.
also, look at what Comcast has done with their cable internet - 250GB cap. And the reason for that is because that a very small minority of users (Comcast quoted "less than 1% of users) use an excessive amount of data.
yes, with things getting faster, you can get more data easily, but that still doesn't mean that the company can't protect itself from excessive (arguably ABUSIVE) usage.