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06-03-2015, 03:14 AM
Virgin has a $35/mo plan with 300 minutes and unlimited data, throttled after 2.5 gigs. They use the Sprint network, so it's great in cities and nonexistent most everywhere else. It's served me well on the few occasions I need a phone and the data comes in handy when I'm running low on my Verizon hotspot.

They also have a $20/mo wifi access only phone if you're always near your hotspot or another wifi source.
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06-04-2015, 03:34 AM
That's what my son uses and has for years. Can't argue with $35 per month.

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06-18-2015, 04:26 AM
I'm looking into T-mobile for affordable internet. They offer 1gb of LTE for $20/month. Once that gig is up, do I still have unlimited throttled data, or do I have no data at all?
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06-18-2015, 05:52 AM
I cannot wrap my head around using the terms "Unlimited" and "Throttled" together. UNLIMITED means no restrictions. THROTTLED is restricted. Once you introduce ANY restriction, it is by definition, limited. False advertising at the very least.
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06-18-2015, 06:24 AM
republic wireless gives 5 gig for 25 if you can live with sprint coverage. i use thier calls text and wifi for 10, no towers here :/
have to use a small selection of moto phones

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06-18-2015, 06:40 AM
AT&T just got busted by the FCC for deceptive selling on unlimited throttled data plans. Will cost them $100m fine.

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06-18-2015, 06:49 AM
I think I'd be fine with throttled data if it were 256Kbps, but 128 seems to be the standard. Elon Musk's free satellite internet can't come soon enough.
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06-18-2015, 06:56 AM
256kbps is fast enough for the lowest YouTube steaming speed? Is that why you would be okay with that, if we all got throttled to that?

I know I can listen to audio streaming at 56kbps and never have an issue.

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06-18-2015, 07:09 AM
(06-18-2015, 06:56 AM)offroad Wrote:  256kbps is fast enough for the lowest YouTube steaming speed?  Is that why you would be okay with that, if we all got throttled to that?  

I know I can listen to audio streaming at 56kbps and never have an issue.

This and gaming. I think 128Kbps might be fast enough for the games I play but I know it won't always be as high as 128Kbps. It's insane to me that literally no company is offering higher throttled speeds despite obvious demand. I guess they all have a tacit agreement to offer equally slow service so everyone gets a nice big slice of the pie. Unfortunately, a $100m fine is nothing compared to their $6.2b net profit in 2014. The FCC would need to make it a recurring fee that ramps up until they change their practices.
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06-18-2015, 03:13 PM
I have 30 gigs unthrottled on Verizon, it never slows down.

They all tell you now if it is throttled and slows down. The fine was for being deceptive not for throttling, so they are no longer deceptive.
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