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Carrier AT&T Unlimited iPad - 348gb in 15 days
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I do. It is blatant abuse of his service, to the detriment of other customers both from a standpoint of data speeds and future cost.
He has an "unlimited data plan" for use ONLY on an iPad. He is using that data plan for a home computer.
The irony is that he came on a public forum bragging how he is subverting his user agreement and device to steal data from ATT. Nothing subtle about this, no moral inconstancies. It is wrong.
I have an ATT iPad unlimited data plan, I have never used more than 2 GB a month, but it is people like the OP that ruined it for everyone else. ATT immediately discovered the hogs at the buffet binging on data, and had to pull the plug on unlimited data plans. It was nice while it lasted.
I live out in a rural area, when I first moved here, hughes satellite internet was the only broadband available. $120 a month, 20 GB maximum data cap, pay through the nose over that. You make the choice to live in a rural area with no service, you have to pay for the privilege, or suffer with dial up.
Or apparently you can go steal from ATT, because it is a "victim-less crime".
yep. sure.
The only silver lining is this cloud is that the ATT network monitors will eventually flag his service, and the free ride will be over. If there was any justice, they would charge him a per MB rate as well...
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How do you feel now that AT&T doesn't throttle at 5 GB all the time?
Im glad that, it has finally come to a end. We as consumers came along way when it comes to fighting for what is right when it comes to wireless. These providers make us consumers promises to get us in and then can't deliver, now that ATT and Verizon can't throttle us, we have to keep this going. T-Mobile is next because I'm hearing in the winds that they started doing that too, throttling customers. I hope its not true.
But i would say if it is true, as i tell everyone, get the T-Mobile Unlimited Data Plan now, while its here, because u have not clue how long it will exist.
But i would say if it is true, as i tell everyone, get the T-Mobile Unlimited Data Plan now, while its here, because u have not clue how long it will exist.
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[doublepost=1468586817][/doublepost]My question is a little unrelated, but I am also trying to get internet service out in the middle of nowhere.
When using the MBR1400LP-AT and the AT&T SIM do you get a public routeable IP on the dashboard of the Cradlepoint or do you see a 10.x address? In my desires, I am not only wanting to get internet service for the house, I want to be able to access the home network from outside.
To those AT&T peeps who are cheering on the OP: don't you realize that YOU are paying for this? AT&T is losing money on this user and everyone else who abuses the "unlimited" data option, and all of the rest of AT&T users are effectively subsidizing that lost income.
To me this is pure unadulterated greed, and hurts the many to the benefit of the selfish few.
To me this is pure unadulterated greed, and hurts the many to the benefit of the selfish few.
Yeah, no. Data doesn't work that way. The towers are build, he's using them. It doesn't actually cost att that much to provide service once everything is already build. It's the building that matters.
Wireless carriers are businesses. Their existence is to generate profit, cash flow, and shareholder value. Unlimited Plans are offerings to entice you to overpay for a level of service. As soon as the tables are turned, the offerings are yanked or made unattractive. Only competition forces changes and pushes the price down.
The FCC investigated T-Mobile over the free streaming plan as you're opting in to less quality. Sort of a two tiered internet with a free and an extra-quality pay component. As I've stated before, anyone who thinks that's a great idea and future of the internet, should try working out of a hotel room with free wifi.
The FCC investigated T-Mobile over the free streaming plan as you're opting in to less quality. Sort of a two tiered internet with a free and an extra-quality pay component. As I've stated before, anyone who thinks that's a great idea and future of the internet, should try working out of a hotel room with free wifi.
+1 this. There is a reason why AT&T doesn't invest in the physical broadband connections anymore unless it is forced. The wireless broadband market is much easier for them to make $$ on. As someone that used free hotel wifi and went downstairs to pay for the premium hotel wifi, there is a world of difference.
I know this thread is old, but what is everyone expecting OP to do? He didn't have wired Internet at his house. His only options were satellite without enough data for his job and cellular.
Do you honestly expect him to pay half a grand each month for a limited cellular plan or $30,000 for the cable company to run a line to his house? No, you don't. If you say otherwise, you're just upset you don't have unlimited.
That's not even mentioning that, considering he lives somewhere without wired Internet, it probably isn't a very crowded location and there's most likely plenty of bandwidth in the area to support hundreds of GBs every month over a cellular network.
Do you honestly expect him to pay half a grand each month for a limited cellular plan or $30,000 for the cable company to run a line to his house? No, you don't. If you say otherwise, you're just upset you don't have unlimited.
That's not even mentioning that, considering he lives somewhere without wired Internet, it probably isn't a very crowded location and there's most likely plenty of bandwidth in the area to support hundreds of GBs every month over a cellular network.
Whats the modem you're using on your Cradlepoint MBR1400? I like to make sure the modem has a long range all through out the entire house. Let me know please
Not on the Session Based plan. That plan is handled by a different team, general care can't take on the support for people on this iPad Unlimited Plan, its done by session based support and once again, not a lot of people have this so ATT does not mess with anyone on the plan. Thats why the unlimited data plan on sessions based has not increased
AT&T Free Msg: We hope your enjoying your iPad. Starting 5/24/17, when you use more than 22GB of data in one bill period, we may slow down your data speeds for the rest of your bill period. Questions? Go to att.com/broadbandinfo or manage your account at att.com/ipadlanding
this is why we can't have nice things. people abusing the system. sad for those of us that are using it as intended ON AN IPAD!
you are right for saying that in general, but I don't think it's the case.
if ATT throttles it because people are abusing the plan, by using them as mobile broadband, then they can easily detect and ban those who are NOT using it on iPad. T-mobile actually throttles to 0.5mbps when using a SIM card with voice plan on any iPad, and bans them on mobile hotspot devices all together...
also, it's an iPad, not an iPhone, it consumes a LOT of data.. for example, youtube consumes ~25mb/minute for 1080p video, much more for 1440p. 22G threshold is pretty much 900 minute of 1080p youtube. which is essentially 30 minutes a day everyday. I would hardly call 30 minutes of youtube a day 'abusing'.
if someone (like a kid, or retired) spend 2 (or 3) hours on youtube a day, then that's more than 100g per month. you wanna call this 'abusing'.
the only reason ATT is doing that, IMHO, is that because Tmobile and Verizon (especially Verison) are re-introducing unlimited data plans for phones, and tablets. ATT has to do the same in order to keep users. however on the other hand, ATT's network isn't really ready for this, it's not ready for everyone to use it without 'limits'. which puts tremendous pressure on its network. So ATT has to find every way possible to 'limit' what people would do to its network, trying everything to reduce every customer's data consumption. it has nothing to do with people 'abusing' the plan.
I've gotten 3 good summers out of this plan so if they throttle me this summer - that's fine. I have a second unlimited plan so I figure if I get throttled on the first I'll just switch sim cards and use the second. We don't live in a high population area so if it's truly based on network congestion hopefully I won't see a difference. If not, I can live with that. The problem in my community is that there is no other internet option other than satellite which is much slower and much more expensive. I know there were a bunch of haters on this forum based on my original post and I get that.
I have 4 unlimited but it written SHARED DATA so ATT can say what ever they want (how come that on massaging its say NON SHARED) one day they will say we put it in writing SHARED My English its not my strong one but I am not stupid
I dont trust them and I am out of contract and free to move any minute
Hah! I remember reading this thread ages ago. I can't believe it's still working! I remember thinking that you would get shut down pretty quickly. It does suck to live in black holes like that. I live in one for CBS and can never watch NFL games as I also get blacked out if I try to stream. Not as bad as an internet black hole, but people still don't understand that yes, I've tried every expensive antenna out there and no, it's not getting any better.
Yes - internet black holes are the worst and those that don't have to deal with it just don't get it. And our house is only about 2 miles from town but the internet provider hasn't reached our neighborhood yet. I've looked in to satellite but it's slow, low caps, and expensive. Also looked into a point to point system available in the area but it's not available to our street because trees block the sight line. Hoping one day to get a real internet option out there.
True, though corporate greed would have eventually ended the practice.
But yeah, it's annoying to see a well-off artist using massive amounts of data on the cheap knowing we'll all eventually be throttled because of it.
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Yeah, I feel real bad that your kids would have missed out on that second home.
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It's his second ****ing home. If he needs professional-level internet out there, he should absolute pay for infrastructure improvements to do so.
You sound like a temporarily poor millionaire in the making with that thinking.
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Yeah, crazy how it's hard to live in the middle of nature and not have all the benefits of living in a city. Wonder why that is?
So? You don't know how much he paid for either of his houses or what his financial situation is like. $30,000 is a LOT of money even for someone with two houses.
Maybe the reason he can afford a summer home is because he doesn't waste his money like that.