Blogs Mar 1, 2011 at 1:56 pm

Just Bought a Verizon iPhone?

Paul Constant
Back to article

Comments

1
At&T got rid of unlimited data when they launched iPhone4. Unless you already had the plan you could no longer receive it (and if you changed your plan in any way, it would be removed).

Mobile phone companies are all shit.
GlamB0t on March 1, 2011 at 2:02 PM Report this
2
Just bought one yesterday and I am happy. Finally got rid of my crappy lackberry.

So, I say fuck you "Android Police."
Senor Guy on March 1, 2011 at 2:03 PM Report this
3
OH NO THE SKY IS FALLING I JUST GOT RIPPED OFF OMG!!!!111!!!!!1

Oh, wait. They're talking about removing that option from new purchases, not retroactively taking it away from me. Unless / until I extend my contract, at which point I would be free to leave anyway.

It was a promo deal to encourage switching to Verizon at the iPhone launch. I think everyone understood that it was not a promise to offer that option, at that price, forever and ever.
also on March 1, 2011 at 2:05 PM Report this
4
I am SO inconvenienced by this!
on March 1, 2011 at 2:06 PM Report this
5
In related news, wireless iPads still work fine.

All your low service for high fees data plans are belong to USA. Everyone else worldwide gets better deals (except Africa, which also has third world nations like us)
Will in Seattle on March 1, 2011 at 2:09 PM Report this
6
Actually, quite the opposite: hurry up and buy your iPhone 4 and lock in your unlimited plan before you lose the choice. Buying now is the smart move if unlimited data is what you're looking for.
Banna on March 1, 2011 at 2:14 PM Report this
7
What @3 said. Verizon never intended to expand the iPhone unlimited data option beyond a few months. If I were to switch, it would be because their network tends to be somewhat better, maybe. I'm waiting for the accrual of a few months of other people's experience with call drops on Verizon.
dirac on March 1, 2011 at 2:17 PM Report this
8
Magenta doesn't have this problem.
mayor on March 1, 2011 at 2:21 PM Report this
9
@6 for insightful Trapped In The Wiring Closet advice win!
Will in Seattle on March 1, 2011 at 2:30 PM Report this
10
Glad im with T-Mobile, 3G is 30$ a month, its unlimited, however when you hit the 5 GB limit, they throttle you down to EDGE/2G for the rest of the month. You are not charged overage fees.

Only problem I have with T-Mobile is the 2G/3G reception. From First Hill, to Mountlake, to Overlake. When going from I-5 to 520 onramp/turn, the data covage always drops out until I hit Montlake overpass, then drops out once again halfway across the lake.
Kinison on March 1, 2011 at 2:32 PM Report this
11
@10, yes, with my 4G plan with T-Mobile, "unlimited" doesn't really matter, because even the most dedicated user of streamed video probably couldn't use up as much as 5 Gb if he tried. You just can't get that good a connection.
Fnarf on March 1, 2011 at 2:39 PM Report this
12
In South Korea, 5 Gb is called "what you use in 5 minutes".
Will in Seattle on March 1, 2011 at 2:54 PM Report this
13
@12 and kitties are called "dinner". And 5"6" is called "tall". What's your point?
email me sometime on March 1, 2011 at 3:09 PM Report this
14
@12, not on phones it isn't. You're wrong again.
Fnarf on March 1, 2011 at 3:33 PM Report this
15
I realize it's a bummer to pay for something that you don't pay for now, but isn't this the only rational way to run a system in which demand exceeds supply? And won't it spur app makers to be more efficient with their data requirements (good for everybody)? For a counter-example, just look to our roads.
Patrick McGrath on March 1, 2011 at 4:11 PM Report this
16
@14 made you look.

Seriously, though, data packet thruput in Japan makes us look like a third world country - and it runs about $10 a month for way more than we get.
Will in Seattle on March 1, 2011 at 4:19 PM Report this
17
@11 I am on tmobile and i have hit my 5GB limit the past 4 months or so. I stream a ton of podcasts and music and do a lot of browsing but not much video...i really only use it 7-5 M-TH as i am at home w/ wifi the rest of the time. Believe me, it's very doable.
Eastside Por Vida on March 1, 2011 at 4:22 PM Report this
18
@11: Coverage via any carrier can vary widely depending on where you live and travel most often. I have terrific luck with T-Mobile, but I know others who have dropped it because of the coverage. Similarly, Verizon's coverage is mediocre in my neighborhood.
bigyaz on March 1, 2011 at 4:32 PM Report this
19
78 bucks/month taxes and fees included for my Sprint unlimited data plan, no complaints here.
Zoroastronomer on March 1, 2011 at 4:40 PM Report this
20
And didn't the FCC give a pass to the cell phone carriers to now offer "package" solutions of what sites you're allowed to use? Sounds like smart phones are getting less and less awesome from the customer standpoint every day.
Knat on March 1, 2011 at 5:04 PM Report this
21
$55/month on sprint for 500 talk minutes and unlimited everything else on sprint's snappy EVDO network. I actually like my mobile company, is that so wrong?
veo_ on March 1, 2011 at 5:57 PM Report this
22
@11 "even the most dedicated user of streamed video probably couldn't use up as much as 5 Gb if he tried"

Today's power user is tomorrows casual user.

Root your phone, tether wifi to a laptop or tablet, you'll hit the 5gb easy. On a phone, its harder to do, but with more Android 2.2 devices running Flash 10.1, its going to be easier. The more iPad,(3G) magazines become, the faster people will hit those limits. Weekly ezines like The Daily are 50mb, monthly ones like Wired, maybe 250mb. Stream Netflix in HD? You'll hit the limit in a day.
Kinison on March 1, 2011 at 5:59 PM Report this
23
What Kinison said.

People will never need more than 640k.
Will in Seattle on March 1, 2011 at 6:09 PM Report this
24
GoPhone Prepaid is no good either. It has activation problems. You may never be able to use it.
on March 1, 2011 at 6:10 PM Report this
25
The WORST phone out there is the T-mobile MyTouch slide. I am on my 6th since August. After about a month, it starts malfunctioning, the screen freezes and it won't send texts...AND if you mail the defective one back outside of the 7 day window you get a lovely $400 "restocking fee"
julie russell on March 1, 2011 at 7:19 PM Report this
26
11 - hit the limit easily tethering my phone to my laptop, and using it to download HD torrents. But yea, love t-mobile, and my HD2 does everything the iphone does.
wilbur@work on March 1, 2011 at 11:06 PM Report this
27
I was totally hoping to pay more for less services! I woke up this morning thinking to myself, what am I already paying for that can be charged more but give out less services? I was so happy to see Verizon joining our overlords ATT in giving out less services for more money. That's how capitalism works right? You get really crappy service that never has any hope of getting upgraded, and then you have to pay extra when you use it. I mean, duh.
watchout5 on March 2, 2011 at 1:22 AM Report this
28
What number do I dial for the Waaaaaaambulance? Or is there an ap for bitching/moaning?
Andy Niable on March 2, 2011 at 1:27 AM Report this

Please wait...

Comments are closed.

Commenting on this item is available only to members of the site. You can sign in here or create an account here.


Add a comment
Preview
Posted by (your name here)

By posting this comment, you are agreeing to our Terms of Use.

Editors' Picks

This Is Total War
New First Hill Tower Shows Affordable Housing Doesn't Have to Be Ugly
Confessions of a Gasoline Huffer
The Different Ways We Are Packaged Black
Are You Ready for Summer?
Sodomy Tour 2003
The Stranger
is a proud member of the media network
Masthead Ad Info & Rates Jobs at The Stranger Contact Privacy Policy Terms of Use Takedown Policy Find The Stranger Near You
Support The Stranger
All contents © Index Newspapers LLC
800 Maynard Ave S, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98134