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It is a straightforward experience, having just bought a plan in May from T-Mobile, provided you are willing to accept that market-speak is the window dressing

by SllX 7y ago

It is a straightforward experience, having just bought a plan in May from T-Mobile, provided you are willing to accept that market-speak is the window dressing of Life in America and you are able to find a sales rep who is willing to switch from the corporate dialect to American English. I bought a $75/month “unlimited” plan (soft cap is 50GB before throttling according to the sales rep) and that price tag includes any taxes or fees in my local jurisdiction. It is $70/month with autopay turned on, because you get a $5/month discount. The hotspot would suck if I used it, but I don’t, and FaceTime Audio works out of the box, no setup process, which was what I wanted to hear.

scarface74 7y ago
Its not throttling. It’s deprioritization. If you aren’t in a congested area, you will get full speed throughout the month.
- SllX 7y ago
  That isn’t the explanation I received, but if true, that actually sounds slightly better than what I bought. In practice, I expect what the sales rep said to remain effectively accurate because I live in a densely populated city.
  - scarface74 7y ago
    To be fair to wireless carriers, wireless is different than wired when it comes to bandwidth. Theoretically, if you throw enough money at infrastructure, you can allow everyone to have truly unlimited bandwidth at the advertised rates wired. Of course that would be cost prohibitive. Wireless is different. There is only so much bandwidth that you can have over a given frequency, only certain frequencies are available to each carrier, and only certain frequencies are conducive to cellular transmissions. For instance for years T-mobile has horrible reception indoors because of the spectrum they had. https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/mydatausage https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/mydatausage It looks like you’ve used 48GB or more of data overall in this bill cycle. After 50GB, you still get unlimited LTE data but may at times notice reduced speeds in areas with network congestion. In the vast majority of times and places, you will notice little if any difference. In the small number of times or locations where there’s network congestion, you may notice reduced data speeds. This experience is due to our data prioritization practice, which prioritizes customers who use more than 50GB of data in a single bill cycle after other customers. This practice helps to optimize overall network performance and maintain a quality service experience for as many customers as possible. Your data usage resets at the beginning of your next billing cycle, so this practice will only apply until that time.
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by SllX 7y ago

scarface74 7y ago

Its not throttling. It’s deprioritization. If you aren’t in a congested area, you will get full speed throughout the month.

SllX 7y ago
That isn’t the explanation I received, but if true, that actually sounds slightly better than what I bought. In practice, I expect what the sales rep said to remain effectively accurate because I live in a densely populated city.
- scarface74 7y ago
  To be fair to wireless carriers, wireless is different than wired when it comes to bandwidth. Theoretically, if you throw enough money at infrastructure, you can allow everyone to have truly unlimited bandwidth at the advertised rates wired. Of course that would be cost prohibitive. Wireless is different. There is only so much bandwidth that you can have over a given frequency, only certain frequencies are available to each carrier, and only certain frequencies are conducive to cellular transmissions. For instance for years T-mobile has horrible reception indoors because of the spectrum they had. https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/mydatausage https://www.t-mobile.com/offers/mydatausage It looks like you’ve used 48GB or more of data overall in this bill cycle. After 50GB, you still get unlimited LTE data but may at times notice reduced speeds in areas with network congestion. In the vast majority of times and places, you will notice little if any difference. In the small number of times or locations where there’s network congestion, you may notice reduced data speeds. This experience is due to our data prioritization practice, which prioritizes customers who use more than 50GB of data in a single bill cycle after other customers. This practice helps to optimize overall network performance and maintain a quality service experience for as many customers as possible. Your data usage resets at the beginning of your next billing cycle, so this practice will only apply until that time.

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