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This outcome is actually better than what AT&T previously has been doing. At least now unlimited users on the grandfathered $30 plan can consume the same amoun
by ben1040 15y ago
This outcome is actually better than what AT&T previously has been doing.
At least now unlimited users on the grandfathered $30 plan can consume the same amount of data as the 3GB/$30 metered plan, and only get throttled after 3GB.
Up until now the throttling trigger was at 2GB. When people called AT&T and told them that customers on the current 3GB/$30 plan got more data than those on the "unlimited" plan (yet paid the same price), they were told that they were more than welcome to switch to the metered plan that doesn't get throttled.
- unseen 15y agoThe trigger wasn't 2GB, but "top 5%". Every customer that is affected by the 5% rule will very likely try to reduce his consumption. So when you take the limit as time approaches infinity, the amount putting you in the top 5% approaches zero bytes. I could see why that is a legally questionable thing to do.
- martingordon 15y agoI wish they made this an actual option though. When you hit your cap, do you want AT&T to charge you for the overage or drop your speed? Right now it's a one-way decision, and only for those who still have an "unlimited" plan.