Also posted this in the VZW thread to get their input:
So I have a dilemma, I recently left AT&T to Verizon to get on Verizon's unlimited plan through the loophole but in case I get audited and get put back to the 4gb plan I originally signed up for, I'm wondering if I should just go back to AT&T with their unlimited "throttled" LTE data plan that I originally had. I'm still in the time window where I can cancel my VZW contract w/o paying the ETF and eligible to reactivate my AT&T plan.
The main reason I left AT&T in the first place even though I had unlimited was that I got throttled after using 2gb of data on LTE which reduced my speeds to 200 kbps... which was just unacceptable. Luckily, their was a work around to get on the hspa+ network and use it during the throttling period, and it was pretty decent at about 5mpbs down/1mpbs up.... though nothing compared to what I was getting on LTE. I've had the gnex and VZW for about a week now and I love the phone, coming from a previous nexus one and skyrocket owner, and the LTE coverage is pretty expansive from southern california to the bay area. The 2 cons on VZW I've had are
1) 3g speeds are very slow, when I wasn't in areas of LTE I was getting about 1mpbs up/1 down compared to AT&T's solid 3g/hspa+ speed
2) LTE on the gnex is a battery killer for sure! Even with the extended battery, I was getting less battery life than I did on skyrocket on LTE.
I use around 4gb a month of data, sometimes more, sometimes less and use a lot of the streaming services. Decision is tough... although it would be easier to make if Verizon left my unlimited plan lol!
So for those on AT&T would you consider leaving for Verizon even if it meant being tiered and leaving your 'unlimited', albeit, throttled data plan? I would like your input.
Thanks!
So I have a dilemma, I recently left AT&T to Verizon to get on Verizon's unlimited plan through the loophole but in case I get audited and get put back to the 4gb plan I originally signed up for, I'm wondering if I should just go back to AT&T with their unlimited "throttled" LTE data plan that I originally had. I'm still in the time window where I can cancel my VZW contract w/o paying the ETF and eligible to reactivate my AT&T plan.
The main reason I left AT&T in the first place even though I had unlimited was that I got throttled after using 2gb of data on LTE which reduced my speeds to 200 kbps... which was just unacceptable. Luckily, their was a work around to get on the hspa+ network and use it during the throttling period, and it was pretty decent at about 5mpbs down/1mpbs up.... though nothing compared to what I was getting on LTE. I've had the gnex and VZW for about a week now and I love the phone, coming from a previous nexus one and skyrocket owner, and the LTE coverage is pretty expansive from southern california to the bay area. The 2 cons on VZW I've had are
1) 3g speeds are very slow, when I wasn't in areas of LTE I was getting about 1mpbs up/1 down compared to AT&T's solid 3g/hspa+ speed
2) LTE on the gnex is a battery killer for sure! Even with the extended battery, I was getting less battery life than I did on skyrocket on LTE.
I use around 4gb a month of data, sometimes more, sometimes less and use a lot of the streaming services. Decision is tough... although it would be easier to make if Verizon left my unlimited plan lol!
So for those on AT&T would you consider leaving for Verizon even if it meant being tiered and leaving your 'unlimited', albeit, throttled data plan? I would like your input.
Thanks!