Verizon 'significantly altering' unlimited data?

[UDPGuy]

With verizon, I normally get around 65 Mbps down and 40 up which is enough to power everything I need to work flawlessly ...with my u-verse I was getting less than 3 down ans less than 1 up...lol

I have the fastest wifi available to me... 50mb/s through TWC... My Verizon phone is always faster. I average 110MB/s on LTE at my house.

 

[dpham00]

I have the fastest wifi available to me... 50mb/s through TWC... My Verizon phone is always faster. I average 110MB/s on LTE at my house.

50 mbps is pretty usable though...I had 50 mbps on twc too, but During peak, mine was dropping to sub 1mbps

 

[Mooncatt]

Why would it be fake? I believe the article said they got it directly from Verizon. As in Verizon said not some unknown source. I'd have to double check though.

Edit - yep from Verizon.








That's why they are touching non contract people. They figure those in contract only have so long..

Unless they can point to a Verizon page with this notice or something similar, this doesn't matter much. Heck, they could say, "Verizon has confirmed with us that they will start putting pink unicorns on all of their towers tomorrow," but that doesn't mean diddly.

For all we know, their Verizon source may have been pulling their leg.

 

[yeahizme]

Yes that's an ouch and a pinch and a slap lol

 

[yeahizme]

Wow!!!!! Where do you live to get that fast vzw service lol

 

[UDPGuy]

50 mbps is pretty usable though...I had 50 mbps on twc too, but During peak, mine was dropping to sub 1mbps

I get 60 even during peak hours.

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[UDPGuy]

Wow!!!!! Where do you live to get that fast vzw service lol

Nebraska!

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[Almeuit]

Unless they can point to a Verizon page with this notice or something similar, this doesn't matter much. Heck, they could say, "Verizon has confirmed with us that they will start putting pink unicorns on all of their towers tomorrow," but that doesn't mean diddly.

For all we know, their Verizon source may have been pulling their leg.

I don't think a blog / news site can say Verizon said something to them without doing so. Also why would Verizon "joke" or "pull their leg" about this? I honestly have never seen Verizon come out with a joke on a news site that inquired about something happening ...

 

[Almeuit]

I have the fastest wifi available to me... 50mb/s through TWC... My Verizon phone is always faster. I average 110MB/s on LTE at my house.

Nice. I am around 30-50 Mbps around town. Right near my house I get this on a consistent basis w/ T-Mobile. Even during a VoLTE call .

 

[Almeuit]

Update from Verizon

These users are using data amounts well in excess of our largest plan size (100 GB). While the 100 GB plan is designed to be shared across multiple users, each line receiving notification to move to the new Verizon Plan is using well in excess of that on a single device.

So it seems ... 100+ GB and you could be in the crosshairs.

Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2016/07/20/verizon-unlimited-data-rip-tetherers/ (bottom of article .. Verizon reached out to them again).

 

[Mooncatt]

I don't think a blog / news site can say Verizon said something to them without doing so. Also why would Verizon "joke" or "pull their leg" about this? I honestly have never seen Verizon come out with a joke on a news site that inquired about something happening ...

With all the different blogs and rumours out there, I take everything with a grain of salt unless they cite back to a source, such as a press release page on Verizon's site, not just saying they told us so.

 

[Almeuit]

With all the different blogs and rumours out there, I take everything with a grain of salt unless they cite back to a source, such as a press release page on Verizon's site, not just saying they told us so.

Ah well you can believe what you want but Verizon even reached out to them again and explained more. You can deny it if you want but .. known news sites don't just go around saying "Verizon said this" or "Verizon reached out to us and told us .." without it being true. The source isn't a blog in a kids basement .. It is Droid Life who usually is correct on these things since they verify with the actual source (in this case Verizon) .

 

[UDPGuy]

Update from Verizon



So it seems ... 100+ GB and you could be in the crosshairs.

Source: http://www.droid-life.com/2016/07/20/verizon-unlimited-data-rip-tetherers/ (bottom of article .. Verizon reached out to them again).

Important to note it says well in excess of 100gb

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[Almeuit]

Important to note it says well in excess of 100gb

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But what does "well in excess" mean to Verizon? No one knows.

 

[UDPGuy]

Are you on contract now?

I'm assuming you'll get the first notice so let us know

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[UDPGuy]

People are arguing this is against block C agreements. Actually a pretty good argument. Says right in it they can not single out people for bandwidth usage

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[UDPGuy]

But what does "well in excess" mean to Verizon? No one knows.

Safe to assume it's over 100 greatly... I say at least double

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[raino]

Anyone get the text messages today?

 

[Almeuit]

Safe to assume it's over 100 greatly... I say at least double

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Yeah so 200+ GB could be excess to them.

 

[UDPGuy]

Yeah so 200+ GB could be excess to them.

Of course this is my speculation. But the way they put it makes it hard to judge

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