Verizon's 4gb of 4g LTE or AT&T's 'unlimited' throttled LTE

[physicxnad]

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 who use to be on AT&T and left to Verizon, I would like your input. How is 3g speeds in general for you as well?

Thanks!

 

[One Radical Dude]

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 who use to be on AT&T and left to Verizon, I would like your input. How is 3g speeds in general for you as well?

Thanks!

If AT&T is throttling your LTE speeds after exceeding 2GB, then to me, it really tarnishes the LTE experience. Verizon, however, does not currently throttle LTE users, but can throttle the heaviest 3G users. 1 Mbps for download and upload is actually good on EVDO (3G) During peak traffic, I don't even those slow speeds you're getting (I get maybe half of that). Another advantage Verizon has over AT&T is overall LTE coverage. I can't say much about AT&T, since I never used them as a carrier. I used to work for them as a CSR. I wasn't a fan.

 

[cdook]

From my experience Verizon has way better coverage. If you travel a lot, you're more likely to be on 4G (or even 3G) with Verizon compared to AT&T.

I saw you have a Galaxy Nexus... have you considered paying another $20 a month and getting 10GB of data? Verizon has the double data promotion right now for new contracts. You could pay $80 a month and get 20GB of data. You'd never have to worry about data again!