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They haven't switched it...yet.
In all honesty here, I don't use enough data while tethering for AT&T to even bother switching me over. They are going after the top 5%, for which I don't even come close. With the amount of data that I use every month, I'll be on the grandfathered unlimited plan until they switch everyone off altogether.
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enjoy you unlimited data plan, that you don't use anyways, while you can...lol.
Thanks, I will. And you enjoy the capped data plan where overages cost you more, lmao.![]()
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Sean, just to clarify. Irish Rose is a chick!![]()
Oh, and I'm Irish too!
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Thought I'd interject here. AT&T has no plans that Ive been made aware of to take away unlimited data after a contract expires. None. Zero. Nada
People out of contract are at a higher risk of churn, it wouldn't make sense to actively kick them out the door. It would make sense to show them the benefits they're getting by staying with AT&T, a la Unlimited Data.
Thought I'd interject here. AT&T has no plans that Ive been made aware of to take away unlimited data after a contract expires. None. Zero. Nada
People out of contract are at a higher risk of churn, it wouldn't make sense to actively kick them out the door. It would make sense to show them the benefits they're getting by staying with AT&T, a la Unlimited Data.
Now what is a possibility is if you switched over to LTE, when that becomes available, you get forced to a tiered plan. Then again you could transfer your unlimited to HSPA+ plans so maybe not...
For the moment I think it's safe to say that AT&T won't remove unlimited data plans even if we did switch to LTE. Verizon let their unlimited data plan customers keep their unlimited plan even after switching to a LTE device. Seeing as how it's a carrier see carrier do world these days, I think AT&T will follow the same practice for now....
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I tend to agree with you otherwise it would be possible that many customers would walk away.
Yeah, I have to disagree with this. I can renew my contract right now and transfer over my existing unlimited plan.
And regards to throttling. I don't think it is that big of a deal honestly. I use 8-10 gig a month and think I will be fine. People who use a tremendous amount of data might be hit but those are people who tethering a lot of prime targets I believe. For the record I never tether.
I spoke with a customer service rep yesterday after receiving that 5% message, I asked them what they consider top 5% and for unlimited data plans like I am on she said anything over 2 GB puts you in the top 5% for an unlimited plan.
Honestly thinking of switching to sprint when my 2 yrs is up in June 2012.
