Switch to what? AT&T 3G is 2 - 3 times faster than Verizon 3G so even when throttled it's unlikely you're going to get anything better...
We have no concrete evidence yet to tell us what AT&T's throttled speeds are going to be for the top 5%, so I think it's premature to draw that conclusion.
Quote:
People are going to have to face the unfortunate facts at some point that our devices are gaining features faster than our networks can support them. Here in the not so distant future it's going to become an issue of reliable service vs fast service, and reliable will win out with most users.
Generally agreed...
Quote:
The 95% of us who have a realistic need for data on the go aren't going to shed a single tear for the 5% who suck everything they can out of their data network just because they have unlimited data & feel like they need to get every penny out of it.
I have a little apprehension that AT&T might follow a slippery slope of progressively reducing their threshold for defining "top 5%" as people react to the throttling.
I guess, though, that in the long run it doesn't really matter, since AT&T is no longer adding any new customers on unlimited plans. Eventually the remaining crop of grandfathered unlimited customers will gradually disappear naturally through attrition...
Comments
Switch to what? AT&T 3G is 2 - 3 times faster than Verizon 3G so even when throttled it's unlikely you're going to get anything better...
We have no concrete evidence yet to tell us what AT&T's throttled speeds are going to be for the top 5%, so I think it's premature to draw that conclusion.
People are going to have to face the unfortunate facts at some point that our devices are gaining features faster than our networks can support them. Here in the not so distant future it's going to become an issue of reliable service vs fast service, and reliable will win out with most users.
Generally agreed...
The 95% of us who have a realistic need for data on the go aren't going to shed a single tear for the 5% who suck everything they can out of their data network just because they have unlimited data & feel like they need to get every penny out of it.
I have a little apprehension that AT&T might follow a slippery slope of progressively reducing their threshold for defining "top 5%" as people react to the throttling.
I guess, though, that in the long run it doesn't really matter, since AT&T is no longer adding any new customers on unlimited plans. Eventually the remaining crop of grandfathered unlimited customers will gradually disappear naturally through attrition...