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$80 for first 10 GB then $15/GB by tepples · 2018-09-20 02:03 · Score: 1 · on Despite Data Caps and Throttling, Industry Says Mobile Can Replace Home Internet (arstechnica.com)

Try checking to see if the carriers servicing your area offer fixed wireless service. Basically, it's an LTE hotspot designed to be used in one place

Verizon's LTE Internet (Installed) has what I would consider an unusably high cost per gigabyte. $80 ($10 for the line and $70 for the data plan) for the first 10 GB in each month and then $15 for each GB thereafter.

Verizon home LTE cap is still ridiculously low by tepples · 2018-09-08 03:07 · Score: 1 · on Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet's Most Successful Failure

Google, aka YouTube aka Google Docs aka Android doesn't care too much whether the fast, reliable service you use for watching YouTube is wired or wireless. They only care about how much time you spend watching YouTube

But the 10 GB/mo cap typical of wireless home Internet (source: Verizon LTE Internet (Installed)) won't allow for much YouTube time.

Re: Timing isn't the issue. by c6gunner · 2018-08-23 07:12 · Score: 1 · on Fire Department Rejects Verizon's 'Customer Support Mistake' Excuse For Throttling (arstechnica.com)

Ok, so you are just making it up. Good to know.

In response to your question, you don't even need to dig through any contracts to see details on throttling policies. You get the info up front on the page advertising their plans:

Unlimited Plans
4G LTE only. During times of congestion, your data may be temporarily slower than other traffic (only after 22GB/mo on Beyond Unlimited or 75 GB/mo on Above Unlimited). Not available for machine-to-machine services. Mobile hotspot/tethering reduced to speeds up to 600Kbps (only after 15GB/mo on Beyond Unlimited or 20 GB/mo on Above Unlimited)

https://www.verizonwireless.co...

It's not as if this is some secret. The exact criteria for throttling will depend on which specific plan they were on (and since nobody has provided that info we can only speculate based on some of the details they provided) but every single one of the "unlimited" plans stipulates the right to engage in throttling at some point. In fact given that the fire department acknowledges paying only $37 per month for the plan, it seems like their data limit should have been much lower. The above page states throttling starts at 20gb on the "above unlimited" plan; a plan which costs $60 per month.

Re:Emergency situations? ALL THE TIME! by Pubstar · 2018-08-22 11:22 · Score: 1 · on Fire Department Rejects Verizon's 'Customer Support Mistake' Excuse For Throttling (arstechnica.com)

Well a friend sent me their new plans for family (unsure about corporate rates) - basically they can throttle you at any time "due to network congestion" unless you pay for high speed data that wont be throttled.

Plans here, notice the little information bubble next to Unlimited Data

Sure looks better than whatever plan the firefighters were on, but still kinda weak compared to other offerings by other companies.

Re:You know how you get a cheap phone? by tepples · 2018-08-06 09:09 · Score: 1 · on Why iPhone and Android Phone Prices Will Get Even Higher (cnet.com)

Did you try buying a Verizon LTE SIM for your existing compatible unlocked LTE phone?

$10/GB by tepples · 2017-12-15 06:00 · Score: 1 · on Motherboard and VICE Are Building a Community Internet Network (vice.com)

So, because there are a limited number of "wired" broadband ISPs in a community, we need to build a "wireless" ISP, ignoring all the wireless ISP that already serve the area?

Communities want prices lower than $10 per GB. From a document published by a nationwide wireless ISP describing its home Internet service: "Overage is billed at $10 for each additional 1GB." In the age of multi-gigabyte operating system updates and movie and game downloads, $10 per GB is seen as prohibitive for a household's primary information and entertainment connection.

Compare to LTE Internet Installed by tepples · 2017-12-01 02:27 · Score: 1 · on Verizon Will Launch 5G Home Internet Access In 2018 (engadget.com)

The fear is that Verizon Wireless will offer and deliver non-service and use deceptive marketing to convince the public that the non-service is service.

Verizon already offers LTE Internet Installed as a substitute for wired broadband in areas within its LTE service footprint but outside that of wired broadband ISPs. But compared to wired broadband, the monthly data allowance is a pittance for a family in 2017 even on the most expensive plan: $150 per month for 40 GB per month.

Re:what about by LynnwoodRooster · 2017-10-03 14:03 · Score: 1 · on Google Is Latest Company To Ditch Headphone Jack In Its Newest Smartphones (cultofmac.com)

Sucks to be you, then! In fact, the Note 5 on Verizon was just updated again today. My Note 5 - bought 2 years ago - launched with IIRC Lollipop. Now running Nougat - Android 7.0. Kept pace rather nicely! Perhaps your phone vendor is lazy and doesn't want to update? I get regular updates, every 4 to 8 weeks - security and OS.

Re:Television? by nitehawk214 · 2017-09-28 09:49 · Score: 1 · on FCC Chief Tells Apple To Turn on iPhone's FM Radio Chip (cnet.com)

You are not kidding: https://community.verizonwirel...

You can't even change your service. Fuck Verizon and fuck all cable companies right up their asses.

Verizon Coverage Map by denbesten · 2017-09-18 12:14 · Score: 1 · on 8,500 Verizon Customers Disconnected Because of 'Substantial' Data Use (arstechnica.com)

customers...in 13 states (Alaska, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Utah, and Wisconsin) ... were "using vast amounts of data ...outside of our network footprint."

Based on Verizon's coverage map, those customers must be clustered into single-pixel sized locations for about half the states.

Exede is cheaper than VZW by tepples · 2017-09-15 17:01 · Score: 2 · on 8,500 Verizon Customers Disconnected Because of 'Substantial' Data Use (arstechnica.com)

a lot of folks use their phones as a de-facto Internet connection (video, FB, whatever), since an actual hardline ISP connection is either out of their budget (Satellite)

I don't see how that's the case. Last I checked, Exede Satellite Internet was cheaper than Verizon's LTE Internet Installed. Verizon has 10 GB/mo for $60/mo or 20 GB/mo for $90/mo, with $10/GB thereafter. Exede has 12 GB/mo for $50/mo or 25 GB/mo for $75/mo, with the meter stopped at 0300-0600 local time ("Free Zone"), and deprioritization instead of overage fees ("Liberty Pass").

Re:What about iMessage? (Or equivalent) by tepples · 2017-08-25 02:53 · Score: 1 · on These Are the 10 Most Popular Mobile Apps in America (recode.net)

Message+ is a Verizon Wireless app, not a Google app. Google's messaging apps are Hangouts and Allo, and Hangouts is like Skype in that it works with Google Account email addresses. What error message does Message+ give? Does the error message appear on the help page for Message+?

Re:Game of Thrones by Shatrat · 2017-08-22 04:01 · Score: 1 · on Verizon To Start Throttling All Smartphone Videos To 480p or 720p (arstechnica.com)

They're not losing money. They don't get charged per-byte for backhaul or peering. They are doing this to allow them to delay network upgrades and to provide a competitive advantage to their own product. https://www.verizonwireless.co...

Re: Still available in 2017 by sims+2 · 2017-06-22 03:00 · Score: 1 · on Remember When You Called Someone and Heard a Song? (vice.com)

Now you know your friend is paying $1/mo extra for a service they aren't using because they CBA to login to their account online and remove it.
go here: https://ebillpay.verizonwirele...
go to "Manage Your Products" find "Ringback Tones" click "Remove From Account"

Then go into Get Products > FREE PRODUCTS
Find "Share Name ID" and add it to your line
Then go to https://myvpostpay.verizonwire...

Set name to custom "SLASHDOTWASHERE"
Or if your feeling like a normal person you could put your actual name or business name there!

Verizon changed everyone's caller ID to "Wireless caller" a few years ago to screw with people but now you can set it to anything you like for free.

Done now your saving $1/mo and when you call people they can see you are a person an not a telemarketer.

Re: Still available in 2017 by sims+2 · 2017-06-22 03:00 · Score: 1 · on Remember When You Called Someone and Heard a Song? (vice.com)

Now you know your friend is paying $1/mo extra for a service they aren't using because they CBA to login to their account online and remove it.
go here: https://ebillpay.verizonwirele...
go to "Manage Your Products" find "Ringback Tones" click "Remove From Account"

Then go into Get Products > FREE PRODUCTS
Find "Share Name ID" and add it to your line
Then go to https://myvpostpay.verizonwire...

Set name to custom "SLASHDOTWASHERE"
Or if your feeling like a normal person you could put your actual name or business name there!

Verizon changed everyone's caller ID to "Wireless caller" a few years ago to screw with people but now you can set it to anything you like for free.

Done now your saving $1/mo and when you call people they can see you are a person an not a telemarketer.

Still available in 2017 by denbesten · 2017-06-21 15:37 · Score: 3, Informative · on Remember When You Called Someone and Heard a Song? (vice.com)

Verizon, ATT, Sprint and T-Mobile still offer them. Typical cost is $0.99 per month for the service plus $1.99 per year for each ringback tone.

Re:Bogus Corporation Excuse by TheSync · 2017-06-08 10:53 · Score: 1 · on US Ranks 28th In the World In Average Wireless Broadband Speeds (dslreports.com)

Australia has much larger coverage "holes", compare Telstra Australia coverage with Verizon US coverage.

Re:The solution? by omnichad · 2017-05-25 02:51 · Score: 1 · on Republicans Want To Leave You Voicemail -- Without Ever Ringing Your Cellphone (recode.net)

I'm not sure about all carriers, but be aware that Verizon charges a monthly fee for the completely automated visual voicemail "service".

They discontinued their own-brand visual voicemail. Basic visual voicemail is free: per verizon - "You can also continue to use our free Basic Visual Voicemail service by upgrading your device to a smartphone or compatible phone. "

Your phone will show a list of messages and there will be a playback button. It should also show up in the dialer under call history. Enable it for your own sanity's sake.

Yeah. More info, opt-in and opt-out by raymorris · 2017-03-31 14:29 · Score: 1 · on Verizon, AT&T, Comcast Say They Will Not Sell Customer Browsing Histories (reuters.com)

Yeah Verizon does set a cookie-like identifier which goes to AOL-owned sites and possibly some other Verizon-affiliated sites. There is an opt-in component and an opt-out component. Verizon customers may want to opt out. More info:

https://www.verizonwireless.co...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/...
(Note this link is from late 2014 and may be outdated.)

Re:Sounds boring & expensive by CrashNBrn · 2017-03-29 09:59 · Score: 1 · on Samsung Launches Galaxy S8 Smartphone (cnbc.com)

The various cell providers got rid of "contracts for phone discounts", no longer offer free phones, and their phones are listed with the "monthly price" (to hide the actual price from the expected uninformed consumer). The bulk of the subscribers get phones from their provider, and the monthly pricing makes it difficult for even half-way intelligent people to discern the true cost when you see an average price of $15/mo and top-end prices of $24-$30/mo, with very few phones in the $5-10 range.

cf. Verizon Smartphones

$32.08/mo - iPhone 7 Plus
$24.00/mo - Samsung Galaxy S7
$27.08/mo - Pixel

Re:Yes, "line rental" is for POTS by tepples · 2017-03-17 04:23 · Score: 1 · on Elderly 'Hit by Line Rental Charges' (bbc.com)

Also, doesn't POTS still work when the power goes out?

Most cell phones have a built-in battery backup, which still works as long as the tower also has battery backup.

And elderly tend to stick with what they know, the learning curve from an old landline to a cellphone (even a dumb phone) could be too steep or daunting for the elderly, not to mention ergonomically difficult.

Here in the USA, both Verizon and AT&T offer cellular radios into which the subscriber plugs a POTS phone (source; source). (I haven't used them and can't speak for their quality, ability to handle extensions, or ability to run off batteries in a power outage.) In addition, GreatCall offers Jitterbug phones with large buttons and large display specifically for seniors.

Re:They need to fix their network by DRJlaw · 2017-01-31 09:42 · Score: 1 · on Even Sprint Beat AT&T and Verizon in Customer Growth (cnet.com)

Only reason I stick with AT&T is their 4G LTE coverage and the civilized function of being able to use DATA whine in a call. Verizon and their archaic system that disallows data during a call needs to be thrown out.

Verizon's archaic VoLTE capability that lets you use DATA while in a call, that I used just last week, you mean?

That feature was introduced in late 2014. Sounds more like your knowledge is archaic.

Re:competition by Desler · 2017-01-23 09:32 · Score: 1 · on AT&T Offering Day Pass For International Travelers (cnet.com)

$10/day for everywhere else.

https://www.verizonwireless.co...

Re:If you work at Verizon customer service by Anonymous Coward · 2017-01-18 05:05 · Score: 0 · on Thousands of Note 7 Phones Still in Use On Verizon, All Non-911 Calls To Be Rerouted To Customer Service (cnet.com)

Verizon definitely doesn't use SIM cards. That's why they don't sell SIM card activation kits.

Re:the trump administration will solve the issue by Anonymous Coward · 2016-12-21 15:25 · Score: 0 · on Chicago Electronics Recycler Faked Tear-Downs, Sent Hazardous Waste To Overseas Landfills (arstechnica.com)

The Trump administration will remove all those regulations that are BAD for business.

Cricket wireless is emailing people that use access points for internet that they are being bad. No actual threats of disconnection yet, but it seems the days of net neutrality are swiftly coming to an end. My mom is using that method, since it was the best deal I could find and I doubt she even uses more than 10-15GB most months. I'm assuming they will eventually either cancel that line or cancel all thee phone accounts linked to that account. (No, nothing like DSL or cable is available.)

Most likely I'll have to move the access point to verizon's home service. verizon home service They want $60,$90, or $120 for 10,20, or 30GB. I thought about satellite as well, but for her actual use 4G is likely faster (lower latency). I'm guessing the $60 or $90 plan may work for her.

I'm curious, are there any official proxy servers that re-compress things like video and such? I hate the idea, but it may be necessary there. Binge on for home owners with sucky internet? I suppose i could order satellite, but that has hideous latency, and fixed point wireless was crap last time we had it. She seldom bothers with video, but occasionally i watch it when I'm there.

The sad thing is, Cricket should be making plenty of money from us. Also Cricket's parent company AT&T is the one that FAILED to every bother to upgrade any of their telephone lines so her house could get DSL. She is like 1000 foot from it and its been what over a decade.

If I had to choose who I hate more, Donald Trump or AT&T it would be a close call. If they weren't well evil they would just say, well you want to use an AP, that will be an extra $20 protection money and go away, but no such luck, so far at least, and given AT&T's track record I'm doubting it will happen.

I'll miss net neutrality. Everyone who liked their hotspot mode working is likely to find difficulties next year. Then again Trump is unpredictable. Who knows what he will do. I still maintain that providers just need to sell plans that cover what they want to sell, rather than play games, Is your service really not unlimited? Well sell 20GB a month with rollover or something.

In other words, AT&T and its subsidiaries need to take the same advice I'd get our new president. "Stop Lying about the crap your selling." Of course as soon as I say that someone will say, but they said you couldn't use it that way. I'll counter with, Why not? Its the same web whether I view it on a laptop or a phone.

FWIW, I forced them to say what they were going to do. They are going to kill it. Yes ATT.com continues to win the most evil company in the world award. They claim the device doesn't work with their network. Their network is AT&T's. The device is an AT&T hotspot. It has worked fine and not been used for that much data for over a year now. So clearly they are lying bastards. The only real difference is the pending death of anyone in government willing to protect net neutrality.

You could go for one of their approved (crap phones) and use tethering from them for $10 extra a month, and then be limited to 10GB, but that is almost not enough anymore. If you used two phones with the discount you would be at 50+40=90, (assuming 2 other phones) and at that point, why go mickey mouse, just get verizon home LTE. Of course had they asked for $90 a month I'd probably have paid it, but you get nothing remotely like sense from them. Three would put it at 120, which is again at verizon prices, without mickey mouse crap.

Excede looks like a possibility, but it is satellite. Probably the best bet is to try to see if 10GB is enough via tethering with an official (crap) phone. (I have one) The price is exactly the same, and I don't think my mother is exceeding it by that much. I only went unlimited be

Re:the trump administration will solve the issue by Anonymous Coward · 2016-12-20 15:37 · Score: 0 · on Chicago Electronics Recycler Faked Tear-Downs, Sent Hazardous Waste To Overseas Landfills (arstechnica.com)