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In reply to the discussion: Verizon to disconnect unlimited data customers who use over 100GB/month [View all]CobaltBlue
(1,122 posts)Some cable companies have implemented limits on data, like 250GB per month, before imposing an additional fee.
I don't have the technical knowledge to know whether Verizon (or any mobile carrier) is truthful. (This may be a FCC matter. Are these data caps necessary?) But, I would be very interested to know how people are using up so much data during a given activity period. It makes me imagine they don't have a high-speed Internet service, at home, and rely totally on cellular dataand are viewing video content just about every moment they are not asleep or at work/school.
I have only been using a smartphone since 2015. (I was a late bloomer.) I am with Verizon. I don't come anywhere near my data plan's allowance. But, I have a couple family members on my account. The pricing of it all works for us. (Our phones are owned outright. So, I price it according to data + line access = $xxx.xx.)
Make no mistakethis will upset a lot of the "data hogs." But, for those grandfathered subscribers, they should not be surprised. They were not going to be able to rid it for much longer. And, with what Verizon is doing, it will likely happen with AT&T (if it hasn't happened yet).