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ejpoeta

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16. that is the whole point of supposed competition.

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 10:47 AM

Feb 2012

they don't really have much competition and at&t tried to swallow another competitor. This idea that if you don't like it you can just go somewhere else gets difficult. We have Verizon but just have plain jane phones and we got them on ebay. We are out of contract and have been looking around. Wanted to get in on Republic wireless but there are no slots right now.

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AT&T customers surprised by 'unlimited data' limit [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2012 OP

In the old days, this used to be called "fraud". How about a class-action lawsuit. Oh, wait. Scuba Feb 2012 #1

+1000 Blue_Tires Feb 2012 #24

I am the lead plaintiff in a forthcoming class action lawsuit against AT&T for their billing fraud. Fly by night Feb 2012 #38

Very interesting. Let us know how it goes. elleng Feb 2012 #63

There's nothing new about "bait and switch". xtraxritical Feb 2012 #48

Anyone surprised by this? DCKit Feb 2012 #2

Yep, I got one too Gman Feb 2012 #3

The shitty part is the arbitration agreement rbixby Feb 2012 #18

AT&T sucks. LuvNewcastle Feb 2012 #4

My service uses AT&T Omaha Steve Feb 2012 #6

Credo Mobile has been working on getting the iPhone for some time. onehandle Feb 2012 #9

We have Credo. It works really well for me, but my husband sometimes doesn't get JDPriestly Feb 2012 #33

I've been with Credo for almost 3 years. beac Feb 2012 #66

That would make me very happy primavera Feb 2012 #67

AT&T is the union carrier, Steve. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #19

First hand experience.They are more interested in drumming out union joanbarnes Feb 2012 #35

Yes, Consumer Cellular piggy backs on AT&T equipment Omaha Steve Feb 2012 #61

Thanks for the clarification proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #62

Even 500 MB is really a low limit if you watch any significant amount of video n/t markpkessinger Feb 2012 #64

Granted, I'm not going to say that I think AT&T is great, but... rbixby Feb 2012 #22

Same here. I've been with all three major carriers and they all suck one way or another. onehandle Feb 2012 #25

Ditto here and thats an important thing for us in fly-over country. n/t Johnson20 Feb 2012 #27

I Use Them RobinA Feb 2012 #55

And do they reduce the fee of those who are the bottom 5% of users? n/t ejbr Feb 2012 #5

My grandfathered unlimited plan is why I stay with AT&T. wildeyed Feb 2012 #7

Eliminating my ties with AT&T. Now that there is no advantage to them, our iPhone 5 purchases... onehandle Feb 2012 #8

Verizon better not get any ideas like this Sedona Feb 2012 #10

Carriers watch each carefully and parrot the same actions. onehandle Feb 2012 #11

that is the whole point of supposed competition. ejpoeta Feb 2012 #16

More than that... FedUp_Queer Feb 2012 #37

i feel the same way about t mobile, barbtries Feb 2012 #13

Me too. harun Feb 2012 #56

Same here LizW Feb 2012 #45

Same here. bvar22 Feb 2012 #47

AT&T is throttling the iPad, too. Joe Bacon Feb 2012 #12

not to make this carrier vs this carrier but I have been with Sprint for over 10 year and have INdemo Feb 2012 #14

sprint isn't very good in our area. coverage sucks here. ejpoeta Feb 2012 #20

Sprint's World Headquarters is in my city proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #23

The location certainly makes a difference INdemo Feb 2012 #44

And I dropped Sprint after over 10 years because of horrible reception. proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #21

AT&T.. sendero Feb 2012 #15

I'm supposedly grandfathered in proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #17

I didn't think they even had the unlimited plan anymore soleft Feb 2012 #26

They do, but only for folks who were grandfathered in.n/t Johnson20 Feb 2012 #28

I went with Straight Talk a couple of years ago. Fuddnik Feb 2012 #29

AT&T's Unlimited Frustration Plans ChromeFoundry Feb 2012 #30

Consumer Fraud Protection Agency xtraxritical Feb 2012 #50

AT&T doesn't want to spend the money to properly up-grade their system. RC Feb 2012 #31

It's the ancient technology ChromeFoundry Feb 2012 #36

Surprise! They've been doing this with DSL for years. joanbarnes Feb 2012 #32

So no one can offer accurate voting machines with a paper trail, BUT Marthe48 Feb 2012 #34

+1 Bozita Feb 2012 #39

Tell your younger cousins to go play with a ball outside once in awhile... IthinkThereforeIAM Feb 2012 #40

So then what does 'unlimited' mean to you? ut oh Feb 2012 #53

Unlimited amounts of data. boppers Feb 2012 #58

Lenny Bruce said ... bayareaboy Feb 2012 #41

On the other hand, proud2BlibKansan Feb 2012 #42

I have several antique landline phones from the 30s and 40s. Mojorabbit Feb 2012 #49

They got that covered too... Xtraneous Feb 2012 #65

Wow, that sucks Mojorabbit Feb 2012 #69

Profit over service bigdgib Feb 2012 #43

Funny huh. Corporations are regulated too much right? Fearless Feb 2012 #46

Wait, wait, you mean to tell me a cell phone provider's lying through their teeth about policies? Posteritatis Feb 2012 #51

The wife and I have experienced this Broderick Feb 2012 #52

There are people who claim "throttling" is not limiting data. NYC Liberal Feb 2012 #54

Unlimited limitations Bad_Ronald Feb 2012 #57

According to online reviews, the same is true of Clear Internet's "unlimited" data Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2012 #59

AT&T has also tried to limit internet to 250G per month then a $10.00 per 50G extra. airplaneman Feb 2012 #60

Waaah Myrina Feb 2012 #68