Inside tip confirms new T-Mobile data plans

[stcx86]

It doesn't matter about the cap being at 10gb or 100gb. If you are paying $35.00/month for a service that they say is UNLIMITED, then you should be able to use the phone as much as you want to do whatever you want. You are PAYING for the service therefore they cannot or in other words SHOULD not limit you to how much you can use.

and for whomever said they are not "cutting" it off they are just "limiting" you...that's outrageous,SIMPLY BECAUSE WE AS THE CONSUMER ARE PAYING FOR THESE EXTRA SERVICES.

[GasBot]

It doesn't matter about the cap being at 10gb or 100gb. If you are paying $35.00/month for a service that they say is UNLIMITED, then you should be able to use the phone as much as you want to do whatever you want. You are PAYING for the service therefore they cannot or in other words SHOULD not limit you to how much you can use.

and for whomever said they are not "cutting" it off they are just "limiting" you...that's outrageous,SIMPLY BECAUSE WE AS THE CONSUMER ARE PAYING FOR THESE EXTRA SERVICES.

Just think of it as you're paying unlimited data, but not unlimited speed. Regardless, a few people kicking and screaming about it isn't going to sway T-Mobile, they have an entire network to think about and they aren't going to let a few bandwidth hogs ruin it for the rest of their customer base.

[stcx86]

understandable but still...it's the concept of the fact that we are paying...out of our own pockets...despite how expensive this data plan is. if they feel that people are hogging up the network then UPGRADE the network and make it so that it can handle that type of activity.

[sl1pg8r]

The funny part is that noone has talked about WHY tmo is throttling. There's a limit so ppl don't take advantage of the service, using it in ways for which it wasn't intended and choking the existing bandwidth. If there was no limit... and everyone started tethering devices on wifi and 3g networks and downloading constantly NOONE would be able to use the service because there just isn't that much bandwidth. The pipe can only pump so much water. So tmo now has this throttling policy which sets the limit at twice their competitors and everyone starts bitching. I'm glad I use the carrier that offers me the best service. Greedy bastards...

[RussianSolja]

Just think of it as you're paying unlimited data, but not unlimited speed. Regardless, a few people kicking and screaming about it isn't going to sway T-Mobile, they have an entire network to think about and they aren't going to let a few bandwidth hogs ruin it for the rest of their customer base.

Good way of looking at it.

[ickyfehmleh]

The pipe can only pump so much water.

Thank you Senator Stevens.

We as consumers should realize that we cannot use services sold by companies as they are labeled but rather as the company intends for us to use them.

[EclipsedExistence]

I haven't posted in a while, but this thread just wants me to post. As MANY other people have posted, T-Mobile isn't doing anything wrong. Paying for unlimited data? So am I, but after I use 10GBs of it(and that is quite a lot, mind you) in a month, they slow down my speeds so that they can still continue to provide fast service to those who don't use as much data.

In reality, they are trying to be as fair as possible. They are giving you a lot of bandwidth to use, as they are everybody else, but understand that there are some who will use up vast amounts of bandwidth for unforeseen purposes. This is so Jane Doe can still load up the internet that she hasn't used in three weeks at a fast pace. If you have two dogs of the same size, and one eats faster than the other, is it fair if the other one doesn't get as much food?

Just so everyone knows, YOU STILL GET ALL THE DATA YOU WANT, YOU JUST DON'T GET THE SAME SPEEDS IF YOU ARE A GREEDY BASTARD. Those who are complaining are whining about T-Mobile trying to be fair to their customers. Would you rather them favor some group of people, such as those who are rich?

[stcx86]

so does that mean that once u go over 10gb for that same month, they will then limit your speed but once the new month/billing cycle begins...will you be back up to your "normal" speed?

[sl1pg8r]

yes (this message is at least 10 characters in length)

[ickyfehmleh]

Just so everyone knows, YOU STILL GET ALL THE DATA YOU WANT, YOU JUST DON'T GET THE SAME SPEEDS IF YOU ARE A GREEDY BASTARD. Those who are complaining are whining about T-Mobile trying to be fair to their customers. Would you rather them favor some group of people, such as those who are rich?

TMobile isn't doing this out of concern for customers, they're doing it because it lets them buy smaller amounts of bandwidth and then oversell it. If customers would take TMobile (indeed, any ISP) to task on these sorts of issues we'd see less and less throttling/overpromising/underdelivering, but people seem to be perfectly willing to give up things to appease giant corporations that don't really care about them, some even going so far as to defend the corporation's actions.