AT&T has increased data amount for its customers on unlimited data plans. Subscribers may experience the throttled speed with this change. Earlier, 5GB was the upper limit but now it has been increased to 22GB.
AT&T has published on its website that “As always, Unlimited Data Plan smartphone customers will still have the comfort of knowing that, no matter how much data they use in a billing cycle, they will continue to pay a single monthly flat rate.” Further, it also posted “It is the essential promise of the Unlimited Data Plan, and we are pleased to continue honoring that promise. Further, speed reductions will occur only when the customer is using his or her device at times and in areas where there is network congestion and only for the remainder of the current billing cycle after the customer has exceeded the 22 GB data usage threshold."
AT&T promises to notify its customers regarding unlimited data plans during every billing cycle once their data usage reaches 16.5GB so they can manage the rest of the data accordingly. Previously, the customers who had 3G or HSPA+- phones noticed a dip in speed after they consumed 3GB data from their unlimited data plan. According to AT&T, speed issues may be due to network problems but once the customer changes his area, the speed will return to normal.
It is unclear how many customers still go for the unlimited data plan. AT&T had earlier said, in July, that most of its subscribers were usage based. There is also no estimate as to how many customers might be affected because of the FCC’s recently proposed $100 million fine against the telecom company for its throttling practices. The FCC has fined the telecom for the violation of the transparency rule of 2010, Open Internet Order of net neutrality. However, last year federal court had tossed out those rules but the FCC came up with new ones. LTE customers with grandfathered unlimited plans didn’t notice their speed throttled until they reached data usage of 5GB in a month when the speed steeply declined for the remaining cycle regardless of the network congestion.
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AT&T has published on its website that “As always, Unlimited Data Plan smartphone customers will still have the comfort of knowing that, no matter how much data they use in a billing cycle, they will continue to pay a single monthly flat rate.” Further, it also posted “It is the essential promise of the Unlimited Data Plan, and we are pleased to continue honoring that promise. Further, speed reductions will occur only when the customer is using his or her device at times and in areas where there is network congestion and only for the remainder of the current billing cycle after the customer has exceeded the 22 GB data usage threshold."
AT&T promises to notify its customers regarding unlimited data plans during every billing cycle once their data usage reaches 16.5GB so they can manage the rest of the data accordingly. Previously, the customers who had 3G or HSPA+- phones noticed a dip in speed after they consumed 3GB data from their unlimited data plan. According to AT&T, speed issues may be due to network problems but once the customer changes his area, the speed will return to normal.
It is unclear how many customers still go for the unlimited data plan. AT&T had earlier said, in July, that most of its subscribers were usage based. There is also no estimate as to how many customers might be affected because of the FCC’s recently proposed $100 million fine against the telecom company for its throttling practices. The FCC has fined the telecom for the violation of the transparency rule of 2010, Open Internet Order of net neutrality. However, last year federal court had tossed out those rules but the FCC came up with new ones. LTE customers with grandfathered unlimited plans didn’t notice their speed throttled until they reached data usage of 5GB in a month when the speed steeply declined for the remaining cycle regardless of the network congestion.
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AT&T Took Certain Steps to Battle T-Mobile
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