If you pay $29.99 to vzw for UNLIMITED email and internet its not really unlimited are you all aware that when you are on youtube, facebook, or myspace then it charges you for the amount of data its not unlimited everytime you follow a link thats on one of those 3 things vzw charges you for the data I was unaware of this until tonight when I talked to a vzw rep did everyone else know?
it is true I promise once you have used up a certain amount of data then it starts to charge it is nopt truly unlimited I am saying this based on what a vzw rep told me a few min ago.
No, it is true. You have a bandwidth limit. If you go over that limit they charge you. You have unlimited data but with streaming stuff you have to be careful
for any of you who went to boarding school its kind of like that. You can search the internet all you want, but when you downloaded stuff from the internet or streamed movies you had a limit.
I think what he meant to say that it's not truely unlimited. It's unlimited up to 5gb if I'm not mistaken, after that you will have to pay per kb. 5gb is so hard to do though even if you're a hardcore internet user. Even tethering makes it hard to do 5gb a month.
If you pay $29.99 to vzw for UNLIMITED email and internet its not really unlimited are you all aware that when you are on youtube, facebook, or myspace then it charges you for the amount of data its not unlimited everytime you follow a link thats on one of those 3 things vzw charges you for the data I was unaware of this until tonight when I talked to a vzw rep did everyone else know?
Just not true texas. I've never, ever, ever been charged for going on youtube or facebook (not really a myspace person), and I've gone to those sites quite a bit. Also, unlimited on verizon means unlimited. Now, if you tether it's another story, then you're charged an extra $30 for 5GB.
Data includes email, web browsing, videos on youtube, aim messages, etc. VZW won't charge you extra for facebook or youtube, or myspace.*
*Although streaming from non-VZW sources (like Orb or Sling) is technically in violation of the TOS the last time I read it, VZW doesn't really care unless you abuse it by going over 5gb/mo, and you would have to be doing a lot of streaming to do that.
I don't know about on the $99 dollar a month plan but i just pay the $29.99 for free internet and email and the reason I asked the rep was because when i went to youtube my phone had a meassage that said youtube uploads a lot of data please make sure your current plan allows enough data usage to avoid any additional charges and I thought to myself how can I not have enough data space if I have unlimted internet and that is what the rep told me! I hope its not true as well!
I don't know about on the $99 dollar a month plan but i just pay the $29.99 for free internet and email and the reason I asked the rep was because when i went to youtube my phone had a meassage that said youtube uploads a lot of data please make sure your current plan allows enough data usage to avoid any additional charges and I thought to myself how can I not have enough data space if I have unlimted internet and that is what the rep told me! I hope its not true as well!
That message is there by default. It's not necessarily directed towards you. It's just a warning so someone doesn't go with a plan that doesn't have unlimited data usage and then complain to verizon about not knowing. It's pretty much there to let the customer know and to also cover themselves.
I think what he meant to say that it's not truely unlimited. It's unlimited up to 5gb if I'm not mistaken, after that you will have to pay per kb. 5gb is so hard to do though even if you're a hardcore internet user. Even tethering makes it hard to do 5gb a month.
exactly. if you are browsing youtube, facebook, myspace... its tough to use up the set amount.
If you stream live TV constantly then you may run into problems. If you read the terms and conditions, streaming TV is prohibited activity. I think they enforce that with the bandwidth cap.
Youtube uses flv files which are low quality files usually only 1-5mb in size. When viewing the video you wont use the whole size in bandwidth just a portion of it. So say we use 2mb bandwidth on a video. You would need to watch 2500 videos a month or 83 a day to use your 5gb bandwidth quota.
Now if you use your phone for internet browsing, email etc that too will eat up bandwidth but it's very minute.
In the end 5gb is next to impossible to pass for 99% of us. Their are some extreme cases where it's possible but I wouldn't worry about it.
If you don't believe me log into your VZW account online and look at the current data usage.
buxley p that may be true I hope it isnt but I'm going to look into it further and get the whole truth and the crackberry community will be the first to know.
