Just in time for the onslaught of iPhone 4 customers it will receive, Verizon has revised its terms in conditions and reserved the right to throttle data speeds. Unlike AT&T, Verizon still offers unlimited data plans. If you’re a data hog then there’s a chance that your speeds will slow down “periodically”. Here are the details:
Verizon Wireless strives to provide customers the best experience when using our network, a shared resource among tens of millions of customers. To help achieve this, if you use an extraordinary amount of data and fall within the top 5% of Verizon Wireless data users we may reduce your data throughput speeds periodically for the remainder of your then current and immediately following billing cycle to ensure high quality network performance for other users at locations and times of peak demand. Our proactive management of the Verizon Wireless network is designed to ensure that the remaining 95% of data customers aren’t negatively affected by the inordinate data consumption of just a few users.
I know that some of you are interested in picking up an iPhone 4 on Verizon’s network. Does this development change anything for you?
android users use more with flash i wouldthink
no it doesnt change my mind
throttled is faster and more reliable than att
Under optimum conditions AT&T is actually the faster network.
@Ray
I know this and on paper it should be. In my use…it is not though. In fact…it can't even get a signal in a crowded area whereas Verizon seems to not have that problem in my area.
Yes, the key phrase is optimal conditions. It's achievable for some people in some areas. In others…not so much.
Have you guys seen what AT&T is doing now to keep their iPhone customers?
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/02/att-to-…
-M
crap! i'd like to get that femtocell but i don't want to renew my contract for 12 months more without getting a new phone. how lame!