Comment by BeetleB
Comment by BeetleB 2 days ago
Consider changing your plan?
I pay $70/mo for 2 phone lines. Unlimited everything (well, OK, 5 GB data cap before slowing down).
Comment by BeetleB 2 days ago
Consider changing your plan?
I pay $70/mo for 2 phone lines. Unlimited everything (well, OK, 5 GB data cap before slowing down).
5GB data cap is ridiculously low. Might as well only count the slow speed.
In over a decade, the only time I hit that cap was because I let my kid watch too many videos on it.
5 GB is pretty reasonable for the bulk of the country. The only common things that can make it go over are games and streaming - both of which really are luxuries if you simply can't wait till you have Wifi access. So yeah - of course you should pay a lot more if you insist on doing those things.
It's like $45-$50 for an 'unlimited' plan that is only capped if you are on a busy tower.
A decent percentage more, not a lot of dollars more.
This is akin to him saying that average American needs X money for the car to participate in society, and you suggest that his numbers don't math because one could:
1. Walk around everywhere (Idaho, Iowa) 2. move to New York (with ok public transportation)
Mobile phone and unlimited high-speed internet are requirements for participation in society.
Not at all. Most people don't use 5 GB in data each month. Most people do drive.
> Mobile phone and unlimited high-speed internet are requirements for participation in society.
Sadly, I have to agree with you about mobile phones, due to 2FA. But unlimited high speed just for when you don't have Wifi a requirement? Nonsense.
Worrying about what the wifi password is for this place is such an old-school thing in America. Europeans and Asians find it baffling.
If you have internet access on your phone while you're actively moving, it should work all the time, without any traffic limits or the need to keep asking for shitty cafe wifi (because your mobile internet is even worse).
It really reminds me of the Healthcare System conversations, when Americans are justifying why their way of doing things is logical and correct, while the rest of the world shakes their heads.
> unlimited high-speed internet are requirements for participation in society
I pay $7/mo (not a typo) for 1GB mobile data via US Mobile, and I have never hit that cap in many years. I just don't stream video or audio unless on WiFi, which is not a hardship. Respectfully, what on earth are you talking about?
So that's not unlimited.. I could imagine a CEO could burn through 5GB pretty quick.