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发帖数: 17771 | 1 Apparently responding to criticism over a controversial policy, AT&T has
clarified the circumstances under which a wireless data customer on an
unlimited plan will face reduced speeds.
The nation's second-largest mobile-phone company explained that a customer
with a smartphone that works on a 3G or 4G network will receive a text
message when his or her usage approaches 3 gigabytes in one billing cycle.
That customer will get reduced data speeds if 3 GB or more is consumed in a
month. AT&T cautioned it won't send a subsequent text if a person reaches
the limit a second time.
Customers with a 4G LTE smartphone and an unlimited data plan will be
subject to the same restrictions except that their data limit is 5 GB.
AT&T noted that its subscribers will still be able to use as much data as
they want even if they exceed their limit; they just won't receive the same
throughout speed that they are accustomed to.
"Streaming video consumes the most data of all possible activities and is
often the reason consumers are among the top 5% of heaviest users," AT&T
explains on a webpage detailing its policies.
AT&T said customers have a few options to avoid the limitations. First,
subscribers' speeds aren't reduced if they are connected via Wi-Fi. Second,
they can move to a tiered plan and pay extra for data if they exceed their
monthly limit. Those tiered plans include 3 GB for $30 per month and 5 GB
for $50 per month. The company explains that a customer with 5 GB can do
such things as send and receive 7,000 emails, stream 75 hours of music, view
5,600 web pages and stream 160 minutes of video.
Dallas-based AT&T has been condemned for limiting or "throttling" speeds for
customers on unlimited plans who the company said rank as the top 5 percent
of data users. AT&T previously said those bandwidth hogs could be using
various amounts of data each month depending on the region where they
resided. That policy led to criticism that the carrier's practice was
inconsistent, unfair and not transparent.
More than 1 1/2 years ago, AT&T nixed the unlimited plan for future
subscribers and unveiled tiered data packages, although the company
grandfathered in customers on the $30-per-month unlimited plan.
AT&T has cited the soaring increase in mobile data traffic for its decision
last year to throttle certain customers. At the end of last year, nearly 57
percent of AT&T's 69.3 million postpaid subscribers had smartphones. | t*n
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: Apparently responding to criticism over a controversial policy, AT&T has
: clarified the circumstances under which a wireless data customer on an
: unlimited plan will face reduced speeds.
: The nation's second-largest mobile-phone company explained that a customer
: with a smartphone that works on a 3G or 4G network will receive a text
: message when his or her usage approaches 3 gigabytes in one billing cycle.
: That customer will get reduced data speeds if 3 GB or more is consumed in a
: month. AT&T cautioned it won't send a subsequent text if a person reaches
: the limit a second time.
: Customers with a 4G LTE smartphone and an unlimited data plan will be
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