Because companies should not tell you how much data you can use.
I consider myself virtually addicted to my iPhone. I obsessively check my e-mail on it (4 accounts!); I listen to streaming music as I type on my computer at work; I surf the Internet fairly often; and I’ve got dozens of data-driven apps. Unlimted data for a fee seemed like a good deal. Now the cocksuckers folks at ATT have the balls to restrict how much data you can get in a month.
AT&T*, the U.S. smartphone leader, today introduced new wireless data plans that make it more affordable for more people to enjoy the benefits of the mobile Internet. Customers can pick the new data plan that best meets their needs – either a $15 per month entry plan or a $25 per month plan with 10 times more data. Current smartphone customers are not required to switch to the new plans, but can choose to do so without a contract extension.
Well, thank God for that. And please don’t call me a “data hog”. That’s exactly the point. I’m paying for them to provide the service-its up to me how much I use it. I worry that the next step will be ISP’s wanting to penalize users like me who like to download high quality movies with quality graphics. ISP’s and cable providers are fighting to be able to ration data-at exactly the same time is moving to make more and more data stored out there in the “cloud”.
And that’s why the FCC should have authority to regulate companies like AT&T and enforce net neutrality.