Non-lovely iPhone Rumor of the Week: Data Caps for iPhone Users Coming Soon
PCWorld caught Ralph de la Vega making a few, um, intimations at CTIA yesterday. First, a setup, in which he describes an actual problem:
He cited AT&T research showing that just 3 percent of AT&T’s smartphone customers use 40 percent of all smartphone data
Gizmodo had a good post up earlier this week, which looked at some recent comments from AT&T ‘s CEO, did some reading between the lines (or just connecting the dots) and came to the conclusion that iPhone users will soon be looking at either higher data rates or tiered plans.
Check out the full Gizmodo post HERE to see more on this.
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I don't understand this. AT&T's wireless data terms have always included a data limitation clause of 5GB. Though it doesn't say it WILL charge you for extra, but it says it reserves the right to so long as it gives you sufficient notice prior. Unless you're doing a lot of torrent downloading I don't thin you would hit this limit. And for the most part, downloading a file on an iPhone is off limits anyway, unless you are tethering.
Awesome. I have been waiting for Data Caps. Thank you AT&T. Good Bye!
Yeah, and 20% of all users use 80% of the bandwidth. Duh. They didn't need research to tell them that.