T-Mobile reducing data caps from 3GB per month to 500MB.

gam3r said:
Noooooo!!!

I'm into my 3rd month of T-mob on an android 3gb allowance :(

Blows!
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Not if you can get out ;). I'm the same position.

RE: The clause posted previously, do you have to request written confirmation of the change (so you can then appeal it) or should they do it automatically?
 
I haven't heard anything either.

I'm going to get one of my lawyer friends to draft me up a nice notice/letter to T-Mobile after I abuse my mobile internet :)
 
Russinating said:
Not if you can get out ;). I'm the same position.

RE: The clause posted previously, do you have to request written confirmation of the change (so you can then appeal it) or should they do it automatically?
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AFAIK, you should have got a text. Does the reduction apply to your plan/contract?
 
aaron333 said:
AFAIK, you should have got a text. Does the reduction apply to your plan/contract?
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I think that's where much confusion lies.

Many of us are on Android plans which at the time were advertised with 3GB FUP..Now the news that has come today is that 1GB plans have been halved, with no mention of Droid users.
 
gam3r said:
I haven't heard anything either.

I'm going to get one of my lawyer friends to draft me up a nice notice/letter to T-Mobile after I abuse my mobile internet :)
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abusing mine now, hammering the videos etc, would love to know if we need to contact them first to request confirmation of the change
 
im on web and walk, unlimited 1gb fair usage wich im pretty sure is there lowest pack, im sure if its going to hit any it will be that, if anything they would just lower the android 3gb down tot he w+w 1gb
 
El Jimben said:
Now that Orange have bought T-Mobile out this doesn't suprise me at all as Orange only offer 250MB inclusive with their plans so they wouldn't want everyone to go to T-Mobile and nobody to go to them. This just reeks of absolute stuipidity though as they must know that everyone will just get out of their contracts due to the change in terms, I know of people that have done so for far more trivial things that this.
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They offer 750MB with there "unlimited" plan.
 
biron_w said:
People on t-mobile might wanna try virgin. They run off t-mobile but offer a 1GB limit(that's what I get anyway).
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What phone do you have?

I am on Virgin and have the HTC Desire. I have awful battery life and some members on here think that it might be to do with my network.
 
gam3r said:
I think that's where much confusion lies.

Many of us are on Android plans which at the time were advertised with 3GB FUP..Now the news that has come today is that 1GB plans have been halved, with no mention of Droid users.
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No one have received a text or a letter. T-mobile seem to think a website announcement is enough. And yes it effects everyone

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For example, i have two android contracts with T-mobile (by me, i mean 'in the household' rather then personally).
Both should have the 3gb limit.

One remains at it used to on my account features.
The other now has lost "Android Data" and displays "Capped Data Rate" instead.
 
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"Clever phones like this needs the internet for their 'always-on' internet connection, internet will be included in your price plan, so you can choose a different Flexible Booster."

I tend to use around 2gb p/m and thats including streaming video so if they reduce it to 500mb and then i go over, i wont be able to stream according them as i will throttled.
 
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T-Mobile cannot get out of this by saying it's an optional service.

Here is an extract from the Communications Act 2003 from my letter to Vodafone:

Section 48(1) of the Communications Act 2003, which as you are aware regulates the telecoms industry, states that:
Where the Communications Provider intends to modify a condition in a contract with a Consumer which is likely to be of material detriment to the Consumer, the Communications Provider shall:
(a) provide the Consumer with at least one month’s notice of its intention detailing the proposed modification; and
(b) inform the Consumer of the ability to terminate the contract without penalty if the proposed modification is not acceptable to the Consumer.
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Oh ffs, I JUST ORDERED a T-Mobile contract! :mad:

You guys miss the worst thing about this change of terms though. It's not the decrease in the fair usage policy: it's the fact that they're saying they're restricting use of data to email and browsing!

So remember our Mobile Broadband and internet on your phone service is best used for browsing which means looking at your favorite websites like Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, BBC News and more, checking your email and looking for information, but not watching videos or downloading files.

If you want to download, stream and watch video clips, save that stuff for your home broadband.
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No Youtube, no Spotify, no VOIP, no using it as a modem for your netbook, bye-bye bandwidth-agnosticism, bye-bye net neutrality!

This is the thin end of the wedge! Next thing you'll know networks will be charging us an extra £10 a month to, for example, watch Youtube and IP-block it so we won't be able to even access it unless we pay! Or they'll say things like "buy Facebook access for £5/month!" The internet will become like satellite or cable TV, you'll have to choose which "channels" you want to access and pay for them individually, and you'll only be able to use the internet the way they tell you!

I am HIGHLY tempted to go to 3 despite the extra cost, not because they're offering unlimited bandwidth but because they promised to be bandwidth-agnostic and let you use it however you wanted! This is a question of principle for me - I would even go for a METERED plan, even if they were charging something ridiculous like £10/GB, if they guaranteed net neutrality!
 
ive got a t mobile contract but the sim has never been used.

Im abusing the data allowance now by streaming catch up TV. Hopefully they will contact me about changes
 
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