

AT&T predicts an extra 1 million smartphone sales for 2012






Source: Economic Times

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Why no unlimited option?
By quiksilvr on 12/6/2012 9:22:33 AM , Rating: 2
I mean, why not? Most customers may not get it, but it's nice for the minority to have an OPTION.

RE: Why no unlimited option?
By othercents on 12/6/2012 9:32:15 AM , Rating: 2
Because AT&T is to cheap to update their network to allow unlimited data. This is why they charge extra for tethering and don't allow FaceTime for everyone.

RE: Why no unlimited option?
By DanNeely on 12/6/2012 9:42:11 AM , Rating: 2
Because either they set a hidden cap/throttle point and have people rage at them; or they hemorrhage money and suffer QoS problems from the people who tether their phone to a PC and use max out their LTE connection 24/7 for bittorrenting, etc.

Unlimited only makes sense for something that's either too cheap to meter (texting, and arguably voice service qualify) or for which the maximum amount that can be used is small enough that it's non-disruptive. Short of increasing tower density to roughly one per block (in suburban areas; higher in urban areas) there's never going to be enough RF spectrum available for unlimited data on cell service the way there is for landlines.

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