Is Verizon throttling 4G unlimited data now?
I've spent several hours trying to determine if Verizon is now throttling 4G unlimited data users. I've read that back in July it was a "go", and then it was halted by the FCC. I've also read th...
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The bandwidth available on the frequencies they are licensed to use is a limited resource. To some extent a power company can keep building new & larger power plants, a water company can increase its sources. But even then, when too may people run large air conditioners during the summer peak we experience brown outs. When faced with natural drought and/or population spikes, and users who continue to water lawns and take 30 min showers, we do occasionally run out of water. another analogy would be airplane seats, paying customers get bumped from their flights every day because airlines have to guess how many of their customers will actually show up. They can build more planes and add more flights when it makes business sense, but at some point, the skies are full.
Bandwidth is no different, its a limited resource. They can expand it to some degree, but eventually it reaches a max capacity and at peak times it gets overloaded. More & more users who stream movies, TV and music over the cellular system aggravate the problem.
Whether its power, water, planes or cellular, its a shared resource that sometimes gets over used or restricted.
If you think they "over sold" then maybe your alternate solution would be to restrict all cellular data plans to a 5 gig max, when they would be shut off for the remainder of that billing period.
"I think that Verizon has oversold their wireless network and that they can't handle customer demand. If Verizon was a power company, customers would be banging on their door for better electrical service. If Verizon was a water company and you couldn't get water for 8 hours a day, customers would be banging on their door."
Bandwidth is no different, its a limited resource. They can expand it to some degree, but eventually it reaches a max capacity and at peak times it gets overloaded. More & more users who stream movies, TV and music over the cellular system aggravate the problem.
Whether its power, water, planes or cellular, its a shared resource that sometimes gets over used or restricted.
If you think they "over sold" then maybe your alternate solution would be to restrict all cellular data plans to a 5 gig max, when they would be shut off for the remainder of that billing period.
"I think that Verizon has oversold their wireless network and that they can't handle customer demand. If Verizon was a power company, customers would be banging on their door for better electrical service. If Verizon was a water company and you couldn't get water for 8 hours a day, customers would be banging on their door."
