The FCC's Next Stunt: Reclassifying Cell Phone Data Service as 'Broadband Internet

[smilesammich 10,727]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

There is actually an FCC charge on Phone Bill. It is a fund to provide services to rural areas, where it is not profitable to do so.

 

It got turned into Obama Phones 

obama phones are from bush my dear. we've been over this.

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

obama phones are from bush my dear. we've been over this.

Duh thats silly, why would they call the Obama Phones... 

[smilesammich 10,727]

Just now, Nature Boy Flair said:

Duh thats silly, why would they call the Obama Phones... 

https://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/cellphone.asp

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

3 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

https://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/cellphone.asp

snopes is fake news

[smilesammich 10,727]

2 minutes ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

snopes is fake news

my bad, it wasn't bush - it was your boy reagan. and none of this is 'fake' - all verifiable.

 

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• The Lifeline program originated in 1984, during the administration of Ronald Reagan; it was expanded in 1996, during the administration of Bill Clinton; and its first cellular provider service (SafeLink Wireless) was launched by TracFone in 2008, during the administration of George W. Bush. All of these milestones were passed prior to the advent of the Obama administration.
• The Lifeline program only covers monthly discounts on landline or wireless telephone service for eligible consumers. It does not pay
  cellular companies to provide free cell phones to consumers, although some cellular service providers choose to offer that benefit to their Lifeline customers.
• Lifeline discounts are not available only to “welfare recipients” — these programs are implemented at both the state and federal levels, so qualification criteria can vary from state to state, but in general participants must have an income that is at or below 135% of the federal Poverty Guidelines, or take part in at least one of the following federal assistance programs:

 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

20 hours ago, smilesammich said:

unlimited data* ??? can't risk the throttle

You'd likely never notice.. I haven't,  though one phone on our plan goes over on a regular basis.  Give it a try!

[smilesammich 10,727]

47 minutes ago, IDWAF said:

You'd likely never notice.. I haven't,  though one phone on our plan goes over on a regular basis.  Give it a try!

nope, it only would make my bill 5$ less a month. the plan im on with verizon no longer exists so theres no going back, no trying it out. and i don't know if you've ever tried to remote into work on a bad connection when youre on a deadline, but it's not at all fun. 

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

1 hour ago, IDWAF said:

You'd likely never notice.. I haven't,  though one phone on our plan goes over on a regular basis.  Give it a try!

What let me guess which phone.? 

 

The Verizon's speeds have been awful here lately.  Did a test it was .20 down 

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

3 hours ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

What let me guess which phone.? 

 

The Verizon's speeds have been awful here lately.  Did a test it was .20 down 

Not the one you think.  We share a plan with my brother and his GF.  She kills 30GB in about 2-3 weeks some months.

 

Speeds here ain't too bad...

 

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/a/3490641768

Edited December 22, 2017 by IDWAF

[Voice of Reason 10,298]

3 hours ago, smilesammich said:

nope, it only would make my bill 5$ less a month. the plan im on with verizon no longer exists so theres no going back, no trying it out. and i don't know if you've ever tried to remote into work on a bad connection when youre on a deadline, but it's not at all fun. 

So it's  $5 less, and unlimited... what is the downside again?  I'm not seeing the problem here.  If your plan is limited to 30GB, and you approach or go over, then an unlimited plan should be the bee's knees for you.

Edited December 22, 2017 by IDWAF

[smilesammich 10,727]

7 hours ago, IDWAF said:

So it's  $5 less, and unlimited... what is the downside again?  I'm not seeing the problem here.  If your plan is limited to 30GB, and you approach or go over, then an unlimited plan should be the bee's knees for you.

unlimited is not unlimited, see the fine print.

[jayjayj 571]

23 minutes ago, smilesammich said:

unlimited is not unlimited, see the fine print.

It is really unlimited data, but you could get throttled at some point.  Depending on the network and what data you are trying to pull, being throttled isn't always that bad.

[Dashinka 24,491]

19 hours ago, Nature Boy Flair said:

Duh thats silly, why would they call the Obama Phones... 

Because only Democrats get credit for good intentions.

[smilesammich 10,727]

4 hours ago, jayjayj said:

It is really unlimited data, but you could get throttled at some point.  Depending on the network and what data you are trying to pull, being throttled isn't always that bad.

then why does verizon not recommend use of their unlimited data plan for home internet use?

[jayjayj 571]

1 minute ago, smilesammich said:

then why does verizon not recommend use of their unlimited data plan for home internet use?

I think they have different rules for tethering and hotspots, but I'm not entirely sure.  I'll have to check it out to answer that question.