Hello Moondog!

** On Thursday 14.07.22 - 00:13, Moondog wrote to Ogg:

All mobile data plans here (Canada) are limited to the
extent that we pay for a base quota. Anything after that is
throttled.

I have a Tracfone (pre-paid plans) and there is no
throttling. Once you're ou t, you need to buy more time.

How much data do you buy at a time.. and how much per GB are
you paying?

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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Ogg to Moondog on Thu Jul 14 2022 09:17 am

Hello Moondog!

** On Thursday 14.07.22 - 00:13, Moondog wrote to Ogg:

All mobile data plans here (Canada) are limited to the
extent that we pay for a base quota. Anything after that is
throttled.

I have a Tracfone (pre-paid plans) and there is no
throttling. Once you're ou t, you need to buy more time.

How much data do you buy at a time.. and how much per GB are
you paying?

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid using data. I
have a Year long plan with unlimited calls and texts. The data with that
plan is small, like 1.5gb, but I like I said, I don't live on my phone. Data carries over from previous period, so right now I have 2.83 gb available
since I got the new phone and plan in December. All the regular haunts I
visit have wifi, so i use theirs when possible.

The year long plan with unlimited text and calls with 1.5gb was $120

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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Moondog to Ogg on Fri Jul 15 2022 01:49 am

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid using data. I have a Year long plan with unlimited calls and texts. The data with that plan is small, like 1.5gb, but I like I said, I don't live on my phone.
Data carries over from previous period, so right now I have 2.83 gb available

i shit more than 1.5gigs
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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: MRO to Moondog on Fri Jul 15 2022 01:53 pm

Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Moondog to Ogg on Fri Jul 15 2022 01:49 am

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid using data. I have a Year long plan with unlimited calls and texts. The data with that plan is small, like 1.5gb, but I like I said, I don't live on my phone. Data carries over from previous period, so right now I have 2.83 gb available

i shit more than 1.5gigs

I don't doubt it. Like I said, I use it as a phone and texting and an occasio nal email. If I need more data, I buy extra gb. My brother's phone is his primary data device, and he burns up his data watching movies and social
media. His "unlimited" plan throttles him down afer 20-25gb, and he burns thr ough that is a couple of days.

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Hello Moondog!

** On Friday 15.07.22 - 01:49, Moondog wrote to Ogg:

I have a Tracfone (pre-paid plans) and there is no
throttling. Once you're ou t, you need to buy more time.

How much data do you buy at a time.. and how much per GB are
you paying?

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid
using data. I have a Year long plan with unlimited calls
and texts. The data with that plan is small, like 1.5gb,
but I like I said, I don't live on my phone. Data carries
over from previous period, so right now I have 2.83 gb
available since I got the new phone and plan in December.
All the regular haunts I visit have wifi, so i use theirs
when possible.

OK.. Their "plans" are similar to our Luckymobile, Chatr and
PublicMobile self-serve no-contract types here. All are maxed
at a certain data amount until throttling kicks in after the
amount purchased.

When you wrote "there is no throttling", I thought you meant
you can continue to use more data at full speeds.

What is happening with Tracfone is that there is a hard cut-off
until you buy more data, right?


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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Ogg to Moondog on Sat Jul 16 2022 01:23 am

Hello Moondog!

** On Friday 15.07.22 - 01:49, Moondog wrote to Ogg:

I have a Tracfone (pre-paid plans) and there is no
throttling. Once you're ou t, you need to buy more time.

How much data do you buy at a time.. and how much per GB are
you paying?

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid
using data. I have a Year long plan with unlimited calls
and texts. The data with that plan is small, like 1.5gb,
but I like I said, I don't live on my phone. Data carries
over from previous period, so right now I have 2.83 gb
available since I got the new phone and plan in December.
All the regular haunts I visit have wifi, so i use theirs
when possible.

OK.. Their "plans" are similar to our Luckymobile, Chatr and
PublicMobile self-serve no-contract types here. All are maxed
at a certain data amount until throttling kicks in after the
amount purchased.

When you wrote "there is no throttling", I thought you meant
you can continue to use more data at full speeds.

What is happening with Tracfone is that there is a hard cut-off
until you buy more data, right?

yes, you're cut off until you buy a refill

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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Moondog to Ogg on Sat Jul 16 2022 04:36 pm

yes, you're cut off until you buy a refill

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Hello Moondog!

** On Saturday 16.07.22 - 16:36, Moondog wrote to Ogg:

When you wrote "there is no throttling", I thought you
meant you can continue to use more data at full speeds.

What is happening with Tracfone is that there is a hard
cut-off until you buy more data, right?

yes, you're cut off until you buy a refill

In that case, the throttling serves as a nice "bonus" in my
case. A few times I've used close to 1GB while throttled for 5-
6 days before my next billing period kicks in.

The throttle speeds do not impact my participation in this FTN
hobby though.

I've let music downloads from Spotify proceed overnight. By
morning, the handful of albums that I would want would be done,
no problem.


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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Moondog to Ogg on Fri Jul 15 2022 01:49:00

I have a Tracfone (pre-paid plans) and there is no
throttling. Once you're ou t, you need to buy more time.

How much data do you buy at a time.. and how much per GB are
you paying?

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid using data. I have a Year long plan with unlimited calls and texts. The data with that

I'm on a plan that accumulates cell data; thanks to extended periods at home on wifi I have 669GB available on my plan!

de VK2WAY
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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Jared to Moondog on Thu Aug 04 2022 05:12 am

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid using data. I have a Year long plan with unlimited calls and texts. The data with that

I'm on a plan that accumulates cell data; thanks to extended periods at home on wifi I have 669GB available on my plan!

i feel like i'm reading posts from 15 years ago.
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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: MRO to Jared on Thu Aug 04 2022 05:08 pm

Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Jared to Moondog on Thu Aug 04 2022 05:12 am

I use my phone mainly as a phone, otherwise i try to avoid using data. have a Year long plan with unlimited calls and texts. The data with t

I'm on a plan that accumulates cell data; thanks to extended periods at home on wifi I have 669GB available on my plan!

i feel like i'm reading posts from 15 years ago.

There's more to my life than apiece of glass and plastic and a data plan. I see the utility of a smart phone, but its not a primary median device

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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Moondog to MRO on Fri Aug 05 2022 12:55 am

i feel like i'm reading posts from 15 years ago.

There's more to my life than apiece of glass and plastic and a data plan. I see the utility of a smart phone, but its not a primary median device

WRONG
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Re: data.. no throttling.
By: MRO to Moondog on Fri Aug 05 2022 05:47 pm

Re: data.. no throttling.
By: Moondog to MRO on Fri Aug 05 2022 12:55 am

i feel like i'm reading posts from 15 years ago.

There's more to my life than apiece of glass and plastic and a data plan. see the utility of a smart phone, but its not a primary median device

WRONG

That is my personal opinion. I have bad eyes, and I hate tiny screens. It
is not my preference for a primary data device.

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That is my personal opinion. I have bad eyes, and I hate tiny screens. It is not my preference for a primary data device.

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