Unfortunately, the number of connection bars isn't a measure of speed it’s the strength of connection between your phone and the nearest cell tower. I often have five dots (formerly bars) on my iPhone 7 on the Verizon Network. Look at your smartphone right now and count the mobile connection bars. But putting the blame entirely on Verizon ignores some fundamental realities of science and infrastructure. Plus, even though many of us are carrying 4G LTE phones capable of 12Mbps (or higher) downloads and uploads of up to 5Mbps, Verizon could throttle them down to 3G speeds (which are roughly 10 times slower). It is confounding that Verizon - which only a few months ago started selling us the HDR-capable and 4K-supporting (though not 4K resolution) Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones - won’t be streaming anything near 4K video to millions of Unlimited customers. Verizon will also throttle Unlimited customer data on an as-needed basis, a switch from doing so only after the you had consumed 22GB of data. If you want 720p on your phone, you’ll pay at least $50 a month for four lines. The most affordable plan, $40 a month for four lines, holds all smartphones to 480p streaming video (larger-screened tablets get 720p). Verizon apparently anticipated the backlash and, even though they’re rolling out the new tiered system tomorrow (August 23), the company has yet to publicize the change or new offerings. Now Verizon has followed suit with a more draconian, tiered Unlimited plan: Go Unlimited, Tiered Unlimited, Business Unlimited, and everyone is calling foul. Most teased you with high-quality 1080p video but soon swapped that for 480p (after some data usage), DVD-quality video. Unlimited data plans, which have proliferated over the last 12 months, have offered varying degrees of the smorgasbord menu of mobile service. Do you watch movies? MoviePass's new deal is unreal and you should sign up today
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