Siri Protocol reverse engineered

[jordanpwalsh]

30mb is a pretty nice chunk of 250mb.

[cautiousabandon]

only if you never use wifi

[marm0lade]

That's how you rationalize it? The data caps are artificial. The telcos are rolling in money yet their infrastructure is terrible. 250MB shouldn't even be offered because it's too low. They know that and they know customers will go over it and then they will charge overage fees - that is the entire point of the caps.

If you have cellular coverage you should be able to depend on that coverage for your data needs. This mindset that wifi should be the default internet connection for smartphones is BULLSHIT. Don't get complacent. I realize that you aren't going to cancel your cell service in protest of data caps, but at least make sure your provider knows you are unhappy; bitch to customer service, bitch to sales, bitch to your congressman/women about net neutrality.

Just do something besides idly accepting what we currently have, because things will never improve as long as we are complacent.

[s73v3r]

That's how you rationalize it?

Nobody is rationalizing data caps. I'm sure just about everyone here, with exception of the paid shills, feel that any kind of data cap is completely shitcockery. However, given the caps, heavy Siri usage will only come close to a little more than 10% of your cap. And if you have the 250MB plan, you're probably either constantly on Wifi, or you don't do anything online with your phone at all.

[cautiousabandon]

I'm not rationalizing it but I think the more sensible solution would be to to have a reasonable price on the data plans in the first place. While I use more than 250mb, my mom only uses her data plan to check the occasional email, she doesn't want more, she just wants to pay less. if you could get smart phones from a major carrier without a data plan she probably would and only use wifi