LTE under "fair use policy"

[Skinnypupp]

The only land internet available to me is PCCW "8M" (which is actually much slower when only one stream is used... max I can achieve using 20 streams is about 5-7 Mbps). When I want to stream video or download something quickly, I actually have to resort to tethering my 3G phone, which hits 8-10 Mbps much more consistently.

With LTE now available, I was going to consider using a "USB Modem" or "Pocket Wifi" from one of the carriers

However even though they offer "unlimited" bandwidth, they have a "fair use policy" that kicks in after just 5GB. That is fine for mobile usage, but for home, it is extremely low. Watch one football game, and you're over the limit for example.

According to this policy, after 5GB the user "will be given lower priority to access the network resources, where the Customer’s experience may be affected when the network traffic is busy"

My question is, does anyone have experience with this, and just how slow is the internet after this policy kicks in? I live in a rural area, and the network traffic should be relatively low.

[shafiq]

I am using lte for the past 3 months, an average 15gb per month. Though i receive warning near the 5gb limit, i never saw the speed going below 15M even after the fair usage policy warning. I used the speedtest and ofca app for testing the speed every now and then...

[Skinnypupp]

Thanks for the feedback! That is encouraging for sure.

What ISP is this with?

[shafiq]

Am with one2free...

[Skinnypupp]

Damn $400 a month though

Smartone is $220 for full speed LTE... I wonder if the experience would be similar with them

[sxc]

My general feeling is that smartone is going to be stricter when it comes to limits. I'm only basing this on their past decisions (limit on daily roaming data plans, wanting to limit unlimited plans to 3GB etc) not based on actual experience. I think smartone is the one that is going to be the first to nickel and dime you.

[JaredHK]

14-18GB per month here with Three and the speeds are still steady. I have yet to receive any warning for hitting the cap. My plan is the $438+ ..not really sure what the exact dollar amount is.

[yankee]

Bump, anyone else have experience with this? It's like 500HKD a month for 3 service on this thing, two year contract, vs 218 HKD a month on a 18mo contract for 8mbps from PCCW. Kind of sucks to be stuck for HKD 10k+ if you wind up having to leave town...