But in reality Verizon used the same carrot to gain customers as T-Mobile and Sprint are doing right now. So as I have said many times we cannot fault the other two carriers for using what Verizon did years ago.

According to the Wall Street Journal Sprint has more spectrum than Verizon and with that new technology they are coming out with the paper states they will be the data leader. Right now not many devices have the ability to use the new Sprint system.

T-Mobile however like Sprint is offering unlimited data, but they used it as a teaser. They gained over four million new customers. They had to come from other carriers since cell phone penetration is around 99% however as I have also stated they offered these carrots to get customer base and as of March 23, 2014 the price of unlimited data is $10 more.

What folks forget is back in the day AT&T and Verizon had unlimited data, customer base was smaller then. Couple in the fact the reason Verizon today has the largest network in more places is because they are the phone company of old. They invested huge sums of money to buy fiber optic companies, they originally had microwave transmitters to offer phone service in cars before cellular was invented. By the way PCS was the first venture in cellular. Sprint is PCS but the technology was never branched out. The idea of little cellular repeaters on buildings and homes connected throughout the city, towns, villages, states and on and on actually would have given Sprint the desired service for people to use.

But the single tower handling hundreds of thousands of connections took off and it is how it is today.

Data back then was unheard of. You bought a phone to make calls. Then it was calls and text messages (page plus and Arch were pager companies snatched up cellular companies) then all of a sudden small mobile web was introduced. It was u limited at $5 per customer, however it was basic in weather and news items etc. And it came from your provider. Again progress in action.

Today the devices do more than what my first desktop did and the RAM is way more than the 256 MB most high end systems had. Desktops today although with more space 1-2 TB cost less than a cellular phone. Progress?

Personally I have unlimited data and I often wish all customers could avail themselves of it. I also know that if Verizon said we have unlimited data available today at $100-$150 per month people will jump on it.

And other providers will of course raise rates to join in the party.

Its a vicious cycle.

Good Luck