Verizon confirms the switch to tiered data in July
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New customers will be subject to the following prices: 2GB for $30/month, 5GB for $50/month, and 10GB for $80/month. Tablets will have the same pricing structure. If you want to add tethering to your plan, it adds 2GB and $20 to your plan: 4GB for $50/month, 7GB for $70/month, and 12GB for $100/month. The pricing is the same for 3G and 4G devices.
We could have surmised that the change would happen on July 7th, as that's when Family Plan customers will be able to share their data packages. And sharing unlimited data is a bad idea...for Verizon, anyway.
Current customers will be able to keep their unlimited plans, but new customers will have to bite the bullet on this one. Android Life has heard that current customers may be able to upgrade after July 7th, and still keep their unlimited data. But we wouldn't count on it.
source: Android Life
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6. Fanboys Suck posted on 20 Jun 2011, 22:55 3 3
Boo!!! K, Sprint has a lot to gain from this, especially if the At&t/T-Mobile buyout goes through... They will be the only ones who offer unlimited Data... They will gain a great deal of customers if they keep their Unlimited Data Plans.
Crappy Verizon and AT&T...
9. Fanboys Suck posted on 20 Jun 2011, 23:08 4 3
And... why would phonearena even say "Android Life has heard that current customers may be able to upgrade after July 7th, and still keep their unlimited data. But we wouldn't count on it."
AT&T allows customers to grandfather their unlimited plans, why wouldn't Verizon... that would be a really dumb move...
31. thomas1215 posted on 21 Jun 2011, 11:15 3 0
Do you pay attention. customers that already have unlimited will be able to keep it. this is for new smartphone customers. please read next time
44. BobbyTaba posted on 21 Jun 2011, 17:14 0 1
I know I will be granfathered into unlimited 3g plan but if I switch to 4g phone will I have to use these plans
62. jherz6 posted on 26 Jun 2011, 01:00 1 1
Bobby as long as you upgrade before the 13th to a 4g device youll be fine.
70. ahahahahwtf (unregistered) posted on 05 Jul 2011, 13:58 1 0
if you have unlimited now with a 3g phone your fine even if you upgrade to 4g phone you will still be able to keep the unlimited... jherz6 doesnt seem like they know what they are talking about .........
59. jmiah (unregistered) posted on 23 Jun 2011, 19:12 1 0
sprint has a terrible business model and if they do not adjust to the world around them they will have customers but no revenue and will end up in a similiar position as tmobile. These companys dont charge cause they feel like it, it is because there is a real value and data and the public has to start and understand it hence the tiered home internet that is popping up.
10. ecml posted on 20 Jun 2011, 23:15 1 1
Though I am not for the tired plans, I don't think Verizon should charge $30 dollars for 2GB. AT&T at least lowered the 2GB data plan to $25 when they introduced tired pricing, so Verizon should do the same since they are switching to tired data plans...
11. ILikeBubbles posted on 20 Jun 2011, 23:17 1 2
well it looks like Verizon won't be acquiring any new customers for quite a while. I'm sure they'll find a way to cheat legacy customers out of unlimited data in the end anyway. If AT&T actually gets T-Mobile, then that leaves who? Sprint? Metro PCS? i'm sort of excited yet very scared to see all the potential turmoil that will be happening in the wireless market very soon.
12. Sniggly posted on 20 Jun 2011, 23:40 1 1
I'm personally not worried for myself regarding the data cap, but to me this is a bad idea for Verizon. Though the data plan change only points more strongly to July 7th being the launch date for the Bionic.
13. Undecisive (unregistered) posted on 21 Jun 2011, 00:19 1 3
Do you suppose th Bionic (and Droid 3) will be the last phones to be able to receive unlimited? Or the first phones to not be able to have unlimited? (new customer, no grandfather clause) I'm AT&T now, because of divested market thing, and have been waiting for the right time/phone to come back to Verizon...
17. Sniggly posted on 21 Jun 2011, 03:19 0 0
They'll probably be the first with tiered pricing. If you want an LTE phone with unlimited data, scoot your ass in and pick up a Revolution, Charge or Thunderbolt.
29. Superguy (unregistered) posted on 21 Jun 2011, 10:47 0 0
Do we have a release date on the Bionic yet? I'm looking to switch to Verizon, but I'm considering getting a cheap Droid until I can get a Bionic or Function so I can get the unlimited data.
I should still be able to get it if I subscribe before the 7th, right?
30. Sniggly posted on 21 Jun 2011, 10:58 0 0
Yes, you should be able to work it like that, unless Verizon pulls a trick where even activating the Bionic as a "customer owned phone" forces your data plan to switch to the 2 gig cap.
63. jherz6 posted on 26 Jun 2011, 01:06 1 0
If the droid bionic and or the droid 3 does release on the 7th as rumored, as Ive said in other posts, The tiered pricing starts the 13th of july soooooo if they are released on the 7th and you do upgrade youll be granfathered in under the unlimited plan.
64. yeathisstinks (unregistered) posted on 27 Jun 2011, 03:53 0 0
are you sure? July 13????
71. ahahahahwtf (unregistered) posted on 05 Jul 2011, 13:59 0 0
your wrong stop telling everyone false information it starts July 7... stop with teh july 13 th crap
14. bossmt_2 posted on 21 Jun 2011, 00:26 2 0
I don't disagree with capping data per se, but there should be a cheaper entry point. They should be priced at 25 for 2 GB.
What I'm interested in is the family share. On my plan now I have 3 smartphones so if they can get 10 gigs for under 90 bucks to share I'll be happy.
15. wumberpeb posted on 21 Jun 2011, 01:53 1 1
I get that most customers want to stay with their current carrier for various reasons, but if everyone on here has a problem with the tiered caps everyone wants to offer these days, why not just switch to Sprint? I'm an unabashed Sprint homer (and salesman) but unless you live in no man's land where only Verizon or someone else has coverage, then what's holding you back? Realistic 5-9Mbs Wimax not good enough? Not hatin on anyone, but just curious what's keeping people from avoiding data caps the easy way...
Hell, Sprint pays $125 bucks for every line you port from another carrier (except prepaid), and their plans are cheaper
