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05-19-2011, 02:19 PM
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Verizon to offer family data plans; move to tiered data pricing for all customers this summer Verizon to offer family data plans; move to tiered data pricing for all customers this summer
In a report today, Reuters noted that Verizon Wireless’ cellular data offerings are in for a major overhaul. “Verizon Wireless plans to kick off pricing changes this summer by eliminating smartphone plans that allow unlimited Web access for a flat fee,” reads the article. “It will replace them with tiered pricing that forces heavy data users to pay more for mobile data.” The report goes on to paraphrase Verizon Communications’ CFO, Fran Shammo, who explained that “after this change, which forces heavy data users to pay more, the company will look to soften the blow by offering more options such as family plans for data services.” Currently, Verizon Wireless smartphone users with family plans are required to pay $29.99 per line for cellular data. Non-family-plan smartphone customers can purchase unlimited mobile data (with a 5GB allowance) for the same monthly price.
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time to go to SPRINT. ill gladly pay the extra 10 dollars. or maybe since my upgrade is coming up in a month and ill just get a LTE phone before the price overhaul amd be grandfathered
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05-19-2011, 02:22 PM
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I'm scared about sprint and t-Mobile jumping on the ship.
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05-19-2011, 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Deathcommand  I'm scared about sprint and t-Mobile jumping on the ship. | It's a 100% guarantee that they will. Just a matter of when.
Actually Tmobile doesn't count. They already implemented data throttling, which is more or less a workaround for the same type of restrictions.
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05-19-2011, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by papped It's a 100% guarantee that they will. Just a matter of when.
Actually Tmobile doesn't count. They already implemented data throttling, which is more or less a workaround for the same type of restrictions. | Depression.
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05-19-2011, 04:04 PM
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For all customers? Does this mean even those of us with the Unlimited Plan will be forced to switch? I can't imagine that happening but you never know the corporate loopholes they have within the contract's we signed.
I'm so glad these companies are offering more options to save us money. You know, those options that don't force us to pay for unlimited data but less than we would use thus causing us overage fees. Yes, because as AT&T said when they made the switch, "we're making data more affordable". Yeah, right. /sarcasm
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05-20-2011, 07:57 AM
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Uh oh....this all but guarantees (IMHO) that we will not see the 9930 on Verizon until after the new plans go into effect!
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05-20-2011, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by jlb21 Uh oh....this all but guarantees (IMHO) that we will not see the 9930 on Verizon until after the new plans go into effect! | Meh. I don't think that would be the reason. The droid X2 is dropping this month and I'm sure that it will use more data than any bb.
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05-20-2011, 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by hootyhoo Meh. I don't think that would be the reason. The droid X2 is dropping this month and I'm sure that it will use more data than any bb.
Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com | Droid X2 dropped yesterday and I came VERY close to getting it. The only thing that stopped me was it's not LTE. I live just south of Boston and get amazing speeds with my LTE data card. The Droid Charge is but it's only a single core processor and I don't think it will handle Gingerbread very well let alone Honeycomb. Verizon wants a premium price for it and it's not a flagship type phone IMO.
What I am getting is the Droid Bionic when it drops and I am praying that happens before Verizon switches to tiered pricing. I've been with RIM for a long time but they put too much into the PlayBook and not much into anything else. I had high hopes for the PB too and was very disappointed when I used one. I waited until the PB came out before deciding on a tablet. I went with the iPad2.
In the end though if Verizon changes to tiered pricing and the Bionic isn't out yet I'll probably end up getting the Charge.
I love Verizon and will never leave. I was with Sprint but I don't like how things are looking for Sprint if TM is bought by AT&T. People have said that Verizon would buy Sprint but Verizon doesn't need Sprint. Sprint would need Verizon though.
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05-20-2011, 07:50 PM
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LTE is great on the surface but the speed on my current 3G hasn't been an issue.
2Mbs is plenty fast on a handheld device. Most video sites etc. don't stream to handheld devices at anything above 500kbs. So no matter how fast your connection is, you will always be gated by the delivery.
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05-21-2011, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tech_head LTE is great on the surface but the speed on my current 3G hasn't been an issue.
2Mbs is plenty fast on a handheld device. Most video sites etc. don't stream to handheld devices at anything above 500kbs. So no matter how fast your connection is, you will always be gated by the delivery. | True, but as a Thunderbolt user, I can say that the speed comes in handy. If not just for downloads, but also for those web pages that do not offer a mobile view. Or even those websites that do have a mobile view but have extremely limited browsing data.
As for tiered data pricing, I'd be willing to bet that the tiered pricing goes into effect before or right as the Bionic releases. I could not imaging Verizon holding the tiered pricing on their big summer release.
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05-21-2011, 01:56 PM
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LTE isnt just about speeds, its also about latency
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05-22-2011, 02:53 AM
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i just signed with Verizon today cause I wanted my iPhone back but didnt wanna deal with ATT. I asked the guy about this tiered data and he said it IS coming, but those of us who have unlimited now will be grandfathered in.
tech_head: i agree. my iphone is only 3G and it's faster than ATT's 3G. I have no complaints here.
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05-22-2011, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Tiguere Verizon to offer family data plans; move to tiered data pricing for all customers this summer Verizon to offer family data plans; move to tiered data pricing for all customers this summer
In a report today, Reuters noted that Verizon Wireless’ cellular data offerings are in for a major overhaul. “Verizon Wireless plans to kick off pricing changes this summer by eliminating smartphone plans that allow unlimited Web access for a flat fee,” reads the article. “It will replace them with tiered pricing that forces heavy data users to pay more for mobile data.” The report goes on to paraphrase Verizon Communications’ CFO, Fran Shammo, who explained that “after this change, which forces heavy data users to pay more, the company will look to soften the blow by offering more options such as family plans for data services.” Currently, Verizon Wireless smartphone users with family plans are required to pay $29.99 per line for cellular data. Non-family-plan smartphone customers can purchase unlimited mobile data (with a 5GB allowance) for the same monthly price.
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time to go to SPRINT. ill gladly pay the extra 10 dollars. or maybe since my upgrade is coming up in a month and ill just get a LTE phone before the price overhaul amd be grandfathered | You are already grandfathered, as long as you don't change your plan when you get a new phone.
I don't understand everybody getting all bent over them going to tiered if you already have unlimited as just because you upgrade you phone, and NOT your plan, they can't just switch you to tiered.
I have an unlimited AllTel plan on Verizon and no matter how many phone upgrades I get I can keep that plan as long as I don't make plan changes.
If a Rep. tries to change your plan at time of phone upgrade and you don't want to change said plan, time to look for a different Rep.
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05-22-2011, 05:27 PM
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Yes I hope this will be the case. I am fine staying with my VZW voice plan (it's one of the nationwide ones with unlimited texts) but I just hope I can keep unlimited even when I upgrade to a new smartphone on my same plan.
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05-22-2011, 05:36 PM
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you should be able to. i had tmobile for 10 years and was able to keep a plan that didn't exist for 5 of them simply because i never changed it.
hopefully vzw goes the same route, but yeah the guy at the store said those of us who already have unlimited shouldn't sweat it.
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