I'm sure VZW is just fine with that. Means they don't have to subsidize, so they get more money anyways.
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Verizon Introduces 'Share Everything' Service Plan for Up to Ten Devices
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I'm sure VZW is just fine with that. Means they don't have to subsidize, so they get more money anyways.
over my current AT&T plan this would cost me more. not worth moving for this. here's to AT&T to do better.
the core problem is they started too high on the data cost. right now a 5gb hotspot plan that can be shared among 5 devices at once costs $50 per month. so why does 1gb all of a sudden cost $50?
the problem is they didn't spread out the cost more. $100 for 10gb is fine but it needed to be more like this with a pair of low-cost options on the low end.
1gb for $15
2 $25
4 $40
6 $60
8 $80
10 for $100
What I want to see from AT&T is like their shared voice. add a plan onto the primary account and share it on an additional device for a flat rate per month. no special requirement to move to a new voice plan that costs me more.
$65 for sharing my current 4gb plan among three devices would cost me less than my current 9gb for $100. Among all three devices using even 3gb total is uncommon.
and that's like cutting 4 months of cell phone cost and AT&T had a greater chance of getting overage charges from me. with unlimited voice and big buckets they sure wouldn't
the core problem is they started too high on the data cost. right now a 5gb hotspot plan that can be shared among 5 devices at once costs $50 per month. so why does 1gb all of a sudden cost $50?
the problem is they didn't spread out the cost more. $100 for 10gb is fine but it needed to be more like this with a pair of low-cost options on the low end.
1gb for $15
2 $25
4 $40
6 $60
8 $80
10 for $100
What I want to see from AT&T is like their shared voice. add a plan onto the primary account and share it on an additional device for a flat rate per month. no special requirement to move to a new voice plan that costs me more.
$65 for sharing my current 4gb plan among three devices would cost me less than my current 9gb for $100. Among all three devices using even 3gb total is uncommon.
and that's like cutting 4 months of cell phone cost and AT&T had a greater chance of getting overage charges from me. with unlimited voice and big buckets they sure wouldn't
Overall I think I'm a pretty smart person. It is not like I got a 1600 on my SATs or anything, but I am certainly no slouch. That said, this new "Shared Plan" is insanly confusing. It is really rediculous.
For a great parody on this type of thing, watch Portlandia. They have this skit where the two main characters are trying to sign up for cell phone plans, and the salesman goes through like a hundred different combinations. Hilarity ensues.
For a great parody on this type of thing, watch Portlandia. They have this skit where the two main characters are trying to sign up for cell phone plans, and the salesman goes through like a hundred different combinations. Hilarity ensues.
Good question! I'm currently getting an 18% discount on my primary line. I would assume that would still exist, although likely only applied to the $40 per line portion.
so these are the plans they expect us to adopt when upgrading to the next iphone? if that's the case, my monthly bill would increase $25/mo, $600 over the life of a contract. i can't believe i'd actually be better off buying an unsubsidized iphone.
When those who resist change with every breath they have actually change, it is the beginning of their defeat. These carriers are realizing that they will be dumb pipes that only exist to transfer data. I don't care about advertising campaigns or arrogant CEOs telling me that by buying their product I have somehow done something wrong when I bought unlimited data. Bring on more change for these idiotic companies. I'll stay on wifi for my tablet. I'll keep my unlimited data on my phone- unlimited messaging is meaningless with iMessage.
This is the beginning of change for these companies.
This is the beginning of change for these companies.
I'm currently paying over $180 per month to AT&T for unlimited data (~3-5GB throttle I guess?), unlimited texts, and limited minutes.
If we switched to Verizon, we would pay $180 for unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 10GB of LTE (if we switched to droids) speed data. And only $10 to add my iPad on there.
That's a pretty amazing savings. My iPad would have data!
If we switched to Verizon, we would pay $180 for unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 10GB of LTE (if we switched to droids) speed data. And only $10 to add my iPad on there.
That's a pretty amazing savings. My iPad would have data!
Part of me knew this was a possibility, but I was hoping with shared data they would just drop the whole minutes and text scam and just come out and charge sustainable rates for data. At the moment they're basically pricing their data at $10. When everything is data in the future and people can switch to wifi for a lot of stuff, will that be able to sustain them?
if ATT took the same approach, I would actually end up paying more.
I'd be paying 200 dollars for the 5 iPhones on my family plan . . . then I'd have to go with the 10GB option, so that is 300 bucks for a total.
That data is pricing is outrageous! 80 dollars to share 6GB??
I'd be paying 200 dollars for the 5 iPhones on my family plan . . . then I'd have to go with the 10GB option, so that is 300 bucks for a total.
That data is pricing is outrageous! 80 dollars to share 6GB??
I'm absolutely shocked that Verizon came out with a shared plan that is actually worse than the existing plans
Wouldn't be bad until they threw in the per device charge. I wonder how many MBAs were needed to come up with that.
Wouldn't be bad until they threw in the per device charge. I wonder how many MBAs were needed to come up with that.
Actually, (aside from all the other problems with this) it's the fact that feature phones and smart phones have different prices that is insulting. They're both phones, so they use the same amount of voice and text, and you're paying by the GB, so how feature-rich the phone is is irrelevant.
They're charging smart phone users more because they can, and for literally no other reason. These plans make that super blatant.
For 5 smart phones the lowest you can pay is $250/mo and you have to share that 1GB of data across all 5 phones. Still pretty high I think. Not very impressed. I'm praying for Sprint to get back up on its feet so we can have some competition. These orange and red pricks keep increasing prices for less value.
I actually don't get this at all. Why would I want to spend $40 per smart phone (and not get any additional data for that money) when the regular plans give you more data with each phone you add to your plan?
I thought the entire point of data-sharing plans is that you pay per the data, not per device. By setting up a data-shring plan that charges by the device Verizon has completely missed the point.
I thought the entire point of data-sharing plans is that you pay per the data, not per device. By setting up a data-shring plan that charges by the device Verizon has completely missed the point.
I'm currently paying over $180 per month to AT&T for unlimited data (~3-5GB throttle I guess?), unlimited texts, and limited minutes.
If we switched to Verizon, we would pay $180 for unlimited minutes, unlimited texts, and 10GB of LTE (if we switched to droids) speed data. And only $10 to add my iPad on there.
That's a pretty amazing savings. My iPad would have data!
How many users do you have?
because if it's 2, your paying too much w/AT&T. But if it's 3, you miscalculated your new Verizon bill.
They're basically saying $10 for access to data and $30 for access to traditional calls and SMS. Which is insane. They're pricing old tech higher than new tech. They're setting themselves up to do a perceived rate hike in the future.