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Verizon Customers on Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans Face $20 Price Increase
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Yeah if you are using ~20GB a month, the extra $20 is still a deal to keep your unlimited. VZW charges $120/ month for 20GB plus you gotta add a phone to the line for another $20.
And that is probably the BYOD price, so you have to add Edge payments on top of that.
And that is probably the BYOD price, so you have to add Edge payments on top of that.
Verizon doesn't offer Wi-Fi calling, doesn't offer any compelling reasons to choose them over the other three ('best network' doesn't fly anymore in a world of unlimited data, Music Freedom, cut your bill in half, and rollover data), uses legacy and annoying to deal with CDMA that locks you to a Verizon-branded device, last to embrace anything and locks features out of devices (first Google Wallet, now Samsung Pay) in favor of their Verizon-branded crap software...
...but they sure do know how to **** their customers.
...but they sure do know how to **** their customers.
If less than 1% of Verizon subscribers still have unlimited data, I think the writing is on the wall what happens next.
Not just greed. Time. That took years for texts and minutes to go unlimited....as in like 25 at least if you want to factor in the days of carphones and brick phones. It took something else that would have a stronger demand, and still could be measured, for that paradigm shift to happen.
In the coming years you might see data go unlimited, or maybe even unlimited 4G for a set rate when 5G networks come out.
Or, if some other mobile commodity tied to your phone becomes the next huge deal, you might see data go unlimited, but god knows what that would be. Actually as I'm typing I'm already doubting that.....mobile data will serve as the billable backbone for any other service that would be tied to your phone. But who knows, time will tell.
Does Verizon unlimited allow you to tether ? I know ATT doesn't allow tethering unless u jailbreak.
Even if I chose to disregard the fact that they once offered unlimited and now are trying to strong arm people, I would still be frustrated with them. Their largest plan is 18GB and every GB after that is a $15 data overage. Offer an unlimited plan and charge whatever for it - but give consumers the option. There is clearly demand.
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Was thinking this exact thing. I've been with vzn since it was airtouch. That's a lot of loyal years. I hardly ever go over 2 gb unless the grands grab my phone for YouTube. But I hate the thought of giving up this security blanket. For 5 gb I'd probably change without much angst.
So, I bought a subsidized 6S from Best Buy on my wife's UDP line. I just removed the SIM and sold the phone on eBay. She kept her UDP and it added a two year contract to her line. I was going to do the same thing on my line next year, but might as well do it now to lock in my current rate. According to Cnet:
"Customers will see the first increase in their bill after November 15, although a small minority of unlimited users still on contract won't see the hike until it expires."
"Customers will see the first increase in their bill after November 15, although a small minority of unlimited users still on contract won't see the hike until it expires."
Those on att legacy minute family plans (I.E. 550 min, 700 min shared minutes w/rollover) were just changed over to Unlimited by ATT the last couple of weeks, no charge and no change to plan.
Does the best buy method still works? I'm thinking of doing that so I can keep the 29.99 for 2 more years
I prefer not having to ask for wireless logins, passwords, reading customer codes off of televisions at businesses when I use data on my phone. I just get on my phone and go. Very simple.
And unlimited zero signal reception at my office, school and home...And I'm just sitting here laughing with my T-Mobile plan of $50 for unlimited everything, Music Freedom, and Jump upgrades.
Stay classy, Verizon.
