+ $20 access fee per line.. so more like +$100 for you. If you have just one line. Oh and activation probably.. was it increased to $45 bucks recently?..
First month will be +$160 for you then..
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Verizon Introduces $80 Unlimited Data Plan With 10GB of 4G LTE Tethering
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First month will be +$160 for you then..
CDMA GSM are 3G tech. Since US banned locked phone, you just need to buy a right phone. Most phones are compatible with both CMDA/GSM + 4G LTE
So basically this is only a good deal for those on a single line plan or those with four phone lines? I have two phones and two iPads. Would they not count that as "four lines"?
Stated right on the article:
They've always added this fee. I dont believe they'll exempt it for this plan.
Okay..does anyone know how much additional lines are if say you need 6 or 7 lines?
Also, if I remember correctly I don't think I can take my 7plus from ATT there...it is unlocked but I don't think it has cdma right? Is there any plan for that to trade in phones? Don't want to be stuck and unable to upgrade on release day!
Also, if I remember correctly I don't think I can take my 7plus from ATT there...it is unlocked but I don't think it has cdma right? Is there any plan for that to trade in phones? Don't want to be stuck and unable to upgrade on release day!
So basically nothing to say that's actually the case. And based on various other prices of information brought up in the thread it seems that there's more printing to the line access fee being already part of the prices that are being talked about in relation to the unlimited options.
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At this point sounds like waiting until tomorrow to find out pretty much for sure would be the way to go.Okay..does anyone know how much additional lines are if say you need 6 or 7 lines?
Also, if I remember correctly I don't think I can take my 7plus from ATT there...it is unlocked but I don't think it has cdma right? Is there any plan for that to trade in phones? Don't want to be stuck and unable to upgrade on release day!
I'm confused -- the point I was making is that CDMA is limited tech and GSM is a true world-phone. If you want a phone that works worldwide, you don't get one on Verizon or Sprint, because they are CDMA.
CDMA might be absolutely better. But this isn't betamax vs VHS -- I do care (as many do here) that CDMA splits the iPhone models in two, and also care that it limits my overseas options. I can use my GSM model phone on Verizon, but not Verizon/CDMA on GSM networks like ATT/TMobile. That's why I dislike CDMA sourced carriers, and again - to my original point - they are limited, and owned primarily by Qualcomm.
Even if you never plan to leave your carrier or the country, getting an unlocked "world" phone (read as: GSM phone) it can work on all of the US networks. GSM > CDMA in that regard.
I sure hope that is the case here. But I have a very strong doubt that is the case.
Verizon is a very aggressive company in terms of pricing. They'll try to chop up the pricing as much as they can and make hidden fees. If you've signed up for Verizon in the past few years, you know what I mean.
Most of the recent smartphones on Verizon (and Sprint essentially) support GSM in addition to CDMA. The iPhone 7 for example that is on Verizon is one that in fact supports both and comes factory unlocked--so an AT&T/T-Mobile iPhone 7 that only supports GSM isn't one that can be used on Verizon or Sprint, while an iPhone 7 that has CDMA support can be used on Verizon or Sprint just as it can be used on T-Mobile or AT&T or international carriers.
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And at the same time it's not the case when it comes to the recent single line plans that Verizon put out (the model on which these unlimited plans seem to be based on to a good degree given the information so far).
What you say could certainly be the case, but it's too early to actually say that it is in fact the case (especially when it might very well not be).
Been playing around with Photoshop?Looks like line access is included in the price
Would be great if that were the case. I just don't see that happening.
Been playing around with Photoshop?
Would be great if that were the case. I just don't see that happening.
You can go to their twitter page and go to 1 hour ago to see for yourself.
Yeah, I've seen some other VZW reps on Twitter mention the same kind of thing. Various VZW insiders (employees, etc). seem to be saying pretty much the same thing in places like HowardForums and Reddit.
Been playing around with Photoshop?
Would be great if that were the case. I just don't see that happening.
It's accurate. You could find more info at r/Verizon as well.
Actually that's only partially correct. the 6 and 6s are cross platform, not the 5s.
The only 5s which is cross platform is a Verizon model, which supports CDMA and GSM, whereas the AT&T 5s does not support CDMA.
In this case, the $80 is the access fee, since for $80 you can only have one line. The existing plans support multiple lines, hence the need for an access fee.
They specifically list a 4-line alternative for $180. Existing plans do not specify the number of lines.
Question is what will they do for people like me who have a iPhone 7 plus from AT&T on a Apple Upgrade Plan.
Gonna bail on T-Mo Simple Choice Unlimited at the end of the week (if they don't respond). I've been paying $95 + tax so bill is over $100. I don't want One+ International (taxes included) since I have binge-on turned off at all times. Don't want to "tweet" every single day for non-blocky video (lol).
Legere's war room will be in full swing Monday at 7am Pacific. They are in trouble IMO.
I'll miss the freedom of GSM, but Verizon is transitioning away from CDMA anyhow. Good deal at $80.
Legere's war room will be in full swing Monday at 7am Pacific. They are in trouble IMO.
I'll miss the freedom of GSM, but Verizon is transitioning away from CDMA anyhow. Good deal at $80.
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Oh. My bad, I kinda wondered what those 22 Gigs limit was about. So you get 22 Gigs on the phone + 10 Gigs shared via hotspot, right? I can share those 3 Gigs for $2.5 without any additional costs
No, it's unlimited data on the phone. At 22 GB you get reduced QOS (your service guarantee gets dropped below that of other users), which means you will get throttled if and only if there is congestion with other users. If no congestion, then full performance. But no data cap in any case.
I just read the current Verizon article again, and the following caught my eye: "Mobile Hotspot with 10 GB of 4G LTE data is included at no charge (after 10 GB you’ll get 3G data speeds)." It looks to me (if I read that correctly) like we unlimited tethering with the first 10GB at 4G LTE speed.