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Verizon Introduces 'Share Everything' Service Plan for Up to Ten Devices
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Tablets are $10 because they don't use voice minutes. Other plans are more to cover voice. The economy comes for users like me with two iPhones and two iPads. Combined we have 4.5 GB on independent plans, but we could drop to 2GB in this scenario. If overages on data are just charged at the higher tier, then months we are on the road more it is nice and easy.
That said, the data rates are way too high given the base charges. 1GB should be closer to $10 to offer value compared to ATTs family plans.
That said, the data rates are way too high given the base charges. 1GB should be closer to $10 to offer value compared to ATTs family plans.
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!
Most people with ATT rollover do not need unlimited data. ATT gives you any mobile and if you talk to retentions they will give you 10 home lines you can call for free also.
I have 4 lines with ATT (3 unlimited data) plus unlimited text 700 minute voice plan with any mobile and 10 A-list I can call.. 1 feature phone. My total (including taxes) with 24% discount is $175 every month.
That's taxes included.
So if you call landlines a lot, than Verizon may be a better deal. But rollover with ATT helps 99% of people these days unless you run a business.
StraightTalk = $50 per month (including taxes) for my iPhone. Only thing not enabled is MMS so I eMail the photos). If you jailbreak the phone there's a way of enabling MMS but the service is fine (using AT&T's network).
Of course, I don't pig out with multiple GBs of data so you data hogs may not like this.
Of course, I don't pig out with multiple GBs of data so you data hogs may not like this.
I would actually venture to guess that this is because they will still be subsidizing the cost of smartphones, whereas they do not (and likely still will not) do so with tablets.
My wife and daughter have been wanting iPhones for a long time.
Old plan: $150 for 3GB for one device, iPhone for one user, no tethering. It would be $40 more to give them each an iPhone with a terrible 300 MB cap. $60 more to get them phones with a 3GB cap. Add another $20 (each) on top to enable tethering (without having to jailbreak). I could end up spending $270 to get us all iPhones with tethering and decent caps!
New plan: $190 for 4GB we can ALL use, iPhone for ALL of us, and tethering for ALL of us - so we can get all of our tablets and other devices online when we travel.
That's still a $40 increase over our existing $150 plan, but we'd get so much more than before.
We have a family of 3 and have the minimum minutes for family under at&t... 550 minutes.
Between the 3 of us, including a 15-year-old girl, we use less than 50 minutes/month.
If I could start from scratch, I'd seriously consider a cheapo pre-paid voice-only phones (i.e. sub dumb-phone) and have a 4G iPad for each of us with a 2-gig plan each... actually my wife could get by the 256M plan.
Between the 3 of us, including a 15-year-old girl, we use less than 50 minutes/month.
If I could start from scratch, I'd seriously consider a cheapo pre-paid voice-only phones (i.e. sub dumb-phone) and have a 4G iPad for each of us with a 2-gig plan each... actually my wife could get by the 256M plan.
People, please stop comparing these plans to your current unlimited plans. If you need unlimited data, hold on to your grandfathered plans. If you compare these plans to current data-capped plans and have multiple devices, this seems like a good plan to me.
My current plan is:
ATT
1400 minutes - $80
Family messaging - $30
Line 1 - Unlimited data - $30
Line 2 - $9.99 plus $25 for 2 GB
$175 bucks. I've avoided an iPad because I don't want to pay $30 for 3 gigs I may or may not use (plus AT&T doesn't have LTE where I live)
VZ shared plan
6 gigs - $80
iPhone 1 - $40
iPhone 2 - $40
Unlimited voice and messaging
$160. Tethering is INCLUDED so I can tether my Wifi ipad without the need for jailbreaking/getting caught or paying extra. With my usage, I highly doubt I will need all 6 gigs (my wife doesn't near approach her 2 ever).
If I ever wanted to get a cellular iPad, then it's only $10 more!
When LTE iPhone comes out, I may switch.
My current plan is:
ATT
1400 minutes - $80
Family messaging - $30
Line 1 - Unlimited data - $30
Line 2 - $9.99 plus $25 for 2 GB
$175 bucks. I've avoided an iPad because I don't want to pay $30 for 3 gigs I may or may not use (plus AT&T doesn't have LTE where I live)
VZ shared plan
6 gigs - $80
iPhone 1 - $40
iPhone 2 - $40
Unlimited voice and messaging
$160. Tethering is INCLUDED so I can tether my Wifi ipad without the need for jailbreaking/getting caught or paying extra. With my usage, I highly doubt I will need all 6 gigs (my wife doesn't near approach her 2 ever).
If I ever wanted to get a cellular iPad, then it's only $10 more!
When LTE iPhone comes out, I may switch.
They have to do that if they want to retain their current structure of paying for a big bucket that you may not use (and they count on most people using it). If it were the same price for extra data (or less) everyone would take the small plan.
I realize that's basically the prepaid model, and that has a lot of merit. But that's a different model that they're not using for this.
I guess what's missing from people's replies is their actual data usage.
Right now on ATT we have 2 iPhones and 2 iPads with a combined data allowance of 11GB. We have the basic family plan as we barely make phone calls so we're sitting pretty around $180/month.
Under the Verizon plan we would be at $200/month and actually be 1GB down but in reality we don't use anywhere near 11GB/month (5GB is probably more realistic) but due to the current options you're forced to buy far more data that you actually need!
I could do 2 phones and 2 tablets with 6GB data shared on Verizon for $180/month. Alternatively I could drop the 2 iPads and let them access the web via iPhone hotspots and save $20/month...
All that said with this plan Verizon are ultimately looking to charge more for less even though for most users the 'less' is still more than enough!
Right now on ATT we have 2 iPhones and 2 iPads with a combined data allowance of 11GB. We have the basic family plan as we barely make phone calls so we're sitting pretty around $180/month.
Under the Verizon plan we would be at $200/month and actually be 1GB down but in reality we don't use anywhere near 11GB/month (5GB is probably more realistic) but due to the current options you're forced to buy far more data that you actually need!
I could do 2 phones and 2 tablets with 6GB data shared on Verizon for $180/month. Alternatively I could drop the 2 iPads and let them access the web via iPhone hotspots and save $20/month...
All that said with this plan Verizon are ultimately looking to charge more for less even though for most users the 'less' is still more than enough!
OK, I just spoke with a VZW rep regarding the corporate discounts. According to this person (grain of salt disclaimer) the corporate discounts will apply to the access charges ONLY and not the data plan. But I was told it would apply to all lines and not just the primary. If this is the case then this new plan will actually save me about $20/month as we are not heavy data users.
The major problem with 10gb data for one smart phone is that it'll take 40 days to use up that data allotment at 3g speeds...
Apple, MS and Google need to have a serious conversation with Verizon and AT&T.
This type of crap is making me think twice about purchasing a new smart phone ever again. The benefit of having one is not going to be worth the price of admission
This type of crap is making me think twice about purchasing a new smart phone ever again. The benefit of having one is not going to be worth the price of admission
So, the Monthly Account Access is the base price, then the charge per device is the monthly line access?
So, for 1gb, $50, period.
Then $40 for each smartphone?
We currently have 4 phones (3 smartphones) sharing 1400 minutes. Two have texting, two have unlimited data, one has 200mb.
For the EXACT SAME PRICE we're paying now, we would get texting added to all lines, we already have more minutes than we need, and our shared data would drop to 1gb.
No thanks. This is WAY too expensive to be desirable for me.
So, for 1gb, $50, period.
Then $40 for each smartphone?
We currently have 4 phones (3 smartphones) sharing 1400 minutes. Two have texting, two have unlimited data, one has 200mb.
For the EXACT SAME PRICE we're paying now, we would get texting added to all lines, we already have more minutes than we need, and our shared data would drop to 1gb.
No thanks. This is WAY too expensive to be desirable for me.
So are these the only plans verizon is going to offer now? Because if so the only reason to go to Verizon is if you mostly just call an you barely use your smartphone for the "smart" part or just have a dumb phone.
...doing pretty good as long as your data usage remains constant and you keep an eye on it.
It will be within $5 of Verizon with the difference being a GB more or less data at one of the upper tiers.
AT&T Plan vs. This one...
I currently have 5 users on AT&T:
700 Minutes shared: $60
Unlimited Texting: $30
2x iPhones w/ 2GB data $10 + ($30 x 2) = $70
2x iPhones w/ 200MB data: ($10 + $15) x 2 = $50
1x "dumb" phone with unlimited data: $10 + $10 = $20
Total: $230 + ~$20 taxes/fees ~ $250
Under this plan:
4x smart phones: $160
1x dumb phone: $30
4GB data: $70
Total: $260 + taxes/fees
Even with minimal data, this is not a savings!
I currently have 5 users on AT&T:
700 Minutes shared: $60
Unlimited Texting: $30
2x iPhones w/ 2GB data $10 + ($30 x 2) = $70
2x iPhones w/ 200MB data: ($10 + $15) x 2 = $50
1x "dumb" phone with unlimited data: $10 + $10 = $20
Total: $230 + ~$20 taxes/fees ~ $250
Under this plan:
4x smart phones: $160
1x dumb phone: $30
4GB data: $70
Total: $260 + taxes/fees
Even with minimal data, this is not a savings!
I have a discount for Verizon or AT&T at work, neither of which I have used yet. I just haven't decided which one I want to stay with.
I agree on the dubious unlimited talk benefit. I have about 3000 rollover minutes that I haven't used. Even with work, the company gave me a blackberry on Verizon so I didn't have to use my minutes. Still, to have the feature of unlimited minutes, you'd pay more on AT&T. And if I had unlimited minutes on my own phone, I wouldn't have to dual wield.
The big savings for me is being able to get my iPad on the same plan with a huuuuge amount of data. Given my current data usage, which is about 250 - 350MB per month on our two iPhones, if I had the 8 or 10GB plan with my iPad added for $10, that gives me plenty of data to use it as my primary mobile web/music/data device. It also opens the door for multiple Verizon data iPads without massive expense.
Just giving my Verizon iPad 10GB of data is $80 a month. So, with the 8GB plan I'd pay about what I'm paying now, but my iPad would have approximately 7.5GB of data per month. There's also the free tethering for my phone to consider as well.
I think for people with Verizon LTE iPads this plan makes great sense as its just $10 to get a reasonable amount of data for phone and iPad shared.
Maybe I'm a special case? I feel like I should always have LTE available with my iPad and I just can't justify the expense of a secondary data plan.
It's worse than I expected. My current 5 phone plan is $180/month, before discount. Includes one unlimited data and unlimited texts. This new mess would be $160/month without data. And at this point I'd probably need to get the 6GB plan. Charging this much for unlimited calls is just worthless. They must believe we're all idiots. Probably way too many people are.
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