Verizon iPhone Listings Go Live on Apple's Site

[MacRumors]

With the Apple online store's downtime last night, the company appears to have rolled out full details of the options available for Verizon iPhone customers. With both 16 GB ($199) and 32 GB ($299) models available, customers will be required to accept a two-year contract while selecting from various options for voice, data, and messaging plans.

Individual voice plans begin at $39.99 per month for 450 minutes, with 900 minutes available for $59.99 and Nationwide Unlimited checking in at $69.99. Family SharePlans begin at $69.99 for 700 minutes, with 1400 minutes ($89.99), 2000 minutes ($99.99) and unlimited ($119.99) also available.

As had been previously revealed, the only data plan currently available for the Verizon iPhone is a $29.99 unlimited plan with an add-on option offering 2 GB of mobile hotspot and tethering data per month for an additional $20.

Messaging options check in at $5 (250 messages), $10 (500 messages), and $20 (unlimited messages). Customers can also decline to add a messaging and plan and simply be billed at a per-message rate of 20 cents text and 25 cents per picture/video message. Family SharePlan messaging options include the same pay per use, $5, and $10 plans as on the individual track, but the $20 messaging plan includes 5000 messages for family talk customers with an additional $30 plan offering unlimited shared messages across devices on the plan.

Article Link: Verizon iPhone Listings Go Live on Apple's Site

 

[Shadow Runner]

Boooorrrring. Hardly news...

 

[OllyW]

Blimey, you pay a lot for your phone plans in the US.

 

[kayno]

AT&T should do something similar with the Hotspots data.. They should allow unlimited iphone and give like 2GB of Hotspot data for like $10 additional..I will be sold..

 

[johndallas999]

Boooorrrring. Hardly news...

Agreed! Who cares! Other than the fact that people have too much money to spend on all this data, hotspot and texting. $100 plus per person for a mobile phone.

 

[3goldens]

Are these live, if they are I don't see them!

 

[Gemütlichkeit]

Only unlimited data? So lame. No way my friend would even touch 200mb of data a month. They need a tiered system.

 

[katz]

Wow you Americans sure get ripped off.

 

[alent1234]

Blimey, you pay a lot for your phone plans in the US.

but we don't pay $700 for the phone when we buy it

 

[OllyW]

but we don't pay $700 for the phone when we buy it

Nor do we if we buy it on contract.

The total cost of my iPhone 4 and 24 month contract (including the handset) is $1,120 before tax.

 

[levitynyc]

Text messaging is so utterly ridiculous if you have a smartphone

 

[zorinlynx]

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

You'd think Verizon would have taken this chance to compete and severely undercut AT&T.

But nooooo.

I suddenly don't feel so bad about buying an AT&T iPhone in November. My current plan (including tethering) would actually cost MORE under Verizon. Fools!

 

[Mistrblank]

Text messaging is so utterly ridiculous if you have a smartphone

It's all so utterly ridiculous.

 

[levitynyc]

Keep in mind, no rollover

 

[BornAgainMac]

You get ripped off no matter if you are on AT&T or someone else. They all get your money in the end. I wish Americans didn't pay so much more than other countries.

 

[fighterfoo]

yeah, I'm not seeing it either. link?

 

[Reddmanz]

Wow you Americans sure get ripped off.

Just thinking the exact same. Wow.

 

[kiljoy616]

Blimey, you pay a lot for your phone plans in the US.

Its called government sanctioned monopoly. Check out our cable specials.

Lets not get started on health care, glad I am not that 50% plus percent of the population that has non

Still much easier to take money from the populous here. Oh how I love American Hillbillies.

 

[applesith]

I can't find this page on Apple's website. Where is it? Can the phone be ordered?

 

[jclardy]

Only unlimited data? So lame. No way my friend would even touch 200mb of data a month. They need a tiered system.

Yeah, I would prefer a limited amount of data for less money on my phone but be able to add 2GB of tethering data to that.

Sort of like AT&T except for the $20 you pay for tethering actually includes data and doesn't take it from your phone plan.

Either that or just allow free tethering on a tiered data plan.

 

[alent1234]

Nor do we if we buy it on contract.

The total cost of my iPhone 4 and 24 month contract (including the handset) is $1,120 before tax.

which carrier?

most of the european carriers i've seen have data plans around 500MB

 

[Raska]

Links no longer work. Looks like Apple took them down.

 

[kiljoy616]

Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

You'd think Verizon would have taken this chance to compete and severely undercut AT&T.

But nooooo.

I suddenly don't feel so bad about buying an AT&T iPhone in November. My current plan (including tethering) would actually cost MORE under Verizon. Fools!

Why would oligopoly compete? It would make no sense to them. Just make more money so it does not hurt as much.

 

[troop231]

Can the phone be ordered?

No... You can preorder Feb. 3rd if you are already a customer and if not you can buy it Feb. 10th, as stated many times in previous MR articles..

 

[sishaw]

It's expensive...

So what's new? Also, Verizon has stated that the unlimited data is only for initial early adopters, and they will be moving to a tiered plan like AT&T.

If I were Sprint or T-mobile, I'd offer free unlimited data and mi-fi for up to five devices (or at least undercut the Verizon/ATT price) with a phone. Such a plan would capture a lot of folks who need a wi-fi connection for their iPads and iPod Touches, and don't want to spend $100/month for a phone, and get them a foot in the door of the Apple ecosystem.