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Verizon Revamps Plans With More Data, Carryover Data, Unlimited 2G, and Higher Prices
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So happy I left Verizon when they tried to double the cost of my unlimited plan. Haven't looked back!
To everyone outside the US, let me tell you...15 years ago, in the jungles of Thailand, I had cell service at a time we barely had decent service in the cities of the US. Today, coverage is better, but prices are ridiculous. The problem is (like our healthcare, which someone mentioned) there is nothing we can do about it. People are numb to the high prices. I don't know why we don't have 300mbit unlimited service in our homes for $30/mo. I don't know why carriers are still peddling 128kbs service, like they're doing us some sort of favor. We're being brainwashed.
Verizon, to me, has always been the worst value in the industry. A company that truly doesn't care about giving it's customers a decent deal. Always high prices, locked down phones, and bad policies keep me from ever switching to them.
People are dumb. That explains it.
Verizon, to me, has always been the worst value in the industry. A company that truly doesn't care about giving it's customers a decent deal. Always high prices, locked down phones, and bad policies keep me from ever switching to them.
People are dumb. That explains it.
Complete ripoffs...
[doublepost=1467836134][/doublepost]By the way.. I'm paying $99 a month for 100mbps at my home.. Which is utterly ridiculous
[doublepost=1467836134][/doublepost]By the way.. I'm paying $99 a month for 100mbps at my home.. Which is utterly ridiculous
No kidding. I'm in Italy right now, got 20GB for my iPad from TIM for 20€ (Lasts up to one year!!), iPhone: 1000 mins talk, 3GB data, unlimited text also for 20€. Nothing comes close in the US.
Yep. Took me a while to find it on the site (you have to go a few pages into the signup process), but if you want to use a phone with your new phone plan, it's an extra $20/month.
T-Mobile does the exact same thing once you hit the data limit, if you're not on an unlimited plan. You get slowed down to 128 Kbps for the remainder of the month.
That's because we have little in the way of competition. AT&T and Verizon control most of the towers. T-Mobile has better pricing, but doesn't have as good a coverage. And Sprint's poor coverage is a non-starter for many. It would be fine if AT&T and Verizon actually competed, but mostly they copy one another, keeping prices and features about the same.
What I find most obnoxious about the new Verizon pricing is how they make their "unlimited" feature available to those who already are paying for plenty of data, but then they gouge customers who opt for the cheaper plans. Does it really cost Verizon anything to throttle their customers? Actually I think all their customers are getting a good throttling with these plans....
We are getting more than just milked. We are being bent over by carriers that don't even have the decency to use lubricant.
Dumbass comment of the day. On coverage alone, they are the best. All you could come up with was their commercials stink? It must be exhausting looking so hard for things to cry about.
Verizon has announced a series of changes to its monthly service plans effective July 7 and previewed a new version of its My Verizon app in tow.
The biggest change is that Verizon's unlimited talk and text plans now offer at least 30 percent more data, albeit at higher price points.
Old Plans
- S: 1GB for $30/month
- M: 3GB for $45/month
- L: 6GB for $60/month
- XL: 12GB for $80/month
- XXL: 18GB for $100/month
New Plans
- S: 2GB for $35/month
- M: 4GB for $50/month
- L: 8GB for $70/month
- XL: 16GB for $90/month
- XXL: 24GB for $110/month
A new Carryover Data feature allows Verizon customers to keep their unused data for an additional month. Carryover data automatically rolls your unused data for one month into the next. If you have 1GB of unused data remaining in July, for example, it would be added on top of your regular August data bucket.
Verizon has introduced a new Safety Mode that aims to eliminate overage fees by providing customers with unlimited data at low 128 kbps speeds at no charge once they have reached their monthly 4G LTE data limit. Safety Mode is included with XL and XXL plans, or $5 per month for S, M, and L plans.
Verizon customers can return to 4G LTE speeds or add more data at any time in the new My Verizon app. Additional data costs $15 per GB.
Meanwhile, Verizon customers can now get unlimited talk and text from the U.S. to Mexico and Canada, and while traveling in either country. The incentive is free for customers with XL or XXL plans, or $5 per month per line for calls from the U.S. for customers with S, M, or L plans. To roam with data in Canada or Mexico, Verizon offers a TravelPass feature for $2 per day per line.
Verizon has also made similar changes to its small business plans.
The new features and changes are complemented by a revamped My Verizon Mobile app.My Verizon Mobile is free on the App Store [Direct Link] for iPhone and iPad. The revamped version of the app should be rolling out in the near future.
Update: Engadget notes that existing customers can keep their old plans and rates, but they will not receive all of the new perks such as carryover data.
Article Link: Verizon Revamps Plans With More Data, Carryover Data, Unlimited 2G, and Higher Prices
But US tax rates are wayyyy lower, so we have more disposable income on average. Not saying I don't disagree with you about the mobile data - who wouldn't want something for cheaper.
Out of curiosity, is your phone carrier publicly subsidized at all or 100% a private company (cell towers and all)?
You need to pay at least $10 a month for the plan, and a $5 fee every month for a feature to have unlimited 2G speed.... not a happy customer will not be downgrading my plan as this is what it is.... a downgrade
OMG this is crazy! I live in London and I'm with Three UK which I find amazing, with £55 a month + £10 for insurance (£65 total) I got my iPhone 6 on day 1 with just £199 upfront and every month I have Unlimited 4G, Unlimited Calls for cellphones and landline, Unlimited texts and last but not least free roaming in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Spain, Macau, New Zealand, Norway, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland and the US + free calls or texts to english numbers while abroad. http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/Feel_At_Home
http://www.three.co.uk/Store/SIM/Plans_for_phones (£33 a month without phone contract)
Now how this robbery can go on in the US??
http://www.three.co.uk/Store/SIM/Plans_for_phones (£33 a month without phone contract)
Now how this robbery can go on in the US??
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Yeah, I have everything unlimited for €15 (for home finer clients)US Carriers suck.
Damn, you are really getting screwed in the US.
My provider in Denmark: https://www.telmore.dk/mobil#
Every plan has 4G and unlimited sms/mms:
Talk Data
11 h 22 GB = $17.7
22 h 11 GB = $17.7
Unlimited 10 GB = $20.68
10 h 20 GB = $20.68 (Telmore Musik incl. It's like Spotify and it don't deduct your data)
15 h 20 GB = $22.16 (1 GB data when traveling in EU countries)
Since I've been a loyal costumer for +10 years, my plan is 4G, free SMS/MMS, 15 h talk and 40 GB data for $14.73.
And writing this from my 50/50 MB fiber for $37.
My provider in Denmark: https://www.telmore.dk/mobil#
Every plan has 4G and unlimited sms/mms:
Talk Data
11 h 22 GB = $17.7
22 h 11 GB = $17.7
Unlimited 10 GB = $20.68
10 h 20 GB = $20.68 (Telmore Musik incl. It's like Spotify and it don't deduct your data)
15 h 20 GB = $22.16 (1 GB data when traveling in EU countries)
Since I've been a loyal costumer for +10 years, my plan is 4G, free SMS/MMS, 15 h talk and 40 GB data for $14.73.
And writing this from my 50/50 MB fiber for $37.
Having switched from Verizon - honestly, if anything, I'd had better service with T-Mobile.
Speed are super fast and never had reception issues. They also don't cheat you out of your money like Verizon does, plus it helps that they don't lobby to destroy the internet.
T-Mobile FTW
Speed are super fast and never had reception issues. They also don't cheat you out of your money like Verizon does, plus it helps that they don't lobby to destroy the internet.
T-Mobile FTW
