Verizon: Unlimited Data Officially Ends July 6

[singemagique]

How is this "preparing for the future"?!?! As a country the US needs to be developing the infrastructure to provide the necessary bandwidth for a wireless country. Instituting these tiered plans is doing nothing more than encouraging people not to use the internet. This is incredibly disappointing. As more and more media and information moves online people are going to use more and more data.

 

[greenrider02]

I heard this and jumped from a feature phone, no data plan, to an Incredible2 with the $30 unlimited plan. I imagine tons of other people are doing this too. The announcement itself is then an effective marketing technique, is it not?

I plan on being a heavy user just to spite them.

 

[Guest]

""This change sets the stage for all the promise of 4G ... [and] when much of the computing we do will be wireless" LOL WTF?!

All this does is make everyone paranoid about what they do online to the point of not bothering to do much. All streaming content will take a hit, as well as using wireless for downloading files and installing software. This completely cripples all future wireless innovation from here on.

 

[hoofhearted]

To me, this is just being proactive to gank customers with overages. 4G is coming, so speeds should be great. Next, thing like Netflix and Hulu streaming will be the next wow factor for all the common Joes out there. Then "bam", people start getting nice "surprise" bills.

Those that are grandfathered in, don't get too comfortable. I am sure Verizon will be finding every trick in the book to switch your plan. If you are jailbroken/rooted and tether, they will try to find that and switch your plan as ATT is doing. If you go over some monthly amount, they will probably have something for that. Be prepared to be calling their 611, staying on hold and navigating a plethora of useless voicemail options to complain about extra charges.

 

[lamorpa]

Think what will happen when people figure out that Verizon's network is essentially the same as AT&T. Then the real complaining will start!

 

[fir_ser]

The pricing is very expensive, and for the basic internet access $10 for 75MB is ridiculous, while the $1.99 per MB is simply a rip-off.

 

[Darkmatterx]

Does this change also apply to Canada or is it only in the US?

 

[yiulauonline]

I see this as a double bladed sword.
1) their users consume less
2) show FCC how monopolies affect consumers, so that they will give AT&T a hard time in the merger with T-Mobile.

 

[Guest]

Can anyone help me.... I'm on a month to month plan right now without a smartphone or an data package, if I were to go to a verizon store tonight and buy a smartphone with the unlimited data plan would i be able to keep it with my month to month plan? or would i need to sign up for a new 2 year contract? or will I not be grandfathered in eithe way? any help is appreciated!