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Verizon to kill grandfathered unlimited data plans with 4G upgrades

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May 16, 2012 4:16 PM
So does that mean if I upgrade to 4G now, I can stay on an unlimited plan?
May 16, 2012 4:16pm
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MontyBrunswick

May 16, 2012 4:21 PM
After summer if you sign another contract your unlimited data will go away.

If you pull the trigger now, you'll be fine.


At least that's what it says.
May 16, 2012 4:21pm
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May 16, 2012 4:22 PM
I heard the OC will start charging a membership fee soon too.

What is the world coming to?
May 16, 2012 4:22pm
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May 16, 2012 4:26 PM
dlazz;1173281 wrote:After summer if you sign another contract your unlimited data will go away.

If you pull the trigger now, you'll be fine.


At least that's what it says.
Thanks. That's how I read it.
May 16, 2012 4:26pm
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May 16, 2012 4:29 PM
Sigh. Looks like I'll be switching to Sprint then.
May 16, 2012 4:29pm
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May 16, 2012 4:34 PM
My workplace has a higher discount % than my dad's company (our account is under his name). This past winter we went in, going to change the account over to my name. If we did this, we would have had to have gone with the tiered data plan (no longer unlimited). Furthermore, my company discount (which is a DARN good 19% plan, 19% data) only applies to the primary line for plan, and only applies to the 2nd and 3rd tiers (did not include the $30 2GB plan).

My dad's percentage discounts are 12%/15%, and mine are 19%/19%. After the switch, because of the restrictions and mandatory plan changes, we would have only saved about $1/month. Not worth the hassle.
May 16, 2012 4:34pm
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May 16, 2012 4:45 PM
So if I already have a 4g contract I'm good?
May 16, 2012 4:45pm
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May 16, 2012 4:48 PM
I've only ever cracked 1 GB twice, don't really care.
May 16, 2012 4:48pm
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May 16, 2012 4:56 PM
I have my orginal contract sign, seal and ready for delievery " Unlimited Plan " back in 2000 (i think that was the year)...
They better have a good compensation plan ready .... for the Belly and business and family
May 16, 2012 4:56pm
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May 16, 2012 5:26 PM
Who's cracking 2gig's of monthly data anyway? Plus, with the coming ability to share data plans, it may actually work in your favor.

I'd be great to pool smartphones on a family plan into one large data plan. That is...if the data limits are enough.
May 16, 2012 5:26pm
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May 16, 2012 5:34 PM
raiderbuck;1173331 wrote:Who's cracking 2gig's of monthly data anyway? Plus, with the coming ability to share data plans, it may actually work in your favor.

I'd be great to pool smartphones on a family plan into one large data plan. That is...if the data limits are enough.
Yeah. I feel like I used my phone a lot at school with no wifi and never got close. I didn't really check that much, though. Thus far this month, I'm only at 1/3 of a gig, but I'm on wifi a lot more at home.
May 16, 2012 5:34pm
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May 16, 2012 5:50 PM
yeah, I never use much more than a gb. With that said, verizon sucks....wish the coverage for sprint wasn't so lousy for my needs.
May 16, 2012 5:50pm
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May 16, 2012 6:50 PM
raiderbuck;1173331 wrote:Who's cracking 2gig's of monthly data anyway? Plus, with the coming ability to share data plans, it may actually work in your favor.

I'd be great to pool smartphones on a family plan into one large data plan. That is...if the data limits are enough.

I do most of my Web surfing on my phone on 4g...used 5.5 gb last month 4g and almost 1gb 3g on my sprint evo 3d.
May 16, 2012 6:50pm
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May 16, 2012 6:53 PM
You will lose once you get your next new phone and new contract....

Verizon Communications CFO Fran Shammo stated that all customers will be migrated off of current unlimited data plans and on to a new data-share plan to launch this summer. "Everyone will be on data share", according to Shammo. As people renew contracts and move to new 4G LTE smartphones and other devices, their current data plan will no longer be available.
May 16, 2012 6:53pm
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May 16, 2012 6:56 PM
I'm sure ATT will follow suit here as I am grandfathered on their unlimited though I have only gone over 2g's once in 3yrs (a month or two ago after putting my slingbox on my phone) as soon as it happened I got a text stating continuing over 2g's would result in lower speeds (throttling) motherfuckers!

The only place I use a ton of data is in the office because we cannot connect to the company's wifi except on company equipment.
May 16, 2012 6:56pm
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May 16, 2012 7:16 PM
Sprint needs to pounce now and really amp up their coverage. My coverage has improved but it's still not at Verizon levels. But limits are ridiculous
May 16, 2012 7:16pm
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May 16, 2012 7:18 PM
sprints coverage is freaking awful
May 16, 2012 7:18pm
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MontyBrunswick

May 16, 2012 7:30 PM
Fab1b;1173384 wrote:sprints coverage is freaking awful

Then move
May 16, 2012 7:30pm
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May 16, 2012 9:14 PM
Sprint's network overhaul...

Network Vision : http://www.extremetech.com/mobile/129198-network-vision-sprints-path-to-domination

Total network overhaul and they touting it will be comparable to Verizon and lte every where 3g is located.... Then Clearwire who runs Sprint's current wimax 4g is transitioning from wimax to lte and will have sprint lte and Clearwire lte.
May 16, 2012 9:14pm
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May 16, 2012 9:18 PM
I never use 2GB just because I'm always on Wi-Fi, but it's the principle. I'll likely stick with VZW just because of my 20% discount I get through work.
May 16, 2012 9:18pm
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May 16, 2012 9:24 PM
Sprint Network Vision

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May 16, 2012 9:24pm
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May 16, 2012 9:44 PM
I recently switched to sprint because it was cheaper, and my job gives me a 27% discount. I'm on their 3G network with my 4s. Let's just say there's a reason why their data plan costs $10. It blows. Hopefully, this overhaul improves coverage.

That said...I try to use wifi when available. Even when I had my Droid on Verizon. I don't think I touched 2gb of data when on the network.
May 16, 2012 9:44pm
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May 16, 2012 9:57 PM
I dont plan on getting a new phone for another year at least..So this shouldnt affect me, for a while anyways.

How do you check how much data you use? Im curious how much I use.
May 16, 2012 9:57pm
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May 16, 2012 10:00 PM
Pick6;1173537 wrote:I dont plan on getting a new phone for another year at least..So this shouldnt affect me, for a while anyways.

How do you check how much data you use? Im curious how much I use.
Sign in online to check your usage or if you have an iPhone/Android phone you can download the Verizon app.
May 16, 2012 10:00pm