UPDATE – Verizon Wireless’s New Tiered Data Plans – CONFIRMED
UPDATE
We have a chart confirming Verizon Wireless's new Tiered Data Plans thanks to an anonymous tipster. See the chart below.
Keep in mind that if customers go over the 150 MB allowance by 1 MB or 100 MB, the additional charge is a flat $15 for another 150 MB. If customers might go over, even by a little, the $29.99 unlimited package is a better option.
END OF UPDATE
Engadget has just reported that Verizon Wireless' new tired 3G data pricing plans and the said roll out date for these to take effect is October 28, 2010. Keep in mind this is the 3G data pricing only! Existing customers can stay grandfathered on their existing plans if they so choose, just as they have always allowed you to do so at Verizon.
Plan Details As Far As We Know:
3G Feature Phones: $1.99 pay as you go, $15 monthly access for 150 or 150 MB ($15/150 MB overage) or $29.99 for unlimited monthly access
3G Smartphones: $15 monthly access for 150 MB ($15/150 MB overage) or $29.99 for unlimited monthly access
3G Tablets: $20 monthly access for 1 GB ($20/1 GB overage), $35 monthly access for 3 GB ($10/ 1 GB overage); $50 monthly access for 5 GB ($10/1 GB overage) and $80 for 10 GB ($10/1G overage)
3G Netbooks/Notebooks: $50 monthly access for 5 GB ($10/1 GB overage) or $80 monthly access for 10 GB ($10/1 GB overage)
MiFi 2200 and Five Spot Mobile: $50 monthly access for 5 GB ($10 /1 GB overage), $80 for 10 GB ($10/1G overage) or as part of a 90-day promotion $35 monthly access for 3 GB ($10/1 GB overage)
Verizon Wireless will offer more information on the data plans for our 4G devices at the launch of 4G. When we hear of these plans we will let you know.
Source: Engadget
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The way you spelled “Verizon Wireless’ Plans” in the title conveys the message that there is more than one Verizon Wireless. There is only one Verizon Wireless (that I know of; correct me if I’m wrong), so if you were referring to the one that I am thinking of, you would want to write: “Verizon Wireless’s New Tiered Data Plans”. It sounds kinda weird, but were just used to it being wrong.
Anyway, for my “on topic” portion of the comment (LOL! ☺), here’s what I have to say about it:
Those rates are highway robbery. How can you pay 29 dollars on TOP of whatever audacious price Verizon wants for “the rest of the service”? That makes me sick.
I’m hopping off that soapbox now and pretending I did NOT just read what I think I’m seeing.
- 2 Bunny
thanks would you like to be my editor
Actually, I think it should read like this:
Verizon Wireles’s New Tiered Data Plans –> Verizon Wireless’ New Tiered Data Plans
Thx god for Sprint. Verizon is such a rip off.
@Courtney1985 – Sure.
@rebelx – Did you get them mixed up?
@Spartan5 – You can say that again.
- 2 Bunny
Sprint is the only way to go…period.
Wow, these are horrible tiers. 150 megs for $15. Pay twice that for unlimited? What is the point of the $15 plan? On months I don’t use my phone that much, with just email and occasional surfing, my phone uses 250 megs easily.
I just walked out from aApple store.They do take the #1 rip off award thou.Crazy dataprices and none of the data prices include unlimited data.they only have a2gig max.Insane.I see slot of iphone att customers leaving them once vz get the iphone just for their unlimited data option.
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confusion haha I had it as Verizon Wireless’ first, the 2bunny corrected me. I think I’ll leave it like it is. bahaha
…. just checked it out on the verizon site. it looks like they somehow want to charge even more if you use an exchange server for email with a smartphone. data is 44.99 a month for that instead of the 29.99 for web and personal email.
Wonder what Sprint will come up with when it comes to tablets??? if they ever get some??
Sprint is growing and rated #1 CC. if they get the I-doo-doo, they should be able to crush the composition with the current plans and just offer the I-crapola.
I wouldn’t say “Sprint is growing” as they continue to lose subscribers every quarter. Is that likely to change? IMO, yes, the the introduction of some great 4G phones and much better pricing than their competitors. But keep in mind, they lost 228k subscribers in Q2 of 2010. Like I said they are improving however, they were expected to lose 350k.
Sprint has a lot in their backpockets to try to fight back. They are going to improve their 1900Mhz CDMA penetration for in-building to help with one of their biggest problems…. their signal usually sucks in buildings. It also is what will allow them to swap to LTE instead of WiMax which I see happening. I think they highly regreat choosing WiMax over LTE. It will also improve their iDen coverage by migrating it to CDMA.
Basically, they are on the right patch (finally), but to say they are growing is dead wrong right now, they are still bleeding customers until their brand damage repair really starts holding up. Sprint used to be the laughing joke of wireless companies and they have come a long long way from there.
Well all smart phones on Verizon require data, so the tiered data could be a cost effective way to own a smartphone and maybe just use WiFi at home/work. That’s what a lot of ATT people say.
@*king* –
wow…good thing Sprint customers don’t say that because they truly have unlimited data for a reasonable price (compared to ATT and Verizon).
Never letting go of my current data plan….never letting go….
ATT is another big rip off too.
With Sprint being cheap, will that weight down on their network?
Yeah, I read on the ATT official website, and they want 69.99 for an unlimited. How much data does that include? Did you know that “AT&T” stands for “American Telephone and Telegraph”. I’m glad to be part of a 3G network that doesn’t have any nationwide Telegraph fees, LOL!
- 2 Bunny
Wow. Verizon prices are ridiculous. I’m on Sprint and used to have an unlimited data plan but had it removed when our family got onto a family plan. I miss having the ease of access to the internet on the go, but on the other hand my phone’s battery life has increased dramatically. I also have a netbook now and almost all of the places I go to have wifi.
What a joke, they should be ashamed of themselves.
in comparison; sprint unlimted talk text and data for 69.99 a month, Verizon 450 minutes unlimted text and unlimited data for 89.99 a month. Lolol and that’s as good a deal you can get. where is the sense in this? I don’t even need to say how stupid of a move this was.
I called Verizon’s 611 and asked if they were getting rid of the unlimited data, and he said no. He told me that the new tiered data plans were in addition to the unlimited package, not in place of it.
That’s not to say you’ll have to pay for both, but rather its another choice they offer. You could choose the 15 dollar for 150mb, or the 30 dollar unlimited plan, but he clearly made the point that the unlimited was not going away.
Which would be smart, because I could see customers switching to sprint at the ends of their contracts if that happened.
All that being said, we all know how well trained Verizon CSR’s are. Grain of salt situation I guess…
I love Sprint! – Random thought through the day