Verizon's New Tiered Data Plans: What You Need to Know

[Eris0303]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 4:21pm

Some info for Verizon users regarding the new tier system that starts tomorrow. It says that current unlimited customers aren't affected "yet". I assume that "yet" ends when your current contract does.

Verizon's New Tiered Data Plans: What You Need to Know

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 7:53pm

I was told when I got my new phone in March that it would be the last time I could get the unlimited data plan.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/6/11 at 10:18pm

Maybe they ought to fix the late voicemail problems first.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 8:53am

I happened to be walking by a Verizon store last night so I popped in to see what their definition of "yet" was. I was told that anyone who has the unlimited plan now will be grandfathered in and will have the unlimited plan as long as they are Verizon customers. You can upgrade, renew your contract, etc. You will not lose the unlimited plan. I don't know if other stores are telling other stories but this what I was told last night.

[bdwaygirl]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 9:07am

Yep...that's what I read in the Industry newsbriefs the other day.

[Mandi Moo]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 9:27am

Oh man, I really hope that I stay grandfathered in with unlimited data. I use my phone for Pandora radio and Tunebite (App that offers access to all radio stations that have an internet stream.) nearly every day. I imagine that would eat up 2GB pretty quickly.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 10:11am

AT&T is doing the same thing and also allowing their customers to stay with their unlimited plan as long as they remain customers and make no changes to their plans.

[DayDreamer]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 11:45am

@Eris - wow, that's really great news. Now I'm even happier I renewed when I did.

[SonofRobbieJ]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 11:47am

I switched last Friday. I got in under the gun, as they kids say. Or said...in like 1950.

I love my new iPhone. I want to make love to it.

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 7/7/11 at 11:17pm

Here's a question for anybody who already has a 4G phone. Did you have to sign up for a new data plan since you were going from 3G to 4G?

I do remember that my data plan changed when I went from the original iPhone to the 3GS, since I was going to a 3G data plan from the Edge plan. I can see that being the loophole that allows them to get rid of all the unlimited plans if the data plan for 4G is different than the 3G plan.

[Eris0303]

Posted: 7/8/11 at 12:16am

I can see that being the loophole that allows them to get rid of all the unlimited plans if the data plan for 4G is different than the 3G plan.

Hmmm...interesting question

[TheatreFan4]

Posted: 7/8/11 at 3:12am

Good thing I got a new phone with the unlimited date plan just a few weeks ago.

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