Verizon Drops The Axe! Will Disconnect Unlimited Data Users Using Extraordinary Amounts Of Data!

[cr6]

I don't know. I think contract but used to be month to month

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Well, you'll want to look into that and make sure.
I did a little more digging in this afternoon and it seems that the same rules hold true from last summer's announcement. Apparently Vzw is currently ONLY going after heavy users who are still "out of contract", or month to month. I'm not sure what device you currently have, or if you've upgraded lately, but my advice to you would be to upgrade your device via their website. This way you can keep your UDP "as is", and not have to worry about going into the store where they'll bring up your acct and try to talk you into a different plan.

It also notes that while being "on contract" is no guarantee that they won't eventually ax your UDP.... as it stands right now, they are only going after off contact high data users. It's been stated (and take this with a grain of salt since this is the internet) that even if you have received a letter, that as long as you put your line on contract, you'll be safe.

Supposedly they are also planning on silently doing away with 2 year subsidized contracts (which is what they recently brought back, and what my wife & I jumped on the past few months), so you'll want to make a move to upgrade asap, while you still have the chance.
Good luck & let us know how you make out.
Viva UDP!


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[Mustang02]

Two year contracts are gone.

 

[jackiescivic]

2 yr ended as of 1/5

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[RyanPm40]

Don't all the others who may have unlimited cut back speed after you pass a certain amount?

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Verizon seems to actually do this now, anyways. The My Verizon app shows a "Safety Mode" switch to use slower data when youre out to avoid penalties. So, I get 12gb of fast data from my plan but then unlimited "basic internet access", is what they call it.

 

[davidwilp]

Verizon seems to actually do this now, anyways. The My Verizon app shows a "Safety Mode" switch to use slower data when youre out to avoid penalties. So, I get 12gb of fast data from my plan but then unlimited "basic internet access", is what they call it.

How slow is it ? Do the tell you in terms of mb per sec or min?

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[BionicS7]

How much have you used in the last month or month before?

Last month i used 75, and the month before was in the high 50s, and verizon still sent me the letter ( also, ive been month to month now for a few years).
i didnt actually think theyd force us off like this, if anything i assumed they would have just kept incrementally raising the price until it was no longer affordable, causing us to voluntarily leave.

Now it looks like the only carrier offering true unlimited 4g data is at&t. I called them and a rep said that in order to get their UD, i would have to buy a direct tv plan, the cheapest one being $50/month. Then the phone bill would be around $80 a month.

*edit* Does anyone know if this at&t plan is worth it. The rep assured me they dont throttle at all but i take what reps tell me with a grain of salt. Also, would at&t be able to detect the use of foxfi hotspot?

 

[EyeOWA]

Last month i used 75, and the month before was in the high 50s, and verizon still sent me the letter ( also, ive been month to month now for a few years).

I didnt actually think theyd force us off like this, if anything i assumed they would have just kept incrementally raising the price until it was no longer affordable, causing us to voluntarily leave.

Now it looks like the only carrier offering true unlimited 4g data is at&t. I called them and a rep said that in order to get their UD, i would have to buy a direct tv plan, the cheapest one being $50/month. Then the phone bill would be around $80 a month.

*edit* Does anyone know if this at&t plan is worth it. The rep assured me they dont throttle at all but i take what reps tell me with a grain of salt. Also, would at&t be able to detect the use of foxfi hotspot?

AT&T website says they throttle after 22gb.

 

[xeene]

Two year contracts are gone.

No they are not! I just signed one couple months ago

My guess is that they aren't on contract so vzw is giving them a boot.
If I were them, I'd go to best buy websites, get a free phone delivered to their house and extend contract by 2 years. What's the worst that can happen? They get free phone and move to att?

 

[scottysize]

Last month i used 75, and the month before was in the high 50s, and verizon still sent me the letter ( also, ive been month to month now for a few years).
i didnt actually think theyd force us off like this, if anything i assumed they would have just kept incrementally raising the price until it was no longer affordable, causing us to voluntarily leave.

Now it looks like the only carrier offering true unlimited 4g data is at&t. I called them and a rep said that in order to get their UD, i would have to buy a direct tv plan, the cheapest one being $50/month. Then the phone bill would be around $80 a month.

*edit* Does anyone know if this at&t plan is worth it. The rep assured me they dont throttle at all but i take what reps tell me with a grain of salt. Also, would at&t be able to detect the use of foxfi hotspot?

Yes, AT&T throttles. My brother in law was able to get a hotspot, but he had to do something to his plan. I'll ask him as I'm in the same boat if they catch me.


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[supermandroid]

Last month i used 75, and the month before was in the high 50s, and verizon still sent me the letter ( also, ive been month to month now for a few years).
i didnt actually think theyd force us off like this, if anything i assumed they would have just kept incrementally raising the price until it was no longer affordable, causing us to voluntarily leave.

Now it looks like the only carrier offering true unlimited 4g data is at&t. I called them and a rep said that in order to get their UD, i would have to buy a direct tv plan, the cheapest one being $50/month. Then the phone bill would be around $80 a month.

*edit* Does anyone know if this at&t plan is worth it. The rep assured me they dont throttle at all but i take what reps tell me with a grain of salt. Also, would at&t be able to detect the use of foxfi hotspot?

Is T-Mobile not offering unlimited LTE?

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[scottysize]

Is T-Mobile not offering unlimited LTE?

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Read the fine print at the bottom of the page. Users that go over 28GB per month may be slowed down. Also, they do not allow hotspots on the T-Mobile UDP.


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[scottysize]

Yes, AT&T throttles. My brother in law was able to get a hotspot, but he had to do something to his plan. I'll ask him as I'm in the same boat if they catch me.


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Brother in law had to come off the UDP for AT &T in order to get his hotspot back. He's now capped at 50GB and slowed considerably after that. At least there's no overage charges.


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[Mustang02]

No they are not! I just signed one couple months ago

My guess is that they aren't on contract so vzw is giving them a boot.
If I were them, I'd go to best buy websites, get a free phone delivered to their house and extend contract by 2 years. What's the worst that can happen? They get free phone and move to att?

Go try to sign up for a two year contract today, you can't. Obviously if you signed up two months ago, you were able to. As of last week you can't sign up EVER again.

 

[BionicS7]

AT&T website says they throttle after 22gb.

cool, they totally lied to me on the phone. i guess ill never experience the joys of truly unlimited data again.

 

[Mustang02]

Is T-Mobile not offering unlimited LTE?

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Their new TMO one plan is LTE until 28GB if the network is congested. Tethering is 3G speeds unless you pay the $15 extra.