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[Updated] Verizon Plans To Eliminate 'Grandfathered' 3G Unlimited Data Plans

It's also unfair for people who had to rely on VZ for 3G hotspots previously--now 4G--because nothing beyond dial-up is available in their area. The price tiers for people who need that kind of bandwidth are ridiculous.

This has been beaten to death. While it's unfortunate some people don't have broadband in their area, it's ultimately not VZW responsibility to provide that (unless the govt steps in under that scenario, and they probably should).

Otherwise VZW has never sold or marketed it's MOBILE data as broadband replacement. They are fully within their rights to put an end to that practice. There's nothing unfair about it. The free ride is coming to an end. We can all be disappointed, but we really have nothing to complain about.
 
They are fully within their rights to put an end to that practice. There's nothing unfair about it. The free ride is coming to an end. We can all be disappointed, but we really have nothing to complain about.

The sad thing about Modern America ... leaving behind the term Human Rights to become more of Human Privilege. Verizon didn't think about the availability of 3rd party tethers... The interesting part is that why they lied and decided to set limit at 2GB ( I understood that it is their Company). Their tethering plan was set at 5GB... I would've been happy if the cap is set at that level.
 
This has been beaten to death. While it's unfortunate some people don't have broadband in their area, it's ultimately not VZW responsibility to provide that (unless the govt steps in under that scenario, and they probably should).

Otherwise VZW has never sold or marketed it's MOBILE data as broadband replacement. They are fully within their rights to put an end to that practice. There's nothing unfair about it. The free ride is coming to an end. We can all be disappointed, but we really have nothing to complain about.

As much as it pains me to say this, I have to agree. If people never had the feature and hadn't grown to depend upon it, they'd have no argument at all, not that the argument they are making now is relevant.

Furthermore, some people have terribly abused the "feature" with root and hacks (including Foxfi and others), to obtain access, essentially bypassing the roadblocks put in place and violating their "agreement of terms", so although Verizon had been aware of the unauthorized use, they've also quietly ignored it for the most part.

Unfortunately as more and more discover these hacks, and as the level of abuses increases, there comes a point where the service provider feels compelled to take a position to enforce their contracts. By eliminating the Unlimited Data, they effectively amputate the greatest of abusers and don't really hurt the masses.

For me, it will be a non-issue. I am at 2.008GB used for the month so far, and even though I have unlimited data, I've never exceeded 4GB (yet).

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Well I just passed 15gb for this month and not sure why my usage went up so much I'm normally around 8-9gb. But I just started using pandora again this month but don't see how it could bump my usage so much!
 
By eliminating the Unlimited Data, they effectively amputate the greatest of abusers and don't really hurt the masses.

For me, it will be a non-issue. I am at 2.008GB used for the month so far, and even though I have unlimited data, I've never exceeded 4GB (yet).

Not sure they're actually eliminating unlimited, though. They are taking away the subsidy, so if we assume that these people are also frequent upgraders, eliminating the subsidy is the same as raising their prices $15/month (but without actually changing contract terms). And actually I think it would be a good thing for the consumer, in the long-run, if the carriers got out of the subsidy business all together. All that subsidy is really doing is propping-up prices - we're not getting much, if any, economic benefit from it. Heck, no subsidy would bring an end to a lot of the junk phones that are killing profits at Moto, HTC and others.

My home wifi is pretty cheap - $90/month for Xfinity and that includes broadband, so for $20-$30 a month I have no desire to tether my phone or ditch my ISP. And so the economics will probably have me switching, maybe going with a shared plan and getting a tablet. I sometimes go over my minutes (which can be unavoidable, as opposed to data), so again if VoLTE helps me out there I'll switch and not lose any sleep over it.
 
I've defended Verizon for years, but this is a little hard to swallow. I already pay what I consider to be a premium through Verizon because I like their selection of phones and understand that they have the best service. In recent months, they keep doing things to make me question whether or not that premium is worth the price I pay. This may just be the icing on the cake.

One of the biggest things that has been getting on my nerves lately is how lackadaisical they've been about bringing 4G to my area. When I purchased my Bionic in September, there was a clear timetable of March 2012 for the state of Maine. It's now almost June and no one locally, nor at corporate has any inclination of a potential rollout date for any area in the state.

That wouldn't bother me so much had U.S. Cellular not just covered all major points in the state with 4G. I expect Verizon to be ahead of the curve, not months behind it.

Couple that with the fact that U.S. Cellular offers cheaper plans, and a lucrative customer reward program that allows you to upgrade with regularity (as much as every ten months), and it's hard not to consider switching.
 
I've defended Verizon for years, but this is a little hard to swallow.

I've never really understood the "VZW is so expensive arguments". When I've looked at competing plans for myself, the difference is like $5 a month. I could see multiple lines or family plans being fairly expensive on VZW, but I think they've largely addressed that and continue to do so.

Demand for smartphones is growing at nonsensical rates. I mean, honestly, most people don't really "need" access to the web 24/7 - texts and emails is plenty. Heck, most business people don't like being "available" 24/7. It's not surprising that despite advances in technology the ridiculous growth in demand might drive prices up. VZW is showing some price leadership here by tweaking things at the margin. I'm very happy with my Rezound and don't anticipate needing to upgrade any time soon. It's not surprising that VZW would look at the current crop of tech and say "we don't need to continue to spend $150 annually per customer to subsidize upgrades".

And truthfully the value of the subsidy to the consumer is sort of like subsidized college loans. You think you're getting a deal but all it's really doing is propping-up and increasing the prices you pay. In the long-run, the consumer wants less expensive phones that aren't carrier specific, and eliminating subsidies is the first step in that direction (unfortunately, they need to eliminate ALL subsidies, which they aren't doing).
 
I get that I'm still paying the price for the phone just spread out over time. Its just easier to come up with 100$ for a phone than 600$.
 
I already pay what I consider to be a premium through Verizon because I like their selection of phones and understand that they have the best service. In recent months, they keep doing things to make me question whether or not that premium is worth the price I pay.

This is the question I'm beginning to ask myself. I'm already paying nearly $130 for ONE line and with them taking away my unlimited, my monthly bill may shoot up to about $150. The service is good but I'm not sure if it's $150-for-one-line good?
 
King_Bean said:
This is the question I'm beginning to ask myself. I'm already paying nearly $130 for ONE line and with them taking away my unlimited, my monthly bill may shoot up to about $150. The service is good but I'm not sure if it's $150-for-one-line good?

How are you paying $130 a month for one line, it cost me $80 with unlimited data, 450 minute tAlk and the $10 text plan with 500 texts outside the network and unlimited vrz to vrz.

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cybertec69 said:
How are you paying $130 a month for one line, it cost me $80 with unlimited data, 450 minute tAlk and the $10 text plan with 500 texts outside the network and unlimited vrz to vrz.

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He's probably using an old plan like me. I'm still paying $110 because technology I'm still using an Alltel plan. "Foolish" on my part but it was way too late to change by the time Verizon got rid of their unlimited data. It sucks but this is the only way to keep it.
 
How are you paying $130 a month for one line, it cost me $80 with unlimited data, 450 minute tAlk and the $10 text plan with 500 texts outside the network and unlimited vrz to vrz.

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I have unlimited everything (unlimited talk, unlimited text, ulimited data). I could get unlimited everything with Sprint for a lot less (almost $30 less currently and possibly even $50 less once I lose my grandfathered unlimited). Sure, their service may not be as outstanding, but I'm sure it's good enough to serve my needs.

And I'm not sure if I will leave Verizon for Sprint. I have to ask myself is Verizon's service is worth a $30-$50 premium. If the answer is "no", then it's time to jump ship. If I move to Sprint and they eventually decide to get rid of their unlimited data (which they probably will), I'll have another decision to make.
 
King_Bean said:
I have unlimited everything (unlimited talk, unlimited text, ulimited data). I could get unlimited everything with Sprint for a lot less (almost $30 less currently and possibly even $50 less once I lose my grandfathered unlimited). Sure, their service may not be as outstanding, but I'm sure it's good enough to serve my needs.

And I'm not sure if I will leave Verizon for Sprint. I have to ask myself is Verizon's service is worth a $30-$50 premium. If the answer is "no", then it's time to jump ship. If I move to Sprint and they eventually decide to get rid of their unlimited data (which they probably will), I'll have another decision to make.

Sprints coverage is horrible, plus no 4G LTE, good luck. Like the saying goes, you get what you pay for.

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Sprints coverage is horrible, plus no 4G LTE, good luck. Like the saying goes, you get what you pay for.

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In general this is true, and why they charge so much less (in some cases, in others they really aren't any cheaper). But they do also have more than a few satisfied customers, and so it's worth exploring (provided you don't travel much because then all bets are off).
 
This means if you renew your 2-year agreement, from this summer forward, on any line by buying a "discounted" phone, you lose unlimited.

I went to the Verizon site to check out my upgrade options, and it looks like I will be better off with my unlimited corporate data plan at $45/month, than most of the personal data plans. Maybe you should get on a corporate data plan too!
See image of my choices below:
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