Verizon Tinkering w/ Phone Plans

[tarheelpride]

Focusing more so on shared plans

Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest cellphone company, is dropping nearly all of its phone plans in favor of pricing schemes that encourage consumers to connect their non-phone devices, like tablets and PCs, to Verizon's network.

The new plans will become available on June 28, and reflect Verizon's desire to keep growing now that nearly every American already has a phone. The plans let families and other subscribers share a monthly data allowance over up to 10 devices.

[Kettle]

I read this earlier, and am wondering if my monthly bill will get more or less expensive. I guess I'll see.

[tarheelpride]

I'm screwed for the future. I got grandfathered into their unlimited plan from Alltel and I know they're trying to actively kick us off the plan. Sucks for me because I use so much data

[Wither]

Verizon has the worst prices and plans in my experience.

[Floppin]

I'm screwed for the future. I got grandfathered into their unlimited plan from Alltel and I know they're trying to actively kick us off the plan. Sucks for me because I use so much data

I have an unlimited plan from my original smart phone plan on an HTC Droid Eris from 5 years ago and they keep honoring it at each renewal. I've never been given the impression that they aren't going to allow me to keep it.

[B wood]

If you'replan is grandfathered just hang on to it, make payments on time, & insure it remains once you upgrade. Because like little Susie's hymen once it's gone, it's gone forever.

[tarheelpride]

I have an unlimited plan from my original smart phone plan on an HTC Droid Eris from 5 years ago and they keep honoring it at each renewal. I've never been given the impression that they aren't going to allow me to keep it.

They announced a few weeks ago that they'll stop subsidizing new phones for those on those unlimited plans. Everyone on the plan has to buy the phones at full price and we apparently can't go to 4G. I'll try to pull up that article

[tarheelpride]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57436642-94/verizon-you-can-have-unlimited-data..-just-no-device-subsidies/

So they will still let us keep the plan, we just have to pay full price for the phones

[ladypanther]

That sucks. Going to lose some business.

[Guest]

Verizon has the worst prices and plans in my experience.

But best coverage. Can't win. :(

[Panthro]

I'm screwed for the future. I got grandfathered into their unlimited plan from Alltel and I know they're trying to actively kick us off the plan. Sucks for me because I use so much data

Unlimited as well. Im not giving that up

[Darth Biscuit]

I'm also on an old grandfathered Alltell plan... they've always said they would honor it, but I suspect that will change the next time I upgrade and have to sign a new contract. They don't like those unlimited data plans... it's probably killing them that they can't make more money off of us.

[Jase]

I for one am looking forward to family share data, provided of course that it isn't an arm and a leg.

[Scrumtrilescent]

We have to be in a very small minority with the unlimited plans, at least that's what I garnered from the last visit I had to Verizon when I upgraded to 4G. Since I already did that, and every phone from here on out will be as well, I wonder if that's another loophole....