$30/Month Unlimited Tethering for Grandfathers

[robrecht]

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/0...ll-have-separate-30-unlimited-tethering-plan/

This is good. Not only will we not need to switch to a tiered plan to use MHS/MBBC, but it sounds like we will be able to add/remove as a feature on a prorated basis.

Thanks, Robrecht

 

[FrankXS]

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/07/0...ll-have-separate-30-unlimited-tethering-plan/

This is good. Not only will we not need to switch to a tiered plan to use MHS/MBBC, but it sounds like we will be able to add/remove as a feature on a prorated basis.

Thanks, Robrecht

Meh... I'll do it I guess. $10 more than I thought I would spend ($50 total for 4GB total rather than $60 total for unlimited). 4GB would have been enough. But I don't think I should pass up a chance at unlimited everything for $10 more per mo.

-Frank

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[robrecht]

I'm liking it 'cause it sounds like the previous MBBC feature, which I would only add & use infrequently on a prorated basis when WiFi was unavailable

Thanks, Robrecht

 

[dpham00]

this is good news if it's true.

 

[SUB-dawg]

darn, my grandfather is so lucky! haha jk, this is great news!

 

[chuckh0308]

I was hoping for a $20 plan, but at that price I wasn't expecting it to be unlimited. I could get by on the new 4GB plan for $50, but with my discount it will only be $8 more per month to keep unlimited everything ($48 for unlimited vs. $40 for 4GB), so I may as well not give up my unlimited, even if I don't need it. I'll give up $8 somewhere else...lol!

One thing is for sure...if this is really how it goes and I do this, I'm going to start making better use of my unlimited data! Who wants to use my hotspot?

 

[Mortiel]

Verizon 4G LTE Unlimited Data Customers Will Have Separate $30 Unlimited Tethering Plan - Droid Life: A Droid Community Blog

This is good. Not only will we not need to switch to a tiered plan to use MHS/MBBC, but it sounds like we will be able to add/remove as a feature on a prorated basis.

Thanks, Robrecht

I'm going to be checking into this later. I have not heard anything about an unlimited MHS/MBBC add-on feature. As far as I understood, part of the reason for the switch is to consolidate MHS/MBBC into data plans.

 

[FrankXS]

I'm liking it 'cause it sounds like the previous MBBC feature, which I would only add & use infrequently on a prorated basis when WiFi was unavailable

Thanks, Robrecht

After reading your link, I didn't see anything that said you could add/remove this add-on and be pro-rated.

But that's just me.

-Frank

 

[robrecht]

After reading your link, I didn't see anything that said you could add/remove this add-on and be pro-rated.

But that's just me.

-Frank

No, it doesn't, that is just my opinion on how this type of pricing would probably work. In part, based on past pricing and in part based on the contradiction with previous leaks implying a need to switch to tiered plans for MHS/MBBC. If all they meant to say was grandfathers could switch to a $60 unlimited plan that includes MHS/MBBC, why would they bother talking about the $30 figure?

Thanks, Robrecht

 

[FrankXS]

No, it doesn't, that is just my opinion on how this type of pricing would probably work. In part, based on past pricing and in part based on the contradiction with previous leaks implying a need to switch to tiered plans for MHS/MBBC. If all they meant to say was grandfathers could switch to a $60 unlimited plan that includes MHS/MBBC, why would they bother talking about the $30 figure?

Thanks, Robrecht

Well, they might have wanted to keep everyone on unlimited phone data but reserve the right to handle MHS/MBBC however they like. So they separated them.

Funny about pro-rating - typically, in a metered environment (like voice minutes or a Tiered Data plan with limits), "pro-rating" is applied to the units used. IOW, say your are authorized 4GB/mo and you only have the service on your account for 2 days and use 2GB on each of those two days (4GB). Well, when pro-rating, you would only be authorized 2 days divided by 4GB/mo. IOW, you would be authorized 0.133GB per day for 0.266GB total for 2 days - so, you would have a 3.73GB overage to pay at the overage rate.

This would have to be completely different with an unlimited plan. I suppose they could pro-rate days only like they used to for the old VZWAccess tethering plans. I dunno... Why didn't they call it a "feature", like before?

I mean, that would mean you could hold the tethering add-on for two days, for $2.00 total, and pull down 40GB, no problem. Just sounds to good to be true.

We'll see soon enough.

-Frank

 

[robrecht]

Well, they might have wanted to keep everyone on unlimited phone data but reserve the right to handle MHS/MBBC however they like. So they separated them.

Funny about pro-rating - typically, in a metered environment (like voice minutes or a Tiered Data plan with limits), "pro-rating" is applied to the units used. IOW, say your are authorized 4GB/mo and you only have the service on your account for 2 days and use 2GB on each of those two days (4GB). Well, when pro-rating, you would only be authorized 2 days divided by 4GB/mo. IOW, you would be authorized 0.133GB per day for 0.266GB total for 2 days - so, you would have a 3.73GB overage to pay at the overage rate.

This would have to be completely different with an unlimited plan. I suppose they could pro-rate days only like they used to for the old VZWAccess tethering plans. I dunno... Why didn't they call it a "feature", like before?

I mean, that would mean you could hold the tethering add-on for two days, for $2.00 total, and pull down 40GB, no problem. Just sounds to good to be true.

We'll see soon enough.

-Frank

I think you're overthinking this. Most of your argument only applies to why it won't be a feature for those who will have a tiered plan. There's no indication yet from Verizon that this won't still be a feature for those of us who still have unlimited data. They haven't NOT called it a "feature" yet--this is just a leak about us having the option for unlimited tethering without any specific language about it being a feature or not. I'm just hopeful that it will continue to be administered the same. But you're right; we don't know for sure yet.

Thanks, Robrecht

 

[FrankXS]

I think you're overthinking this. Most of your argument only applies to why it won't be a feature for those who will have a tiered plan. There's no indication yet from Verizon that this won't still be a feature for those of us who still have unlimited data. They haven't NOT called it a "feature" yet--this is just a leak about us having the option for unlimited tethering without any specific language about it being a feature or not. I'm just hopeful that it will continue to be administered the same. But you're right; we don't know for sure yet.

Thanks, Robrecht

Good points.

-Frank

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