FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited data

[cordoni]

As I understand it, if you upgrade at all you will loose unlimited data. Yes, even if you buy a used phone and upgrade that way. The only two ways not to loose unlimited data are,...... 1 never upgrade, and or 2 buy phone at full price. Verizon knows that if they allow folks to buy used and still keep unlimited data, their phone sales will go down, due to used sales going up.
As for data, I use anywhere from 5-7 gigs a month. I do not tether. I am always using Internet on my phone.. My data would go from 30 bucks a month to about 50-60 bucks a month for the same amount of data. Crazy

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As far as used phones, you are incorrect. You have to remember that a contract works both ways. The contract you signed is for the service, not the device. Verizon cannot change your contract if you simply swap your SIM card between the devices. The reason they can kill your unlimited data when you upgrade at the subsidized price is that you are signing a new contract. They are not actually changing your previous contract, but offering you a new one with the new device.

Buying either a phone at full retail or used does not touch your contract, and thus the reason you can keep your data. Just remember that Verizon at any time could tell people going month to month that they were no longer going to be allowed to use the service without a 2 year contract, thus forcing them to go to a tiered contract. I foresee this happening at some point.

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[Llawen]

Well, that is how I understood it from reading it on verizon wireless Site. Nevertheless, we can all speculate how it will be. We know for fact that verizon does not keep their word.

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[Droid3r]

Just remember that Verizon at any time could tell people going month to month that they were no longer going to be allowed to use the service without a 2 year contract, thus forcing them to go to a tiered contract. I foresee this happening at some point.

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You couldnt be more wrong. Like previous posters said ..verizon can only touch your contract during a pitstop(if you upgrade at a discount)

They cant touch your contract while youre racing.


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[jfriend33]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

As the release of the Samsung Galaxy SIII looms, I am wondering what events will take place. Do you think big red will officially roll out the the new data plans before launch? I doubt it.

When the S3 is released this month presumably before the new data plans roll out, will I be able to keep my grandfathered unlimited plan?

 

[Super_Mario]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

Looks like the tiered data plans are around the corner. Verizon is "nice" enough to let people keep their unlimited plans with a pre-order of the SGIII but who knows about after....

http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/0...erizon-and-you-keep-your-unlimited-data-plan/

Lucky for me, this was the phone I was waiting for. Pre-order it is.

 

[yellar]

They wont announce family data plans or say anything else about unlimited data folks until the announcement of the next iPhone. I doubt these plans go into affect until right before it goes on sale because if speculations are right it will be lte and we all know that the iPhone killed new customers getting unlimited data. I will be shocked if it happens before then. Not that I hate iphones or anything but blame all this tiered data crap on it. If the new iPhone is lte they don't want unlimited 4g on them because they use more data.

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[eshropshire]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

They wont announce family data plans or say anything else about unlimited data folks until the announcement of the next iPhone. I doubt these plans go into affect until right before it goes on sale because if speculations are right it will be lte and we all know that the iPhone killed new customers getting unlimited data. I will be shocked if it happens before then. Not that I hate iphones or anything but blame all this tiered data crap on it. If the new iPhone is lte they don't want unlimited 4g on them because they use more data.

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I personally disagree. Verizon will want to have everything in place an fully understood by their staff and partners well before the iPhone 5 rush. Plus Verizon usually gets new CDMA phones in late Oct, Nov timeframe. The last thing Verizon wants to worry about is tons of questions and issues about plans while in the middle of several major launch events. You don't want to introduce a negative in the middle of big positives. You announce and implement the negative when most people are ignoring the news. My guess, information will come out by July and enforced no later than end of July or August.

 

[Bbeelzebub]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

I just did some digging around. Last summer, Verizon mentioned at an event that the end of unlimited data was coming. (Very similar to what happened this year). There were some leaks and internal screenshots with tiers mentioned, etc.... none of which has happened this time yet. They did give their "oh shister, we f'ed up" speech reassuring existing customers they would be grandfathered in, similar to their "buy off contract and you won't be affected" speech.

The officially announced the tiers on July 6th, 2011 and said they would begin on the 7th. I'm not expecting a huge warning ahead of time to be able to run in and grab a phone (except outdated tech from last year). As much as I think the GS3 is the phone for me, I'm not interested in pre ordering something I can't see in hand first. Meh.

 

[Noble_Logistics]

Cheat the system. I believe cheating is unethical last time I checked... And would be why Verizon is killing the unlimited plan. If people truly used all that data on just their phone it would be one thing, but most people that are using tons of data tether, which is cheating the system and not what Verizon agreed to in their contract with you.

I average about 25 GB, wife uses about 500 MB on a family plan with unlimited voice/data and Hotspot on both phones. We rarely use the HS but I use DroidTV to watch almost all of my TV. We also use about 5000 minutes of voice per month and pay $300+ into VZW's coffers for the privilege of experiencing dropped calls in all 48 contiguous states plus eastern Canada including Newfoundland.

My contract renewal is next March and I feel that we pay plenty for what we use. VZW makes the rules, we decide whether we want to particapate.

What bothers me is that VZW is now moving into other commercial uses of their networks and we will probably see unlimited data dissappear within the same contract they enticed us to upgrade to the 4G TB.

I will have to look at other options

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[blaidth]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

my upgrade has finally come due. Do I go get my phone now before tiers are forced, or do I wait to see what the father's day sale would be and risk losing my unlimited? Does anyone have an idea when this will be enforced?

 

[speedtrap63]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

Sorry if this has been asked, I searched but didn't find anything about it. How does the change to shared data effect Enterprise Unlimited data plans? Or are they separate? I'm currently on Enterprise unlimited and haven't been able to find any info as to whether this effects personal data or both.

Thanks!

 

[smccloud]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

Sorry if this has been asked, I searched but didn't find anything about it. How does the change to shared data effect Enterprise Unlimited data plans? Or are they separate? I'm currently on Enterprise unlimited and haven't been able to find any info as to whether this effects personal data or both.

Thanks!

I'm going to guess it won't affect Enterprise Unlimited data plans.

 

[Ry]

my upgrade has finally come due. Do I go get my phone now before tiers are forced, or do I wait to see what the father's day sale would be and risk losing my unlimited? Does anyone have an idea when this will be enforced?

No announcement as to when this goes into effect has been made yet.

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[Ry]

Sorry if this has been asked, I searched but didn't find anything about it. How does the change to shared data effect Enterprise Unlimited data plans? Or are they separate? I'm currently on Enterprise unlimited and haven't been able to find any info as to whether this effects personal data or both.

Thanks!

Is Enterprise Unlimited still offered for new customers?



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[speedtrap63]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

Is Enterprise Unlimited still offered for new customers?



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Good question, I just checked and it looks like they no longer offer unlimited data anywhere. I guess that is my answer then, it will be the same regardless of personal or enterprise data. Everything would appear to be effected by the shared data.

Thanks, that clears things up a bit!

 

[Ry]

Good question, I just checked and it looks like they no longer offer unlimited data anywhere. I guess that is my answer then, it will be the same regardless of personal or enterprise data. Everything would appear to be effected by the shared data.

Thanks, that clears things up a bit!

It's not a final answer, but possibly the likely answer.

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[blaidth]

Re: FierceWireless: Verizon will kill 'grandfathered' unlimited d

I decided to upgrade and if there is a price drop in next 14 days then i can get the difference refunded. Better safe than sorry, i feel

 

[bboykin87]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57...-plans-for-data/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=title

This article details pricing for the new plans and it seems to me it will cost people more than they are paying now, or be about the same as is the case with me.

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