- Apr 23, 2011
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I was in a VZ Corporate store today, and was told that after the 29th, any family plan that includes a smartphone will automatically be forced to the Share Everything Plan if any lines are upgraded. I specifically asked about a tiered individual plan, and she told me that was not a possibility, and that our options were to upgrade any lines before the 29th to keep our current plan, or NEVER upgrade, and buy phones off contract. After that, all bets were off. She even said that to use a tiered plan, you had to pay FULL RETAIL for a phone (I'm not sure I buy that one.) I was also told that at some point, regardless of plan or upgrade, unlimited data was going away.
You were told wrong, Verizon's website explicitly said that you can keep tiered data. Far from the first time that a Verizon rep has informed someone incorrectly and also far from the last time as well.
You're not required to move to Share Everything but if you do, unlimited data will not be retained on your line. As a Verizon Wireless customer you have choices when you upgrade at discounted pricing. You can choose from a standalone data package starting at $30 for 2GB or a Share Everything Plan. If keeping unlimited is important to you, you can choose to upgrade and pay full retail price for the phone.
Share Everything Plan: Unlimited Talk & Text with Shared Data.