When, if ever will Verizon follow AT&T?

[Starku]

The problem is that data speeds which devices are able to produce is starting to outclass the old infrastructure which takes a lot of time and money to update. In a way, the capping makes sense, but over time, people are going to hate the limits, especially after being used to unlimited data for so long. At some point, companies will need to stop dragging their feet and do the work required to create networks that can handle the new era of connection speeds, then we can see unlimited being a real possibility again.

 

[Syco54645]

I am dreading this day. I hope that they keep an unlimited plan for $30. They can really use this as a huge marketing strategy though... How much is the sprint true unlimited anyways?

 

[whitenack]

To play Devil's Advocate, if Verizon or Sprint were to change to tiered data rates, I'd jump to them in a heartbeat. I will put a disclaimer on that comment, though, and say that I currently don't have an android phone, so I'm not sure how much data I will use. However, I will say that I can't think I will use very much, since 90% of my data usage will be over wifi. My wife might use 50 mb a month, period.

So, being able to save $30 per month (2 data plans on AT&T for $15 each vs $30 each on Verizon) is a big deal for me. I'd love a shot at the hardware that Sprint and Evo currently have, but I can't justify the extra monthly expense.

 

[TucsonChuck]

And... isn't LTE more efficient? I agree that in the future we will use more data, I don't want to depend on wifi, but will surely use it if available. And if AT&T is correct, and 90% of users don't use that much data, I think they would keep the price the same, charge more(Unlimited) for whats not being used.