Verizon Wireless will discontinue its unlimited data plans later this week, the company says. The move, which had been expected for a while, was confirmed by Verizon Wireless officials on Tuesday.
Rather than a $30-per-month unlimited data plan, Verizon Wireless will offer subscribers four tiered data plans. They are:
- 75 MB of data for $10 per month (feature phones only; not available on smartphones)
- 2 GB of data for $30 per month
- 5 GB of data for $50 per month
- 10 GB of data for $80 per month
Existing Verizon Wireless subscribers will be able to keep their unlimited data plans, even when upgrading their handsets, a Verizon spokesperson tells CNET.
Verizon's tiered data plans are similar in price to those offered by AT&T, but AT&T's cheapest option, which offers 200 MB of data for $15 per month, is available to smartphone users. Verizon's cheapest option for smartphone users, meanwhile, starts at $30 per month.
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In response to your email, I called Verizon because of your warning about ending the unlimited plans. That may be true for other phones but I was told that is not true for the Smart Phones. Unfortunately, they said they only have UNLIMITED and 900 minute plans for the SMART PHONES. Because I have been downgrading my activities, I no longer want email on my Droid X and only used an average over the last 3 months of 125 text messages and 65 minutes of phone. I still have to buy the 900 minute plan!
In response to your email, I called Verizon because of your warning about ending the unlimited plans. That may be true for other phones but I was told that is not true for the Smart Phones. Unfortunately, they said they only have UNLIMITED and 900 minute plans for the SMART PHONES. Because I have been downgrading my activities, I no longer want email on my Droid X and only used an average over the last 3 months of 125 text messages and 65 minutes of phone. I still have to buy the 900 minute plan!