The End of Unlimited Data Plans?

[modette]

Wife and I got a Blu-Ray player with Netflix streaming...so we been doing that a lot. I under where I stand. I guess if there is a problem Comcast will let me know. However I heard there was a limit with Comcast, just so high your not likely to hit it. You can alway spay a little more and get business class, then I think there is no limit.

[Vulcan1600]

The thing people are missing is it gives a way out...say they change the plan in a year, and I drop my phone in the toilet it dies...instead of being worried about an early termination I can just say "I want out" you broke the contract and they would HAVE to let me out.

You buy your Droid on 3/1/10 for 2 year promotional pricing. On 3/1/2011 you drop the phone in the toilet, and you don't have insurance. Too bad. You are still under contract until 3/1/2011. You either go back to a dumb phone or you get another phone. You'd be breaking the contract if you say you want out. You're still under the grandfathered plan until your contract expires on 3/1/12.

[bastosero]

The thing people are missing is it gives a way out...say they change the plan in a year, and I drop my phone in the toilet it dies...instead of being worried about an early termination I can just say "I want out" you broke the contract and they would HAVE to let me out.

You buy your Droid on 3/1/10 for 2 year promotional pricing. On 3/1/2011 you drop the phone in the toilet, and you don't have insurance. Too bad. You are still under contract until 3/1/2011. You either go back to a dumb phone or you get another phone. You'd be breaking the contract if you say you want out. You're still under the grandfathered plan until your contract expires on 3/1/11.

Unless they got the 1 year promotional pricing...

[JCo352]

The thing people are missing is it gives a way out...say they change the plan in a year, and I drop my phone in the toilet it dies...instead of being worried about an early termination I can just say "I want out" you broke the contract and they would HAVE to let me out.

You buy your Droid on 3/1/10 for 2 year promotional pricing. On 3/1/2011 you drop the phone in the toilet, and you don't have insurance. Too bad. You are still under contract until 3/1/2011. You either go back to a dumb phone or you get another phone. You'd be breaking the contract if you say you want out. You're still under the grandfathered plan until your contract expires on 3/1/11.

I think you got your dates wrong, if he got a phone on 3/1/2010 with a 2 yr contract it would be up on 3/1/2012. But none the less if verizon does something to alter the plan you signed then that is a way out. Just like when I signed up with Alltel years ago, and I got a new phone with a 2 yr agreement, when they switch to Verizon, they gave me the option to get out of that agreement early.

[modette]

I think you got your dates wrong, if he got a phone on 3/1/2010 with a 2 yr contract it would be up on 3/1/2012. But none the less if verizon does something to alter the plan you signed then that is a way out. Just like when I signed up with Alltel years ago, and I got a new phone with a 2 yr agreement, when they switch to Verizon, they gave me the option to get out of that agreement early.

Bingo, that is right...Verizon is not going to care if the phone works or not, in fact they would not even know because I be calling it in and saying I want out do to YOU breaking my contract with the new data requirements. The article said Verizon customers would be able to break their contracts if a change is made. When they break a contract you get to keep the phone...so whether it was damaged or not really does not matter to them.

So it provides a way out....

[iPirate]

This would be a stupid move.

[Brokn68]

I would easily be able to survive on the lowest/cheapest plan they will offer. If the minimum plan goes up from $30 a month then maybe I'll think about getting out of the smart phone devices.

[wil318466]

Things like this make me so angry I can't stand it. Just another scumbag company trying to squeeze normal hardworking people for every last buck. It really kind of makes me sick. And this is coming from someone who can afford it. It aggravates me to no end. Is my *97* dollar phone bill, AFTER a 22% discount, not enough? Really? Really?

But part of me wants to say that it may be too late for this to happen. People will lose their minds. I just don't see them getting away from all the backlash. I know for a fact I would call them and say "I have my cable, internet, home phone, and cell phone through your company. If you dare change my bill, I'll cancel every single service." I guarantee I'll get a response out of them then.

The only problem there is I'd have to goto Comcast. Ugh.

Sigh. these things really do make me too angry. I started thinking that if they did do this, we should set up a day where we can all turn on Pandora at the same time to boycott.

-Wil

[Vulcan1600]

The thing people are missing is it gives a way out...say they change the plan in a year, and I drop my phone in the toilet it dies...instead of being worried about an early termination I can just say "I want out" you broke the contract and they would HAVE to let me out.

You buy your Droid on 3/1/10 for 2 year promotional pricing. On 3/1/2011 you drop the phone in the toilet, and you don't have insurance. Too bad. You are still under contract until 3/1/2011. You either go back to a dumb phone or you get another phone. You'd be breaking the contract if you say you want out. You're still under the grandfathered plan until your contract expires on 3/1/11.

I think you got your dates wrong, if he got a phone on 3/1/2010 with a 2 yr contract it would be up on 3/1/2012. But none the less if verizon does something to alter the plan you signed then that is a way out. Just like when I signed up with Alltel years ago, and I got a new phone with a 2 yr agreement, when they switch to Verizon, they gave me the option to get out of that agreement early.

Yes, I meant 3/1/2012....

[Vulcan1600]

The thing people are missing is it gives a way out...say they change the plan in a year, and I drop my phone in the toilet it dies...instead of being worried about an early termination I can just say "I want out" you broke the contract and they would HAVE to let me out.

You buy your Droid on 3/1/10 for 2 year promotional pricing. On 3/1/2011 you drop the phone in the toilet, and you don't have insurance. Too bad. You are still under contract until 3/1/2011. You either go back to a dumb phone or you get another phone. You'd be breaking the contract if you say you want out. You're still under the grandfathered plan until your contract expires on 3/1/11.

Unless they got the 1 year promotional pricing...

If they got 1 year promotional pricing and their contract was for the one year, then they'd be out of contract, so they would not be in contract, therefore no get out of jail free card.