Verizon Reveals Global Data Plan: 100MB for $25/Month; Starting April 23rd

[dgstorm]

Apparently, Verizon had a new data plan in the works and now they have revealed it. They just announced a new Global Data Plan that will start at 100MB per month, for $25 per month. This new international data plan will become available on April 23rd. The plan does not include complete global roaming, and has some limitations, but for the majority of travelers this could be worth trying. The service will be available in over 120 areas and will span all of Europe, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada. If you stray outside of the plan's included areas but are still inside VZW's global coverage areas, you will incur pay-per-use rates of $0.02 for each KB downloaded. Also, once you have used up your initial allotment, an automated text message will share that an additional 100MB has been added automatically and tack on another $25 to your bill. Here's the full press release below:

NEW VERIZON WIRELESS GLOBAL DATA PLAN TAKES THE GUESSWORK OUT OF INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

BASKING RIDGE, N.J. – Summer travel season is just around the corner, and Verizon Wireless is setting sail with a new, easy-to-understand Global Data Plan. Starting April 23, the new Verizon Wireless Global Data Plan offers U.S.-based customers 100 MB of data for $25 a month. For one low cost, customers can access email, browse the Web and update social networks while traveling outside the United States in 120 countries and destinations, including all of Europe, South America, the Caribbean, Mexico and Canada.

Pricing and Availability
With the new Verizon Wireless Global Data Plan, customers can purchase 100 MB of data for $25 a month. Prior to traveling outside the United States, customers should visit www.verizonwireless.com/global to determine their coverage needs.

·To purchase a Global Data plan, customers are required to have a domestic data package and international eligibility, which requires minimum payment history.

·Customers who require more than 100 MB of data while traveling will receive a notification via text message when an additional 100 MB of data for $25 has been automatically made available to them once they exceed their initial allotment.

·Customers traveling to countries not covered under the Global Data Plan, but within Verizon Wireless global coverage areas, will be charged at Pay Per Use rates of $0.02 per KB.

Whether traveling to London for the big games this summer or Oktoberfest in Munich this fall, Verizon Wireless customers with global calling and data services can make and change hotel reservations on the fly, call for and download directions to local attractions and restaurants, and stay in touch with family and friends back home by sharing pictures via email and social networks.

Additional Resources
Verizon Wireless customers planning international getaways can take advantage of first-class tools and resources to help manage their wireless travel needs, putting their minds and budgets at ease before they go and once they arrive:

Verizon Wireless offers a wide range of global-ready devices, including smartphones, tablets and mobile hotspots. Customers can shop for global-ready devices at Cell Phones - Smartphones: Cell Phone Service, Accessories - Verizon Wireless and select "Global Ready" when sorting devices by feature.

Verizon Wireless Trip Planner provides customers information they can use to plan their travels before they leave home, including details about global calling, country-specific coverage and device functionality.

To help travelers get their wireless bearings, Verizon Wireless greets travelers to most overseas destinations with a free welcome text message featuring helpful information for the country they are visiting, including dialing instructions for calling within and to phones outside the country; voice, text and data rates; as well as the ability to reach Verizon Wireless Global Technical Support.

Free Global Data Roaming Usage Alerts help travelers keep an eye on their wireless usage. Verizon Wireless customers automatically receive free alerts via text message or email when Global Data Roaming charges exceed certain thresholds.

Verizon Wireless operates a dedicated, toll-free global support number that will put customers in touch with one of the company's U.S.-based support centers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Customers outside the United States can reach the Global Technical Support Team by dialing the appropriate exit code for the country they are in and then 908-559-4899 – a free call from their device. Customers may also reach Global Technical Support free of charge by using the Verizon Wireless Global Calling Card, provided with their global-ready device, if their device is not usable.

For more information on Verizon Wireless global products and services, visit a Verizon Wireless Communications Store, call 1-800-2 JOIN IN or go to www.verizonwireless.com/global.

 

[blacksoxing]

*First to laugh at this*

 

[stkma70]

I've been starting to have the deepest freakin hatred towards Verizon lately and this type of crap isn't helping

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[tjk629]

No one should ever go through their carrier for international. You'll just be covered in charges.

Just buy a cheap quad band phone then prepay your way. Cheaper in the long run, and gives you more freedom.

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[TOMMYBOT]

100MB?

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[jerkwad]

Customer: "What do you mean my bill is $2,303.28?!!!"
Verizon CSR: "Sir, you used 211 MB of data. Only the first 100MB is $25.00/month."
Verizon CSR: "Will that be credit or debit, sir? There is a 9% surcharge for credit/debit payments." Sir?
Customer: *sound of gun shot and body hitting the floor*

 

[NeoPhoenixTE]

Customer: "What do you mean my bill is $2,303.28?!!!"
Verizon CSR: "Sir, you used 211 MB of data. Only the first 100MB is $25.00/month."
Verizon CSR: "Will that be credit or debit, sir? There is a 9% surcharge for credit/debit payments." Sir?
Customer: *sound of gun shot and body hitting the floor*

And you're just playing right in to their hands that way..

 

[jerkwad]

And you're just playing right in to their hands that way..

Lol that's probably not much of a stretch!

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[LegalAmerican]

After hearing your body hit the floor, they'd send out a rep to get your device so they can sell it as refurb.

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[ndtaylor77]

If you pay for this, the terrorists win.

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[kptphalkon]

Whoever does the negotiating with overseas companies needs to be fired immediately...

 

[Dusty]

If you use your domestic phone while in another country and you're there for more than 2 days... you're dumb.
Do not pass go. Do not collect a brain cell.

If you know you are going to travel keep a GSM phone handy and get a prepaid SIM upon arrival. It's especially easy if you use Google Voice. Connect it to your Skype number and people State-side won't even notice. When you call back State-side with Skype it's pennies per minute. If you need to call someplace within the country you're visiting just use the standard line to call out.

You'll also probably have 5GB of data with your SIM which means you can tether devices and stay connected.


Too effin' easy.

 

[Narsil]

 

[dgstorm]

^^ LOL. Yeah... when I saw this press release I had to do a double-take on the prices. Still, it's my duty to report it so you guys can m̶o̶c̶k̶ ... I mean read it.