4G LTE Pricing?

[Uncopy]

well, here's hoping that it won't be as ridiculously priced for our phones.

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[electric6]

My local verizon rep's official word on this is $29.99 a month for unlimited 3G/4G. This is likely introductory pricing, so as not to scare people away from the new LTE phones, so I would jump on board early to lock that in for a good long time. I'm 100% sure on this too.

 

[ScarletBuckeye]

I'm wondering this also. Bc if 4G gonna cost a crazy price or have a $30 with only 2 gigs or just 5 gigs ill get an x and wait 2 yrs til 4g goes down in price or offers unlimited at a decent price.

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I'm in the same boat, I've been really leaning toward getting the Thunderbolt over the X, but if the pricing is higher, than I'm just going to get the X...

I asked this question in the release date thread but only got 1 response, so I'll just ask here as well, with the Thunderbolt, can you switch from 3G to 4G and vice versa?? I go to school in a city that will be getting 4G this year, but I come home a lot of weekends where they prob won't be getting 4G for a few years. So when I'm at school, I'll be able to use 4G but not when I go home for weekends, it would have to be 3G...just wasn't sure if you could do that..this is assuming the pricing is the same

 

[Forgetful]

I'm wondering this also. Bc if 4G gonna cost a crazy price or have a $30 with only 2 gigs or just 5 gigs ill get an x and wait 2 yrs til 4g goes down in price or offers unlimited at a decent price.

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I'm in the same boat, I've been really leaning toward getting the Thunderbolt over the X, but if the pricing is higher, than I'm just going to get the X...

I asked this question in the release date thread but only got 1 response, so I'll just ask here as well, with the Thunderbolt, can you switch from 3G to 4G and vice versa?? I go to school in a city that will be getting 4G this year, but I come home a lot of weekends where they prob won't be getting 4G for a few years. So when I'm at school, I'll be able to use 4G but not when I go home for weekends, it would have to be 3G...just wasn't sure if you could do that..this is assuming the pricing is the same

Yes you can use 3G. Confirmed here in a few threads and on Android Central. I believe you can turn off the 4G radio if you choose to always use 3G.

 

[sweeeeet]

I'm wondering this also. Bc if 4G gonna cost a crazy price or have a $30 with only 2 gigs or just 5 gigs ill get an x and wait 2 yrs til 4g goes down in price or offers unlimited at a decent price.

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I'm in the same boat, I've been really leaning toward getting the Thunderbolt over the X, but if the pricing is higher, than I'm just going to get the X...

I asked this question in the release date thread but only got 1 response, so I'll just ask here as well, with the Thunderbolt, can you switch from 3G to 4G and vice versa?? I go to school in a city that will be getting 4G this year, but I come home a lot of weekends where they prob won't be getting 4G for a few years. So when I'm at school, I'll be able to use 4G but not when I go home for weekends, it would have to be 3G...just wasn't sure if you could do that..this is assuming the pricing is the same

Yes you can use 3G. Confirmed here in a few threads and on Android Central. I believe you can turn off the 4G radio if you choose to always use 3G.

my buddy has an evo and you can switch 4g off especially if your not using it or not in the area it saves a ton of battery

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[New2u]

My local verizon rep's official word on this is $29.99 a month for unlimited 3G/4G. This is likely introductory pricing, so as not to scare people away from the new LTE phones, so I would jump on board early to lock that in for a good long time. I'm 100% sure on this too.

Well lets just hope that it's true that it's only 29.99$, well verizon has stated many many times it's going to tiered pricing so maybe they either just don't know how to best implement that plan yet, or decided to back away from it for alittle while. I'm hoping it's really not just a introductory pricing.

 

[Forgetful]

Well lets just hope that it's true that it's only 29.99$, well verizon has stated many many times it's going to tiered pricing so maybe they either just don't know how to best implement that plan yet, or decided to back away from it for alittle while. I'm hoping it's really not just a introductory pricing.

If it is an intro pricing it'd be worth it to jump on the Bolt now to lock in the rate. But what happens if they do increase it by the time your contract is up? Will you still be locked into the price or since you're signing a new contract you have to pay a new rate?

 

[New2u]

Well lets just hope that it's true that it's only 29.99$, well verizon has stated many many times it's going to tiered pricing so maybe they either just don't know how to best implement that plan yet, or decided to back away from it for alittle while. I'm hoping it's really not just a introductory pricing.

If it is an intro pricing it'd be worth it to jump on the Bolt now to lock in the rate. But what happens if they do increase it by the time your contract is up? Will you still be locked into the price or since you're signing a new contract you have to pay a new rate?

If they increase it while your already under contract it does nothing to you until you have to sign another contract. Yes it might very well be worth it to jump into a contract with unlimited 4g if that really is only introductory.

 

[jimmyco2008]

Actually you are grandfathered in so long as your phone number is active on Verizon and your plan for that phone number does NOT change (dumbphone, then switch back to smartphone, etc). If you cancel service on your phone line then re-join verizon and reactivate the number, then you lose unlimited 3G/4G, assuming unlimited is temporary.

But that's terrific! No price change AND unlimited! Truly the best we could have hoped for. I see my Dinc going on eBay haha

 

[Parafly9]

i wonder how this will work too. I live in a rural area and the nearest 4g is in Boston almost 60 miles away. I don't live or work there and I expect it will be sometime before I get 4g where I live.

I sure don't want to pay a lot more when I know that 99% of the time I will be using 3g, at least until Verizon expands its network.

 

[Droid DOES!!]

LTE is remaining at $29.99 according to Droid-Life...at least for now.

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[Raptor007]

I wouldn't have an issue of $45 for 3G/4G IF, and I do mean IF it includes tethering. Otherwise its a non starter.

 

[66dude]

Actually you are grandfathered in so long as your phone number is active on Verizon and your plan for that phone number does NOT change (dumbphone, then switch back to smartphone, etc). If you cancel service on your phone line then re-join verizon and reactivate the number, then you lose unlimited 3G/4G, assuming unlimited is temporary.

But that's terrific! No price change AND unlimited! Truly the best we could have hoped for. I see my Dinc going on eBay haha

That sounds a lot like an AT&T thing. Are you sure this applies to VZW?

 

[kptphalkon]

Im fairly certain that verizon grandfathers older plans for the life of the active phone number,

At least when they took away unlimited global data for new users it was talked about in moderate depth on the D2G section, and a lot of guys who've had the unl overseas plan get to keep it at no price change, if i recall correctly.

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[motty69]

I wouldn't have an issue of $45 for 3G/4G IF, and I do mean IF it includes tethering. Otherwise its a non starter.

+1

$45 a month would be doable if it included tethering. As long as I still got my 19% discount on my data plan.


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