[Rumor] Rumors Indicate Verizon's 4G LTE Unlimited Data Plan Will Start at $29.99/mo.

[georgek]

How will it work if you have the 1400 unlimited special plan that was mentioned here, would getting 4g knock it out?

I was wondering the same thing.

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[Yakuzagang5]

I love how everyone is asking these questions like any of us have answers.... Anything people say right now is a rumor, no matter where there 'source' is, until Verizon comes out and tells us.

So until, we can all just hope lol

 

[icemang]

You get down to it, there's not exactly any meat in this thread.

 

[kodiak799]

Me and 90% of the other smart phone users. Seriously if someone can't afford an extra $10 a month for LTE, perhaps they shouldn't have a smartphone.

I can certainly afford it, but at some point the money is just obscene to me. $30 is pretty steep but I barely flinched. $40-$45 for smartphone data on top of $50 a month for home broadband is pretty sick. Even now I normally used my laptop when at home, occasionally I do find the Droid to be convenient but I don't know how people susbtitute use so much in favor of a 3.7" screen.

 

[kodiak799]

You get down to it, there's not exactly any meat in this thread.

True...I've said all along I don't expect prices to effectively change for most people, but there could be a cap and then an unlimited plan for more.

The $15 premium is a new one, which in a weird way almost lends some credibility to it. But people are basically getting that from what Sprint did, ignoring that Sprint was already way cheaper and had to raise prices to recover the subsidy for very expensive devices (and, by the way, they appear to be adding on that $10 for all new subscribers).

A $15 premium would seem to lack common sense on multiple fronts. I don't think VZW is stupid. How much more expensive is VZW, really, on average? $5-$10? They aren't upping that another $15.

 

[sb1831]

Me and 90% of the other smart phone users. Seriously if someone can't afford an extra $10 a month for LTE, perhaps they shouldn't have a smartphone.

I can certainly afford it, but at some point the money is just obscene to me. $30 is pretty steep but I barely flinched. $40-$45 for smartphone data on top of $50 a month for home broadband is pretty sick. Even now I normally used my laptop when at home, occasionally I do find the Droid to be convenient but I don't know how people susbtitute use so much in favor of a 3.7" screen.

I don't use the phone that much at all for tethering or anything like that, but the bottom line is, it's supposed to have better reception, Im in a LTE area, and seeing as I"ll be buying my phones outright from this point on (only do that with dev phones in the past).

Speaking as a former BB user though I'd give another $10 a month EASILY to not go back to one of them after using Android.

 

[piquat]

Me and 90% of the other smart phone users. Seriously if someone can't afford an extra $10 a month for LTE, perhaps they shouldn't have a smartphone.

I can certainly afford it, but at some point the money is just obscene to me. $30 is pretty steep but I barely flinched. $40-$45 for smartphone data on top of $50 a month for home broadband is pretty sick. Even now I normally used my laptop when at home, occasionally I do find the Droid to be convenient but I don't know how people susbtitute use so much in favor of a 3.7" screen.

Ahhh, they're starting to come around.

That's my thinking exactly. Could I afford it? Pffft, of course.
That's not the envelope they're pushing. Is it worth it? THAT'S the question.

4G! FAST! Ya, you have a 4 inch screen... what's the point?

 

[patfactorx]

I cant imagine Verizon offering cheaper 4g than Sprint. $15 on top of data if u ask me

 

[Malvado]

well seeing as how t-mo charges the data plus 4g, i think thats how all the companies are gonna price it.

 

[bmxmster]

Some new rumors indicate that Verizon may have finalized part of the pricing for their 4G LTE Unlimited Data Plan, and that it will launch at $29.99 per month. This would be pretty good news if it turns out to be true; however, please take this with a grain of salt as this kind of 'unconfirmed' industry rumor can easily turn out to be false. In fact, another rumor circulating the interwebs suggests that it will be $29.99 for the data service, and an additional $15 dollars for 4G service. Until we get either an official confirmation or multiple confirms from our insider sources, we'll play a game of 'wait and see'. Get out your four-leaf clover, or lucky rabbit's foot.

Source: Droid-Life

That would definitely be legit if they kept it at $29.99

 

[kodiak799]

I cant imagine Verizon offering cheaper 4g than Sprint. $15 on top of data if u ask me

Except Sprint 4G is already cheaper (or maybe the same price) as VZW 3G.

$15 is not going to happen. I think $10 is pushing it. A lot was made of Sprint charging the $10 premium, but their service was historically bottom-tier, and the price reflected that. With 4G they finally could charge a premium for "superior" service, but even then it only brought their price in-line with VZW 3G.

VZW has to show success with LTE and they almost HAVE to, at least in some markets, upconvert users with the IPhone coming. I will be shocked if they increase the price. Virtually inconceivable it would be more than a $5 premium.

They can also play games with the subsidies. I'm not sure it costs more to produce an LTE phone, but if these costs $250-$300 that's a $50-$100 savings to VZW which is worth another $2.50-$5.00 per month on a 2-yr contract. This is probably the more likely (certain?) scenario. Again, their LTE mobile broadband plans were the same as 3G and actually cheaper in a couple of cases. People are getting all worked-up for nothing.

 

[kptphalkon]

A 10 or 15 dollar difference is hardly more than a ten percent hike for significantly newer technology and faster speeds, which is well worth the speed increase for someone like me who uses my droid almost exclusively as a computer/mp3/gaming/streaming device.

Also you gotta realize that this is only marketed as 4G, and comes nowhere close to the actual required specification for true LTE. Imagine if, yeah right, VZW rolls out yet another blistering fast upgrade to the network once they fully implement the technology.

I heard a rumor that verizon will be upgrading their cdma towers to EV-DO rev. b along the same timeframe as lte support becomes nationwide, which i believe is a 30% increase in maximum sustainable bandwidth for 3G users. Yay?


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[kodiak799]

A 10 or 15 dollar difference is hardly more than a ten percent hike

actually more like a 33-50% increase. If they increase it $15, possibly even just $10, it will be a disaster and I will wait until they drop the price.

 

[mr_silent]

Must be a pain going trough any major carrier for service. I live in Alaska, and I get service through a regional provider named GCI. Unlimited voice,text,and mms for $50, then unlimited data for $30. After tax its about $90 a month, but limited to 3g atm.
Haven't found any download limit yet either, and I'm constantly downloading torrents apps and games.

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[mr_silent]

A good thing about the price increase, is that if u brick ur phone, vzw is more likely to give you a decent replacement. Even with a voided warranty.
See, you gotta convince the customer service rep that its the company's best interest to keep you on the data plan. Worked for me here in Ak when I foolishly installed a baseband for vzw. The voice calling worked but couldn't get a 3g signal.
After about two hours of trying to fix it they gave in. It was funny though, I knew more about their phones than they did! By the way my phone is actually a milestone1 with an unlocked bootloader. In case people thought that milestone was for other countries. Its what we got in Ak right now till ATT launches the Atrix.

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