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Verizon LTE Pricing
- Thread starter James9109
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From what I've read about:
$50 for 5 GB
$80 for 10 GB
$10 for every GB afterwards.
This isn't official yet, so I'm not so sure.
But, if these are the official prices for the 4G, I'm just gonna get a 3G phone than.
The Droid X looks great, but it's being discontinued in about 10 weeks. So, I'm not sure what 3G Droid phones are coming out this year, since 4G is taking off.
$50 for 5 GB
$80 for 10 GB
$10 for every GB afterwards.
This isn't official yet, so I'm not so sure.
But, if these are the official prices for the 4G, I'm just gonna get a 3G phone than.
The Droid X looks great, but it's being discontinued in about 10 weeks. So, I'm not sure what 3G Droid phones are coming out this year, since 4G is taking off.
jimmyco2008
Active Member
Yeah yeah yeah, I know nobody knows about LTE pricing yet.... but what do you guys think? I know we all WANT unlimited 4g but do you think a cap is in Verizon's future?
Share you theories, ideas and opinions below!
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I firmly believe it will be tiered. And you will have an option to for unlimited data..
I also think that if you already have unlimited data that you will be grandfathered in. Verizon has already announced tiered data so it should fall into one of the available plans.
R
RETG
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If you jump to a LTE phone, you would sign a new contract, thus you won't be grandfathered in. Is that a correct assumption?
I could be wrong but I don't think this is how it works - the new contract is for length of service and commitment - unless you specify a plan change then it stays the same - but with the introduction of LTE - who knows how it will work
MadScientist
Member
Think about this: the droid bionic looks to be released in the 3G form with the 4G becoming available on an update. In order for Verizon to do this they would have to have you sign up under our current 3G pricing (as they can't allow you to sign up for a higher service that you physically can't receive). Then when the update becomes available for 4G they couldn't charge you more (breach of contract). Just my thoughts on it but I really don't think they will change the data pricing, at least not initially.
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MadScientist
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You don't have to sign a new contract to buy a 4G phone. Only is you wanted the susidized price would u have to sign a new contract. Over the long term it may be quite beneficial to just buy the phone outright and maintain your current plan thus saving you money on a monthly basis. Even comparing the highest 3G package (unlimited data @ $30) vs the lower 4G package (assuming they did go with the same as for laptop singles @ $50) you would save $240 over one year or $480 over two years and have unlimited data. You have to remember that the data packages in the plans only govern amount of data not speeds.
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RETG
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So, if I read some of these replies correctly.
I decide to update my phone to a 4G device, and jump onto a 4G plan. And that a new contract is not required to change plans from 3G to 4G?
I understand that adding features do not always require a new contract, but I would bet a lunch, that when VZW jumps to 4G service for phones, if you want to update to a 4G phone with 4G service, you will be required to sign a new contract. Just my opinion...and like all others on this thread, I or no one else knows for sure what will be required for a person to jump to 4G. All this is polite speculation.
Lucky for me, I won't have to make this decision until 2012, when (if?) 4G service makes it into the area I live in.
I decide to update my phone to a 4G device, and jump onto a 4G plan. And that a new contract is not required to change plans from 3G to 4G?
I understand that adding features do not always require a new contract, but I would bet a lunch, that when VZW jumps to 4G service for phones, if you want to update to a 4G phone with 4G service, you will be required to sign a new contract. Just my opinion...and like all others on this thread, I or no one else knows for sure what will be required for a person to jump to 4G. All this is polite speculation.
Lucky for me, I won't have to make this decision until 2012, when (if?) 4G service makes it into the area I live in.
MadScientist
Member
So if you buy the phone outright you don't have to pay for data plans?
No my thoughts on it are that you don't have to sign any new contracts or be forced to a new plan if you buy the phone outright. You still have to pay for the data plan but it's at the original rate of $30 for unlimited data. This is usually how people get grandfathered in on new carrier takeovers (i.e. when alltel was taken over by Verizon) and this also occurs when carriers make large changes to their plans.
jimmyco2008
Active Member
5GB, well it depends. My record for a month is about 38GB, but I tether almost constantly. I'm pretty sure most people on droidforums.net tether, which is why maintaining an unlimited data option for LTE is VERY important.
Anyway, when I hada feature phone (enV Touch), I used like 100mb, that was just browsing the web occasionally. I got the Droid X/Incredible, started tethering, and monthly data usage shot up to about 20GB/month on average. So it depends on how often you will use your phone's data.
As for what I think will be Verizon's plan for LTE pricing for smartphones, everything will remain the same. Unlimited data may go up to $39.99/month, but I doubt it. What's the point of 4G LTE if it's capped? Verizon advertises Skype video chat on its 4G smartphones, there's no way you can video chat a decent amount as well as do what you already do on a smartphone without going over a 5GB cap. Even a 10GB cap would be pretty easy to hit, without tethering. Besides, what about the people who live in rural America? Charge them for 4G they can't even get yet? Yeah, right. Actually, I think Verizon will let you pay for unlimited 3G, then you get limited 4G allowance every month. It's not what I want them to do, but I think that's what they'll do....
The reason I am so concerned about 4G smartphone pricing is that I have to know whether or not to sell my Droid Incredible , if 4G is capped, or unlimited is more expensive, I have to stick with 3G and my Incredible...
Anyway, when I hada feature phone (enV Touch), I used like 100mb, that was just browsing the web occasionally. I got the Droid X/Incredible, started tethering, and monthly data usage shot up to about 20GB/month on average. So it depends on how often you will use your phone's data.
As for what I think will be Verizon's plan for LTE pricing for smartphones, everything will remain the same. Unlimited data may go up to $39.99/month, but I doubt it. What's the point of 4G LTE if it's capped? Verizon advertises Skype video chat on its 4G smartphones, there's no way you can video chat a decent amount as well as do what you already do on a smartphone without going over a 5GB cap. Even a 10GB cap would be pretty easy to hit, without tethering. Besides, what about the people who live in rural America? Charge them for 4G they can't even get yet? Yeah, right. Actually, I think Verizon will let you pay for unlimited 3G, then you get limited 4G allowance every month. It's not what I want them to do, but I think that's what they'll do....
The reason I am so concerned about 4G smartphone pricing is that I have to know whether or not to sell my Droid Incredible , if 4G is capped, or unlimited is more expensive, I have to stick with 3G and my Incredible...
jimmyco2008
Active Member
Oh and contracts don't effect being grandfathered into unlimited data. You will be grandfathered into unlimited data as long as you keep that phone number active, and I think you have to have the same device, but I could be wrong. No one really can say since unlimited data is still an option.