Better Upgrade Soon, Verizon killing Grandfathering Unlimited LTE

[NikolaeVarius]

http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/16/3024472/verizon-kills-unlimited-data-lte-upgrades

Goddamnit, I hope the GS3 comes out before this comes into play.
I'm still on my DX and my unlimited 3G is awesome.

 

[shortylickens]

To be fair, the reason they have such good coverage and speed is they run their business efficiently. Sometimes that means making brutal decisions.

 

[Red Storm]

So from what I understand, this won't affect me as I already have an LTE device with unlimited? I guess I'll just have to forgo using upgrades from now on.

Verizon is making it harder and harder to stick with them.

 

[Unheard]

Well with that in mind, when my contract comes up for renewal I may just can my VZW service and head to Sprint who still offers unlimited data.

 

[dguy6789]

Since I currently have a 4G device with unlimited I wonder if I get to keep unlimited with future upgrades. If not I'll just buy full retail and upgrade much less often. It's worth it to have unlimited data on VZ.

 

[shortylickens]

Well with that in mind, when my contract comes up for renewal I may just can my VZW service and head to Sprint who still offers unlimited data.

As of the last survey, they also offer the worst average 3g and 4g speeds across the country.

 

[alent1234]

Well with that in mind, when my contract comes up for renewal I may just can my VZW service and head to Sprint who still offers unlimited data.

everywhere i read, sprint's unlimited data is so slow it's like watching trees grow. 500kbps or so average for their 3G service

 

[Dulanic]

It will be worth revisiting Sprint speeds in a couple months when LTE becomes more widespread with them.

 

[Red Storm]

It will be worth revisiting Sprint speeds in a couple months when LTE becomes more widespread with them.

Their 3G coverage is already a deal breaker for me (keeping data in mind), it'll take forever for them to have respectable LTE coverage.

If Verizon kills my unlimited data then I will probably jump ship to T-Mobile.

 

[tdawg]

Their 3G coverage is already a deal breaker for me (keeping data in mind), it'll take forever for them to have respectable LTE coverage.

If Verizon kills my unlimited data then I will probably jump ship to T-Mobile.

Ditto. Their $30 unlimited text+data w/ 100 voice minutes is very, very tempting.

 

[Dulanic]

Their 3G coverage is already a deal breaker for me (keeping data in mind), it'll take forever for them to have respectable LTE coverage.

If Verizon kills my unlimited data then I will probably jump ship to T-Mobile.

I know their goal is massive rollout this year so most people, not just large cities, will be covered. I somewhat believe it because LTE is live where I live, and I am not in a big city. Downside is, I don't have a LTE device to test with.

 

[Dulanic]

Ditto. Their $30 unlimited text+data w/ 100 voice minutes is very, very tempting.

It's really 5GB soft cap then goes to slow speeds, but yeah I agree it is very tempting.

 

[Red Storm]

It's really 5GB soft cap then goes to slow speeds, but yeah I agree it is very tempting.

lol it's still cheaper than my plan right now. I could get two of them and it's still ~$20 cheaper.

 

[dguy6789]

I know their goal is massive rollout this year so most people, not just large cities, will be covered.

Not a snowball's chance in hell. Their 3G network doesn't even come remotely close to being able to be described as "covering most people". People honestly expect their LTE network to be different? By the end of 2014, their LTE network will cover some, but not even most, large cities. Forget about rural areas entirely. Quote me on it.

 

[shortylickens]

Thats what I got.
I dont watch vids on 3g speeds so I never hit 5 gigs. Saves me a lot of money.

 

[Anubis]

if i cant keep unlimited on my next uprade ill def think of jumping ship, TBH o dont really care about LTE i really only need working 3g for what i do

 

[Dulanic]

Not a snowball's chance in hell. Their 3G network doesn't even come remotely close to being able to be described as "covering most people". People honestly expect their LTE network to be different? By the end of 2014, their LTE network will cover some, but not even most, large cities. Forget about rural areas entirely. Quote me on it.

You're already semi wrong, I am rural... kind of... closest "big" city is 30 miles and it is a small big city and LTE is live here. I am by no means defending Sprint they are lagging big time, but they look to be pretty serious this time. I know their goal is LTE everywhere 3G is by end of 2013. Their current LTE rollout plan is more aggressive than anyone else period. Will they do it? Dunno, but I sure as hell hope so because I would love unlimited LTE as would just about anyone else on this forum.

 

[Anubis]

nm

 

[lupi]

Days like this make me happy I stayed with tmo.

 

[RockinZ28]

Man this is some bullshit.

Need more details. I already have a 4G LTE phone. Will I still lose it if I upgrade to a newer phone? "Shared" data plan isn't going to help me, I'm the only one with a smartphone on the plan. 2GB would be worthless, 4GB I could deal with but it would be a pain. I'm over 2GB in 8 days of billing cycle currently. Netflix/Youtube/Mlb.tv take some bandwidth.

What sucks is I've been eligible for an upgrade since January, but Vzw hasn't had a decent new phone since November?

 

[Anubis]

lol im at 4.8 GB with 15 days left on the cycle

 

[Red Storm]

lol im at 4.8 GB with 15 days left on the cycle

Yep I average about 8GB a month. Last month was 11GB, this month has been a little lighter at around 6GB.

 

[MoxJr]

wtf do u guys download that requires so much data?

 

[Bateluer]

Who watched the video where CFO Shammo was talking about this? His comments . . . blood boils. He actually said as customers realize the speed of LTE and use it more, they'll want to purchase higher and higher tiers of data.

I'm already ticked at Verizon over their Galaxy Nexus shenanigans. Unlimited LTE data was the only thing keeping me on them. Soon as I get a notice my plan is moving to a tiered plan, I'm jumping ship. Most likely to T-Mobile as well, would prefer to have a GSM phone and better phone options.

Edit -

wtf do u guys download that requires so much data?

Streaming Pandora over your phone for two or three days over the course of a month will break 2GB easily. And thats just one app, if you're unloading stuff to Facebook or Twitter, that eats up data. Google Music or any cloud services, eat your data.

 

[Spoooon]

It really wouldn't be so bad if they gave me an excuse to change carriers, especially with the possibility of Google running a Nexus store.