Verizon $20 300mb data plan launching in selected areas

[Lyfer]

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2391125,00.asp


Sorry if repost. Limited areas tho for light data users. Also they're giving a $100 VZW gift card if you do a basic phone to smartphone upgrade.

 

[Oyeve]

Wow, I use 300mb in a couple of days just checking email.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Giving people 300 megs is basically setting them up for overages.

 

[spaceman]

what a joke

9 mo left to my vz contract and im done after 10yrs with em
goin to payasgo

 

[lothar]

I can check my email at home.

 

[boomhower]

66% of the cost for 15% of the data? Good deal for the carrier, not so much for the consumer.

 

[ImDonly1]

$20 LOL. The 2-5GB plan should be $20.

 

[Genx87]

Gee what a steal, literally. 10 bucks more for 2GB? This is a setup for over useage fee's imo.

 

[ponyo]

It's about what AT&T and T-Mobile charge for their 200mb. They charge $15 for 200mb. So $5 for 100mb more is business as usual.

I would be fine with 300mb based on my current use.

 

[lupi]

Well duh, since they are no longer getting the overage golden goose $$$$ for minutes or text anymore they need to try and get it via a new area. Network capacity has nothing to do with these changes.

 

[corkyg]

Today's paper just announced that Verizon is starting 4G coverage here in Tucson. No one else has any plans for it (yet!)

 

[pm]

Hmmm.... I'm on the AT&T 250MB plan, and I mostly stay under the 250MB limit unless I'm travelling. I sync calendars, contacts and outlook email between my home and corporate Outlook accounts onto my phone, check the web a bit and that's about it... I tend to use around 200MB a month, and have an auto-SMS set up to tell me if I get within 80% of the limit. I've only gone over twice in the last 15 months since I switched - both times I was travelling and using google maps a lot - and then I just changed the plan to the 2GB plan (on my phone's app) for $10 more for just that month and then changed it back afterwards.

To me, I'm happy for the choice to pay less to use less... It's saved me $205 (over 15 months... 13mX$15+2mX$5) vs. the unlimited plan that I was on.

This would work for me if they have SMS or email alerts when you get close to the limit.

 

[kaerflog]

It's about what AT&T and T-Mobile charge for their 200mb. They charge $15 for 200mb. So $5 for 100mb more is business as usual.

I would be fine with 300mb based on my current use.

Except now, T-mobile 2gb is $20.

 

[Strk]

Sad...

Corporate discount puts at&t at 19.50 for 2gb. And Verizon? Nothing.

 

[Oyeve]

Except now, T-mobile 2gb is $20.

My Tmo grandfathered plan is 20 buck unlimited (throttled after 5-6gb)

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

Sad...

Corporate discount puts at&t at 19.50 for 2gb. And Verizon? Nothing.

I get like 15% off my whole bill.

 

[Sheep]

While I'm not defending the pricing, there are a lot of people out there who don't use their smartphones like the average Anandtech user does. Those people can get by on 300MB a month just fine.

 

[notposting]

For $15 for 300 MB I would probably start working at getting my wife a smartphone...of course, after their crappy tiers we bit the bullet and used her upgrade (available since 2006) on a LG flip phone.

 

[lothar]

I get like 15% off my whole bill.

Are you in a grandfathered plan?
After 7/7, Verizon corporate discounts for data no longer apply unless you're under the $50+/month data plan and above.

 

[purbeast0]

Are you in a grandfathered plan?
After 7/7, Verizon corporate discounts for data no longer apply unless you're under the $50+/month data plan and above.

i still have my 15% government discount on verizon, and i'm on a shared plan w/my wife and we both have iphones with unlimited data and share 700 minutes and unlimited texts.

and $20 for 300mb is fine for people w/very minimal useage. if i didn't use pandora or di.fm, i'd use pretty much well under 300mb/month on my phone.

 

[Oyeve]

When I had knee surgery last year and for 1.5 months I did not use my phone for any data at all as I was in bed healing and used my laptops for everything, It still managed to use 256megs by just being ON.

 

[ChaoZ]

It's sad if anyone actually think that's a good deal.

 

[notposting]

Are you in a grandfathered plan?
After 7/7, Verizon corporate discounts for data no longer apply unless you're under the $50+/month data plan and above.

Hmm I'm still getting 18% off my line and my data on our family plan since the switch.

 

[ibex333]

I'd be glad to have a 300mb plan. I barely ever use the internet, and when I do, I can limit myself to only wi-fi in college and home.

 

[Chiropteran]

I've only used 237MB for my latest billing period, and I am on day 28/31. Probably under 300 every month. Most of the time when I use my phone for data I am connected to a wifi.

I'd probably consider this tier if it was available.