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As 4G Seeps In, Verizon Offers Cheap(er) No-Contract 3G Plans

Posted by timothy on from the talk-to-the-phone dept.

jfruh writes "U.S. Mobile companies are working hard to get customers on fancy high-speed LTE plans with expensive smartphones. But Verizon is shrewdly working to eke out profit from its older infrastructure as well. The company is offering no-contract pay-as-you-go 3G-only plans, which might appeal to those who don't use a lot of wireless data and who might want to take advantage of the glut of older Android and iOS phones available on the market." It's good to see prices dropping from one of the biggest names in the industry, but it seems there are some cheaper options already around, especially for unlocked phones or for people who don't need data.

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  1. Oh, spare me - what a crock! by GSloop · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Or, I can sign up with StraightTalk, for $45 a month vs $70 for the same or worse from Verizon. (And taxes/fees on ST are tiny. You know how you almost always pay $5-9 in "extra" fees - well not on ST. The regulatory and recovery fees are less than $1. So that $45 becomes something like $45.92 - not nearly $50.)

    I don't know about their StraightTalks's plans on Verizon's networks, but on AT&T, I'm getting LTE - so I expect it's 4G on Verizon's network too.

    Ahem. If this is "helping" me, please stop. I really don't need your "help" Verizon.
    Somehow I'm not rushing out to pay at last $30 more to get 3G instead of 4G.

    Can you say slashvertizement?