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Verizon Boosts Price of Grandfathered Unlimited Data Plans By $20 (theverge.com)

Posted by Soulskill on from the grandfather's-not-doing-so-well dept.

nicholasjay writes: In November, Verizon Wireless is going to start charging its customers with the grandfathered "unlimited data" plans an extra $20 for the data. This is obviously an attempt to get people off of the old unlimited data plans. Even though a Verizon spokesperson confirmed the change, I'm hoping they won't go through with this plan — but right now I'm weighing all my options.

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  1. Sounds like you need the clue by four by enjar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "Even though a Verizon spokesperson confirmed the change, I'm hoping they won't go through with this plan"

    I hate to break it to you, but they are going through with this plan.

    1. Re:Sounds like you need the clue by four by enjar · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Verizon has also been shown to not give a damn.
      I'd expect all the other telcos to follow suit pretty much immediately.

  2. Re:I don't like this at all by tripleevenfall · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Because Verizon got rid of unlimited data plans, and then coaxed people into staying with Verizon by assuring them they'd be grandfathered in on their current plans - only to jack the prices way up later.

    It's a breach of trust and it rightly should send people fleeing to other carriers.

  3. Re:I don't like this at all by ardmhacha · · Score: 4, Insightful

    "It's a breach of trust and it rightly should send people fleeing to other carriers."

    Where there would be no unlimited data plan.

  4. Re:I don't like this at all by Lumpy · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If you trust any corporation then you are a fool.

    Corporations care for one thing, next quarter's profits.

    --
    Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
  5. Re:I don't like this at all by nabsltd · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The story I read earlier this morning quoted someone or other as saying that customers currently in a contract won't see a change until the contract is up. If they renew, it will be at the new price.

    That's wrong, because nobody with an unlimited plan has a contract any more...they are all month-to-month, as their contracts have expired.

    If you had an unlimited plan and wanted to do something that forced you into a contract (subsidized phone, etc.), then you were told that you had to sign up for a new plan. For a while now, Verizon doesn't have an phone subsidies, so people with unlimited who stuck it out this long now had no incentive to switch off the plan...they would pay full price for any new device. So, Verizon is raising their rates to try to convince them to switch. It's not very nice, but it is unfortunately legal.