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Shared data plans will soon be a reality, if you happen to be a Verizon Wireless customer. Verizon has finally officially unveiled their shared data plans, set for a June 28th availability date. Verizon’s new Share Everything plans will give each plan an unlimited amount of data and texts, with fees increasing with the amount of data you need to get through the month. When pricing a data plan, customers will be presented with the following two-step process:

Step 1: Select 1 smartphone and up to 9 other devicesSmartphone: $40 per monthBasic/Feature phone: $30 per monthJetpacks/Notebooks/Netbooks/USB hotspots: $20 per monthTablets: $10 per monthStep 2: Select the amount of data you need1GB: $50 per month2GB: $60 per month4GB: $70 per month6GB: $80 per month8GB: $90 per month10GB: $100 per month

Once you’ve made selections, simply add your fees together to come up with your monthly bill. For example, a two smartphone plus one tablet plan at 4GB of monthly data would be $160 per month ($40 for each smartphone, $10 for the tablet, and $70 for 4GB of shared data). All smartphones and tablets on the plan will feature the hotspot functionality at no additional charge, so long as you stay below your allotted data threshold.

The resulting prices are generally less than they would be under the current plan structure, generally falling around $10-20 per month cheaper, though the savings are potentially much greater on the high end. A plan with 5 smartphones would be about $340 per month in the old world, and comes in at around $300 for 10GB of data, or a bit less if you need less data.

I for one am looking forward to shared data plans, as they have the potential to save customers lots of money on their monthly bills. With AT&T and other carriers rumored to be working on plans of their own, shared data is likely here to stay.

Source: Verizon Wireless

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95redraider133 06/12/12 8:56 AM Thumb upThumb down +34

These plans are outrageous. I figured Verizon would screw everyone but $40 per phone? Come on Verizon

79amgala 06/12/12 8:57 AM Thumb upThumb down +21

Agreed, that’s insane. I’ll be keeping my unlimited plan indefinitely, thank you very much!

98BetterWithRoot 06/12/12 9:59 AM Thumb upThumb down +12

Yup, looks like my next phone will be purchased off contract.

48Hue Three of Five 06/12/12 11:45 AM Thumb upThumb down +10

The best decision I made this year was to drop Verizon and go off contract with the Nexus and StraightTalkAtt. There is no reason to sign a 2 year contract to get bent over by Verizon.

94DroidSamurai 06/12/12 11:41 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

Not everyone is on unlimited, man. If you are already on the 2Gb data plan, the comparison is different.

However, the plan only makes sense for heavy voice minute user. If you are on the 700 min plan, you will end up paying $10 or more on an equivalent plan. This, I think, is exactly what Verizon’s evil plan is. Say someone is on a 2Gb plan and uses over 600 minutes of voice every month and have to struggle to cut down their voice usage each month, the plan will be very attractive to them, but moving to the new plan will immediately increase their monthly fee by $10 or so.

98jaxidian 06/12/12 2:12 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

You hit the nail on the head. This is good for people who talk a lot and use little data. But that is simply NOT the majority of people. There are stats somewhere that say that – I don’t have the link.

67AndroidJunkie 06/12/12 9:43 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

Unfortunately you mean you’ll be keeping your “unlimited”(ASTERISK) plan until it’s no longer an option.

Even if they honor this for some time, it’s not really a better choice.. You’ll be paying another $400-500 on top of subsidized payments for a new phone, an average of $15-20 more a month (over 2 years) just for labeling your data plan as “unlimited”*. While they could start throttling everyone left with unlimited at any time, and at any data point they want.

18Gir 06/12/12 3:15 PM Thumb upThumb down +1

Good thing I have unlimited the G-nex will be my phone for the next two years haha.

kretzGuest 06/12/12 4:05 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

That includes unlimited text/talk so it’s really not that bad. $50/mo for 1GB of data is much worse.

Adam MarcionekGuest 06/13/12 1:54 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

Yes, but I don’t want either of those.

95redraider133 06/12/12 8:57 AM Thumb upThumb down +11

Sad these plans take effect right before the sgs3 is rumored to be available in store

Benjamin HanGuest 06/12/12 9:02 AM Thumb upThumb down +4

Pre order it!! My mom was able to keep my grandfathered plan by pre ordering (I’ve since went the unlocked Gnex route and couldn’t be happier)

95redraider133 06/12/12 9:26 AM Thumb upThumb down +9

I did and paid full price but it is just funny these new plans come right before the sgs3 will launch.

46epps720 06/12/12 10:07 AM Thumb upThumb down +4

Coincidence??!!! Obviously NOT!!!!

98jaxidian 06/12/12 8:58 AM Thumb upThumb down +6

And this is one of many reasons why my Verizon account closes here in about 2 weeks. Thank God I already had an exit strategy planned!

91YellowDucati 06/12/12 9:00 AM Thumb upThumb down +6

DO.NOT.WANT

This would cost me ~$40 more a month.

http://androidandme.com/2012/05/opinions/7-reasons-to-shred-your-wireless-contract-and-switch-to-pre-paid/

98jaxidian 06/12/12 9:02 AM Thumb upThumb down +12

I just realized something. The focus here is all on the shared data with the minutes/texts being de-emphasized. However, what’s really going on here is that Verizon is now forcing unlimited text/talk on everybody, hence why each line costs $30 (feature phone) to $40 (smartphone). So everybody is talking about the data, and they sure are screwing you here, but they’re also screwing you if you don’t talk a lot by forcing unlimited minutes (and the cost thereof) on you whether you want it or not!

TERRIBLE!

2dukenilnil 06/12/12 9:18 AM Thumb upThumb down +3

Agreed! I pay $50 a month for 500 shared minutes with my wife. We never use anywhere close to that with the free nights/weekends and mobile minutes. “Unlimited” minutes and text is just making us pay for something we don’t and can’t possibly use.

93Thomas Biard 06/12/12 9:24 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

I agree, it is not cost effective for most, but for people who actually do rely on unlimited minutes, like a home business, it will save money. We will save 10 bucks eventually (once the grandfathered unlimited data goes away). So I don’t think it is really that bad, especially since many of the people complaining don’t have to move over to it.

In addition, this is for families with 2 or more phones. A 1 person plan wouldn’t make sense at this cost. More phones, more savings (assuming there are members of the family that don’t suck data).

Just my 2 cents

46epps720 06/12/12 10:12 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

EXACTLY!! Verizon is trying to take advantage of the fact that the large majority of people do not use their minutes or texts! Regardless of how good their service is this is definitely going to move people away from Verizon. Just hope AT&T’s plan will be more realistic.

98jaxidian 06/12/12 2:09 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

Their service is no longer the top-notch service that it used to be. They usually have major LTE outages at least once a month, sometimes for many hours (to a day) at a time. A couple months ago, I had an issue I was trying to resolve. It took me nearly 2 weeks because I kept getting disconnected with VZW’s phone support while calling from my VZW phone in a good reception area (the issue was never resolved).

If they provide me that kind of service, it is simply not worth any premium. It used to be but no longer is. I’ll take my money where it makes sense and Verizon simply no longer makes sense.

Angry BobGuest 06/15/12 10:38 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

Since most out you with negative comments seem to be on a single line plan, take into consideration my family plan. Four lines/1400 min, unlimited txt, 2 smartphones with unlimited data and a 5 GB jet pack. Looking at my last 3 months of data usage, i’m using less than 2 GB between my jet pack, Razr, and fascinate (that my in-laws insist they’re are burning up the internet and must keep the unlimited). For the same price, I can add in the tablet I’ve been eyeing and split 4 gigs or pay another ten dollars and split 6 gigs. So far, three of my coworkers will be doing the same thing and welcome the change. Do the math and check your real data usage before you go bashing changes. Can’t wait for the 28th.

98jaxidian 06/12/12 9:14 AM Thumb upThumb down -4

BTW, a new MVNO that I’ve discovered with some really great pricing models is Ting. They’re on Sprint’s network (so be aware of that if you’re in a bad Sprint area) but the price is right and the model is perfect!

https://ting.com/plans

billGuest 06/12/12 9:16 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

With three smart phones and one basic phone, and data at 8 gigs it wasn’t any cheaper, in fact it is more expensive. The additional offers such as hotspots, aren’t that attractive when it just leads to more data use.

MikeGuest 06/12/12 10:14 AM Thumb upThumb down +3

Exactly! They are trying to make it sound like they are helping you and giving you free stuff. The hotspots just make it easier to eat up your data, forcing you to add more, thus paying more. People don’t understand how easy it is to eat up data.

2dukenilnil 06/12/12 9:16 AM Thumb upThumb down +7

So….currently I have 1 smartphone and 1 feature phone between myself and Mrs. Dukenilnil. We’ve been a long time customer, so we are on the “loyalty” minutes plan and we don’t text much at all on Verizon (Google Talk is free, ya know), and we have unlimited on the smartphone and no data charges on the feature phone as we are grandfathered in on that one too. So, right now our current bill is:

$50/month for voice for 500 minutes (unlimited mobile so we never go over)

$10/month ($5/line for 200 texts to cover incoming texts which we never go over)

$30/month for unlimited data (discounted to $23)

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$90 a month for ALL of the Voice, Text, and Data we need for 2 phones. We have more of each than we use, so “unlimited” talk and text is no benefit to us as its just paying for something we don’t use

Now, if we signed a new contract with Verizon, our charges would be (for tiered data!)

$40 for the smartphone

$30 for the featurephone

$70 for 4gb of data (we usually use over 2gb but under 4 per month although we have gone near 10 when watching a lot of movies on the road)

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$140!!!!

Thus, for less service, we would get the benefit of paying over 50% more than we currently pay. Awesome!

Angry BobGuest 06/15/12 10:46 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

You forgot to add in your discount. Just chill and wait. If you don’t like it, don’t change.

billGuest 06/12/12 9:20 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

Now the question of the hour is, how long will they continue the current unlimited data plans.

Reply 44Dave Clary 06/12/12 9:27 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

Unless I’m missing it, this doesn’t seem to address post-pay iPad plans. I’m trying to decide right now between VZW and ATT for a new iPad, and that’s something I need to put into the decision equation.

JakeGuest 06/12/12 10:27 AM Thumb upThumb down -1

From what I’ve heard, if you get the VZW iPad, you’ll still be able to put an AT&T sim card in it, but if you set an AT&T iPad, a Verizon sim won’t work.

89Adryan maldonado 06/12/12 9:27 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

Yeah I don’t know how they “save money ” cause they don’t unless you don’t use that much data. For me i pay 200 for 2 smartphones /2 basic phones and about 200$ with taxes and my line is unlimited and my mom gets 4gigs. On the new plan we would only be able to get 1gig between the two of us to keep the price the same. 1gig WILL NOT SUFFICE AT ALL AND IS UNACCEPTABLE!!! I would need atleast the 6gig so yeah no thanks.

45alexanderharri3 06/12/12 9:31 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

All this hype about a tiered data plan….but we’re loosing the most important aspect of shared plans….Family share plan: ~40 for first TWO lines (700 mins, unlimited text), then 10 per line after that. Note add the 30/month data for lines 3,4,5, you get 40/month for lines 3, 4, 5 that includes unlimited text AND 2-4GB data (promotion dependent). Lines 1 and 2 would need to pay for data if they want it, let’s say $60. Now, compare to the $100 for 10GB….That’s $40 MORE than 10-20GB (promotion dependent) than the current rates for Verizon…..for the same or less data…Difference: More minutes.

Truth: We are all getting unlimited calling and text costs rammed down our throats in a day where these services are diminishing.

46epps720 06/12/12 10:17 AM Thumb upThumb down +3

Exactly I think this Verizon is aware that they are losing money on the talk and text side due to apps that allow us to side step this. Instead they are trying to salvage their profits by forcing it down our throats. What I don’t understand is how they could honestly do so by charging us MORE???

# Hate Verizon

95redraider133 06/12/12 12:06 PM Thumb upThumb down +11

They make a killing on texts that cost them nearly nothing and they charge you $20+ a month

75halo0 06/12/12 9:36 AM Thumb upThumb down +4

This really puts the cherry on top of my “Never Again, Verizon” sundae. What an unbelievable scam.

RedBenGuest 06/12/12 9:42 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

Looks like they’re finding a way to end up charging those who don’t use a lot of data, minutes, or texts more money. I think Virgin Mobile has a better deal. You do have to pay full price for the phone, but you get 300 minutes, unlimited texts and “unlimited” data (throttled after 2.5 or 3.5 gig depending) for $35. No thanks Verizon (or AT&T since they’ll probably follow Verizon).

DerekGuest 06/13/12 11:13 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

Virgin mobile plans are great, but they’re on sprint, so not so great coverage or data rates. they’re 3G is pathetically slow.

A better option is to go for the straight talk on ATT network. unlimited everything for $45 and its att HSPA+, so the data rates are very fast.

Adam MarcionekGuest 06/13/12 5:01 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

Is it even on Sprint? I just looked at the their coverage map and it looks awful if you don’t live within 20 miles of an expressway or major city!

72Max.Steel 06/12/12 9:44 AM Thumb upThumb down +13

Lol. 4GB for $70 a month. I currently use T-Mobile $30 a month and get 5GB.

44bellken 06/12/12 9:47 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

Ouch, thank goodness, I am locked in until next November.

95pekosROB 06/12/12 10:00 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

As long as these prices are for multiple lines only and they have something more reasonable for individual plans, I can’t argue with it. But if this is the price for EVERYONE, then it totally sucks balls that you have to pay $90 for 1 GB of data…

But yeah, you benefit more if you have a lot of devices on your plan and don’t tear through data.

DerekGuest 06/13/12 11:32 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

It is for everyone, it’s for anyone that has at least one smartphone. so even people like me that have just one smartphone will be forced over to these new plans. When my contract is up, I’m out. See ya verizon!!1

18AvatarZ 06/12/12 10:01 AM Thumb upThumb down +5

A ridiculous rip off – would cost me $40 more than I currently pay for less service. “thanks” verizon

18AvatarZ 06/12/12 10:05 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

Actually a more important question is – can we still get the old family share plans or are we stuck with this if we want data?

93oddball 06/12/12 10:20 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

You can keep your plan if you upgrade before the changeover date or pay full retail for your phones going forward. I am just glad ordered new phones for both lines yesterday. If I was to order under this plan I would pay an extra $50 a month to lose unlimited data (we use just over 2gb a month as a group) and get unlimited talk which we don’t need at all when we only use 500 minutes a month. Wow not sure how that is a deal except for Verizon.

59Gomez 06/12/12 10:23 AM Thumb upThumb down +6

Is Verizon really that much better?
I have Tmobile. Two Smart Phones 1000 shared minutes, unlimited text, 5gigs for me, 2Gigs for her (free hotspot on both phones) and I pay 83.07 a month. I dont understand why others in Chicago choose Verizon over Tmobile. 83 compared to 170. I’ll take a “dropped call” to save $1080 a year.

95redraider133 06/12/12 10:49 AM Thumb upThumb down +9

I wish they would have an option for those who don’t want unlimited minutes. My 4 lines never come close to using the 700 minutes. Give people what they want. More data!

JakeGuest 06/12/12 11:00 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

If we switched to these new shared plans our monthly bill would go from $119/month to $160. I don’t know how much it would be if we went to individual plans, but I now if would be more than what we’re paying now, as we did those calculations when we last renewed our family plan.

72Max.Steel 06/12/12 11:09 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

How many lines are in your family plan? $160 is a heck of a lot of money.

45alexanderharri3 06/12/12 11:52 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

With 2 smartphones, 40*2 = 80 + 6GB for 80 = 160
3 smartphones, 40*3 = 120 +….well that’s over 160
2 smartphones, 1 feature phone = 40+40+30 = 110 + 50 for 1GB = 160…

That’s very little for a “heck of a lot” of money.

#Verizon2012Exodus.

Paul PuriGuest 06/12/12 11:21 AM Thumb upThumb down -1

We have one smartphone, two tablets, and two feature phones. We have the highest minutes plan right now. We pay about $225 per month. Under the new plan, we could shave off about $30 per month based on our data usage. My type of family is what these plans were made for. Multiple devices who use the phone as both an actual phone and a smart phone. Our bill would go up by only $10 if we added a smartphone. This is a big deal to us.

59Gomez 06/12/12 1:22 PM Thumb upThumb down +3

Feature phones, is that another word for a Regular Cellphone. You need to invest some time in google talk and GrooveIP with wifi at home. 225 is almost a car payment. and no way should any body buy a tablet on any network and have to pay for a seperate data. WIFI @home or tethering. Some people just love throwing money away. This guy is just probly a Verizon rep anyway.

72Max.Steel 06/15/12 8:06 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

Wow, can you send some cash my way. You seem to have an awful lot to dispense. $225 a month? Wow.

95kazahani 06/12/12 11:31 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

So if you want feature phones and you don’t need data, its $30 per month for unlimited?

Sign me up for that. I’ll just get a Nexus 7 for my other pocket and roll with a flip phone.

45alexanderharri3 06/12/12 11:54 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

In theory, with no data plan for a flip phone (unless contractually required by Verizon to have data for subsidy – currently they allow pay-as-you-go data), those with just feature phones will be primed to save some money. 30/month per phone for all you can eat messaging and calls.

Fahad RahmanGuest 06/12/12 12:11 PM Thumb upThumb down +2

I think Verizon has gone full retard… you never go full retard… I pay for family plan with 5 people, 3 with 5gb of data and 2 without data, unlimited text and talk, and I only pay 180 on tmobile…

72yankeesusa 06/12/12 12:12 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

this is a crazy plan. Who in their right mind would choose this over paying full price for a phone and keeping unlimited. I guess for some people this will work but for almost every other person its about a $20 increase on top of verizons high prices already. This lte better stay amazing or verizon is going to take a hit if sprint manages to keep their network vision promise alive, heck even att has a big chance of taking some customers if they don’t switch to family plans like this.

AngelaGuest 06/12/12 12:43 PM Thumb upThumb down +4

Who in their right mind would pay full price for a phone while continuing to pay for a monthly plan that is priced to include a phone subsidy?

97Nathan D. 06/12/12 12:37 PM Thumb upThumb down -4

This share everything plan doesn’t seem so bad looks reasonably.

LewisGuest 06/12/12 1:46 PM Thumb upThumb down +2

I’m on a line with four other family members (wife, sister, mom and dad), and this will cost us about the same as we pay now, but it caps our data. That’s not something I have the money to pay for right now. Boo Verizon.

LewisGuest 06/12/12 1:47 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

Should say it will cost us more. Like $10 a head more. We didn’t budget for that.

94DroidSamurai 06/12/12 1:50 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

I hope Verizon can answer this question:

If I bought a smartphone but I didn’t want voice and text, and I bought it at full price (hell, I bought it from eBay and it’s cheaper than buying it from VZW direct), could I treat it as a tablet and thus, pay only $10 a month.

How can Verizon shamelessly charge me $40 if data is just DATA and I don’t want voice and text on my device?

98BetterWithRoot 06/12/12 3:14 PM Thumb upThumb down +1

VZW probably has something in their contracts that states if you have a phone device on their network you must have phone service going to it.

JerredGuest 06/12/12 2:20 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

With our 15% corporate discount current bill before taxes is $98.87 with the 700 min plan (1 dumb phone, 1 smartphone with unlimited data & $10 for texts)

With this new plan before taxes our bill would be $112.00 with 15% discount and 1gb of data.

How is that better for us?

DavidGuest 06/12/12 3:44 PM Thumb upThumb down +2

I did their test on their site to see what plan they think is right for me and it seems that I would be paying at least $40 more to get what i already get now. Ummmm no thanks.

DerekGuest 06/13/12 11:34 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

Same here. Just did the shareeverythingcalculator and it told me to pay $120+taxes for what I currently pay $86inc taxes. EFF you verizon!!

52Skis03 06/12/12 4:38 PM Thumb upThumb down +9

As an article on Reddit said today, “In Less Than 1 Year Verizon Data Goes from $30/Unlimited to $50/1GB!” That my friends is unacceptable!

garyGuest 06/12/12 4:41 PM Thumb upThumb down +3

This new plan looks like it was made by a bunch of 5th graders for their school project…

DCGuest 06/13/12 10:10 AM Thumb upThumb down +3

Except 5th graders probably use more than 1GB of data/month! LOL

snowbdr89Guest 06/12/12 6:40 PM Thumb upThumb down +1

vzw customer –> ( O ) o===8 <— verizon, me telling vzw to kiss my a** : D

1Richard Yarrell 06/14/12 5:27 AM Thumb upThumb down -24

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Oh… Verizon not so great after all…. I don’t see anyone tooting big red horn now…

squiddy20Guest 06/14/12 7:27 AM Thumb upThumb down +22

Not even 2 months ago, you were “tooting big red’s horn”. Every post you made stated how your Galaxy Nexus on Verizon was “shitting on” all other phones and carriers. And about 8 months before that you were saying how “piss poor” Verizon was with their “shitty LTE” and “overpriced, underspeced devices”, and yet you signed up with them to get what you call a “pimp slapping” Galaxy Nexus.

59Gomez 06/14/12 1:05 PM Thumb upThumb down +4

LOL @ Richard dont you wish you were back with Sprint.

tagstarGuest 06/12/12 6:48 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

It better be $50 for unlimited data or I’m not switching from my unlimited data plan.

LightsGuest 06/12/12 6:58 PM Thumb upThumb down +2

I called Verizon just to make my voice heard. Will it help, who knows, but outcry got them to cancel the $2 fee. Outcry got BOFA to cancel their debit card fee. Outcry got Family Guy back on the air. Outcry got us more upcoming Arrested Development. Call them, and be thoughtful and stern that this new structure is beyond absurd! I have been with Verizon since they started, I told them i have stood by Verizon and praised them, but this is too much. This is highway robbery. Take the 100% increase in 2GB alone. Verizon will loose many many many customers because of this.

88sunrise 06/12/12 7:33 PM Thumb upThumb down +3

The data prices are outrageous. 4GB shared for 70 dollars? For two smartphones that is effectively $35 per line, where as before Verizon was running a 4GB promotion on 4G phones for $30. That would be 4GB per line, NOT SHARED, effectively 8GB for $60.

I don’t understand how these family shared data plans are better. Basically it seems this is nothing more than a price hike secretly packaged as family shared data.

DerekGuest 06/13/12 11:21 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

“Basically it seems this is nothing more than a price hike secretly packaged as family shared data.”

That, sir, is 1000% correct!!! This is just a way for them to jam higher prices down our throats!!

$70 for 4GB of data?!? Insane. I have the $30 plan now and get 4GB, it was 2GB but got the double data promotion.

Angry BobGuest 06/15/12 11:11 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

4 GB for $30 was a 4g short term promo. If you got it, good for you. Not everyone did and they’re paying 30 for 2 GB. Keep in mind that you are now SHARING data. This is like when voice share plans came out. Customers begged for them to become available but then whined about the overage rates going up IF they ever went over. Keep up with your usage to allotment ratio and offload to wifi where available and you’ll be ok. IPhone users had to get used to it a long time ago with att. I think we can handle it.

Cowboyup351Guest 06/12/12 8:38 PM Thumb upThumb down +1

Ridiculous! I have five lines and a modem, unlimited data on all lines and pay $340/month. Sounds like a lot, but it’s only $56 per line. I have movies or music streaming continuously all day and I have a WiFi hot spot on my phone. I use 25 – 30 Gb of data every month, and that’s just on my phone (yes that’s data from my phone with hot spot included)… My charges would be outrageous! I’d have to cancel my lines. No more purchasing new phones via Verizon, eBay here I come. I can’t imagine why a company would take away the contracts from people who are grandfathered in. I love my Droid Bionic and 4G. For me, eBay or even full price makes more sense than changing my contract and getting hit from behind by overage charges. I may be a data hog, but it helps me make it through my day.

37classic_hero 06/12/12 9:38 PM Thumb upThumb down -2

I dont understand why the post says “unlimited” data and texts, when you actually have a set limit on data based on what you buy. Even at 10GB your still limited to that amount. A bit misleading at first glance.

29mvndaai 06/15/12 10:21 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

I think they meant to say Unlimited Calling and Text, not data.

29mvndaai 06/15/12 10:44 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

I think the one place this makes sense for is families that all use iPads, or other tablets.

Meaning that instead of paying $30 per month per tablet, the get to attached them to the family plan for only $10.

If you are an ‘Apple family’ : 5 people all with iPhone and iPads this is a great deal.

Old Apple Family: $440
Family plan base = $70
Unlimited texts = $30
4 additional users 4 x $10=$40
Data for 5 phones 5x $30 = $150
Data for 5 iPads = 5 $30 = $150

New Apple Family: $350
5 Phones x $40 = $200
5 Tablets x $10 = $50
+ Data <= $50

So the Apple family base goes down to something like $350 instead of $440. This seems like a way to get more people to get data on their iPads instead of just using Wi-Fi.

mikeGuest 06/12/12 10:35 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

so all i see here is a bunch of people whining about having to change your plan after the 28th. truth is you can keep your existing plan but your unlimited data is no longer available with a new contract. so, you have the option of choosing from a tiered data plan or going with a share everything plan for the account. this share everything plan is not for everybody but there are a lot of people who will benefit and save from it. if you’re that worried about your unlimited data which more than 90% of people never go over 2GB then just pay full retail for your phones. i have 5 smartphones on my account all with unlimited data 1400 minutes and unlimited text. i pay $300 a month before taxes and my account averages around 5 GB a month. under this new plan i’ll be paying $280, $40 per phone and $80 for 6GB so i’ll actually be saving money. i’m actually waiting for this change to happen. also what people don’t realize is now people can have up to 10 phones on one plan where as before you could only have 5. Everybody is just worried about losing the unlimited part of your plan and nobody realizes within the next couple years wifi is gonna be offered just about everywhere . try connecting to wifi every once in a while and see what your data usage looks like then. try to read all the facts before you start crying to everybody about losing something that you don’t even use.

JohnGuest 06/13/12 10:13 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

Did any here here push the ‘Ask a douchebag for his opinion’ button?

59Gomez 06/13/12 11:04 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

So your going to pay 20 dollars less so you could put a cap on your data? No verry smart… Who the hell gets TEN lines? A bussiness is not your average consumer. And public WIFI is just asking to get hacked into.

84SGB101 06/13/12 2:40 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

Not bad compared to the UK prices, and we have 3 smartphones and cost me $$225 pm under this plan above it would cost $180 pm.

ChristopherGuest 06/13/12 2:56 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

Verizon just lost me! 4 years loyal to this company with 4 lines all Smartphones with Unlimited Data. This company can literally suck it. It’s time for me to move AT&T and hope they don’t bend me over and f me without lube like Verizon wants to do.

Like seriously $50 for 1GB? Are they freaking high? I’m out…. I can’t wait till Google creates their low cost mobile phones that are unlocked

JohnGuest 06/13/12 10:06 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

The concept is interesting but the data teirs are a NO-GO. 70 dollars for 4GB is completely over the top. Should be 40.00 MAYBE 50.00 for 4GB. PLUS it fails to mention all the ridiculous gouges in the for of taxes, surcharges etc which will probably add another 15 bucks or so depending on your local. I totally agree with other posters that the Google/Samsung Nexus on GSM and prepaid unlimited is the way to go. Especially if you consider the last announcement from VZW regarding paying full price for your new phone to keep unlimited data. I wish VZW would allow data-only plans, I’d be perfectly happy using VOIP for voice.

DonnyGuest 06/13/12 10:19 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

It’s gonna save my family about 60-65 dollars a month! My wife hardly ever uses more than one gig, my sister in law uses about 2gigs and I use about 2 gigs on average. So, 120 for three smartphones + 10 gb (100$) = 220 – (20% discount through work) so, 220-44= 176$ a month! compared to 239$/month!!!

Unless i’m doing the math wrong, which is quite possible, this seems like a heck of a deal to me…and that’s with 10 gb to share between all of us, when we really only need 6gb!

DerekGuest 06/13/12 11:25 AM Thumb upThumb down 0

Work or corporate discounts do not apply to data or texts, only minutes.

DCGuest 06/13/12 10:19 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

I’ve been a Sprint customer for 9 years and have 5 phones on my plan (4 smart and 1 dumb). Have been flirting with switching to Verizon because of slow 3G speeds and lack of 4G in Indy area on Sprint….I was even willing to pay more for better service, but after this new plan rollout…no way! I’ll ride Sprint out for now…they can only get better from here! Though I’m sure they’ll eventually get rid of unlimited data, they’ll likely still be the cheapest of the big 4….

Anyway, I can get a corporate discount though only on the voice portion of Verizon. Does anyone know how this will work with the new plan? Does that mean it will only give me the 17% discount on the $40 for the first smartphone or will I get discount on the additional phones (which would be $190 for 4 smart and one dumb)?

Regardless, on the old Verizon plans my total with discount would be $238 for all 5 phones (though still higher than Sprint’s current $230 for which I get a 27% corp. discount so it is only $203). The new Verizon plan would either cost me $273 or $248, depending on how the discount works. Either way it costs more for the same as old plan (and still capped data compared to Sprint!)

I noticed that the overage went from $10/GB to $15/GB too….nice hidden extra fee there Verizon!

DerekGuest 06/13/12 11:03 AM Thumb upThumb down +2

These new plans are cheaper for families that share but ridiculously much more expensive for single people Right now I pay $86 per month after taxes for a 450 minutes, unlimited text, and 4GB of data. under the new pricing it would be $110 plus taxes and fees, so probably $120 per month for one smartphone. Asinine. I will leave verizon in a heartbeat over that!

Adam MarcionekGuest 06/13/12 5:10 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

What’s hilarious about the Share Everything Calculator is that 2 out of the 3 questions they ask you how many minutes and text messages you send a month and yet all the Share Everything plans are unlimited.

#CalculatorFail

garyGuest 06/13/12 10:02 PM Thumb upThumb down +1

I really want to know the logic on how they went from the current $30/2gb SOLO to $50/1gb SHARED

11finndogg 06/14/12 1:13 PM Thumb upThumb down 0

They are crazy with these prices, man $50 bucks for 1gig of data…. BLAHAHA, sorry if your a member of Verizon but you are getting SCREWED big time.

TheTruthSquadGuest 06/15/12 10:12 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

These plans are a royal screwing if you are single, like me. My current charge is $94 a month. I use about 100 minutes a month of phone calls, 10 text messages and 2 to 5 gb of data. My new bill will be $120 a month plus about $15 in taxes for a total of $135 a month. Over a two year contract, it would cost me $960 extra. Looks to me like I will just pay the full price for the phone and save about $500 over a two year contract.

29mvndaai 06/15/12 10:44 AM Thumb upThumb down +1

I think the one place this makes sense for is families that all use iPads, or other tablets.

Meaning that instead of paying $30 per month per tablet, the get to attached them to the family plan for only $10.

If you are an ‘Apple family’ : 5 people all with iPhone and iPads this is a great deal.

Old Apple Family: $440
Family plan base = $70
Unlimited texts = $30
4 additional users 4 x $10=$40
Data for 5 phones 5x $30 = $150
Data for 5 iPads = 5 $30 = $150

New Apple Family: $350
5 Phones x $40 = $200
5 Tablets x $10 = $50
+ Data <= $50

So the Apple family base goes down to something like $350 instead of $440. This seems like a way to get more people to get data on their iPads instead of just using Wi-Fi.

6HackNet 06/15/12 6:27 PM Thumb upThumb down +1

WOW!!! Look at those prices…Who the HELL would pay $50 for 1GB of data? You have to be kidding me.

You watch a few Netflix shows at the beach and your 1GB data plan is up. I cannot believe this Nazi company would do this to their customers.

Only an IDIOT(uninformed customer) would pay $50 for 1GB of data.

Someone needs to fkin protest the sht out of this ridiculously outrages data plan.

6HackNet 06/15/12 6:29 PM Thumb upThumb down +1

RISE UP AND PROTEST AGAINST THE BIG RED MACHINE!

95redraider133 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down +1

I hope that once sprint and tmo roll out their lte network they will keep unlimited and i will switch. Especially with a GSM carrier like tmo I can get unlocked phones and not deal with carrier BS.

toninhoGuest 1 day ago Thumb upThumb down -2

ok after checking with different companies i foud that once verizon does the switch to this plans everything is gonna be the same as att. I checked att, and they have a family plan with 2 smart phones with 3 GB of data each line plus unlimited text and insurance for $173 plus tax and Verizon is going to be $80 for two smart phones plus $80 for 6GB between the two lines wich is $160 plus insurance and you end up same as att so what up all the drama, i will lose my unlimited data its gonna hurt me, but at least my pocket is not gonna hurt as much.

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