Verizon to drop unlimited iPhone data plans

When AT&T went from unlimited to tiered pricing before releasing the iPhone 4, people who upgraded their current phone to the iPhone 4 kept their existing unlimited data plans; it was only new customers who had to chose from the new plans. So here's my question: Will Verizon strip those of their unlimited data plans or is the change limited to new subscribers?

Sprint will see an influx of new customers if they remain the only provider of unlimited data when Verizon changes it's plans. Whenever the consumers decide to revolt against the idea that the carriers are more concerned about their ways of doing things versus the wants and needs of the very people who make up the company in the first place...THEIR CUSTOMERS!!

Why offer products that " do everything ", then decide to cut the plans that make them useful?...ie: Netflix...One major selling point for Netflix is the ability to watch the movies on your smartphone...How can you subscribe to netflix, download the app on the Verizon iPhone, then utilize the subscription with a half-ass data plan? Or include YouTube as a preset app, then tell it's customers, "You only have limited use" or pay hefty data charges...

If some customers only need 2G's of data per month, let them pay for 2G's of service...The iPad & iPhone were created to represent the very best of technology, therefore, a data plan should represent that, and the $29.99 unlimited data plan was more than fair for the customers needing it.

With the onslaught of more and more mobile carriers, combined with the horrible economy, that does not have an end in sight, I say "Bring it On"...I will be the first in line if Verizon ever takes away my unlimited data plan!!

I'm at a crossroads here. On the one hand, I have a Verizon account and love the service, but I also have a suspended AT&T iPhone account with an unlimited plan that's set to go back active this June. AT&T has shown that it is willing to maintain that unlimited plan even if you are upgrading smartphones at the best price - Verizon hasn't.

So here's the deal - Is Verizon going to let us with unlimited plans continue to use them if we upgrade to the iPhone this summer? Or are they going to take that unlimited option away if you upgrade? I tell you, while AT&T's service isn't as good, if it means I'll be able to keep that unlimited plan for life, I'm leaving Verizon in a heartbeat.

I realize I'm a strange case, but seriously, screw the carriers. They make *plenty* of money while offering unlimited plans. They just want to make a little more on our expense. Besides, why would Verizon try to beat AT&T? If the only two carriers in the US with the iPhone sell it with the same plans, what are we going to do except moan about it and eventually still buy it? Real nice "choice."

All carriers stink.

> "Verizon would most likely equal or beat the value of these AT&T plans."

How is this "likely"? Before the iPhone came out, Verizon made clear that they were comfortable setting pricing higher than AT&T-- their lower tier was $15 for 150MB, compared to AT&T's $15 for 250MB. I would be shocked if Verizon even attempted to compete with AT&T on price, given that every bit of their marketing consists of one single message-- "We are the best network, in fact, we are basically the ONLY network that has any coverage at all, really. All the other guys are s#%t, especially AT&T." They never mention pricing. Given that, they obviously position themselves as the "premium" carrier, not the "value" carrier. Theoretically, their customers think they're paying a premium for superior service. Of the "big two," AT&T is the "value" carrier, given their lower data prices and Rollover minutes. Of course, T-Mobile and Sprint are the real value carriers in the U.S.

As someone who bought a 3G iPad in May only to have my unlimited data option disappear in June, I'm really sick of these bait-and-switch plans where you only get a good deal so that you can help drive up initial sales.

Why can't they keep the unlimited plan, and introduce the tiered plans for the light/cheap users? Why does it have to one or the other? If they're so interested in offering "choice" why not give the customer something to choose from?

All your contract are belong to us.

Just another attempt at wireless companies to get more money out of you by not providing a pricing point for unlimited usage and just hoping you go over your contract.

That didn't take long.