Verizon unlimited data to end in July

Bad news, Verizon users. The rumors were true, and Verizon will be ending its unlimited data plan this July. According to AllThingsD, Verizon confirms it's moving "to a more usage based model in July," with exact details to come later on.
Unfortunately, it's unclear what Verizon still plans to do -- the company has said that its unlimited plans were always only for a temporary time, though AT&T, of course, grandfathered its unlimited plans in (and I'm still using one, though I can't ever change it or add things like hotspot or tethering). It sounds like Verizon wants to shut down the plans for good, but there may still be a chance for someone on an unlimited plan currently to keep it.
We'll have to see. In the meantime, yes, change is in the air for affected Verizon users. With mobile bandwidth rising as quickly as it is, these companies are pushing as quickly as possible to move towards more usage-based plans.
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Bad news, Verizon users. The rumors were true, and Verizon will be ending its unlimited data plan this July. According to AllThingsD,...
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Yes, so as the phones get faster, you can't take advantage of it because of data caps.
BRILLIANT.
I expect that at some point they'll move towards a more tempered plan like T-Mobile where excess usage isn't really charged for overage, but simply moved to a lower tier of performance.
June 22 2011 at 10:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMy take: ATT was never going to allow tethering with unlimited data. Verizon will not allow an LTE iPhone with unlimited data. Yes, there will be an LTE iPhone this year!
June 22 2011 at 1:18 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyEngadget just had a post about this
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/21/verizons-tiered-data-plans-wont-affect-grandfathered-customers/
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