There is a lot of fuss about Verizon eliminating their unlimited data plans soon. In fact if you currently have a phone with an unlimited data plan and wish to upgrade to a new discounted phone with a new 2 year contract, you will have to give up your unlimited data plan. This may not be a bad thing though.
The new Verizon Wireless plans have many changes to them. Friends and Family is going away also. I actually did not hear that but assume as the new plans will have unlimited minutes and text. So instead of paying for texting, you will save by getting it for free.
And I don't know anyone legally tethering their phone to share Internet access because Verizon charges $20 a month for it. From what I read today it will be included. This makes sense if they would like to make more money through data charges.
This news is very interesting as I have used Google Voice for making free calls and text messages since I got my first Android phone. I have blocked text messages on my phone so I don't get charged for them. There are more changes though.
Instead of having a base plan and having additional lines for $10 a month plus a data plan for smart phones, it will now cost $40 a month for a smart phone and $30 for non-smart phone. This will encourage more people to get smart phones that don't already have one like my mom. Lol
Another area that I believe will be better is my Motorola Xoom tablet will only cost $10 a month to share the data versus the current $30 a month for 2GB in which I only use a little over 1GB a month. On the same note, hotspot service will only cost $30 a month versus the current requirement of getting a data plan for 5GB for $50 a month. This also makes sense for Verizon to encourage people to pay more for data plans.
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