Data plan tiers confirmed by Verizon.

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/verizon-confirms-it-will-ditch-unlimited-smartphone-data-plans-starting-jul/2011-07-05

Thanks for sharing this, but I agree a very quiet update, someone told me Verizon warned us, but I didn't hear about it until today when a coworker mentioned getting an iPhone last night and was told last night by the Verizon people it was ending today...I would have upgraded already had I known..I can understand new users coming on board having to pay the new tiered prices,

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So what does this mean ...from online store

UNLIMITED DATA PLANS! PLEASE BRING IT BACK VERIZON TO EVERYONE!

I think Verizon should bring back the Unlimited Data Plans because, many students uses so much Data for Videos for their homework and Videos takes up so much Data and there is no way an average family can afford to pay over $100 for a 20GB more Data plan and I think it would nice of Verizon if they would bring back the Unlimited Data Plan around $59/month at least because there are some people that need it for their homes. If you would also offer Unlimited Data Plan to the Mifi service, this would be a big competition with DSL and Cable providers for home internet. When families uses so much Data for Netflix or Rhapsody and Crackle, it takes so much Data and it is important for families to have Unlimited Data Usage for this entertainment. Verizon, I am going to say this, people like me does not like to be limited on how much we use the Internet. I am thankful even on my phone I have the Grandfather Unlimited Data Plan but if you ever take it away from me, I will leave Verizon and switch to Straight Talk. I have many friends I can tell and stir up some stuff with Verizon if this ever happens to me because, my Unlimited Data Plan means so much to me, the only reason I am bringing this up, to help other people who needs it too. I think Verizon has the best Coverage of all than any other provider but all I am asking is, do not take my Unlimited Data Plan from me and please bring it back for other people who needs it. Thanks so much time your time and support. Verizon Wireless Customers, please leave comments, I would love to hear your comments and thanks and have a Great Day!

Why are fixed income families on the most expensive carrier? Let alone owning smartphones.
I don't agree with tiered data either way. I wish they would do like a flat cap of 10gb for x amount of dollars and if you go over that, then you pay more. Put a data cap that no one can realistically hit without absuing, i mean REALLY abusing the service.
There is a disadvantage to unlimited data though, the person who is streaming and downloading all day can ruin it for a whole bunch of people in that area. But hey, they don't care, as long as they get theirs right? On one end, we have the happy user paying 30 bucks a month and doing like 200gb per month, while everyone else in the area has to suffer with sub par speeds because of this one individual.
Normal counter arguments is that the premiums are high, ceo gave him self a raise, vz is in the big profits, unlimited means unlimited no matter what, and a couple others I forget. They're valid points, and i do agree that the ceo could take some of his yearly earnings and put some of it back in the network. At the same time though, aren't projects like building cell towers done on a contract basis normally? So even if he is making ridiculous bank, it would be a moot point if he had already paid for the work to be done to the network.
Government isn't gonna do squat because it's each and every company's right to structure their plans how they wish and charge however much they wish.
Again, complaining doesn't do anything. Disconnect.

Verizon Steals Vets Unlimited Data Plan & Veteran Discount

Whats to stop me from Filing an FCC Complaint?
1. I was promised I was qualified for Edge Program this last Nov. Waited a couple days and went to the Verizon store on my birthday to get my new Note4 and get on Edge. At this moment the sales guy said i didn't qual. because I had a late pmt within 6 months. I of course was very upset and called Verizon to verify and sure enough they admit the initial sales people were wrong and i didn't qual for Edge.
Great birthday right!? Couldn't get worse right? Wrong, I was lucky enough to find the worst barber in town...terrible haircut!
2. Ok so now I've conceded to suffering with my troublesome Droid M, I figure i will finally get tech support on this. 3 days later i receive a replacement and 12 hrs later i realize this one is just as bad as the previous. I call back tech support, get transferred to a second tier supervisor who states that the issue with the phone is either Me or the phone case. She insists that before she will allow a replacement i must use the phone without the case for a couple weeks. WTH!? I ask well ok, Im tough on my phone so if this one breaks because it has no case do i pay or verizon for deductible. I do she says. Arghh! Are you kidding? I seriously looked around to see if there was a camera and if i was being Punked, of course not.
So I do it, actually has been several weeks and same issues, Called tech back and guy there says he's nvr heard of any reason why a phone case wld be the issue. He says that every time tech support has to send a phone back it looks bad on them and thats probably why she lied/sidelined me. He was helpful got me scanned for a virus, found one and hard reset. Sadly same issues but now i have a replacement.
3. During this whole ordeal trying to sort out my Edge fiasco and phone support it brought to my attn. that my grandfathered plan with unlim. data was stopped and i was put onto an expensive 10g phone plan during the time i was trying to get the edge program in Nov. Well now its Feb at the point so of course its too late they say to fix the problem! Has to be done within 15-30 days, so within the billing cycle...convenient huh? Okay so I can submit a review to change it back so i do. Denied, says its denied because its passed the 15-30 day period. Wait!, I had to submit the review to override the 15-30 day timeframe yet review is denied for the very same reason!
4. I am told while trying to fix above issues about a week ago that Verizon decided to take away my veterans discount of 15%. Apparently this happened several months ago. They wont back date they won't retroact it. In fact to reapply for this discount I was told to go online to verify for it.
Guess what? Vets can't verify online. In fact as I was just told today We Vets have to bring a dd214 or vet advantage card down to a Corp. Verizon store so they can copy then fax it to somewhere. Then after a couple weeks it will be applied to the following billing cycle. Not prorated or retro discount here either...no surprise.
Verizon still refuses to make good on false promises of Edge program, Fixing their error on changing my phone plan, and reinstating my Unlit. Data plan i have had for the last 8 yrs.
Has anyone else out there had similar issues or is it just me Verizon seems to hate?
I wld have left Verizon months ago after the Edge issue but sadly phone reception here is bad without them. Also Im very stubborn and I won't quit until Verizon makes this right!!

Obviously nothing is stopping you from filing an FCC complaint. Does not mean it is a valid complaint, though.
1. You had a late payment and therefore did not qualify. Additionally, had you actually completed an Edge agreement, you would have lost your unlimited data as it is not allowed under Edge.
4. Verizon occasionally requires re-certification of discounts to confirm that the discount is still valid. This has been the case for a couple of years now and is stated on the discount page. Additionally, you can do so online HERE and HERE.

IPad2 3G Data Plan with Verizon

I'm really looking forward to purchasing the new iPad 2 when it's released on the 11th. I was leaning toward the WiFi + 3G version with Verizon as the carrier because Verizon has a larger footprint in the U.S. and I'm already a Verizon customer.
However, I spoke with a customer service rep at Verizon a couple of days ago who suggested that Verizon would be charging an initial $35 activation fee. She also said that if you canceled the data plan and decided to re-active 3G service at a later time, there would be an additional $35 for reactivating the service if the service had been turned off for 6 months or longer.
I had only planned on using the 3G service when I travel and in those rare instances when I'm not near a Wifi hotspot - neither of which happens very often. I want the flexibility of being able to purchase a month of 3G service when needed without a contract, but a $35 activation/reactivation fee is a a deal-killer for me. I'm really hoping that the Verizon rep was misinformed and that what she told me was incorrect.
Can anyone confirm that Verizon is really going to charge a $35 activation/reactivation fee with their iPad 2 data plans? Does AT&T charge a similar fee?

have the same concerns about activation / reactivation fees.. went to AT&T store and the Verizon store..also spoke to reps on phone...as best I can find out is that AT&T WILL NOT charge activation or reactivation fees whereas Verizon WILL charge these fees....only specific I could not get from any Verizon rep was how long the 3G service would have to be off before they charged another reactivation fee
find it hard to believe that Verizon is actually doing this considering the imense competition for the Ipad2 between these carriers...
looks like AT & T even though I currently have 3 phones with Verizon...

New tiered data plans suck

I just wanted to vent my feelings about this ridiculous change. I filed a complaint with the FCC as well and urging any VZW users I know to do the same. This has got to stop at some point and I've about taken all the crap I can from big business.
I feel I need to mention that I average way less than 1GB of usage per month. The problems with your "tiered" data are that:
It doesn't cost us any less and there aren't any cheaper options. In fact, it's a price increase in disguise. It's hard to swallow when the price of bandwidth and transport costs continue to decline yet we are shafted with price increases.
If you are going to charge me for 2GB of data then give me my 2GB. If I only use 1GB then roll the other 1GB over. After all, I did pay for that bandwidth. Your 2GB tier over the course of a year is 24GB. If I average just 12GB but went over the 2GB for just one month, I will get hit with an overage charge. I am just not sure how this is fair to me as a consumer and how anyone can even justifty this.
If you want to do away with "unlimited" plans then just charge for what is actually used. But then, of course, I'll only be paying for the data that I use and not donating money for the data I don't use. I don't understand why Verizon thinks it's OK to rip off customers like that.
I used to have nothing but praise for "Big Red". Lately though, I've had nothing good to say. You guys have done away with the New Every 2 loyalty perks, introduced garbage tiered data plans that aren't even competive and various other things. The excuse to justify all of this is something along the lines of "Everyone else is doing it". Assuming that point is valid (I don't believe it is), you should leave well enough alone to keep yourselves distinguished from everyone else. Instead you're lowering yourselves to the same subpar standard as the others.

BigPete wrote:
I just wanted to vent my feelings about this ridiculous change. I filed a complaint with the FCC as well and urging any VZW users I know to do the same. This has got to stop at some point and I've about taken all the crap I can from big business.
I feel I need to mention that I average way less than 1GB of usage per month. The problems with your "tiered" data are that:
It doesn't cost us any less and there aren't any cheaper options. In fact, it's a price increase in disguise. It's hard to swallow when the price of bandwidth and transport costs continue to decline yet we are shafted with price increases.This may be true on a per MB charge, but even if the cost per MB drops, that doesn't mean that the total cost of data is dropping. If the cost per MB drops by 50%, but you then use a 5 times as much data, the total cost of the data has in fact increased 2 and a half times. I'm not saying this is the actual decrease in cost per MB or the actual increase in the amount of data for the average user, but ALL reports for data usage have said they are increasing at the same time that the cost per MB is decreasing. This is just to show that the TOTAL cost of the data isn't necessarily decreasing.
If you are going to charge me for 2GB of data then give me my 2GB. If I only use 1GB then roll the other 1GB over. After all, I did pay for that bandwidth. Your 2GB tier over the course of a year is 24GB. If I average just 12GB but went over the 2GB for just one month, I will get hit with an overage charge. I am just not sure how this is fair to me as a consumer and how anyone can even justifty this.They don't give you roll-over minutes, I doubt they will start giving you roll-over data. Especially when the company that DOES give you roll-over minutes DOES NOT give you roll-over data.
If you want to do away with "unlimited" plans then just charge for what is actually used. But then, of course, I'll only be paying for the data that I use and not donating money for the data I don't use. I don't understand why Verizon thinks it's OK to rip off customers like that.This is exactly what the tiered data plans are doing, they just are doing it in a way similar to the minutes levels. There are 3 levels on data plans. With the minute plans there are 3 levels and an additional level for unlimited.
I used to have nothing but praise for "Big Red". Lately though, I've had nothing good to say. You guys have done away with the New Every 2 loyalty perks, introduced garbage tiered data plans that aren't even competive and various other things. The excuse to justify all of this is something along the lines of "Everyone else is doing it". Assuming that point is valid (I don't believe it is), you should leave well enough alone to keep yourselves distinguished from everyone else. Instead you're lowering yourselves to the same subpar standard as the others.

Has anyone here gotten any notification from VZW that tiered data plans are coming on July 7?

I have heard on the internet, as well as my TV local newscast, but not once have I gotten an email, text, phone call or postcard in the mail that there will be tiered data plans beginning 7/7/11. I am not one to complain about vzw, but I have to say something here; this is to say the least pi** poor customer service. Here we are t minus 6 days and counting, and I haven't heard one peep from VZW. I hate to think that they are trying to catch people off guard with tiered data, but their silence just reinforces that fact.

jimfitzgerald wrote:
There is absolutely no reason for Verizon to notify current customers who are under contract. Anyone who shops for a new contract will know what their options are and what the prices are.
That actually makes a lot of sense!

Data Allowance?!? Any word on Verizon allowing us bigger data plans?

Is there any word on Verizon allowing bigger data plans? I understand it's a money making business, but we can't continue to get robbed for our pocket change everytime we decide to use the network... Your data calculator is broken, please realise this and fix it - Aaron

> Is there any word on Verizon allowing bigger data plans?
No. Even if there was it wouldn't mean anything without an official statement from VZW confirming it. Anything else shared in here is speculation.
> Your data calculator is broken
The data calculator (http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/splash/dataShareCalculator.jsp) is only an estimation tool. It should not be relied upon for actual usage in any way, shape or form. Real usage is always going to be different than whatever VZW programs into this tool. Perhaps you are referring to something else?
"These are just estimates, and data transfer amounts will vary. Video calling application and settings in use along with network and conditions may impact the amount of data consumed. Downloads that buffer, such as streaming music and video, will bill for all of the data that has been downloaded, even though you may not have listened to or watched the entire download. Please regularly check and manage your usage.
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** Using high quality audio."

Verizon data plan

I'm confused about the verizon wireless data plans for the iPad 3. The apple site has a 1 GB plan for $20! Bit hat plan is not listed on the iPad 3 site for Verizon. Has anyone confirmed I'd there is a $20 plan with Verizon?
Also, I currently have a $20 2GB plan with Verizon on my iPad 2. Has anyone found out if this plan can be transferred to an iPad 3?
Thanks

When I ordered my iPad 2 I encountered the same confuse. It seems the Verizon people do not have a clue about the service that can be ordered directly on the iPad.
I originally set up a 2GB data plan for $30 per month. I quickly discovered that I did not need that much data and was able to change my plan to the $20 per month for 1 GB. Wait until your iPad comes. Even if you have to cancel the account on your first iPad and start a new one on your new iPad there will be less hassle than trying to set something up Asa Verizon store or on the phone with Verizon.

Verizon Data Plan Charges

Verizon is missing a business opportunity by not introducing 2-tier data plan pricing. I would get a smart phone if they had a lower price for customers who would use low data rates, such as ATT has introduced. I do not need to download much data and therefore cannot justify their $30 monthly data plan fee currently required for smart phones. Therefore, I will not get a smart phone and Verizon is losing the potential additional income which they would get from me if they had a lower tier data plan at ~$15 per month.
kriegerrb

kriegerrb wrote:
Verizon is missing a business opportunity by not introducing 2-tier data plan pricing. I would get a smart phone if they had a lower price for customers who would use low data rates, such as ATT has introduced. I do not need to download much data and therefore cannot justify their $30 monthly data plan fee currently required for smart phones. Therefore, I will not get a smart phone and Verizon is losing the potential additional income which they would get from me if they had a lower tier data plan at ~$15 per month.
kriegerrb
They are going tiered, ya have to wait til LTE is released, or maybe the holiday season.
Understand though your they are not missing your $15 by the way the plans are currently set.

I have an ipad2 with wifi and 3G. My wife and I are traveling in France (Nice) then into Italy. We are unable to purchase a data plan because our Verizon IPad will not accept a sims chip...we are told. We were advised that this model wound work in Euro

I have an ipad2 with wifi and 3G. My wife and I are traveling in France (Nice) then into Italy. We are unable to purchase a data plan because our Verizon IPad will not accept a sim chip...we are told. An Apple store employee here said this model is good only in the US. The iPads here take a sim card. We were advised by an Apple Store Employee at home that this model would work in Europe and that we could buy our service here. That does not seem to be the case. We have been told that we must invest in a modem at 200.00€ and then purchase a separate service plan for each country. We can use the free wifi wherever it is available but we cannot connect to the outside world when out of range. Is there anything else we can do?
Thanks, John

Unfortunately, no other solution is available.
Hope this helps

Can you use an itunes gift card to purchase your monthly data plan? For example, if I want to turn on verizon data for $20 this month could I use a gift card?

I have this question too

No, that would not work.
Verizon would not accept an Apple iTunes Gift Card for payment on your data plan and Apple would not accept a Verizon Gift Card for payment in the App Store or iTunes.
They are two different vendors that only accept their own gift cards in their own stores.

Data plan tiers confirmed by Verizon.

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