Why is a basic phone increasing from 9.99 to 30

I have 2 accounts with verizon.  I have one and my husband has one.  We wanted to combine the two accounts to try and save money. In total we have 3 smartphones, and 3 basic phones.  The monthly service would be $300.  That is crazy.  They are telling me that that monthly charge for a basic phone is increasing from $9.99 to $30.  Why can't verizon offer the deals that the other carriers do?

$300 is a little of an overestimate of what your bill "would" be.
As SuzyQ said, currently basic phones are $20/month, not $30.
3 x $40 for the smartphones = $120
3 x $20 for the basic phones = $60
2 x $25 discount on out of contract smartphones with a 10 GB or more data allowance = $50
$80/$100 for either 10 GB/15 GB data allowance
20% discount on data = $16/$20 for 10 GB/15 GB data allowance
Total = $194 for 3 basic/3 smartphones with 10 GB data allowance or $210 with 15 GB data allowance.
Of course taxes would be additional.
Keep in mind you have to manually add the out of contract discount manually for each out of contract line in the account owner's MyVerizon online account in the "Change Features" section.

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