Verizon Wireless Unveils Shared-Data Plans

[JEWDA]

Verizon Wireless Unveils Shared-Data Plans

[Dan]

More info:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/12/verizon-share-everything-data-plans-go-live-june-28/

Pretty interesting actually!

[Ergel]

Lets say you have 5 smart phones on a contract, for this plan it will be $300 for 10GB. If you have currently 4GB for $30/phone for data your total cost is $99 + ($10 *3)+ ($30 * 5) = $260 for double the data but only 2000 minutes plus friends and family vs. unlimited minutes

[Dan]

Lets say you have 5 smart phones on a contract, for this plan it will be $300 for 10GB. If you have currently 4GB for $30/phone for data your total cost is $99 + ($10 *3)+ ($30 * 5) = $260 for double the data but only 2000 minutes plus friends and family vs. unlimited minutes

+ $30 for messaging=$290 on the old plan vs. $300 for the new plan with unlimited minutes.

+ the ability to have up to 10 phones on the new plan instead of just 5.

[Ergel]

+ $30 for messaging=$290.
+ the ability to have up to 10 phones.

Correct, my bad.
But you pay $40 for each phone. Extra 5 phones is another $200 = $500 vs. two of these plans is $580 and 40GB vs. 10

[Name Changed]

+ $30 for messaging=$290 on the old plan vs. $300 for the new plan with unlimited minutes.

+ the ability to have up to 10 phones on the new plan instead of just 5.

But every additional phone is $30 not $10

[Ergel]

I guess if you need unlimited minutes this would make sense, but I can't see how you would with 2000 minutes plus friends and family
And the ability to tether (have not gotten a psak yet if foxfi is mutar) is nice

[Dan]

I guess if you need unlimited minutes this would make sense, but I can't see how you would with 2000 minutes plus friends and family

If you have 10 lines you can definitely use unlimited minutes.
Also not everyone on a 10 line plan may need a smartphone, which will drop the cost and reduce the data usage.
Shame there aren't options over 10GB though.

[Ergel]

If you have 10 lines you can definitely use unlimited minutes.
Also not everyone on a 10 line plan may need a smartphone, which will drop the cost and reduce the data usage.
Shame there aren't options over 10GB though.

Its 4000, two plans

[Dan]

So are they going to make 4GB accounts switch to this to get phone upgrades or just unlimited accounts?

[Ergel]

So are they going to make 4GB accounts switch to this to get phone upgrades or just unlimited accounts?

I would guess just unlimited, they just offered the double the data as a promotion, seems to me they don't mind those so much

[Name Changed]

If you have 10 lines you can definitely use unlimited minutes.
Also not everyone on a 10 line plan may need a smartphone, which will drop the cost and reduce the data usage.
Shame there aren't options over 10GB though.

True with 10 phones the price is gonna be decent per phone, but then you only get 1GB per line...

[Dan]

True with 10 phones the price is gonna be decent per phone, but then you only get 1GB per line...

Only if everyone needs data.

[Name Changed]

Only if everyone needs data.

True.

I on a BB uses about 200MB monthly. So 1GB isnt so limited... But if someone is trying to setup an account for 10 people to each have a smartphone and use data then yea, 10GB prob wont do it (a BB isnt a smartphone lol)

[Sowhat]

I read that Verizon is changing their entire fee structure.  Any insiders know enough to explain it?

[mercaz1]

i heard that ATT will be doing this also soon

[WAM]

If you have 10 lines you can definitely use unlimited minutes.
Also not everyone on a 10 line plan may need a smartphone, which will drop the cost and reduce the data usage.
Shame there aren't options over 10GB though.

The options go up to $200 for 30GB shared data (plus $40 per smartphone/ $30 per feature phone). I did find it interesting that all the news sites I saw mentioned a max of 10GB.

[Dan]

The options go up to $200 for 30GB shared data (plus $40 per smartphone/ $30 per feature phone). I did find it interesting that all the news sites I saw mentioned a max of 10GB.

Good to know!
Link?

[Ergel]

Ok, now we are talking, especially if you want to use it on a tablet, can really make it worth your while (only $10/tablet)

[123ablack]

Good to know!
Link?

1+  Hope it's true but let's get a link