How Long will our Unlimited Plans Last

**Dust N Bones** · 05-14-2012, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by Antenna

I don't think they will yank the plans completely or adopt a AT&T throttling policy, especially on LTE, which is far more efficient.

True but there are a few people on this forum and some others saying that when the new LTE iphone is released it could potentially put a real strain on the new LTE network. I have no idea if that will happen but we'll find out relatively soon.

**Steveanderson13** · 05-14-2012, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Antenna

I thought 4G LTE users are exempt from the throttle policy (for now)

Vague. LTE is not throttled. A user in the top 5% of data usage AND on an EVDO tower at the time, regardless of phone, AND that tower is congested MAY be throttled, presumably as long as all those conditions are met.

**Antenna** · 05-14-2012, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Steveanderson13

Vague. LTE is not throttled. A user in the top 5% of data usage AND on an EVDO tower at the time, regardless of phone, AND that tower is congested MAY be throttled, presumably as long as all those conditions are met.

That's fair to me, I hope they always keep this policy. Verizon is always a little more user friendly than AT&T

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**100South** · 05-14-2012, 09:43 PM

Only thing I can see happening is that Verizon will say in order to upgrade to the newest phones you have to choose a new plan. Remember a few years back when they did this with the nicer of the feature phones?

**seemcity** · 05-15-2012, 12:39 AM

if you have lte phone and use it on 3 and go over 2 gig you will not be throttled. Only people with 3g phones going over 2gig will be throttle, not those who have an lte phone and use it on 3g.

**Extraordinary** · 05-16-2012, 12:59 AM

As long as I can keep it they will have my business. If they start some crazy throttling practices like AT&T or force me off of it I will go prepaid... more than likely PagePlus, and put much less $$ in VZ's pockets.

**mreg45** · 05-16-2012, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by mush10

As the title states, how long do you think Verizon will allow us to continue on our Unlimited plans? I have been avoiding moving my line around so as not to lose the unlimited, but I wonder if I am just delaying the inevitable. I never use 5 gbs of data even with tethering but have this mental attachment to the plan. Verizon has done a nice job to this point in not messing with it, so maybe it will continue. Just curious what folks think.

Throughout Verizon's entire history they have allowed customers to keep their plans and features until they want to make a change to their plan or equipment that requires a change to the plan. I've seen nothing to indicate a change in that policy. In fact, that policy was again re-affirmed when Verizon went to tiered plans for the iPhone and grandfathered the unlimited plans for existing unlimited data customers.

**newyork4me** · 05-16-2012, 11:59 AM

AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Verizon announced today they are killing unlimited plans. When you migrate from 3G to LTE, you have to switch to a metered plan or their new family share option.

**taoman54** · 05-16-2012, 12:17 PM

Originally Posted by newyork4me

AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

Verizon announced today they are killing unlimited plans. When you migrate from 3G to LTE, you have to switch to a metered plan or their new family share option.

Sure looks like it:

http://www.mobileburn.com/19608/news...ted-data-plans

So does that mean if you currently have a 3G phone (but wanted LTE) and want to keep your unlimited data plan you should buy a 4G phone now? I doubt they would take away your unlimited plan if you already owned a 4G phone.

**ben7337** · 05-16-2012, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by taoman54

Sure looks like it:

http://www.mobileburn.com/19608/news...ted-data-plans

So does that mean if you currently have a 3G phone (but wanted LTE) and want to keep your unlimited data plan you should buy a 4G phone now? I doubt they would take away your unlimited plan if you already owned a 4G phone.

They could still take it away when you upgrade like 20 months later though. Buying off contract may avoid this but maybe not if they tie the plan to phones made after a certain date. Though since we can currently switch lte phone with sim cards no problem hopefully this won't be an issue maybe.

Also if you're on a family plan, those statements sound to me like they intend to make it so if one person on a family plan upgrades to a smartphone or upgrades their smartphone, they will push everyone on that plan into the data share plan. It may lower the monthly bill a bit, but it caps you into a limit which is just terrible.

**BuffaloTF** · 05-16-2012, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by mreg45

Throughout Verizon's entire history they have allowed customers to keep their plans and features until they want to make a change to their plan or equipment that requires a change to the plan. I've seen nothing to indicate a change in that policy. In fact, that policy was again re-affirmed when Verizon went to tiered plans for the iPhone and grandfathered the unlimited plans for existing unlimited data customers.

Spoke too soon.

**fraydog** · 05-16-2012, 01:27 PM

Well, this sucks.

**mush10** · 05-16-2012, 01:33 PM

I guess shouldn't have posted this thread. What is it saying if you are already on 4G unlimited? Keep until next upgrade?

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**aneftp** · 05-16-2012, 01:36 PM

No guys. That is a misleading article including the one on BGR today also about ending unlimited 3G plans.

Fair and Balance. Like my favorite fox news. Read it carefully. It states if you want family data sharing you will lose ur unlimited. Duh? Of course that makes sense.

But how can you lose unlimited data if you are on a single line? How exactly are you supposed to "share data" if you have one line and no one to share it with.

That's why all these techie sites are becoming like tmz and radar online.

They do not report the whole truth.

Basically you keep your unlimited data but if any of the lines want family sharing. All current lines will have to be in same share pooled data.

That's what the article is stating.

**BuffaloTF** · 05-16-2012, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by aneftp

No guys. That is a misleading article including the one on BGR today also about ending unlimited 3G plans.

Fair and Balance. Like my favorite fox news. Read it carefully. It states if you want family data sharing you will lose ur unlimited. Duh? Of course that makes sense.

But how can you lose unlimited data if you are on a single line? How exactly are you supposed to "share data" if you have one line and no one to share it with.

That's why all these techie sites are becoming like tmz and radar online.

They do not report the whole truth.

Basically you keep your unlimited data but if any of the lines want family sharing. All current lines will have to be in same share pooled data.

That's what the article is stating.

Nope... the exact quote is:

LTE is our anchor point for data share. So as you come through an upgrade cycle and you upgrade in the future, you will have to go onto a data share plan. And moving away from, if you will, the unlimited world and moving everyone into a tiered structure/data share type plan.

Moving everyone into a tiered structure... and it wasn't printed, it was spoken out loud at a conference.