Verizon is giving unlimited data the boot. How long will it tak ATT to catch on?

[CA]

Are you on Verizon Wirelesss and still hanging on to that unlimited data plan that you have been grandfathered into? You had better enjoy it while it lasts, as Verizon's CFO Fran Shammo indicated that the carrier plans to kill off the grandfathered data plans and get those customers still using them to its new data-share plans arriving this summer.

http://www.mobileburn.com/19608/news/verizon-to-push-customers-off-of-grandfathered-unlimited-data-plans

Then about all grandfathered everything. About time though, why do some pay more and some less?

[Wide_opeN]

Hopefully, they won't be following VZW steps.

Recent history should have taught Big Blue... DON'T PISS OFF THE CUSTOMER!!!

We are the majority and they ULTIMATELY CAN'T tell us what to do.

[aneftp]

I posted this over on the Verizon section.

But carriers have tricked the public with subscriber numbers and the growth of subscribers.

It's not the subscribers. It's the growth of family lines along with smartphone subsidies that have eroded their profits.

They will continue to drive individual line customers and maybe even those with two lines over to the prepaid side. Cause it makes more sense to go prepaid paying $45-50/line for unlimited voice/text/limited data of u have 1-2 lines.

So forcing people in family plans and forcing people onto data plans based on per line like sprint means more revenue per account. Regardless if you have a dumb phone plan. U will be "sharing data" and forced to pay for data on that extra line.

[spdickey]

Hopefully, they won't be following VZW steps.

Recent history should have taught Big Blue... DON'T PISS OFF THE CUSTOMER!!!

We are the majority and they ULTIMATELY CAN'T tell us what to do.

AT&T tried to kill the former "Blue" plans with lies and fake deadlines that were never met. Time will tell if they try to repeat with this "mistake" of killing off the grandfathered unlimited plans. Last time they pissed off the customers and the Feds so much they didn't get their merger with T-Mobile. I wonder what AT&T wants now?

[CA]

Ahh, I don't know, but who in their right mind invented a 10 dollar feature to sell FPs to users who have a history of beigd not responsible enough with anything in the first place?

Again one of a carriers biggest blunders of all time, now that data can cause bill shock for the parents.

[b005td]

the throttled 5GB looks so much better all in a sudden ........

[RCtennis3811]

the throttled 5GB looks so much better all in a sudden ........

It's sad, but I agree. #truth

[Wide_opeN]

Yeah, can't wait for the LTE iPhone.

I want to see if those super fast LTE speeds hold up.

[ilvla2]

Whoa, that's not good.

[i0wnj00]

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Well Shammo made a clarification that unlimited data plan holders get no device subsidies and if they want 4G/LTE they have to switch out of said plan. If next comes to worse i will have to pay for the $60/month 5GB with no overage data plan or switch to Verizon Wireless. Ugh...sucks either way.

I don't care too much for a device subsidy anyways so ill look elsewhere for phones or just make do with what i have and focus on my other hobby.

[zentec]

Not long. They want the unlimited plans gone so they'll do the same thing as these customers upgrade.

In my area, the upgrade to Verizon LTE is a no-brainer since their current 3G isn't exactly blazing. So those customers have a more urgent choice in speed versus unlimited. AT&T where I live and work has data speeds around 5 megabits down, so if that is adequate (and for me it is), then they can stick with their unlimited as long as they don't upgrade devices.

I rarely exceed 3 gigabytes of data, but that plan keeps me around. If they go out of their way to trick or push me out of it, then there's no reason for me not to seek other service options.

[fraydog]

Since AT&T is throttling LTE, they are not as under the gun here as Verizon is. That said, they have to be planning for the iPhone 5 to hit their network hard, even where they have LTE.

[Lorien]

It's the growth of family lines along with smartphone subsidies that have eroded their profits.

I wasn't aware that their profits were eroding, but maybe I'm just reading the wrong press releases.

[CA]

I don't know if anyone saw it, but it apears that the Verizon CFO,

Fran Shammo, is now backtracking his remark about this whole thing. And I thought ATT C-levels were the only ones that did that!

Do executives even have alter ego's? Mr, call god!

[fraydog]

I don't know if anyone saw it, but it apears that the Verizon CFO,

Fran Shammo, is now backtracking his remark about this whole thing. And I thought ATT C-levels were the only ones that did that!

Do executives even have alter ego's? Mr, call god!

Got a link? I want to see this.