Verizon Bringing Back Unlimited Data
Verizon Unlimited offers unlimited data, talk and text on smartphones for $80 per month.
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Unlimited data returns to Verizon on Monday for $80 per month.
Verizon Unlimited offers unlimited data, talk, and text on smartphones for $80 per month. Those who need a family plan pay $45 per line for four lines (smartphones or tablets), or $180 per month. Add a smartwatch, or other connected device for $5 each month.
Those who top 22GB of data per month face been throttled when the network is congested. “While we don’t expect to do that very often, network management is a crucial tool that benefits all Verizon customers,” Verizon says.
The plan also includes mobile hotspot service (10GB of 4G LTE data per month; after that it’s slowed to 3G), calling and texting to Canada and Mexico and TravelPass for $10 per day, which includes 500MB per day (2G speeds after that) for those going abroad.
Verizon also promises high-definition video streaming, “not inferior 480p video,” said Ronan Dunne, president of Verizon’s wireless division. That’s a swipe at T-Mobile, which streams video for its unlimited Binge On service . T-Mobile offers a that throttles users after 28GB.
If you don’t want unlimited, Verizon will still offer its , as well as S (2GB for $35), M (4GB for $50) and L (8GB + 2GB/line for $70) data buckets.
Verizon stopped offering unlimited plans to new customers . A year later, it required those upgrading service to , too. Last year, to cut off unlimited users who eat up more than 100GB per month. More recently, those who average 200GB a month will be pushed off unlimited by Feb. 16.
Unlimited data returns to Verizon on Monday for $80 per month.
Verizon Unlimited offers unlimited data, talk, and text on smartphones for $80 per month. Those who need a family plan pay $45 per line for four lines (smartphones or tablets), or $180 per month. Add a smartwatch, or other connected device for $5 each month.
Those who top 22GB of data per month face been throttled when the network is congested. “While we don’t expect to do that very often, network management is a crucial tool that benefits all Verizon customers,” Verizon says.
