Verizon to Introduce Tiered Pricing in 4 to 6 Months
My prediction (because predictions are like armpits?)
4g devices will be tiered out the gate, but it's not going to be the crazy small caps people are thinking. At the same time, I think that they'll share this cap across 3g/4 access but because of this, there won't be a signifigant price increase.
So something like (aircards)
5gb 3g/4g= $30
25gb 3g/4g= $50
(Remember, this still won't be a "primary" internet)
Per GB overage rate of something less than $10/GB
For 3g I don't see it really changing that much, with the possible exception of them making a lower tier smartphone plan. (Remember the BGR rumor about 3gMM phones going the way of the dodo, this would fit in nicely)
So maybe: $15/mo for 500mb/1gb?
If they do put a "cap" on 3g, I don't see it being lower than 5gb
but I ...
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So something like (aircards)
5gb 3g/4g= $30
25gb 3g/4g= $50
(Remember, this still won't be a "primary" internet)
Per GB overage rate of something less than $10/GB
For 3g I don't see it really changing that much, with the possible exception of them making a lower tier smartphone plan. (Remember the BGR rumor about 3gMM phones going the way of the dodo, this would fit in nicely)
So maybe: $15/mo for 500mb/1gb?
If they do put a "cap" on 3g, I don't see it being lower than 5gb
but I ...
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I can't see them cutting the cost of 3G aircard service in half.
If I had to guess I'd say it'd be more like:
250 MB - $15/mo | 1 GB - $30/mo | 5 GB - $60/mo | 10 GB - $100/mo
What I wanna see is data that can be shared across multiple devices, not just phones. Of course, we'll be waiting on these devices to come out still...
If I had to guess I'd say it'd be more like:
250 MB - $15/mo | 1 GB - $30/mo | 5 GB - $60/mo | 10 GB - $100/mo
What I wanna see is data that can be shared across multiple devices, not just phones. Of course, we'll be waiting on these devices to come out still...
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I don't see them cutting it either, but at the same time, they WANT people on data, and 4g is a lot cheaper per MB.
So I don't see 4g being signifigantly more expensive for the same bandwidth. It might have a higher buy in (maybe 60 is the start) but I don't think it will only be for 5gb.
I'm also looking foreward to "bucket" data plans
So I don't see 4g being signifigantly more expensive for the same bandwidth. It might have a higher buy in (maybe 60 is the start) but I don't think it will only be for 5gb.
I'm also looking foreward to "bucket" data plans
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Well, I'm sure we are no more than 4wks away from Verizon announcing their LTE data plans. That's just a guess, I haven't read anything.
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Having read into what they're saying hopefully it's higher caps and not as costly for overage.
Even a jump from the 200mb/2gb/~.25 per MB (tethering package) to, say, 500mb/5gb/$10 per GB would seem a bit more reasonable.
I have a hard time believing anyone on an iPhone could possibly use 200mb or less what with the random phantom update issues and all the other features it has to offer that don't ask for, but demand, large chunks of data. So in a way it's forcing people under a cap to stop the "data hogs" and then forcing people into thinking there is a choice, but pretty much telling you that you have only 1, and you better watch your ass if you're a mid-scale user.
Even a jump from the 200mb/2gb/~.25 per MB (tethering package) to, say, 500mb/5gb/$10 per GB would seem a bit more reasonable.
I have a hard time believing anyone on an iPhone could possibly use 200mb or less what with the random phantom update issues and all the other features it has to offer that don't ask for, but demand, large chunks of data. So in a way it's forcing people under a cap to stop the "data hogs" and then forcing people into thinking there is a choice, but pretty much telling you that you have only 1, and you better watch your ass if you're a mid-scale user.
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I could say that the reason they use less than 200mb on the iphone is because data is so unreliable they just default to using wifi for everything...
but that would be mean 🤣
More than likely, they're customers like my dad. My dad has a Droid, LOVES it, and only really uses it for Pandora and GPS navigation.
but that would be mean 🤣
More than likely, they're customers like my dad. My dad has a Droid, LOVES it, and only really uses it for Pandora and GPS navigation.
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