Did you get lured in with the discount pricing, and loose your UNLIMITED DATA PLAN, or did you pay full price to perserve your unlimited data plans?
ditched unlimited.. I never went over 2 gigs of data in any month of my service, so for me, the Unlimited Plan isn't any different than 2 gigs..
I left mine because I rarely go over 2gb... and the other iPhones on my family plan rarely go near 1gb. With the shared plan, I can share data and get tethering for around the same price as just data before.
Seeing how data usage will definitely go up with 4G (higher bitrate streams, etc) and being on an individual plan who doesn't share with someone else, or another device...not sure if there is a benefit to a shared plan.
Had unlimited and swore to never change. After hearing about the 4G stipulation, I was mad but then came to terms with the fact that Verizon is going to constantly set up road blocks like this one and I will tire of circumventing them. I reviewed my past few bills and discovered I rarely go over 2GB (we were being throttled with unlimited anyway to make sure we had a tough time going too far over in a month), so I made the switch. Not happy about it, just accepted it. If there was another provider, this 10+ yr customer would be gone in a flash. <Comment deleted per the .>
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You can NEVER be throttled if you rare go over 2GB on 3G, and you don't get throttled if you are on 4G.
I didn't. I don't have a family share plan so no one else's data usage mattered...and I don't currently have a need to share on multiple devices...I felt that selling my iPhone 4s would offset the difference enough to make it more worth it to me to pay full retail instead of losing my unlimited data. I travel often enough that I wouldn't want to have months of overage due to having a limited plan.
Did you get the hotspot tethering to work? I wanted this as well but It tells me to call VZW or go online.
lol what fools. people saying they never went over 2gb while on 3g.
well of course the 3g network is slow as molasses. have fun paying overages or looking for free wifi at malls coffee shops. dept stores etc etc
wait verizon now have usage controls??? and they charge 5 bucks a month for a service thats hould had been free.
One could always go to Sprint or some other carrier or not even use a smart phone period.
Interesting replies. Thanks
I have not given up my unlimited yet, but it won't bother me to do so.
As for people being fools, if your usage does not utilize over 2GB of data, there is no reason to need to keep unlimited at a price of losing a $400 discount on the phone.
I have 1 3G smartphone with average usage of less than 1 GB a month and have never gone over 2GB in a month in the past 3-4 yrs.
Before you go calling me a fool, I also have 1 4G smartphone with average usage of less than 1GB a month and have never gone over 1GB in a month for the entire time I have had it since May of 2011. With this usage history in mind, I have no doubt I would not exceed the 2GB allowance in any given month, but if I did, I could go over by 2GB each and every month until I am eligible for another discounted upgrade(20 months) and STILL not spend more money than I received as a discount on a new phone(20 months * $20/month in overage = $400 in overages over the 20 month period). This means I can increase my CURRENT 4G usage by over 300% and STILL break even if I go on the 2GB tiered data. I don't see that it is worth it for me to pay full price and keep my unlimited data as I do not see my usage increasing that drastically. I would end up paying MORE by keeping my unlimited data!
I don't think its your place to call people fools. If you are ok with paying full retail than thats your decision, but calling others a fool for them deciding what's more important to them does not make them a fool. They are figuring out that if they aren't using it why pay for it.
Judging by people on the forums, they are noticing their data usage going a lot higher than expected with new 4G on iphone 5. Verizon going to love to over data usage charges it looks like.
I kept my unlimited data plan by opening up another line and then transferring the iPhone 5 over to my unlimited line. Saved me about $200 vs. buying at full retail.
