And how, exactly, does that contradict ANYTHING I have said. Unlike others on this thread who have stated it is "naive" or crazy to give up unlimited data, I simply say it depends on your needs. If the best option for you is to keep unlimited, I in no way am belittling and/or claiming you are making the wrong choice.
For others who CAN and WILL save money by giving up unlimited data, what is the point of keeping it??? You say you don't want to pay money you don't need to. I am simply saying the SAME thing. How does that make me "naive"??? If it is better to KEEP unlimited data because you would pay MORE if you make a switch to More Everything, HOW is it not better to make the switch to More Everything if you will SAVE money???
I have never said KEEPING unlimited data is the right choice. I have never said GIVING UP unlimited data is the right choice. All I am saying is the "right" choice is not the same for everyone. Some people can't seem to grasp that concept.
Jfriend33 wrote:
My bill would cost me at least $40 more per month. I'm not giving verizon
more of my money. I pay $240 a month for five lines and only 2 have data.
Many would argue I'm already paying too much.
That is great for you. The choice is clear you should keep your unlimited data. If I were to keep my unlimited data, my bill WAS $40+ MORE/month than with unlimited data than what I am paying with More Everything. You saving $40/month by keeping your old plan is BETTER than me switching and saving $40+/month???? Some can't seem to grasp that you saving money by keeping your plan is no better than me saving money by switching plans. In our cases, we have BOTH made the correct decision based on our needs.
The same choice is NOT the correct choice for everyone. This is what I have always said, however some would tend to disagree.
I don't see a reason to keep my unlimited data at an ADDITIONAL cost of $500/year. It is not THAT profitable of a commodity. Unless, of course you are going to pay $5000-$10000 to get someone to sell you their "unlimited data". I don't think it is THAT profitable. I have already saved ~$1000, THAT is a profit I have already pocketed and continue to receive dividends.
And at that point, I will have saved several thousand dollars. That is quite a profitable commodity!
Whether or not I will "need" unlimited data in the future is certainly speculation. As it is, I can increase my CURRENT usage 250%-300%(more than tripling my current data usage) before I would be paying the same amount had I kept unlimited data.
If you factor in the savings I have already realized and WILL continue to realize in the future with my lower bill I would have to increase my usage by 400%-500% over quite an extended period of time(several years as a matter of fact) before I would simply reach a break even point.
Yet since I do not currently and it is doubtful I ever will do so, it will increase my data usage 0%.
You seem to assume a lot about my usage which simply is not true.
When I switched from a 3G to a 4G device, I was given the same argument about my data usage increasing 1000%. This could not be further from the truth. My usage has NOT increased at all in the 2 years I have had a 4G device. I don't foresee any future increase in the magnitude you are forecasting.
Of course, others may see different results depending on their usage. It is NOT a one size fits all type of device.
Not in the least, it takes about 1.5 seconds for me to see who has used how much data, not to mention that we have never even come close to exceeding our data allowance in any given month. If we had, I could simply increase it by 2 GB for another $10 and only save $30 that month over my previous bill with unlimited data.