The general consensus here seems to be keeping that unlimited data.

Why do you all consider it so important, if you may not be a heavy data user?

I should consider Starting a side discussion about DataMan & VZW. The app 
DataMan & VZW's count of my data, doesn't equal up. Color me confused :-)

Thanks all,
Traci

Sent from my iPhone

On Mar 8, 2013, at 3:28 PM, "Kyle Seitz" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes, if you buy your phone for full price, you can keep your unlimited data 
> plan through VZW or ATT.  As far as mobile hotspot, VZW charges $20 per month 
> for 2GB if you're like me and have unlimited data.  When I called to ask 
> about this, they tried like the devil to get me to switch to a shared plan 
> saying that the advantage is that I'd have mobile hotspot included. But of 
> course, mamma didn't raise no fool.  I'll keep my unlimited data and pay full 
> price for my phone.
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Steve
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 3:31 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Considering shrinking our data plan big time!
> 
> Verizon doesn't have unlimited data any more, hasn't for over a year.  I
> think you want Sprint for that.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "denise avant" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 11:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Considering shrinking our data plan big time!
> 
> 
> Hi All,  Is Verizon the only company where you can buy your cell phone
> outright and have unlimited data? What if you want to use your phone as a
> hot spot, will you be able to add this to your plan as needed? This may seem
> like a strange question but if you have an ipad with a data service that is
> with att is there any way to switch it short of getting a new ipad? the
> service is not a contract service but is merely one that you can enable at
> will.  Thanks.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Mar 8, 2013, at 8:14 AM, "Kyle Seitz" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> My contract ended with Verizon yesterday.  I still have unlimited data, 450 
>> talk, and 200 MSGS per month for $81 and some change.  I don't use much 
>> data, but I just can't wrap my mind around going to a shared plan. The only 
>> way I can keep my unlimited data is to buy an iPhone at full price, and 
>> that's what I'll probably do.  I don't need unlimited talk and text, so why 
>> should I join a shared data plan which takes away my unlimited?  It may 
>> sound foolish to pay full price for a phone, but while I was trying to 
>> decide what to do, I got service on a 5 through Sprint with unlimited data. 
>> Sprint's data network is terrible in my opinion, and I got out of that 
>> contract post haste!  I live in a major Metro, and VZW is so far ahead of 
>> Sprint it's not even funny.  I'm glad I held on to my unlimited data through 
>> VZW.  I'll have to pay a lot to keep it, but to me, it's worth it.
>> 
>> Kyhle
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: RobH!
>> Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 2:47 AM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Re: Considering shrinking our data plan big time!
>> 
>> This was going to be my line of argument, but you done such a good job of
>> it, I'll just agree and acknowledge the sense of it.  Punative charging on
>> excess is like a licence to print money to them.
>> 10c/mb is cheap, I just installed an app and it was 200mb;  but a $/mb on
>> excess is morelikely and can be more. They doi t in £ here of course,  but
>> still employ the same mechanisms to bleed the unwary.
>> 
>> Rh.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sean Paul" <[email protected]>
>> To: <[email protected]>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 10:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: Considering shrinking our data plan big time!
>> 
>> 
>> My understanding is that once you get in to those shared data plans, you
>> can't get out. I could very well be wrong but the folks I've asked about it
>> from both VZ & AT&T have told me that once you're in, you're in. I think the
>> overall question I'd ask myself is this. Is the money I'd save really be
>> worth giving up my unlimited data? If you were to happen to go over at some
>> point, you'd really pay. So, to me it'd be worth just hanging on to the
>> unlimited data if the cost difference was 20-30 bucks a month just to A,
>> insure that I didn't go over & B. just to be able to have it if I wanted it
>> or needed it on a trip, your main internet connection out, etc. Now then, if
>> the cost savings were more than 30 bucks a month or money was really
>> becoming an issue. I perhaps would consider moving towards the shared plan.
>> ----- Original Message -----  From: Traci
>> To: [email protected]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 07, 2013 17:33
>> Subject: Considering shrinking our data plan big time!
>> 
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> 
>> I need some data plan advice.  Currently, we have 2 lines with VZW, mine
>> is still unlimited data, the other line has just been downgraded to 2gb
>> data, because of an upgrade.
>> 
>> 
>> Well, to save some money, I'm considering revamping our plan, into one of
>> those share everything plans.  The share 1gb of data, unlimited talk/text.
>> I did the account analysis over the last 6 Months, and if it is accurate, we
>> seldom use 20mb of data each Month.  January, for some reason, each line
>> used 21mb of data.  With this information, sharing 1gb shouldn't be a
>> hardship.
>> 
>> 
>> Any thoughts here?  Am I crazy to give up my unlimited data?
>> 
>> 
>> How about those of you that use your iPhone as gps?  I'm guessing that
>> takes up a lot of data.
>> 
>> 
>> Lastly, doesn't VZW make it pretty easy to change our plan later on?  Say
>> if we decide to go up to the 2gb plan.  Don't worry, I know I won't get the
>> unlimited data back.  :)
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks for any guidance.  If I am figuring this out correctly, it could be
>> a $25 savings each Month.
>> Traci
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