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. 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