Comments on: Verizon: Shared Data Plans Coming “Mid-Year” – 5% of Customers are Using 4G LTE

By: ddh819

ddh819 — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:43:00 +0000

When GV can receive mms, i will switch. I do use it for vm by forwarding calls there.

By: Keepingeyesopen

Keepingeyesopen — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:42:00 +0000

Good point – 4G is a battery hog.

Problem completely solved, however by Razr Maxx. 3300 mAh battery = 2-3 days of battery life, even with 4G. Check it out.

By: Keepingeyesopen

Keepingeyesopen — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 05:38:00 +0000

ddh819 – be aware that you can use Google Voice to do your text messaging (via wi-fi) and completely avoid any charge from Verizon. GV also can be used for a better voicemail service. Simply block text messaging with Verizon, sign up for Google Voice and give your GV number out to your friends for text messaging. Any say goodbye to Verizon’s outrageously overpriced text messaging charges. Verizon really should offer free text messaging, since it saves bandwidth, compared to phone calls.

By: PC_Tool

PC_Tool — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 14:11:00 +0000

I get 31mbps in Eagan and 15-26 i New Prague (boonies).

I get ~15 in Lakeville, unless I am indoors.

*shrug*

Just like every other network….it varies wildly by location and surroundings.

By: Noyfb

Noyfb — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:00:00 +0000

I get 16mbps, 2 bars, at best, part of the time, i usually avg 12mbps.
In St.Louis county, I’m half a mile away from the cell tower and in the middle of 2 stores that are both 2 miles from me. If my 4g lte gets slower its going to become 3g. I use speedtest.net app.

By: ddh819

ddh819 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:40:00 +0000

no way they’re gonna let you have real unlimited family plans. they tricked me into switching from my $5 txt plan to a $10 one when I went over the limit, i didn’t realize the $5 was not going to be available any more

By: Vince

Vince — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:57:00 +0000

the reason so few are using 4g may be battery life. i use cdma and only turn on 4g when downloading or when i otherwise feel i need it and am close to a charger.

By: gfacekilla01

gfacekilla01 — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:29:00 +0000

Sorry Verizon but I’m done with you and your greediness. I have cancelled the data plans on my xoom and my razr and converted both to regular $9.99 phones. I’m now the proud owner of an unlimited data clearspot 4g hotspot that costs $100 bucks for the device and $50 a month for the service, all with no stinking contract.

By: VZCustomer

VZCustomer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:15:00 +0000

Could be they were referring to the total cost of the phone? Right now a shared family plan of $70 and minimum data plan for one phone is $30, for a total of $100 minimum for 2GB. Individual plan is $40 + $30 = $70. While I also don’t know where the $90 came from, I understood the intent of the post and it made sense. Oh, wait, yours didn’t.

By: VZCustomer

VZCustomer — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:51:00 +0000

Did I say they weren’t going to offer it non-LTE customers at all? Learn to read yourself, pinhead.

By: John Davids

John Davids — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:18:00 +0000

Hmm, if you could show me where it said anywhere in this article that it will be $90 for 2GB I would love to see it. Oh wait, it doesn’t.

By: John Davids

John Davids — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:16:00 +0000

Um, that’s not what this article said. At all. It is coming this year, mid-year, and LTE customers will probably get the 1st round of offers. How are you taking that to mean no one but LTE customers get the option? Try reading before making idiotic comments.

By: CSharpAJ

CSharpAJ — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:26:00 +0000

I have 3 lines with unlimited LTE for $29.97 a month total. Verizon had a promotion called the Talk, Text, and Data promotion that gave people unlimited data for $9.99 a month. This was only extended to certain people. I think Droid Life had the email about this promo and many got it because of Droid Life even though they personally didn’t get the email.

By: VZCustomer

VZCustomer — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:26:00 +0000

So not offering it for the remaining 95%? Thanks VZ. I have two phones to upgrade and *won’t* until I don’t have to pay for more individual data plans.

By: Stephen Cox

Stephen Cox — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:22:00 +0000

Nope, $10/line for unlimited each month. It was a special promo plan they pushed out in Nov 2010 called “Talk and Text Plus Data” and it stays grandfathered on the account. So, 1400 Minutes + Unlimited Texting + 10 F&F numbers + unlimited data = $225 each month AFTER taxes for all 5 lines.

I don’t think Verizon can do anything that can touch that price, especially with the backwards progression they have been following lately.