Verizon plan changes
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Verizon plan changes
I guess I missed this - was everyone else aware?
As of about a week ago, Verizon's standard unlimited plan is subject to de-prioritization at any time. Even your first bytes of the month. To get the previous standard - subject to de-prioritization after 22GB usage - you now need to sign up for the "beyond unlimited" plan - an extra $30/month for my family of 3 phones. The base also only includes 480p video and 3G hotspot. HD and 15GB LTE hotspot comes with the higher plan
My free Sprint year is up and I was at least exploring. But $180 vs. $100/month isn't worth the small reliability/service levels difference I've seen using both services over the last year.
As of about a week ago, Verizon's standard unlimited plan is subject to de-prioritization at any time. Even your first bytes of the month. To get the previous standard - subject to de-prioritization after 22GB usage - you now need to sign up for the "beyond unlimited" plan - an extra $30/month for my family of 3 phones. The base also only includes 480p video and 3G hotspot. HD and 15GB LTE hotspot comes with the higher plan
My free Sprint year is up and I was at least exploring. But $180 vs. $100/month isn't worth the small reliability/service levels difference I've seen using both services over the last year.
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https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/22/1...net-neutrality
august 2017: (for 1 line)
goUnlimited $75/month= unmetered unlimited, but deprioritized at any time
beyondUnlimited $85/month = 22GB prioritized data, then turns into goUnlimited
(and businessUnlimited, out of scope for this discussion)
for last week: this was added
aboveUnlimited $95/month = 75GB prioritized data, then turns into a pumpkin and becomes goUnlimited. Has benefits like 5 travelpasses and 500GB cloud storage
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Weird - I never saw that in any comparison article and the rep confirmed it was “new” : “Sorry about that - we just found out about it last week”. I just checked 3 ‘compare carrier plans’ articles from the last 2 months and they all had gounlimited at 22GB for throttling.
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If this is what I can expect from my new "unlimited" plan, I'll be moving elsewhere. Mid-day, around the center of our small town. I never had issues before in the exact same location.
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Verizon used to be great, and I was OK with paying a slight premium for better service, but that's no longer the case. I swapped to Tmobile and have been very happy - yes it is a little weaker out in the sticks, but not horrible and getting better every day. Speeds in town on average range from 20-80Mb down, with my record so far being around 170. Customer service has been great.