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Verizon has re-launched an unlimited data plan for the first time in years, with Verizon Unlimited giving subscribers unlimited data, talk, and text for $80 per month with a single line.
Verizon's YouTube channel first announced the plan. The first line costs $80 per month, with $60 for the second line, and $20 per additional line after that, up to ten max requiring paper-free billing and auto-pay enabled. Data may be throttled in congested areas after a single user hits 22GB.
The plan includes a "Mobile Hotspot" feature with 10GB of 4G LTE data. After the 10GB is consumed, speeds drop to 3G equivalent rates.
Calling and texting to Mexico and Canada are included in the plan, as is up to 500MB per day of 4G LTE roaming in either country as well.
Additionally, video streams are transcoded to 720p resolution. Audio streams will also be compressed, according to Verizon.
T-Mobile offers it's own "One" plan for $70 per month, but with lower bitrate video. Sprint has a similar plan for $60. AT&T's unlimited plan requires participants to be enrolled in DirecTV, and still costs $100 per month.
Verizon dropped its previous unlimited plan in 2011, around the same time AT&T dispatched its own that debuted with the original iPhone.
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And here in Commie Canada the best we can get for $80 a month is 4gb of data with the big three. Oh and its $50 a gb after that. but hey, I guess personal hotspot is a free feature.
February 13th, 3:51 am, switched at about 3am and have been rocking the unlimited Verizon data for almost an hour now. Still checking my pulse to make sure this is actually real. Hahahaha.
We'll see how long this lasts...
One has to wonder what will come down the pike once net neutrality is a fond memory. I guess we'll be distracted by the polluted air and water though.
Isn't it interesting. Unlimited plans were taken away for claims of network capacity, yet even with the build-outs of the last few years I'll bet subscriptions and demand have increased more. This change reinforces the idea that the demise of original unlimited plans was a naked money grab.