Verizon Nixing Unlimited Data Plans in Favor of Tiered Options
In June, AT&T announced that it would begin phasing out unlimited phone plans, and replace them with capped, consumption-based plans. Now, Verizon is reportedly following in its rival's footsteps, and will begin introducing its own limited plans within the next few months.
At an investor conference yesterday, Verizon CEO Ivan Seidenberg said that over the next four to six months his company ...
We're well aware that the phrase "unlimited" doesn't actually mean anything to cell phone providers. Unlimited data plans rarely are that. In fact, most plans come with a hard and fast cap at 5 gigabytes (GB) of data per month, and, if you exceed that limit, you'll get hammered with absurd overage charges. Just ask Billie Parks of Oklahoma who picked up a netbook at Radio Shack for $99 after ...









