verizon (VZ) Unlimited data plans are back.
Starting Monday, Verizon customers will get unlimited data, calls and texts for $80.
The company says the new referral plan also includes up to 10 GB of mobile hotspot usage, as well as calls and text messages to Mexico and Canada. Customers will also be able to stream unlimited HD video, and he snorts at T-Mobile’s controversial practice of lowering video quality for some unlimited data customers.
Verizon’s new plans promise “fast LTE speeds,” but heavy data users may suffer. According to the company, when a customer uses his 22 GB of data on a line during a billing cycle, it “may take precedence over other customers in the event of network congestion.” That’s it. This is standard practice on all networks that offer unlimited data plans.
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Verizon was the first to discontinue its version of unlimited usage plans in 2011, following similar decisions by other major wireless carriers.
However, companies are steadily reviving such plans.
Verizon first overhauled its data usage plans when it introduced new “safe mode” plans last summer. This gave customers access to technically unlimited data, but exposed them to speeds as slow as molasses after exceeding their allotted data.
AT&T similarly eliminated overage charges for customers in September. Like Verizon, AT&T slows down when customers hit their plan’s data limit. The company revived its unlimited plan early last year, but it’s only available in homes with both AT&T’s cellular service and his DirecTV or U-Verse TV.
Meanwhile, competitors T-mobile (TMUS) When sprint (S.) We put our own bids to attract customers looking for an “unlimited data” plan.
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Last August, Sprint launched a plan that gives customers unlimited calls, texts and high-speed data for $60 for the first line, $40 for the next, and $30 for each additional line up to 10. did.
T-Mobile’s plans, which were announced the same day as Sprint, cost $70 a month for the first line, $50 for the second, and add up to eight lines for just $20.
CNNMoney (New York) First published February 12, 2017: 7:03 PM ET
