Verizon Kills Unlimited Data Plans

Bad news for Verizon users as the carrier has decided to go ahead and scrap their unlimited data plans which means Sprint is the only carrier left that is offering a true unlimited data plan. Could be a good thing for Sprint as this might attract more customers over in lieu of the impending AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile.

Instead of an unlimited data plan, Verizon will now be offering tiered data plans which aims to penalize those who consume a lot of data. However in an attempt to soften the blow, Verizon will be offering family data plans which will allow families to purchase a set amount of data that can be shared among family members who are part of that plan. This offer was initially only available for tablet plans but it looks like Verizon is now extending that plan for mobile users as well. I guess in a way it’s good that now the data can be shared, as opposed to an entire family with data plans of their own and with some underusing which seems like a waste.

The downside is that there might be a chance of all the family members thinking that the other has underused, therefore making them use more data than necessary and receiving a nice thick phone bill at the end of the month. So are you as a Verizon user now outraged by the removal of the unlimited data plan? After all that’s pretty much the whole point of having a smartphone right? Compare that to owning a sports car but you’re only allowed to drive at 20mph.