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Old 11-03-2008, 03:00 PM
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Default Verizon Drops Pay-As-You-Go and Cheaper Data Plans - $29.99 Or Higher Required

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008...-now-mandatory/

"This has been rumored to be coming but VZW E dropped the bomb on us all by leaking a Verizon Wireless document detailing some drastic changes to Verizon’s data plans. Starting November 14th, 2008, all new PDA / Smartphones will require a $29.99/month or greater data plan. Gone are the pay as you go data plans, 1X data block plans and the 10 MB $24.99/month plans."

The good news is though, if you are on any of those plans now, you can keep them until you switch out your phone, at which point you'll be required to move to the one of the more expensive plans. That is one of the advantages of the GSM phone with a SIM chip. You can swap out phones without the carrier being able to do this to you. If you are on Verizon, are you on one of the more inexpensive plans?

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Old 11-03-2008, 03:58 PM
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Ah, it's too bad. Was nice to be able to just use WiFi if you wished.

My guess is that too many people bought smartphones with a subsidy. And without a data plan, the subsidy wasn't getting paid back as quickly (if at all).
 
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Old 11-03-2008, 06:06 PM
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I am on Verizon and have been using their "all-you-can-eat" program forever.
 
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