Verizon to Require Data Plans For Some Phones: Rumor
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I had a feeling AT&T wouldn’t be the only carrier to begin requiring data plans. According to MediaPost, VZW will require the dreaded costly plans for “enhanced multimedia phones” that launch on or after September 8th, meaning those with HTML Web browsers, EV-DO wireless radios, and QWERTY keyboards. Interestingly, that means that VZW wouldn’t limit the requirement to actual smartphones, unlike AT&T.
The report sourced an internal Verizon slide deck first shown on Boy Genius Report, claiming that customers will have to choose between a $10/month plan for 25MB (which is, as you can imagine, virtually nothing) or $19.99 for 75MB (which is still nothing).
The report cited the Samsung Rogue as the first VZW handset to implement this policy, and said that the move should help VZW accelerate data revenue and overall wireless growth. V CAST, by the way, will remain separate and cost an additional $10 per month, and no longer provide unlimited data, so you’ll still need one of the other two plans on top of it now. Wow, it must feel great to be a wireless carrier and fiddle with spreadsheet numbers.
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