Leaked training documents and email content confirm the new data pricing for new Verizon Wireless customers and changes for tiered data pricing starting July 7. Current Verizon Data unlimited plan users will be grandfathered for current and future phones.
New Verizon Data Customers Will Be Paying for:
- Data charges for V CAST Video on Demand, Visual Voice Mail, VZ Navigator, Family Locator, and Field Force Manager.
- New data pricing is 2GB for $30 a month, 5GB for $50, and 10GB for $80 plans and an additional $10 per gigabyte over that, OR $10 for 75MB and $10 per 75MB over that.
- Personal email is included in all the plans while business email is $15 more for the 2GB plan and free for limited time for 5GB and above plans.
- Mobile hotspot access will cost $20 a month for 2GB of data.
- Pricing is the same for 4G and 3G data.
- Pay per use is $1.99 per MB.
Unlimited plans will be gone forever after July 7. Feature phone owners without an unlimited plan will not be eligible for unlimited data after July 7. New Verizon customers before July 7 can purchase an unlimited plan for $29.99 a month.
Here's the text of an email sent to Verizon Associates published by Android Centraol
As of this morning, we have been given the green light to start
training on the data changes Verizon Wireless is making effective
7/7/11.
$29.99 unlimited data will be discontinued effective 7/7/11.
EXISTING CUSTOMERS - That have our $29.99 unlimited data plan
WILL BE GRANDFATHERED IN, they will keep their unlimited plan after
7/7/11.
EXISTING CUSTOMERS - That currently have the unlimited data WILL BE ABLE TO UPGRADE AND KEEP the unlimited data feature (No known end date
on this as of this moment).
EXISTING CUSTOMERS - That add lines after 7/7/2011, will NOT be able to choose the $29.99 unlimited data feature.
NEW CUSTOMERS - Any customer that sets up service from now until
7/7/2011 WILL BE ON, AND WILL BE GRANDFATHERED into our $29.99
unlimited data package.
NEW CUSTOMERS - Any new customer that set up service AFTER 7/7/2011, WILL NOT be able to choose the $29.99 unlimited plan.
BUSINESS DISCOUNTS - Currently, our business discounts apply to
the $29.99 data plan on the primary line only. Most discounts are 20%
despite whatever monthly access discount they have.
BUSINESS DISCOUNTS - After 7/7/2011, data discounts will only apply to the $50 and higher data packages on the primary line.
Discount break down example of customers with a 20% feature discount
on their primary line: ($50-20% = $40/month for 5GB and includes the
business e-mail feature).
-- ($20/GB vs. $40/GB+ Business e-mail )
New data pricing for smartphones is as follows:
- $30 for 2GB with $10/GB overage.
- $50 for 5GB (this also includes business email at no additional charge) with $10/GB overage.
- $80 for 10GB (this also includes business email at no additional charge) with $10/GB overage.
So all changes effective July 7th, 2011.
Existing customers KEEP their $29.99 unlimited data plan.
If an existing customer upgrades from a feature phone to a smartphone after 7/7/11, they will NOT be able to add on the unlimited data
package. They must choose from the new data plans.
Anyone who sets up new service with unlimited data, upgrades from a
feature phone to a smartphone with unlimited data, or customers
currently on the $29.99 before July, 7, 2011, will be grandfathered in.
These changes also apply to employee plans as well (personal accounts with work discounts applied).
SO, This is a huge time for us to set our customers up with the
right package for them! We only have 14 DAYS remaining for unlimited
data, and until the new data pricing takes effect. (14 days to setup new
customers with unlimited data, and customers upgrading from a feature
phone to a smartphone.)
PLEASE, PLEASE make sure we take advantage of this heads up and
get our heavy data users set up on these unlimited plans before they
change.