Verizon’s Speculated Tiered Data Plans Coming in July
Droid Life received an internal letter from a Verizon regional VP, confirming speculation that a new data plan structure is coming in the upcoming weeks. As stated in the letter,
“Coming soon, Verizon Wireless will move from our existing pricing format to a structure designed to allow customers to choose the right data solution that best aligns with their needs.”
While the letter did not outline specific costs of the new data plans, sources close to Droid Life have a strong inclination that they will be set up as tiered data plans. The tiers are speculated to be broken down as follows:
- 2GB – $30/month
- 5GB – $50/month
- 10GB – $80/month
For users interested in tethering the tiers will resemble this structure:
- 4GB – $50/month
- 7GB – $70/month
- 12GB – $100/month
Any users worried about overage fees could be looking at $10.00 per 1GB they use over their specific plan. The tablet data plans will now cost $30 for 2GB of data versus the current $20 for 1GB of data.
The letter did confirm that the new pricing will be the same for 3G and 4G devices, and there will not be separate tiers for different devices. The new data plans will not likely affect Verizon customers with existing contracts.
