Verizon's plans to replace its unlimited data service for mobile customers with a tiered plan more akin to what AT&T announced last summer have been no secret in the industry. In fact, we first reported about Verizon's intentions nearly nine month ago. But it looks like the incubation period is finally coming to an end.
Adding credence to that claim is the fact that a Verizon spokesperson
confirmed to AllThingsD that new data plans are coming next month. "We will move to a more usage based model in July," Verizon spokeswoman Brenda Raney said in an e-mail. "We’ll share more later."
Meanwhile,
it is Droid-Life that claims Verizon will be implementing the following data plans on July 7:
- 2GB – $30/month
- 5GB – $50/month
- 10GB – $80/month
If you want to add tethering to the list, you will be allowed to purchase an additional 2GB per month for another $20. So, the 2GB plan would turn to a 4GB plan and run $50 per month, etc.
Data overages are $10 for every 1GB exceeded.
Also, tablet plans will change to $30 for 2GB of data instead of the present $20 for 1GB of data.
Finally, the pricing will be the same regardless of whether the device is 3G or 4G and will not affect customers currently under contract.
