Yet since I do not currently and it is doubtful I ever will do so, it will increase my data usage 0%.
You seem to assume a lot about my usage which simply is not true.
When I switched from a 3G to a 4G device, I was given the same argument about my data usage increasing 1000%. This could not be further from the truth. My usage has NOT increased at all in the 2 years I have had a 4G device. I don't foresee any future increase in the magnitude you are forecasting.
Of course, others may see different results depending on their usage. It is NOT a one size fits all type of device.
Elector wrote:
But I don't get a limited amount of data for the same price I pay for unlimited. Like the fool in the store tried to say I was saving money since I don't even use a gigabyte per month. As I pointed out only a fool can see unlimited data at $29.99 versus 2 GB of data at $29.99 is not saving. You are actually paying the same for less.
Yet, this is not even what I am talking about. I kept unlimited data when Verizon introduced tiered data plans as it would NOT save me any money. To give up unlimited data without getting anything in return simply did nothing for me. It would have actually been an increase in my bill as Verizon did not apply corporate discounts to a 2GB data tier, you had to have a minimum of a 5GB data tier for corporate discounts to kick in, however corporate discounts remained for unlimited data, yet only on the primary line. At the time, I said people would be crazy to give up unlimited data without any incentive. I still think so. The incentive for me is the $40/month(~$500/year) reduction in my bill. My incentive actually increased when Verizon lowered the data prices on the More Everything plan. Chances are the data prices may fall again in the future, increasing my savings.
Yes, if Verizon still required each line to get its own data plan, I would still have unlimited data. That is not the case, though. I have "shared" data with my 4 lines sharing a pool of data. As a result, I am paying LESS each month because of the switch for a total of ~$1000 since the switch. This does not count the ~$400 phone discounts I receive for signing a contract each time.
Not in the least, it takes about 1.5 seconds for me to see who has used how much data, not to mention that we have never even come close to exceeding our data allowance in any given month. If we had, I could simply increase it by 2 GB for another $10 and only save $30 that month over my previous bill with unlimited data.