- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
It's all about data. No one actually makes too many phone calls anymore. At least I don't. Messaging, Facebook, the web .. it all uses data. I understand that's pretty much where verizon makes it money essentially, but with other companies going to a unlimited data plan, do you think Verizon will follow? I would change just to get the unlimited data. I'm sure thier customer numbers are high enough right now that a few thousand won't hurt the bottom line. but if the trend continues, they will lose more.
Any unlimited date plans coming? I would pay more to have it.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
So, let's be real here, just for a moment, then we can speculate on the future.
Right now, Verizon believes unlimited and un-throttled LTE is not a viable and sustaining course of business. Unlimited data IS viable (T-Mobile and Sprint) but NOT LTE speed (T-Mobile throttles to 2G speeds and Sprint....really not that many Sprint customers in relation to the other carriers nor in relation to the size of the network and ability to maintain quality in regards to active users)
People used to need unlimited text and calls, it finally happened. Will unlimited data, in some aspect of quantity or speed come along one day? I think so. Keep in mind that with features like VOIP, calls and texts (which used the voice stream) can be handled over data now. However, data is another story, with constantly changing standards and even 5G en route in 4-5 years.
One might ask: "Why not just have unlimited 3G at least with a cap on 4G LTE speeds or data amounts?"
Because at some point, unlimited 4G LTE with a cap on 5G would be posed....at some point fast enough is faster than needed.
Compromises MIGHT be made along the way through promos, competition, and reduction of price and cost of new technology in the future, just like long-distance landlines, cable TV vs satellite, walking vs driving a car, etc....
After-all, at some point each carrier SHOULD build out their network to cover almost ALL reasonably inhabited areas of the US and therefore be on a similar set of pages with some sort of industry standards, leaving maintenance and incremental upgrades to equipment as the constant.
Of course, when new tech comes and each site needs upgrades, something has to fund that operation. Right now, the namby pamby nit-picky fees here and there that carriers charge is going into the pot for faster upgrades and financial coffers to reach more people and expand networks so that each can get a leg up on the competition when spectrum bidding starts and the other carrier does whatever the next carrier is doing to keep up with the other Jones' of carriers.
But, the consumer will be the driving force behind which carrier or technology leads the way using their opinion and wallet.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
That was very well said sir. My other line is T-Mobile with unlimited data and a lot of times im on wifi but it still is valuable.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Never. Verizon makes too much money on data overages, and has acknowledged the desire for such plans. For Verizon to be semi-willing to sell an unlimited data plan once again to the masses, they would like the option to throttle the data service as well as the option to forcefully restrict hotspot and tethering usage, and to fully control the devices being given unlimited data. Verizon can do all of this currently on Band 4 and Band 2 LTE, as well as all 3G data technologies, but their Band 13 license was granted to them prohibiting throttling of applications.
It'll take a friendly talk with the FCC before Verizon could get even close to doing this. But for now, the smell of Money is more valuable than the time spent trying to bring back an old plan.