Verizon will be dropping its unlimited data option, and transitioning to tiered data plans next month, a Verizon spokeswoman told All Things Digital.We will move to a more usage based model in July. We'll share more later.We've known for a while that the unlimited data plan Verizon has offered since it launched the iPhone 4 was likely to disappear this summer.
One site, DroidLife, claims to have details of the new Verizon plans. The site claims these plans will go into effect July 7.
2GB - $30/monthFor comparison, AT&T's data plans are slightly cheaper:
5GB - $50/month
10GB - $80/month
Tethering is an $20/month add-on and includes an additional 2GB of data.
Overages are assessed at $10/GB.
AT&T dropped its unlimited data plans last June, just before the iPhone 4 was released, but allowed current unlimited plan subscribers to keep their plans as long as they didn't make any changes. Most notably, unlimited data users can't get sign up for a tethering plan to create a portable wi-fi hotspot.
200MB - $15/month
2GB - $25/month
4GB + Tethering - $45/month
Overages are assessed at $10/GB.
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