Verizon wireless customers on the carrier's $30 per month unlimited data plan will eventually have to leave the grandfathered plan behind.
Fierce Wireless reports Verizon CFO Fran Shammo said users on the 3G unlimited data plan will have to purchase the company's data-share plan as they migrate to 4G LTE devices. "Everyone will be on data-share," Shammo said.
No pricing details for the data sharing plan have been released, but it is expected to launch this summer.
Most carriers have had to backpedal on unlimited data plans amid the mobile device boom that brought a surge of wireless data subscribers, and fast-paced mobile technology with an increasing appetite for bandwidth.
Matthew Fortner has been at The News & Observer since 2002. He has a passion for gadgets, cutting-edge technology and all things geek.
Comments
Really?
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 12:30 — jkanderson7694I just got my 4G phone about two weeks ago. There was no mention of my plan getting phased out. If I would have known, I would have seriously looked into another carrier.