NEWS: Verizon keeps unlimited data for new Droid X
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From: John Navas on 22 Jul 2010 20:46 Verizon Wireless is holding onto to its unlimited data plan for smartphones just a little longer as it dukes it out with AT&T for more wireless smartphone subscribers. Verizon on Wednesday introduced the updated Motorola Droid X, the latest version of the Google Android phone that Verizon has pitted against AT&T's iPhone. The new phone will go on sale starting July 15 for $200 with a $100 rebate. During the press conference to introduce the new device, Executive Senior Vice President John Stratton emphasized the new device will come with a $30 unlimited data plan. While this plan is nothing new for Verizon, it comes a week after a Verizon executive said publicly the company will move toward usage-based billing on wireless data services. The fact that Verizon is keeping this data plan is significant because AT&T, which tomorrow will begin selling the new iPhone 4, has eliminated its unlimited plan in lieu of a new two-tiered offer that caps monthly data usage. Now it looks like, Verizon is using AT&T's pricing shift as an opportunity to pick off consumers, who may be interested in the iPhone 4 but are scared off by AT&T's change in data plan. Stratton tried to downplay the unlimited data pricing as simply business as usual. "We have indicated that we will move to usage-based pricing eventually," he said in an interview after the press conference. "But we are still working out what that pricing will look like and what the levels should be. We haven't announced anything yet. For the meantime we are continuing to offer unlimited data plans." He admitted that competition in the wireless market is fierce. And Verizon is always competing aggressively against all of its rivals, most notably AT&T. "It's always crunch time for us in this industry," he said. "We are always competing aggressively. And we're always looking to raise the bar. With the Droid X we have the device to compete, and we have the network." MORE: <http://news.cnet.com/verizon-keeps-unlimited-data-for-droid-x>
From: John Navas on 22 Jul 2010 21:02 "Verizon switching to AT&T-style limited data plans later this month?" <http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/verizon-switching-to-atandt-style-limited-data-plans-later-this-mo/> Hang on to your megabytes, folks, because it looks like the Brave New World of limited data is truly upon us. AT&T and Verizon tend to follow each others' moves pretty closely -- the two carriers regard each other as their nearest competitors, after all -- and we're hearing that Big Red intends to move to some sort of tiered bucket strategy on July 29. We don't have details on whether the pricing will be identical to AT&T's ($25 for 2GB, $15 for 200MB), but we imagine it'll be within shouting distance if not. Of course, Verizon has been sending this message for a long time -- even before AT&T was -- so it shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that this is going down. You might say that Droid Does Caps, eh?
From: Larry on 22 Jul 2010 23:22 John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in news:ogph461e82bda915v1rl3rrt3c9e9rggol(a)4ax.com: > He admitted that competition in the wireless market is fierce. And > Verizon is always competing aggressively against all of its rivals, most > notably AT&T. > It's too bad the customers are too stupid to flex their muscles and simply refuse to buy anything that's hobbled up with limited data nonsense. They'd all have unlimited data plans if the stupids would quit BUYING it. -- iPhone 4 is to cellular technology what the Titanic is to cruise ships. Larry
From: Larry on 23 Jul 2010 00:18 John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in news:5c3i465p50oelcf6e8h7dpqppr9lora37n(a)4ax.com: > So we boycott all the carriers until they give in and agree to do > business at a loss? ;) > > They're not losing a damned thing and YOU KNOW IT> Company bullshit.... -- iPhone 4 is to cellular technology what the Titanic is to cruise ships. Larry
From: John Navas on 23 Jul 2010 00:26
On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 04:18:09 +0000, in <Xns9DBE39F5BE51noonehomecom(a)74.209.131.13>, Larry <noone(a)home.com> wrote: >John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote in >news:5c3i465p50oelcf6e8h7dpqppr9lora37n(a)4ax.com: > >> So we boycott all the carriers until they give in and agree to do >> business at a loss? ;) > >They're not losing a damned thing and YOU KNOW IT> > >Company bullshit.... You know that how? -- John "Facts? We ain't got no facts. We don't need no facts. I don't have to show you any stinking facts!" [with apologies to John Huston] |