Thu Jul 21, 2016, 02:58 PM

NWCorona (8,541 posts)

Verizon to disconnect unlimited data customers who use over 100GB/month

Source: Arstechnica

Verizon Wireless customers who have held on to unlimited data plans and use significantly more than 100GB a month will be disconnected from the network on August 31 unless they agree to move to limited data packages that require payment of overage fees.

Verizon stopped offering unlimited data to new smartphone customers a few years ago, but some customers have been able to hang on to the old plans instead of switching to ones with monthly data limits. Verizon has tried to convert the holdouts by raising the price $20 a month and occasionally throttling heavy users but stopped that practice after net neutrality rules took effect. Now Verizon is implementing a formal policy for disconnecting the heaviest users.

"Because our network is a shared resource and we need to ensure all customers have a great mobile experience with Verizon, we are notifying a very small group of customers on unlimited plans who use an extraordinary amount of data that they must move to one of the new Verizon Plans by August 31, 2016," a Verizon spokesperson told Ars. "These users are using data amounts well in excess of our largest plan size (100GB). While the Verizon Plan at 100GB is designed to be shared across multiple users, each line receiving notification to move to the new Verizon Plan is using well in excess of that on a single device."

The 100GB plan costs $450 a month.

Read more: http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/07/verizon-to-disconnect-unlimited-data-customers-who-use-over-100gbmonth/

$450 is fucking ridiculous! Period.

67 replies	Author	Time	Post
Verizon to disconnect unlimited data customers who use over 100GB/month (Original post)	NWCorona	Jul 2016	OP
Who uses 100 GB a month?	George II	Jul 2016	#1
Quite a few do. The Netflix HD stream clocks at about 3 gigs per hr	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#4
Using mobile data	sharp_stick	Jul 2016	#12
But it's growing. I don't have a land line of any kind at home.	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#13
I don't have a hardline but never watch a movie on my phone	yeoman6987	Jul 2016	#23
Maybe a short YouTube video, but if I am going to watch a movie, I will do it on a	still_one	Jul 2016	#26
Exactly	yeoman6987	Jul 2016	#38
I chromecast movies from my phone to a large screen tv. Lots of people do.	DisgustipatedinCA	Jul 2016	#54
That true I forgot about CROMECAST	yeoman6987	Jul 2016	#57
You would be surprised	Lonusca	Jul 2016	#39
Lets be honest here though...	Lancero	Jul 2016	#44
Yes lets be honest	Lonusca	Jul 2016	#47
No cable or DSL here, phones work at 3G level and my internet is a cell modem.	Kali	Jul 2016	#53
This.	scscholar	Jul 2016	#46
Movie viewers and Live streamers	Bernardo de La Paz	Jul 2016	#6
So people will actually watch an entire MOVIE on a damn phone??	7962	Jul 2016	#11
Some of the "phones" are really "phablets"	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2016	#18
"Phablet"!! Thats hilarious, I've never heard that term. is it yours?	7962	Jul 2016	#49
LOL I started seeing that term a couple years ago	BumRushDaShow	Jul 2016	#61
I have before and it's not that bad.	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#19
True, I have done that & it will spike my data	7962	Jul 2016	#50
Yup! People often complain about how high the Hotspot data usage is	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#51
Chromecast is a data killer too! I couldn't believe my usage when I first got it	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#17
Also, you can purchase a hotspot unit ...	aggiesal	Jul 2016	#22
Fulltimers	pamela	Jul 2016	#41
i have an unlimited plan from verizon that I signed up for years ago	Mosby	Jul 2016	#2
Don't fall for it!	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#5
the thing is that my monthy bill is around 100 dollars	Mosby	Jul 2016	#30
Try this app or something similar if you are interested in your data use	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#31
thanks, I'll check it out. nt	Mosby	Jul 2016	#36
Don't get rid of it-sell it if you don't want it.	pamela	Jul 2016	#43
I Have An	RobinA	Jul 2016	#63
I hope they get their hands slapped so hard they fall off.	truthisfreedom	Jul 2016	#3
Easy fix	Old Codger	Jul 2016	#7
That's definitely an option for some.	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#9
Well	Old Codger	Jul 2016	#20
Agreed! Those are ridiculous prices.	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#21
They say that, ...	aggiesal	Jul 2016	#25
That's not bad and will actually get most things done.	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#27
i turned off my wifi on my phone	Mosby	Jul 2016	#34
Residential use should be limited to 1.5Mbs - Nobody needs more than T1 speeds	snooper2	Jul 2016	#65
Actually a lot of options. T-Mobile, Sprint, even under the right bundled package AT&T,	still_one	Jul 2016	#28
Why I only use my phone to make and receive calls. Occasionally I use the camera	hobbit709	Jul 2016	#8
I commend you on your self-control!	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#10
I remember some time ago someone suggested a game to play.	hobbit709	Jul 2016	#14
That is a sweet game!	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#15
I'm betting more on Idiocracy.	hobbit709	Jul 2016	#16
So much for honoring a contract	geomon666	Jul 2016	#24
That is where I think they are going to have a problem.	still_one	Jul 2016	#29
Honor is good until people take advantage of you for it.	Lancero	Jul 2016	#45
Those unlimited plans are expired contracts now	William Seger	Jul 2016	#48
So why don't they just discontinue the plans for all?	tomhayes	Jul 2016	#55
Once the contract is over,	christx30	Jul 2016	#56
Verizon probably would win; however, I believe that a case can be made that at the time we chose the	24601	Jul 2016	#62
As long as you are within a contract,	christx30	Jul 2016	#66
Data Caps vs. Consumers' Usage	CobaltBlue	Jul 2016	#32
I'm obviously biased but I have an issue on how one uses there	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#35
And VR	Bradical79	Jul 2016	#67
I'm not with Verison. I don't have a smartphone (yet) Thinking about it. Flip phone forever.	YOHABLO	Jul 2016	#33
Technology is definitely a double edged sword	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#37
My wife got a free trial of Amazon Unlimited,	christx30	Jul 2016	#42
My favorite smartphone feature is the Kindle App, basically it's a bunch of books with me	Bluenorthwest	Jul 2016	#40
I don't think either of the two of my kids who have unlimited data use that much	Kali	Jul 2016	#52
That kind of data usage would be costing Verizon $$	astral	Jul 2016	#58
FYI	NWCorona	Jul 2016	#59
It costs Verizon very little.	DisgustipatedinCA	Jul 2016	#60
But The Various Industries	RobinA	Jul 2016	#64

Verizon to disconnect unlimited data customers who use over 100GB/month

1. Who uses 100 GB a month?

4. Quite a few do. The Netflix HD stream clocks at about 3 gigs per hr

12. Using mobile data

13. But it's growing. I don't have a land line of any kind at home.

23. I don't have a hardline but never watch a movie on my phone

26. Maybe a short YouTube video, but if I am going to watch a movie, I will do it on a

38. Exactly

54. I chromecast movies from my phone to a large screen tv. Lots of people do.

57. That true I forgot about CROMECAST

39. You would be surprised

44. Lets be honest here though...

47. Yes lets be honest

53. No cable or DSL here, phones work at 3G level and my internet is a cell modem.

46. This.

6. Movie viewers and Live streamers

11. So people will actually watch an entire MOVIE on a damn phone??

18. Some of the "phones" are really "phablets"

49. "Phablet"!! Thats hilarious, I've never heard that term. is it yours?

61. LOL I started seeing that term a couple years ago

19. I have before and it's not that bad.

50. True, I have done that & it will spike my data

51. Yup! People often complain about how high the Hotspot data usage is

17. Chromecast is a data killer too! I couldn't believe my usage when I first got it

22. Also, you can purchase a hotspot unit ...

41. Fulltimers

2. i have an unlimited plan from verizon that I signed up for years ago

5. Don't fall for it!

30. the thing is that my monthy bill is around 100 dollars

31. Try this app or something similar if you are interested in your data use

36. thanks, I'll check it out. nt

43. Don't get rid of it-sell it if you don't want it.

63. I Have An

3. I hope they get their hands slapped so hard they fall off.

7. Easy fix

9. That's definitely an option for some.

20. Well

21. Agreed! Those are ridiculous prices.

25. They say that, ...

27. That's not bad and will actually get most things done.

34. i turned off my wifi on my phone

65. Residential use should be limited to 1.5Mbs - Nobody needs more than T1 speeds

28. Actually a lot of options. T-Mobile, Sprint, even under the right bundled package AT&T,

8. Why I only use my phone to make and receive calls. Occasionally I use the camera

10. I commend you on your self-control!

14. I remember some time ago someone suggested a game to play.

15. That is a sweet game!

16. I'm betting more on Idiocracy.

24. So much for honoring a contract

29. That is where I think they are going to have a problem.

45. Honor is good until people take advantage of you for it.

48. Those unlimited plans are expired contracts now

55. So why don't they just discontinue the plans for all?

56. Once the contract is over,

62. Verizon probably would win; however, I believe that a case can be made that at the time we chose the

66. As long as you are within a contract,

32. Data Caps vs. Consumers' Usage

35. I'm obviously biased but I have an issue on how one uses there

67. And VR

33. I'm not with Verison. I don't have a smartphone (yet) Thinking about it. Flip phone forever.

37. Technology is definitely a double edged sword

42. My wife got a free trial of Amazon Unlimited,

40. My favorite smartphone feature is the Kindle App, basically it's a bunch of books with me

52. I don't think either of the two of my kids who have unlimited data use that much

58. That kind of data usage would be costing Verizon $$

59. FYI

60. It costs Verizon very little.

64. But The Various Industries