Verizon Killing Unlimited Data Plans in July

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VerizonVerizon has confirmed that its unlimited data plans for smartphones, including Apple’s iPhone, will be coming to an end in July. Customers that sign up for data plans after the July deadline will have to choose from tiered options with 2GB a month costing US$30, according to AllThingsD.

Verizon has been offering unlimited data packages to entice new customers, although the company didn’t have plans to offer the deal indefinitely.

Customers that need more than 2GB of wireless data a month can get up to 10GB for $80. Tethering plans with an extra 2GB of data will be available, too, for $20 a month.

Verizon isn’t saying exactly when in July the new data plans will go into effect, but Droid Life claimed the date will be July 7.

Customers that already have an unlimited data plan won’t be cut back to capped wireless data, although there isn’t any word yet on whether or not unlimited data plans will be renewable at the end of current contracts.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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Ross Edwards

...and Sprint stock hit a new high on July 8th as tens of millions of customers gave Verizon the middle finger and signed up for Sprint service with jailbroken CDMA iPhones and various Android handsets…

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