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To bring you up to date, there is a 4G network for cellphones. The 4G network was established for smartphones because they use more bandwith that what the 3G network can deal with, so the 4G network was created for the purpose to have enough bandwith for smart phones and be where they won't cause a strain.
Now since people are using more and more data, there is no difference on how it's effecting the 4G infrastructure, so whats the problem? Why are providers switching to limited data plans?
The answer is that they are implementing the new business model (based on how much data one will use) because it simply makes them more money. There is no need for it. They just want more money.
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If you have an unlimited data plan for your phone through Verizon, you should know that Verizon is trying to put a stop to that. The company announced a plan aimed at families who have multiple phones and tablets connected to data networks. All the calls and text messages you want for up to 10 devices, but limited use of the data network.
And as of June 28th, customers who want new phones will have to either go to a limited plan or pay the subsidy that Verizon normally pays, meaning a new iPhone could start at $649.
Roger Cheng of CNET says for individual users on unlimited plans now, the new limited plans will cost you more.
Roger Cheng: You'd actually be moving from an $80 plan roughly to a $100 plan at minimum.
Moe: How about if I'm part of a family? I've got kids and teenagers.
Cheng: Yeah, it gets a little bit more complicated. The more people you add to your plan, if you've got like a large family of five, and not all of them are heavy data users, then actually, you'll get decent data savings there.
If you want to stick with unlimited you can keep your same phone forever or switch to Sprint, which still offers unlimited for now.
I asked Karen Smith, a spokesperson for Verizon, why the company was doing this.
Karen Smith: We think that people need to go to a usage-based model for data and pay for the amount of usage that they're using so that everybody is able to access the network.
Moe: So is it a matter of being afraid that you're going to run out of room on the network if people are on unlimited plans?
Smith: No, not at all. In fact, that's one of the reasons that we so aggressively keep expanding our 4G LTE network which is an overlay to our existing 3G network.
I asked if the traffic isn't causing problems, is it that Verizon is trying to make more money to pay for building the new 4G LTE network?
Smith: We made a decision to change our pricing model, and what we've done is we've allowed people to share data among a number of devices regardless of how many people are on the plan, it's a device model. And we're charging on the megabytes of data that they use.
Moe: Why?
Smith: People have changed the usage of how they're using their devices. They're moving to using more data, and to ensure the speed and reliability and the access to the network, people are paying for the amount of data that they use.
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To bring you up to date, there is a 4G network for cellphones. The 4G network was established for smartphones because they use more bandwith that what the 3G network can deal with, so the 4G network was created for the purpose to have enough bandwith for smart phones and be where they won't cause a strain.
Now since people are using more and more data, there is no difference on how it's effecting the 4G infrastructure, so whats the problem? Why are providers switching to limited data plans?
The answer is that they are implementing the new business model (based on how much data one will use) because it simply makes them more money. There is no need for it. They just want more money.
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If you have an unlimited data plan for your phone through Verizon, you should know that Verizon is trying to put a stop to that. The company announced a plan aimed at families who have multiple phones and tablets connected to data networks. All the calls and text messages you want for up to 10 devices, but limited use of the data network.
And as of June 28th, customers who want new phones will have to either go to a limited plan or pay the subsidy that Verizon normally pays, meaning a new iPhone could start at $649.
Roger Cheng of CNET says for individual users on unlimited plans now, the new limited plans will cost you more.
Roger Cheng: You'd actually be moving from an $80 plan roughly to a $100 plan at minimum.
Moe: How about if I'm part of a family? I've got kids and teenagers.
Cheng: Yeah, it gets a little bit more complicated. The more people you add to your plan, if you've got like a large family of five, and not all of them are heavy data users, then actually, you'll get decent data savings there.
If you want to stick with unlimited you can keep your same phone forever or switch to Sprint, which still offers unlimited for now.
I asked Karen Smith, a spokesperson for Verizon, why the company was doing this.
Karen Smith: We think that people need to go to a usage-based model for data and pay for the amount of usage that they're using so that everybody is able to access the network.
Moe: So is it a matter of being afraid that you're going to run out of room on the network if people are on unlimited plans?
Smith: No, not at all. In fact, that's one of the reasons that we so aggressively keep expanding our 4G LTE network which is an overlay to our existing 3G network.
I asked if the traffic isn't causing problems, is it that Verizon is trying to make more money to pay for building the new 4G LTE network?
Smith: We made a decision to change our pricing model, and what we've done is we've allowed people to share data among a number of devices regardless of how many people are on the plan, it's a device model. And we're charging on the megabytes of data that they use.
Moe: Why?
Smith: People have changed the usage of how they're using their devices. They're moving to using more data, and to ensure the speed and reliability and the access to the network, people are paying for the amount of data that they use.
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